IDEX alumna Averil Spencer will discuss the importance of using the IDEX experience to find your voice. She'll share her personal story on how she used her fellowship experience to build a thriving social enterprise that is changing the life of girls across India. 

Averil Spencer (2010 IDEX alumn) is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of VOICE 4 Girls, an innovative life skills program for adolescent girls in low-income communities in India. As the Executive Director, Averil crafted the strategic direction, mission, and vision of the organization. She developed partnerships and processes to scale the organization to over 7,000 girls in three states. Averil is currently pursuing a joint degree from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the Harvard Kennedy School where she is merging business skills with knowledge about gender and development. Prior to joining IDEX, Averil graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies.

Averil Spencer On Finding Your Voice

Joe Iarocci will share his personal journey of transitioning into the world of social entrepreneurship and leading CARE USA- one of the world's largest NGO's- and how he found new purpose in applying the principles of servant leadership to further his career path. 

Joe Iarocci is the Co-Founder of Cairnway. Before Cairnway, Joe spent thirteen years with CARE USA, one of the world’s largest international nongovernmental organizations dedicated to ending extreme poverty. Joe joined CARE in 1998 as General Counsel and also served CARE as Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Staff. During that time, Joe spent a year managing CARE’s external relations team, which included fundraising, advocacy, marketing and communications. 

Joe practiced business law prior to joining CARE, representing individual entrepreneurs as well as multinational corporations. Joe is a regular speaker and teacher on the subjects of leadership and the practical intersection of public and private sectors. 

Joe currently serves on the boards of Gray Matters Capital Foundation, Social Accountability International, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Foundation Center-Atlanta. 

Joe received his A.B. magna cum laude from Brown University with honors, his J.D. from the Cornell Law School and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar while attending the Columbia University School of Law.

Joe Iarocci On Power Of Service Leadership (Part 1)

Current IDEX fellow Clara Martinez and IDEX Program Manager Quinn Fegan will share their insight on how to navigate the complex and adventurous world known as IDEX. They will share tips on what to expect when arriving in India and answer questions related to the fellowship curriculum, assignments and life in India.

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