Duke Management Academy Welcomes First Class
New program offers professional development to mid-level managers
The first class of the Duke Management Academy kicked off a year of professional enrichment with an opening ceremony last week at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life.
The new program from Duke Learning & Organizational Development, a unit within Duke Human Resources, is designed to serve experienced middle managers within all business units – gifted leaders who want to sharpen their leadership skills.
“I think middle managers are the lost voices in most businesses today,” said Joy Birmingham, assistant director of leadership and professional development for Learning & Organization Development. “They’re not the brand-new leader and they’re not the senior executives. So we need to figure out how best to develop them.”
The Duke Management Academy offers a blend of leadership training and lessons in operational areas such as human resources, finances, business strategy and communication. Spanning 12 months, the first half of the program will feature twice monthly classroom sessions, while the second half will consist of team work and self-guided learning.
“What we’re trying to do is infuse these types of skills in people across the enterprise,” Duke Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh said during his remarks to the class. “My personal hope for you is that you feel that this is a good use of your time, because the most important asset that each of us possess is time.”
The class of 28 scholars, all nominated by supervisors and drawn from the University and Health System, was selected from around 150 nominees.
“I’m looking forward to learning more about how to develop a staff and build a better work culture,” said Mike Wilson, clinical team leader in Duke Respiratory Care Services. “That’s something that we’re always working toward.”
And with this being the first go-around for the program, both the organizers and scholars will learn plenty.
“I think the fact that this is the first one is exciting,” said Hilary Bouton-Verville, director of Research Development for the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. “We are going to develop this into something for future managers and future leaders to use. In the meantime, we’re all developing ourselves into future managers and future leaders as well.”
2019 Duke Management Academy Scholars
- Anthony Asciutto, Clinical Team Lead, Respiratory Care Services
- Jamiyla Bolton, Senior Research Program Leader, Duke Digital Health
- Hilary Bouton-Verville, Director of Research Development, Duke Human Vaccine Institute
- Nyote Calixte, Director Academic Advising Center
- Stephen Carrow, Project Manager, Facilities Management
- Ceci Chamorro, Information Systems Manager, Duke Office of Clinical Research
- Tammy Crane, Senior Manager/Director, Health Information Management
- Curtis Dunn, Technical & Administrative Laboratory Supervisor, Transfusion Services
- Vince Dunnegan, Accounts Receivable Manager, Finance
- Joseph English, Senior Business Manager, OB/GYN
- Holli Gall, Senior Director MC Development Programs, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
- Peter Haman, Information Technology Manager, Centralized Device Services & Support
- Jeff Harris, Director of Special Events, Government Relations
- Mandy Larew, Finance Manager, Duke Network Services
- Erica Lobaugh-Jin, Infection Control Nurse, Infection Prevention
- Coral May, HR Department Manager, HR Centralized Service
- Joseph Miller, Senior Manager, Facilities Operations Planning
- Coleman Mills, Research Program Leader, Duke Cancer Institute
- Sarah Mitschke, Strategic Services Associate, Perioperative Services
- Renee Morell, Nurse Manager, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Dana Sanders, Senior Grants and Contracts Manager, Research Administration Support Resource
- Culver Scales, Executive Director for Development, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
- Paige Smith, Administrative Coordinator, Dean’s Office of School of Medicine
- Will Thompson, Assistant Director of Duke Proteomics and Metabolomics, Center for Genomics & Computational Biology
- Kim Thompson, Administrative Manager, Duke Occupational Health & Wellness
- Mike Wilson, Clinical Team Leader, Respiratory Care Services
- Tracey Wiwatowski, Administrative Manager and Director of Family Support Programs, Duke Pediatric Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant
- Yeu-Li Yeung, Patient Care Ergonomics Coordinator, Duke Occupational & Environmental Safety Office
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