ME2 meets via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of the month, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. If you are not already receiving email from ME2, please submit your email address to receive meeting announcements and the meeting zoom link.
Next Meeting
May 15th, 2025
The Gift of Us: How Community Shapes Our Lives
Featured Speaker:
Courtney McMickens, MD, MPH, MHS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Previous Meetings
March 20th, 2025
Moving from Surviving to Thriving: An Honest Conversation on Personal Finance and Generational Wealth Building
Featured Speaker:
Antonio Jones, MPA
Financial Management Analyst, Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
February 20th, 2025
One Black Woman's Journey Leading in PWI’s
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Leslye Kornegay
Executive Director, Duke University Environmental Services
January 16th, 2025
Boundary Setting & Resourcing Ourselves
Featured Speaker:
Briana Brownlow, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
End-of-Year Reflection and What’s Next?
December 19th, 2024 | 12 pm-1pm
Thursday, October, 17, 2024
Featured Speaker:
Frank Tramble
Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Public Affairs
Duke University
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Work-Life Renewal: Innovative Strategies to Recharge and Excel in Professional and Personal Well-being
June 20th, 2024
Juneteenth Celebration
Damon Tweedy, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Revitalizing Work Life: Exploring Restorative Practices for Professional Excellence
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Tiffany Adams
Jeanine Holland
Wendy Perry
Dr. Jasmine Willis-Wallace
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Resume Crafting 101: Tips & Tricks
Sheree Harmon, MBA, SPHR, SHMR-SCP
Director of Human Resources
Duke University School of Medicine
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Black History Month: Racial Healing
Dr. Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Boost Your Efficiency: A Productivity Toolkit
This interactive and dynamic workshop will provide a comprehensive toolkit to enhance efficiency in both personal and professional domains. Let’s maximize our output and streamline workflows.
Resources available on Resource Page
Thursday, November 18, 2023
Snatching Rest: Strategies to Thrive in Our Grind Culture
Tasha Curry-Corcoran
Associate Director for Learning & Development
Student Affairs Staff Resource Office | Duke University
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Navigating Duke: Celebrating Wins and Overcoming Challenges
Jameca M. Dupree, M.B.A. (She/Her/Hers)
Associate University Librarian and Director of Financial and Facility Services
Duke University Libraries
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Networking & Beyond - The Power of Collaboration
103 Bryan Research Center
Thursday, June 15th
ME2 Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Thursday, June 15th, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Trent Semans Center for Health Education
Great Hall
Thursday, May 18
A. Eugene Washington, MD, MPH, MSc
Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University
Thursday, April 20
Serving the Greater Good, But At What Cost?
Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, PhD
Co-Director, Special Populations & Equity in Research Cores,
Clinical and Translational Sciences Award
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Thursday, March 16
Are You Betting on Yourself?
Charmaine L. Duckie, MSN, RN, MSRN-BC, NEA-BC, sDNP
Nurse Manager
Duke Primary Care
Thursday, February 16
Black History Celebration
Below the Surface: Identity Workshop
Stephanie Robertson, JD
Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Fuqua School of Business
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Belongingness: Building Resilience Through Community
Delbert Wigfall, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Director, Multicultural Resource Center, Associate Director and Senior Advisor
Maureen D. Cullins, AM
Director, Multicultural Resource Center, Associate Director and Senior Advisor
Master of Biomedical Sciences Program
Thursday, January 19, 2023
A Path Forward: How I got here
Floyd Borden, MPA
Chief Administrative Officer
Department of Biochemistry
Duke University School of Medicine
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Being “Heard” vs. Being “Effective”
Amy Porter- Tacoronte, MBA
Vice Chair of Administration and Finance and Chief Administrative Officer
Department of Medicine
Thursday, June 15th, 2021
ME2 Juneteenth Celebration
Thursday, June 15th, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Trent Semans Center for Health Education
Great Hall
Thursday, May 19, 2022
A Conversation with Kevin Thomas, MD
Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
and Chief Diversity Officer
Thursday, April 21, 2022
My Mama Gave Me This Big-Ass Name
Mark Anthony Neal, PhD
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African American Studies
Director, Center for Arts, Digital Culture & Entrepreneurship (CADCE)
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Cultivating Community Wellness: A Critical Component of Culturally Grounded Mentorship.
Anita-Yvonne Bryant, Ph.D
Staff Psychologist
Associate Director, Director of Training
Duke Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
Thursday, February 17, 2022
How I Got Here
Antwon Lofton, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President, Staff & Labor Relations