Success Stories
After spending a week of onsite intensive work at the
University of North Carolina Paul J. Rizzo Center at the
Chapel Hill campus, I came away with the powerful emotion
that the Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH) fellowship
program is all about cultivating effective leaders to work
and manage in turbulent times. By weeks' end, the positive,
motivational and up-beat experience had propelled me to
adopt a plan to hone in on my leadership skills. Upon my
return to my job, I began implementing my ideas and actions
in a more sophisticated and systematic way. In the subsequent
weeks and months that followed, I found myself constantly
improving and consistently performing at peak levels. The
result was enhanced overall job performance and professional
satisfaction.
The program's curriculum of fireside chats, team simulation experiences, individual development plan, the frequent action learning and peer coaching conference calls and the team projects, have helped immensely in my professional and personal growth in the work place. The ELPH program enhanced what I needed to know about business and management strategies and practices in a very fundamental way. Six months after the fellowship began, my job title has changed from Oral Health Program Manager at the DC Department of Health in Washington DC to Chief, Oral Health Division. I attribute this promotion to some of the invaluable lessons I learned during the fellowship. The experience, which I came away with hasn't only made a difference in my professional career, but it has also left an indelible mark on me.
Emanuel Finn, DDS , MS
Chief, Oral Health Division
DC Department of Health