We return to the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue (Federal Triangle Metro) with two Dynamic PMPs presenting at our March IN PERSON Monthly Chapter Meeting.
There will be Buffet Dinner and your choice of beer, wine or a cocktail included with your admission. The evening will start at 530 with an OPTIONAL FREE Member Orientation (Separate Registration Required) on the benefits of being a PMIWDC Chapter member and the opportunities we offer members. Author of Project Management for Parents, Hilary Kinney, will present “Embracing Change and Reducing Risk: How to Manage Uncertain Times”. She will share insights into Theory, Examples and Exercises in Change and Risk Management. Hilary’s book will be available for purchase at the event. Following our buffet dinner Chapter Member Erika Flora will share her journey from microbiologist to project manager to CEO, Erika’s journey of leveling up has been anything but a straight path. Erika shares some of her best stories and lessons on how to find joy (and a bit of humor) at work and at home, build great teams and projects (plus what to do when everything goes sideways), and implement a nearly-fool-proof plan to levelup in your own career.
Please join us as we return to the Ronald Reagan Building for another educational and entertaining evening. In addition to the presentations there is the optional Member Orientation at 1730 before the presentations start. There is a separate registration for the Member Orientation. Earn 2 PDUs and network with old Project Management Friends and New Associates. You will enjoy a buffet dinner and a beer, wine or cocktail with your admission to the March Monthly Chapter meeting.
About the Speakers
Hilary Kinney
Hilary Kinney is an award-winning blogger, project director at a Fortune 500 company, and author of the book Project Management for Parents, a family guide to teamwork and organization. She is also the proud mother of an elementary school student. Her recent parenting accomplishments include teaching him to, among other things, plan his day independently, make dinner, and get his chores done without complaining - most of the time. Her career achievements range from facilitating a C-suite-sponsored customer recognition program across 7,000 properties globally, to directing special projects for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company President’s office. Hilary earned a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. She holds a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification from the Project Management Institute, as well as a Change Practitioner Certification from the Prosci® Change Management Leadership Center.
Erika Flora
Erika Flora is the CEO of Beyond20, a woman-owned IT consulting and training company on a mission to change work life. Erika is lead editor and co-author of the ITIL 4 book, Digital and IT Strategy and previously served as Adjunct Professor of Project Management at San Diego State University. She is a fierce advocate for opening doors to women and minorities in STEM. Among other accolades, Erika has been named one of the Hispanic IT Executive Council’s 100 most influential technologists and was a SmartCEO finalist. She serves on the board of the Latino Economic Development Center and has been a featured guest and subject matter expert on CheddarTV and Great Day Washington. Beyond20 has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal, Washington Business Journal, and Inc. Magazine and made Inc.’s list of the top 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies five years in a row.
