SCHEDULE JUNE 3-8, 2013
Monday, June 3 – Dress for the Day: Business Casual
12:00–2:00pm Check-In & Lunch Woodland Sun Porch
2:00-2:30pm Welcome & Introductions Mellon Board Room Dana Brown, PCWP
2:30-4:00pm Workshop: Public Speaking Mellon Board Room Julie Ann Sullivan, Learning Never Ends
4:00-4:15pm Break
4:15-5:30pm Introduction to Women and Politics Mellon Board Room Dr. Jackie Filla, Chatham University
5:30-6:00pm Break
6:00-7:00pm Dinner Welker Room
7:00-8:00pm Introduction of the Practitioner-in-Residence Welker Room Nancy Bocskor, The Nancy Bocskor Company, Inc.
Tuesday, June 4 - Dress for the Morning & Travel: Business Casual
8:00-8:45am Breakfast Anderson Dining Hall
1 9:00-9:30am Orientation to NEW Leadership™ PA Mellon Board Room Dana Brown, PCWP
9:45-11:45am Why YOU Should Consider Running for Office Mellon Board Room Panelists: Kathy Dahlkemper, Former Congresswoman Melissa Hart, Former Congresswoman Heather Heidelbaugh, Allegheny County Council Valerie McDonald Roberts, Allegheny County Real Estate Dept. Moderator: Nancy Bocskor
11:45-12:00pm Break – Group Photo
12:00-1:00pm Working Lunch: Networking Workshop Mellon Board Room Nancy Bocskor, The Nancy Bocskor Company, Inc.
1:00- 2:30pm What is Your Leadership Style? Mellon Board Room Hallie Arena and Stephanie Reynolds, Chatham University
2:30-3:00pm Gather Luggage & Load Bus Chapel Lot
3:00-7:00pm Travel to Harrisburg
7:15-7:30pm Hotel Check-In
7:45-8:45pm Dinner
Wednesday, June 5 - Dress for the Day: Business Attire
7:30 – 8:15am Breakfast & Check Out at Hotel
8:30am Depart for Capitol
8:30-9:20am Travel to the Capitol & Go thru Security
9:30-10:00am Photo and Q&A Hearing Room #3 North Office Bldg. Representative Dan Frankel Senator Jay Costa
2 10:00-11:15am Making a Difference: Women in the General Assembly Hearing Room #3 North Office Bldg. Panelists: Senator Kim Ward (R) Representative Cherelle Parker (D) Representative Becky Corbin (R) Representative Pam DeLissio (D)
11:15-11:30am Break
11:30-1:00pm Making a Difference: Women in the Executive & Judicial Branches Panelists: Patricia Allan, Dept. of Environmental Protection Linda Dale Hoffa, Office of the Attorney General Judge Rochelle S. Friedman, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Sheri Phillips, Secretary of General Services
1:00-2:00pm Lunch Room 39 East Wing
2:30 – 3:30pm Capitol Tour
3:45-5:00pm Making a Difference: Women in the General Assembly Hearing Room #3 North Office Bldg. Panelists: Representative Patty Kim (D) Representative Mauree Gingrich (R) Representative Erin Molchany (D)
5:00-5:15pm Walk back to hotel
5:30 – 9:30pm Board Bus and Travel to Pittsburgh Movie and dinner on the bus
10:00pm Pizza Party! Woodland Sun Porch
Thursday, June 6 - Dress for the Day: Business Casual
8:00–9:00am Breakfast Anderson Dining Hall
9:15-11:15am Action Project Orientation Beckwith Auditorium Dr. Jackie Filla
11:15-11:30am Break
3 11:30-1:00pm Policy Panel of Experts Beckwith Lecture Hall Amanda Green Hawkins, Allegheny County Council Andrew Place, EQT Representative Erika Staaf, PennEnvironment
Moderator: Dr. Jackie Filla
1:00-1:45pm Lunch Anderson Dining Hall
2:00-4:00pm Advocacy Workshop Beckwith Lecture Hall Nancy Bocskor, The Nancy Bocskor Company, Inc.
4:00-4:15pm Break
4:15-5:15pm Work on Action Project with Group Facilitators Beckwith
5:15-6:00pm Change for dinner
6:00-6:30pm Networking Reception Buhl Atrium
6:30-7:30pm Dinner Buhl Atrium
7:30-8:15pm Women in Public Leadership Keynote The Hon. Barbara Hafer
8:30-11:00pm Work on Social Action Projects Various Locations
Friday, June 7 - Dress for the Day: Business Casual and Casual
7:30 -9:00am Breakfast Anderson Dining Hall
9:15-12:15pm Work on Social Action Project Various Locations
12:30-1:15pm Lunch Anderson Dining Hall
1:30-5:30pm Diversity Training with the YWCA Welker Room Dina Clark, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Center for Race and Gender Equity
5:30-5:45pm Break
4 6:00-7:00pm Dinner Anderson Dining Hall or AFC Patio
7:00-10:00pm Finish Social Action Projects Various Locations
8:00-10:00pm Social Action Projects Due (hard copy only) Woodland Sunporch
Saturday, June 8 - Dress for Day: Business Casual
8:00-9:00am Check out of rooms
8:30-9:15am Continental Breakfast Woodland Sun Porch
9:30-11:00am Social Action Project Presentations Beckwith Lecture Hall
11:00-12:00pm Evaluations and Feedback
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Welker Room
1:15-2:00pm Graduation Beckwith Lecture Hall
2:00pm Dessert Reception Beckwith Atrium
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