Leadership Development

Developing leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities in girls and women across Utah is central to ensure that girls and women—and their families—better thrive. Developing male allies is also critical to this spoke and the work of A Bolder Way Forward. Some of the initial elements of this spoke include helping more people understand what leadership means and how women lead in all kinds of ways, from their homes to their churches, communities, and workplaces. It will encompass efforts to help women and girls understand their gifts, talents, strengths, purpose, and calls. Important elements are strengthening a leadership identity, understanding our biases, and developing more traditional leadership skills and abilities. It will include development initiatives and opportunities from camps for girls to executive education and increasing mentoring, sponsorship, and coaching skills.

Spoke Leaders

Shirlayne Quayle

Co-Founder, WIN
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Shirlayne Quayle is the host of the PowerLane podcast and founder of the Women’s Influence Network. She works across industry sectors and internationally at the intersection of leadership development, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion.

Susan Madsen

Director, UWLP
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Susan Madsen is the Founding Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project. She is considered one of the top global scholars and thought leaders on the topic of women’s leadership. Her passion is to strengthen the impact of girls and women in Utah and worldwide.

Jamie Shaw

Operations Director, EKS
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Jamie Shaw is the Operations Director of Event Knowledge Services (EKS). She is a strong operations professional with expertise in resource planning and team management, operational delivery, stakeholder liaison, communications, and workforce planning and delivery.

Bold Goals

To make Utah a place where more girls and women can thrive, the Leadership Development spoke leaders, affiliates, and participants are currently working to craft bold goals for 2026 and 2030. These goals will be linked to measurable outcomes, connected to visual dashboards, and will be posted in June of 2023. Through finding, collecting, and visualizing data for this spoke, changes over time can be tracked and utilized to create momentum for additional changes.

Partners & Affiliates

Female Students on College Campuses Working Group

Co-Lead: Ruchi Watson (University of Utah)
Co-Lead: Kristyn Allred (Utah State University)

Are you and/or your organization interested in being involved in the Leadership Development spoke? If so, contact Jamie Shaw (jamieshaw.email@gmail.com) with details about you/your entity and the current or future efforts you believe are aligned with this work. Thank you for your interest!