Workshop 3, April 13 | 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET #AWRA2021

Tuesday, April 13 (All times are U.S. Eastern)

12:00 PM | OPENING & WELCOME

Dresden Farrand, Chief Executive Officer, AWRA

12:05 PM - 1:00 PM | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: How to be an Ally in the Workplace
Dr. Kesho Scott, Grinnell College
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | How to Work with Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials, and Gen Z - oh my?! Improving Communications
Shelly Trent, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, JCTC, JCDC, Association Management Professional & Career Coach

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | BREAK

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Panel: Lessons Learned and Insights from Young Professionals in the Job Market
Moderated by Dresden Farrand, Chief Executive Officer, AWRA. Panelists:
  • Academia: Dr. Erfan Goharian, University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing
  • Private: Travis Flowers, Jacobs; Allison Lewis, Jacobs; and Annabelle O’Neill, BBA Water Consultants, Inc.
  • Government: Brandee Alexander, Southwest Florida Water Management District
  • Government: Casey Ryan and Tabitha Espinoza/ Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
  • Nonprofit: Brittany Wright and Taylor Lilley, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
3:30 PM | CLOSING REMARKS 

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