Short Description: The people winning with AI are not smarter than you — they just know what to do with it. This live, hands-on session closes that gap fast.
Registration with Zoom link coming soon
This two-part series is presented in partnership with the Yale DC Alumni Association and the Cornell Club of Washington
Long Description: There is a significant difference between using AI and knowing how to use AI. Most professionals are doing the former. They prompt, they accept, they move on — and they leave most of the value on the table.
In this hands-on session, Tamara Baptiste — Cornell-trained engineer, PMP, and AI integration consultant with 25 years of systems and organizational leadership — takes you inside the practical mechanics of AI: how to configure it correctly, how to secure it, why the $20/month investment pays for itself, and what you should never input regardless of what platform you are using.
Then she puts it to work. Through live scenarios designed to build real skill — not just familiarity — you will see how AI functions as a genuine thinking partner across both everyday decisions and high-stakes challenges. You will also learn the critical differences between tools, and how to get maximum performance out of whichever one you have access to.
This is not a demonstration you watch. It is a session you leave knowing how to do something.
Tamara Baptiste (Cornell BS '98 and M. Eng '01) operates at the intersection of technology, AI, and education—always keeping people at the center. A Cornell-educated engineer with PMP certification and over 25 years of project management experience, she founded two businesses that leverage analytical rigor to solve human challenges. Through The College Application Specialist, she helps families navigate college admissions with strategic planning that makes higher education affordable. Through Baptiste Enterprises, she provides career counseling, executive coaching, and business strategy alongside AI automation and operational transformation. Whether optimizing the college admissions process, coaching people through career pivots, or strategically implementing emerging technology, Tamara's approach remains constant: translate complexity into clarity, ensuring technology serves people—not the other way around.
