Meet The Facilitator: Deborah Watson

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:27:04 -0400

About the Presenter:

Deborah Watson (She/Her/Hers) is a Sophomore Emergency Health Service on the Pre-Med track at UMBC. Outside of UMBC, she enjoys journaling, listening to music, and doing arts & crafts projects. Deborah believes leadership is setting up a foundation of strength and positivity for others to follow. Encouraging and shaping minds is her main leadership style. Her goal as a Leadership Peer Facilitator is to create a safe and vulnerable space where students can grow as people and in leadership. Other on-campus pursuits that she enjoys include being Vice President of the Erickson Community Council, being on the UMBC Cheer Team, and a Woolie Welcome Leader.

About the Leadershop:

Women and Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Emotional Intelligence in leadership helps to build self-awareness, accountability, vulnerability, and perseverance. This Leadershop was developed to heighten your awareness and understanding of the power that is obtained through emotional intelligence. Being able to utilize it will help you to personalize your leadership style.

Icebreaker: Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in the room?

I would prefer to be the funniest person in the room. Being intelligent is a highly appreciated skill to have and I most certainly admire those who are, although making people laugh and bringing that positive energy into the room is so uplifting and that is a gift in itself. Laughter brings joy which in turn creates an uplifting and genuine atmosphere.

The Leadershops series consists of 1 hour workshops that focus on various student centered leadership-related topics facilitated by Campus Life staff and Leadership Peer Facilitators. This program aims to contribute to the leadership development and ongoing learning of UMBC undergraduate students.