The Women's Professional Advancement Council (WPAC)'s mission is to build, improve, and catalyze a healthy professional environment where women and their allies (all genders) can feel successful, lead, and achieve their career goals.
The WPAC includes Johns Hopkins women faculty and allies. There are four action-oriented work groups with the goal of catalyzing concrete improvements for women faculty. The work groups include Promotion and Career Development, Leadership, Well-being, and Family Support Resources.
- WPAC Book Club Fireside Chat: Male Allies and the Power of Collaboration, March 2026 - recording available
- Strategic Networking: Building Social Capital for Impact with Dr. Colleen Stuart, Feb. 2026
- WPAC Book Club Fireside Chat: Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie:The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, Mar. 2025 - flier and recording available
- Negotiation Strategies for Career Success with Dr. Brian Gunia, Feb. 2025 - flier available
- Presentation Skills seminar with Kristen Curran-Fuller, May. 2024
- WPAC Book Club Fireside Chat: The Exceptions, Feb. 2024 - flier and recording available
Past Events
Attendees pose for a group photo at the Strategic Networking: Building Social Capital for Impact with Dr. Colleen Stuart-Feb. 2026
Leadership
Dawn LaPorte, M.D.
Women’s Professional Advancement Council Chair
Thomas M. Brushart, M.D. Professor in Hand Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas M. Brushart, M.D. Professor in Hand Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eva Tseng, M.D., M.P.H.
Women’s Professional Advancement Council Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine
Wendy Bennett, M.D., M.P.H.
Women’s Professional Advancement Council Co-Chair
Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine
