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2025 Past Events
OPPIA's November 13th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Surfing the Chaos: A discussion about Leading Change
Presented By: Jeff Oltmann
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Waves of change have reached tsunami levels. How can you help guide your organization through the storm? Join us for a lively discussion about concrete ways to be a great change leader. We will explore essential topics such as how to help your team thrive when the ground is shifting under them, becoming a more effective change sponsor, dealing with resistance, and ensuring that changes stick. Walk away with insights that you can immediately apply to make the most of these uncertain times.​
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OPPIA's October 9th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Thriving Despite the Stress & Ambiguity of Change
Presented By: Jeff Oltmann
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In the project management community it can be stressful wearing both the hat of project manager and change leader. Join a community of project managers for a discussion about how to help yourself and support your project teams thrive in times of change using a few different models to navigate stress, ambiguity, and build resilience.
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OPPIA's August 14th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Improve Your Leadership with ASCENT
Presented By: Casandra Mance
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Learn more about the ASCENT program with Cassie Mance! She is excited to continue to participate with the ASCENT Program that she has been a part of since 2012. She joined the core team again in October, 2017 after working with ODOT HR and Rail & Public Transportation and also enjoyed training in Cultural Competency, Change Framework, and Conflict Resolution. Her passion is partnering with people to be their best selves, live in fulfillment, and empower insight and action towards goals. She is fortunate to live her purpose daily with the ASCENT program and coaching – Sharing and spreading light through love and joy.
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OPPIA's May 8th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: State Library Resources
Presented By: Natalie Brant
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Natalie Brant is the Reference Coordinating Librarian at the State Library of Oregon. She specializes in Legislative research, health and education policy and government information. Natalie has been with the State Library for a bit over seven years.
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State Library Resources
OPPIA's April 10th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Meeting Support: The Document Side of Effective Meetings
Presented By: Andrea Comer
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Learn to support effective meetings through a documentation approach. Dive into developing an actionable agenda, crafting high level meeting summaries, and maintaining a parking lot. This presentation builds on things Susie Ashenfelter referenced in the March meeting.
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Meeting Support
OPPIA's March 13th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: The Future is Hybrid: Mastering the Art of Facilitating Modern Meetings
Presented By: Susie Ashenfelter
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We know the best approach to any problem is collaboration, bringing diverse individuals together to achieve the best results! But this isn’t a random process, there is in art to bringing a group of individuals together to reach a common objective. It takes practice and it takes planning. This presentation will share some best practices to consider that work, even in this new virtual – hybrid environment we’ve all come to know.
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Susie Ashenfelter, Policy and Program manager with the Oregon Department of Transportation has spent 15 years in State Government, working primarily in continuous improvement. She is a certified lean practitioner, certified change manager, certified project manager and an expert in bringing different perspectives together to reach any objective. Over the years she has practice leading conferences, workshops, training events, work planning sessions, project teams, leadership teams and has spent years building up techniques and tools that work!
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The Future is Hybrid
OPPIA's January 9th Virtual Monthly Meeting
Topic: Willamette University's Certificate of Public Management Program
Presented By: Kennedy Hawkins & Madilyn Zike
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This event was designed for professionals seeking to enhance their leadership skills, gain advanced knowledge in public management, and network with peers in the field.
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Willamette University's Certificate of Public Management Program