#LeadershipTuesdays: We Have Potent Power!…Michelle Herrera Mulligan

“As people of color, we have a potent power – and a responsibility – to change events around us, not just professionally, but spiritually and politically as well.”

—Michelle Herrera Mulligan, writer and editor, Publisher, Former Founding Editor-In-Chief for Cosmos For Latinas

On Tuesdays, womenatliberty.com presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays or WOMEN AT LIBERTY, click here.

When God Pours Out The Holy Spirit…Loida Martell-Otero

Read: Acts 16:25–40

“Salvation is the outpouring of God's Spirit, and therefore of abundant life that gives hope to those without hope, and frees those bound and made powerless by the powers and principalities of our day.”

—Loida I. Martell-Otero, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Lexington Theological Seminary; Professor of Constructive Theology

#LeadershipTuesdays: I Am A Treasure Producing Treasures In The Earth…Gabriela Mistral

“I have a day. If I know how to make the most of it, I have a treasure.”

– Gabriela Mistral, Nobel Prize-Winning Poet, Teacher and Educator, Diplomat & University Professor 

San Francisco Museum, Santiago, Chile 

Receiving the Nobel Prize

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#LeadershipTuesdays: We Must Use Our Voice…Michelle Herrera Mulligan

“We must be impatient for change. Let us remember that our voice is a precious gift and we must use it.”

—Michelle Herrera Mulligan, Writer, VicePresident and Associate Publisher, Simon & Schuster

On Tuesdays, #LeadershipTuesdays presents a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. For more information and resources to broaden your knowledge of leaders, and also develop your leadership skills, go to @LeadershipTues on X.com, formerly Twitter.

The Path To Inner Peace

"Surrender to things you cannot change from your past, release your worries of tomorrow, and learn to value the present and inner peace will follow."

--Kenia Nunez

A Lesson Without Words…Dolores Huerta

“My mother never made me do anything for my brothers, like serve them. I think that's an important lesson, especially for the Latino culture, because the women are expected to be the ones that serve and cook and whatever. Not in our family. Everybody was equal.”

—Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist 

Dolores Huerta is the originator of the phrase, "Sí, se puede"! (Spanish for "Yes, it is possible")

Kingdom vs. Kin-dom… Ada María Isasi-Díaz

“…the concept of [the] kingdom [of God] in our world today is both hierarchical and elitist- which is why I do not use the word reign. The word kin-dom makes it clear that when the fullness of God becomes a day-to-day reality in the world at large, we will all be sisters and brothers-kin to each other. What binds sisters and brothers on this deeper level is a vision of liberation. We are guided and motivated by our hope for a future in which we can live fully.”

— Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Thelogian, Professor of Ethics & Theology

Photo credit:
 https://theglobalchurchproject.com/18-latin-american-female-theologians-know/

About Ada María Isasi-Díaz:

Ada María Isasi-Díaz was born in La Habana, Cuba in 1943. In 1960, due to the political realities of her country, she left the island to become a political refugee in the United States. There she entered the religious community of the Order of Saint Ursula. In 1967, Isasi-Díaz decided to go to Lima, Peru, to serve as a missionary for three years.

A pioneer in Mujerista Theology, Dr. Isasi-Díaz holds several degrees, including a M.Div., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York. She taught at several institutions, including Seminario Evangélico de Teología in Matanzas, Cuba; Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, Korea; and Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. It is at the latter that Dr. Isasi-Díaz became Professor Emerita of Ethics & Theology. She passed away in May 13, 2012. Her publications include Mujerista Theology: A Theology for the Twenty-First Century (1996), En la Lucha: Elaborating a Mujerista Theology (1993; 2nd ed., 2003), and La Lucha Continues: Mujerista Theology (2004).

Quote: From Kingdom to Kin-dom: Three Feminîst lnterpretations of the Kingdom of God
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#LeadershipTuesdays: Why not me?...Geisha Williams

"It's the power of influence and having someone that you look up to tell you that they think you can do something that you don't think you can do yourself. I didn't know I was going to become CEO. At that point, I doubted it, but I thought, I'm going places. I'm going to work hard and I am going to be a leader."

--Geisha J. Williams, CEO, PG&E

On Tuesdays, womenatliberty.com presents #LeadershipTuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage and strengthen women leaders. Geisha Jimenez Williams immigrated to America from Cuba with her parents at five years old in the mid 1960's. Fleeing as political refugees, they started out with virtually nothing but the clothes on their backs. Her parents eventually became successful business owners and she grew up to be the first Latina CEO of a fortune 500 company.

Her story is an amazing example of success. Even more interesting is how she, an immigrant who spoke no English, prepared herself to be in a position to lead a major corporation and make history? She gives a lot of credit to her parents, her work ethic and her mentor.

After leaving Cuba where her father had been held in jail for three years because of his political views, her family migrated to Minnesota. But because their initial sponsor died within a month after their arrival, they had to move again. They eventually settled in New Jersey where her father worked in a factory during the day and washed dishes in a restaurant at night. Her mother worked out of the family home. They saved their money and were soon able to buy a modest grocery store in New Jersey. After school Geisha would come to the store, do her homework and then relieve her mother who also worked at the store so that her mother could go home and start the family dinner. Seeing her parents work hard, gave her a strong work ethic that has followed her throughout her career.

Williams also credits an early mentor at her first job at Florida Power and Light, Clark Cook, with helping her question her limited view of what she could achieve in her career. He said to her, "Geisha, somebody has to run this company some day. Why not you?" She refers to him as a role model for diversity and inclusion.

That question and his belief in her abilities stayed with her and helped her to ask herself, why not me? 'Why can't I be the first Latina President of a large company'. An unimaginable dream for any Latinx at the time.

She believed, work hard, and prepared herself. She earned an engineering degree at the University of Miami and later an MBA at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She took on a series of work assignments in customer service, marketing, external affairs and electric operations to make sure she was prepared and had a broad base of experience. Today, after 30 years in the utilities industry, she is the President and Chief Executive Officer of PG&E, a position she was promoted to in March 2017.

Williams is a shining example of excellence and achievement. She and her husband, Jay, have raised two daughters, Carolyn and Anne, whom she is very proud of. Check out her talk with Poppy Harlow at Fortune's 2017 Most Powerful Women Summit.

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#LeadershipTuesdays: Go After Your Dreams...Carmen Nava

"If you really want to go after your goals and your dreams, it does involve taking some risks. Sometimes letting go is the hardest part, yet it opens all sort of doors.”

--Carmen Nava (retired), Senior Vice President, AT&T

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides #LeadershipTuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage and strengthen women leaders. Today's quote comes from Carmen Nava in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Ms. Nava had more than 30 years of experience in operations, marketing, external affairs, human resources, customer service and sales. She retired from AT&T in 2017 and now is Chair of University of Southern California’s, her alma mater, Marshall School of Business.

This L.A. native took risks to get to where she is now and through her quote above she encourages leaders to do the same. She says that she left a wonderful community, home, and schools in L.A. to get the experience she needed to have the career she wanted. She resides in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Robert. They have one daughter.

Her story encourages us to take risks and not be afraid to leave the familiar in order to get the experience we need to obtain senior leadership positions.

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