Deborah Merrill-Sands
Orford, New Hampshire, United States
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Specialties: Experienced administrator in higher education. Business school dean. Gender…
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Merrill-Sands Receives Flynn Distinguished Woman in Business Education Award
Merrill-Sands Receives Flynn Distinguished Woman in Business Education Award
By Deborah Merrill-Sands
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NHBR Outstanding Women in Business 2019
NHBR Outstanding Women in Business 2019
By Deborah Merrill-Sands
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Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Advancing Women’s Leadership Initiative to tackle women’s leadership gap
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Advancing Women’s Leadership Initiative to tackle women’s leadership gap
By Deborah Merrill-Sands
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This hopeful message is a balm in these challenging times. #Sustainabilitymatters UNH Sustainability Institute
This hopeful message is a balm in these challenging times. #Sustainabilitymatters UNH Sustainability Institute
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What kinds of data do you need to keep safe in your business? Financials, customers' contact and credit card info, POS system data, parts schematics,…
What kinds of data do you need to keep safe in your business? Financials, customers' contact and credit card info, POS system data, parts schematics,…
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That's a wrap on new student orientations! 🎓 Our dedicated Orientation Leaders played a crucial role in ensuring a memorable experience for incoming…
That's a wrap on new student orientations! 🎓 Our dedicated Orientation Leaders played a crucial role in ensuring a memorable experience for incoming…
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Self-employed
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Education
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Cornell University
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Dissertation research on economic development in Yucatan, Mexico. Winner of Andrew D. White Scholarship, Fulbright Dissertation Fellowship, Social Science Research Council Fellowship, Inter-American Foundation Fellowship.
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Volunteer Experience
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Orford Democratic Committee Town Chair
Nh Democratic Party
- Present 4 months
Politics
Provide leadership for organizing and mobilizing to secure wins for Democratic candidates at local, state, and national levels. https://www.facebook.com/Orforddems2024/
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Advisory Board Member
UNH Sustainability Institute
- Present 8 months
Environment
Serve to provide support and strategic advice on advancing sustainability programs and initiatives at the University of New Hampshire.
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Advisory Board member and former Chair
NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Present 3 years 6 months
Economic Empowerment
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Past Chair and Chair, Women Administrators in Management Education Affinity Group (WAME)
AACSB International
- 1 year 1 month
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Publications
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Closing the Women's Leadership Gap: Who Can Help?
CGO Insight/Center for Gender in Organizations
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Creating and sustaining diversity and inclusion in organizations: Strategies and approaches
Blackwell Publishers
Abstract 1. This chapter describes the key elements of diversity initiatives: defining a vision
for the desired outcome, understanding the dynamics of change and designing an
appropriate strategy, and selecting and combining the most effective interventions and best
practices. We review approaches used in organizations to create change toward diversity
and inclusion, articulate some of the challenges organizations face as they seek the benefits
that diversity, inclusion…Abstract 1. This chapter describes the key elements of diversity initiatives: defining a vision
for the desired outcome, understanding the dynamics of change and designing an
appropriate strategy, and selecting and combining the most effective interventions and best
practices. We review approaches used in organizations to create change toward diversity
and inclusion, articulate some of the challenges organizations face as they seek the benefits
that diversity, inclusion, justice, and equity can bring, and outline some techniques for ...Other authors -
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Working with Diversity: A Framework for Action
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research - CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program
See publicationA framework for action based on a comprehensive review of the research and literature on diversity dynamics in organizations.
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Spanish
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Shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak struck in the spring of 2020, Jan Dean found herself staring at a dining room table covered in a sea of tiny…
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