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(Left to right) Tanisha Mallette moderated a Women’s History Month leadership roundtable featuring Rep. Grace Meng, Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Queens Borough President Tariqua J. Mensah, Esq, and Queensborough Community College President Christine Mangino.

Photo by Ramy Mahmoud

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Queensborough Community College hosted a special roundtable featuring women in local leadership roles on Tuesday, March 31, in the Queensborough Performing Arts Center.

Photo by Ramy Mahmoud

The participants of the roundtable, New York State Rep. Grace Meng, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards’ Chief of Staff and Special Counsel Tariqua J. Mensah, Esq., and Queensborough Community College President Dr. Christine Mangino, talked about their personal journeys in civic engagement, leadership and public service, as well as the lessons they have learned, the challenges they navigated and the values that continue to guide their work.

Attendees of the Women’s History Month roundtable, titled Leading with Purpose: Stories to Inspire the Next Generation. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud

The roundtable, titled “Leading with Purpose: Stories to Inspire the Next Generation,” was moderated by Queensborough Community College Division of Strategic Initiatives and Advancement Chief Content Officer and Director of Communications Tanisha Mallette.

Meng and Mensah. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud

In addition to engaging in conversation, the participants answered questions from the audience.