Emerging Leadership Classes
Maximize Your
Potential
Stand out as a leader and escalate your career.
Fan the spark of ambition with a certificate program designed to maximize your potential as a leader by exploring key leadership competencies, strategic networking and the power of influence. You have demonstrated leadership capability but have never formally managed a team. Now stand out and escalate your career.
Our Courses at a Glance
Find out more about Emerging Leadership courses. If cost is a barrier to participation, please reach out to our Executive Director.
Dates
Cohort 1: Sept. 2025-Jan. 2026
Cohort 2: Oct. 2025-March 2026
Five sessions are required to complete the certificate.
Format
Your classes will be live online with Zoom and offline learning work.
Investment
$699 for Certificate
Members receive a $100 discount.
Essential Courses
Become a confident and effective leader.
Led by experienced professionals, each course involves engaging discussions, interactive activities, and opportunities to reflect and apply learnings to real life scenarios. Courses are hosted live via Zoom and approximately 30 minutes of offline learning work. Courses are offered ala carte—take one or more to bolster experience and improve promotability. Your choice of five sessions earn a certificate.
Women in Leadership
Instructor: Karen Lancelle
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Take a deep dive into executive level leadership. Explore leadership styles and ways to lead that can inspire excellence across all team members in an organization. This session will empower you to level up and expand your leadership capabilities.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, October 30, 2025 Register
Utilizing LinkedIn as an Effective Relationship-Building Tool
Instructor: Jessica Lambrecht
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Discover proven strategies for building a strong professional brand, expanding your industry connections and showcasing your expertise through engaging content. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this session will furnish you with the ability to amplify LinkedIn's potential for personal and career growth.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, November 20, 2025 Register
Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
Instructor: Christyn Abaray, Ed.D.
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence are crucial skills for personal and professional success. This course is designed to help participants understand their own emotions, feelings, desires and motivation as they navigate social complexities, relationships and decision making. Through a blend of theory and practice, participants will learn more about self-awareness strategies to benefit themselves and others.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, December 18, 2026 Register
Influence Without Authority
Instructor: Jessica Maes
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Successful leadership requires effectively gaining support and cooperation from others. Mastering the art of persuasion is even more critical when we are not in a position of formal authority. This session will explore principles of effective leadership and the key factors that impact influence. You will develop skills to build alliances, inspire action and show up as a leader every day.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, January 15, 2026 Register
Effective Communication
Instructors: The Utech Group
8:30-1030 a.m.
Effective communication is a cornerstone of success. Mastering the art of communication empowers you to connect, collaborate and influence others effectively. This session will highlight the foundations of effective communication and explore techniques to convey your ideas clearly, navigate challenging conversations and strengthen relationships. Elevate your communication skills and amplify your impact.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Register
The Power of Professional Networking
Instructor: Pa Lee Moua, Ph.D.
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Professional networking is essential for career growth. It opens doors to new opportunities, facilitates knowledge sharing, provides support, enhances skills and increases your visibility in your field. Learn how to build and maintain in order to boost your career prospects and personal development.
Cohort 1: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Register
Cohort 2: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Register
Instructors
of the Emerging Leader Certificate
Christyn Abaray, Ed.D.
VP Enrollment & Marketing/Communications, Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Lawrence UniversityChristyn Abaray supports the growth and development of the current and future students and the sustainability of Lawrence University. As chief enrollment officer, she develops and implements enrollment strategy and leading admissions, retention and financial aid departments.
Jessica Lambrecht
Executive Officer, Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Training, UW-Green BayJess Lambrecht is a leader in creative training and development strategies for businesses. She is a dynamic communicator and relationship facilitator throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
Karen Lancelle
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Schreiber FoodsKaren Lancelle is Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. She joined Schreiber in 2000. Karen earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Economics from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. In the community, Karen is an active member on the Freedom House Ministries Board, the Marquette University Supply Chain Advisory Board and is also an advisory board member for the Schreiber Foods Institute for Women’s Leadership at UW-Green Bay.
Jessica Maes
Outreach Program Coordinator, Schreiber Institute for Women's LeadershipJessica Maes serves as the Outreach Program Coordinator at the Schreiber Institute for Women's Leadership. Drawing on decades of professional experience and educational background in performance psychology and applied leadership, she offers practical, research-based strategies to improve communication, build trust, and navigate complex relationships with confidence.
Pa Lee Moua, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Schreiber Institute for Women's LeadershipPa Lee has a passion for helping others. With more than 20 years of experience in education, she is committed to changing and transforming the educational system so that everyone has access to opportunities. In addition to her educational background, she serves on multiple boards and is actively engaged in community events. Pa Lee earned her doctorate degree in Leadership Studies.
The Utech Group
Business Consulting & ServicesLeading an organization is not easy — especially in times of change. The Utech Group is here to help. With more than 30 years of experience, Utech is your proven experts in change management, organizational development and leadership training. They create leadership programs and develop trainings, specifically designed to drive growth and change in your unique organization.
Gain a Competitive Edge
Upon successful completion of five of six sessions, you will receive an exclusive UW-Green Bay credential, a digital badge validating your accomplishment and signaling to employers your mastery of the curriculum. The digital badge can be featured on LinkedIn, your resume, email signature and website.
Our Course Surveys Say it All
“As much as I dread breakout groups, they were all very, very useful. Sheri was a FABULOUS presenter!”
Lead the Way!
Questions about the Emerging Leader Certificate? Don't hesitate to reach out for more information about the classes or certificate program. We’re here to guide you. Your leadership potential awaits.