Session Title: (334) Upward Mobility of Women in Parks and Recreation
Session Type: Education Session Talk
Topic(s): Career Development, Equity and Inclusion, Leadership and Personnel Management
Day/Time: Wednesday - Block 5
10/11/2023 04:00 PM (Central Time (US & Canada)) - 10/11/2023 05:00 PM (Central Time (US & Canada))
Room: C Ballroom Section 4
Available Both In-Person and On-Demand
Audience Experience Level: Any level
Audience Familiarity with DEI: Any Level
CEU: 0.1
Description:
Come hear how four women from different backgrounds, with different size agencies and in different size populations all rose to the level of park and recreation agency director. Hear their experiences and the steps they took to make it to the top. Ask your questions to gain insight on what it takes to become a director in the ever-changing field of parks and recreation. Ask what directors are looking for when they hire staff and who they look to promote to the top. Come and experience an open panel conversation about the highs and lows on the rise to the top that these panelist experienced as they have progressed through their careers. With more than 70 combined years in the field of parks and recreation, this exciting panel has lots to share.
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn what agency directors look for in the staff they hire and promote.
2. Understand what steps you should take for upward mobility in the field of parks and recreation.
3. Participate and hear open dialogue to answer the questions you really want to ask about the upward mobility of women in parks and recreation.
Speaker(s):
Holli Browder
Shonda Smith
Bernita Reese
Roslyn Johnson
Upward Mobility of Women in Parks and Recreation
Category
Education Session
Description
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One-hour education sessions (0.1 CEU) will be delivered as either Talks, Sandboxes, or Clinics.
Clinics and Sandboxes will be smaller sessions and on a first-come, first-serve basis, so make sure to arrive early!
- Talks will be delivered as lectures or panel sessions.
- Clinics will focus on applying concepts to real-life examples through workshop activities.
- Sandboxes are a great networking opportunity that invite participants to talk shop, compare notes and swap advice around hot topics in the field.
Twenty of the one-hour education sessions will be available on-demand through the conference app while also delivered in person.
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