17290_Authority_February_2024

municipalauthorities.org | 35 8:30 a.m. Welcome Melissa Hickman, VisitPittsburgh 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. The P’s to Success as Your Keys to Success Victoria Bechtold Kush, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC Drawing from nearly two decades of legal experience and leadership roles in community and civic initiatives, Victoria will discuss having prominence on purpose leading with passion, promoting partnerships and pathways, and persevering through problems. She will weave professional experience with her personal story, including interactive components and opportunities for audience engagement. 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. How My Career Found Me Panel Renee Daly, Cambria County Redevelopment Authority Brianna Keener, Allegheny Health Network Alison St. Clair, Ph.D., PE, Gibson-Thomas Engineering Company, Inc. Heather Tomasko, Johnstown Cambria County Airport Authority Adrienne Vicari, Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (facilitator) Panelists share their personal and professional challenges and successes as they became leaders in their workplaces and communities. 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Communication in a Postmodern Era Abbey McCann, Duquesne University Communication is an integral part of our everyday life; it is used as a tool to build communities as well as fracture them. Abbey will explore the use of communications in a postmodern era and also explore the phenomenon of moral panics, particularly tied to women, and how these grow from groups pushing against the norms of the community. 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. How to Get Your Social Media House in Order Linda Rooney, DandeLions Digital Do you have a Meta Mess? Is your organization’s Meta business account set up correctly? In this presentation, we will help untangle the messy world of social media posting, listening and analytics. We’ll share tools and tips for posting and delve into how you can listen to what your constituents are saying about your municipality on social media platforms. Digital communications policy templates will also be shared. 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Work-Life Balance Mandy Searle, Gannett Fleming, Inc. Mandy has worked as a Professional Geologist and GIS Specialist in the engineering consulting industry for over 20 years, contributing to a variety of projects around the world. She will share her experiences and challenges in balancing her career and personal life after a stroke in 2022. 4:00 p.m. Welcome 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Most People Don’t Need a Therapist, They Just Need a Change Coach Monique DeMonaco, Change Management Expert Coach Monique has over 20 years working with executives, women-owned businesses, non-profits, and individuals and is devoted to helping her clients overcome struggles and create long-term sustainable change. She will share foundational tools for interrupting negative thoughts and limiting beliefs that keep you stuck in your life and help you build more confidence and sense of self to move forward. She’ll provide some of her trademarked Brain-Science and Emotional Intelligence based trademarked tools to create sustainable changes in your life and redesign your personal stories. 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. Reception WEDNESDAY THURSDAY INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP? Be recognized in front of women industry leaders from across the Commonwealth! Contact us for opportunities and rates at (717) 737-7655.