Emerging Leaders Lunch & Learn Recordings

Access these session recordings by our Emerging Leaders group, designed to offer valuable skills, tips, and career advice for up-and-coming leaders in aging services. These resources are perfect for anyone looking to advance their career and expand their professional network.

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Key Learnings on Resilience

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Smith, Mather Institute - Emerging Leaders

Date: 7.30.21

Tips for New (and Growing) Managers

Guest Speaker: Candace Fisher, Certified Coach, Director, Organizational Development, HR Source - Emerging Leaders

Date: 8.27.21

Tips on Project Management/Change Management

Guest Speaker: Guest Speaker: Amber Bardon, CEO, Parasol Alliance - Emerging Leaders

Date: 9.24.21

Building a Culture of Trust

Guest Speaker: Deb Reardanz, President & CEO, ClarkLindsey and Nadia Geigler, President & CEO, The Admiral at the Lake - Emerging Leaders

Date: 1.28.22

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

Guest Speakers: Carola Cardenas, Chief Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity Officer and Jeff Weatherhead, Chief Operating Officer, Aldersgate - Emerging Leaders

Date: 3.25.22

Secrets of Facilitation

Guest Speaker: Wade Hampton, YMCA CEO - Emerging Leaders

Date: 4.29.22

Coaching and Facilitation

Guest Speaker: Jennifer Schuler, AVP, Talent Manager, Mather - Emerging Leaders

Date: 6.24.22

Creative Thinking and Adapting to Change

Guest Speaker: Thad Parton, Director of Culinary Operations, Mather - Emerging Leaders

Date: 9.23.22

Building Resilience

Guest Speaker: Kristen Schooley, Director of Development, Tulsa STEM - Emerging Leaders

Date: 10.28.22

The Future of Senior Living

Guest Speaker: Dana Wollschlanger, Plante Moran - Emerging Leaders

Date: 2.24.23

The Importance of Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Guest Speaker: Sadiya Abjani, SAGE - Emerging Leaders

Date: 3.31.23

Creating & Cultivating a Culture of Innovation and Bringing Awareness to Cognitive Bias

Guest Speaker: Mary Leary, President & CEO, Mather - Emerging Leaders

Date: 4.28.23

Coping Strategies on Grief and Loss

Guest Speaker: Melanie Schekels, RN, Threshold Doula - Emerging Leaders

Date: 6.16.23

Using Curiosity to Develop a Path for your Community/Organization

Guest Speaker: Natalia Fee, Account Manager, CPS - Emerging Leaders

Date: 7.28.23

Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

Guest Speaker: Nadia Geigler, CEO, The Admiral at the Lake -Emerging Leaders

Date: 8.25.23

Managing Financials for Organizational Sustainability, Even If You Don’t Write the Budget!

Guest Speaker: Mario McKenzi, Partner, Healthcare, CLA

Date: 9.29.23

How to Tell Your Organization’s Story through Digital Media

Guest Speakers: Kimberly Borts, VP of Mission and Communications, and Antonio Stinson, Digital Storyteller, Bishop Gadsden

Date: 10.27.23

Senior Living Trends

Guest Speakers: Derek Dunham, Vice President Client Services, Varsity

Date: 2.15.24

Managing vs. Leading & Coaches vs. Mentors

Guest Speakers: Nadia Geigler, CEO, The Admiral at the Lake

Date: 4.18.24

Employee Engagement and Retention

Guest Speakers: Samantha Victor-Alvarado, VP of Human Resources, Presbyterian Homes

Date: 6.20.24

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