Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Recognize that action drives positive change, and engaging an entrepreneurial mindset will help create systematic change  
2. Identify the need to create a problem statement and determine who will be impacted by addressing this need
3. Identify key stakeholders, people and systems impacted, and utilize their network to enroll others in their passionate problem
4. Utilize tools and communication to influence resources and develop a next-step action plan for addressing the need identified and possible solutions

Faculty

Amanda Garcia, MS in Accounting, CPA, CFP
Director of the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership
Assistant Professor Accounting & Finance
Elms College, Chicopee, MA

Jill McCormick, MBA
Director of Innovation, TechSpring
The Baystate Health Innovation Center

Alyssa Dassa, MBA, ACC, CPC 
Founder and President
Sage Ventures, Inc.
Gorham, ME