SPONSORED BY MADDIE'S FUND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS #animalcareexpo �� 31 LEADERSHIP TRACK Women in leadership: Perspectives, challenges and opportunities (for men too!) Wednesday, May 10, 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. Gender bias, barriers to success, salary gaps, perspectives on women as strong leaders, worklife balance and inherent biological differences between men and women that influence leadership styles all affect the workplace for women. Join us for a highly interactive (including electronic audience feedback!) panel discussion about women in leadership, grounded in the latest research and including insights based on current events and how they translate to and affect the animal protection field. See more details on pages 20-21. Presenters: Laura Maloney, Principal, Adisa Consulting; Betsy McFarland, Principal, Adisa Consulting; Amy Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Emancipet; Anne Reed, President and CEO, Wisconsin Humane Society; Aleah Simpson, Manager of Admissions and Surrender Prevention Programs, Animal Care Centers of New York City Culture change: How to save more lives by changing your business model Wednesday, May 10, 1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. How do you change a 136-year-old organization from a limited admission agency that takes in 4,000 animals annually to an open admission organization that takes in 20,000 animals annually and keep a 93% live release rate? Quickly! Within just two years, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA changed its operating model and tripled its lifesaving ability. In this session, we’ll share our secrets to communicating change, reenergizing your team and overcoming obstacles to change. Presenters: Jennifer Brehler, Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Humane Society; Katherine Shenar, Chief of Staff, San Diego Humane Society; Gary Weitzman, DVM, MPH, CAWA, President and CEO, San Diego Humane Society Aha! moments: The speed dating edition Wednesday, May 10, 3:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. True love is hard to find. Fortunately, Aha! moments aren’t, at least not when you go speed dating with Maddie’s Fund! We’ve brought together a dream team of leaders who are ready to help you make the perfect match of ideas, innovations and strategies to achieve a state of lifesaving bliss. So pop a breath mint, put on your date-night finest and come find what you’ve been looking for all these years! You + Maddie’s Fund 4-ever! Presenters: Joe Elmore, CAWA, CFRE, CEO, Charleston Animal Society; Lynne Fridley, Assistant Director of Education, Maddie’s Fund; Tawny Hammond, Director of Animal Services for Austin Texas, City of Austin; Sharon Harmon, CEO, Oregon Humane Society; Stephanie Little Ladeira, Vice President, Development, Humane Society Silicon Valley; Carol Novello, President, Humane Society Silicon Valley Developing the 360° professional Thursday, May 11, 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. How do you get employees to succeed in an animal shelter? Create a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth. Coach them for success by training and mentoring for the skill sets necessary for every professional. Learn about the 360 Degree Professional Career Development program, which is designed to increase retention and inspire success for improved work performance. The program encourages employee success through self-evaluation and growth by using success discussions that lead to individual development plans. Presenters: Morgan Martin, Employee Engagement Assistant, San Diego Humane Society; Katherine Shenar, Chief of Staff, San Diego Humane Society; Kamila Sledz, Employee Engagement Generalist, San Diego Humane Society Strategic revolution Thursday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. In this session, participants will hear two animal welfare leaders discuss how to make positive changes in spite of barriers, challenges and obstacles. When policies and programs are designed to kill, control and maintain the status quo, what do you do? We will review successful methods, campaigns and policy changes that were lifesaving game changers in Fairfax County, Virginia and Austin, Texas. Presenters: Kelly Duer, Founder, Fairfax County Animal Advocates; Tawny Hammond, Director of Animal Services, City of Austin, Texas Fighting the Goliaths to achieve lobbying success Friday, May 12, 9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Advocating for the advancement of progressive animal welfare laws is a crucially important function of any private humane organization. However, it is just as critical to prevent the progression of legislation intended to impede forward progress for animals. Both of these efforts require effective lobbying, but that lobbying doesn’t require expensive lobbyists in order to succeed—even when the opposition has deep pockets. Presenters: Debra Griggs, President, Virginia Federation of Humane Societies; Robin Robertson Starr, CEO, Richmond SPCA Great summer reads: Must-have information to help animals in 2017 and beyond Friday, May 12, 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Why do people adopt from shelters? What stops others from doing so? What motivates people to spay or neuter their animals? Answers to these lifesaving questions and others are available for free! Discover opinion research reports about the people you’re trying to influence. Use this insight for strategic planning, staff training and more. Faunalytics is the only organization dedicated to providing research that helps animal advocates save more lives. Presenter: Caryn Ginsberg, Board President, Faunalytics LOOK FOR ROOM ASSIGNMENTS ON THE POCKET GUIDE FOUND IN YOUR NAME BADGE HOLDER - All workshops with a have been approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education credits, with the exception of the daylong workshop which has been approved for 6 hours, in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call HSVMA at (530) 759-8106 or email info@hsvma.org for further information. - All Expo courses have been approved for Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) continuing education credit. - The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) is awarding CEU credits for all Animal Care Expo 2017 workshop sessions. For more detailed information, please visit animalsheltering.org/certification.
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