Unlock Your Professional Potential
February 12-26, 2022
Session Schedule
PANEL CONVERSATION Adoptee Perspectives: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Saturday, February 12 | 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET Join us for an informative afternoon with industry experts! Our panel of AAPI adoptee DEAI Leaders will share their insight on gender/race dynamics, accessibility, toxic vs. supportive workplaces, and the impact of their identities as AAPI-adoptees. We welcome all who are curious about finding inclusivity to attend this empowering event. Panelists: Hannah Matthys, Ph.D. | EDI Officer, State of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; Founder, BeBrave Diversity Joshua Kayes | Lead Consumer Service Analyst, Benchmark Digital; LGBTQ+ and Disability Advocate Jen Mehltretter | Education Program Manager, Optica Moderator: Kara Dewhurst | Environmental Planner, Anchor QEA; Researcher, Adoptee Hub | ||
PANEL CONVERSATION Young Professionals: Starting Your Career Saturday, February 12 | 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET Sit down with four young professional AAPI adoptees and learn about their careers, navigating the transition from college to becoming a working professional. We’ll discuss mentorship, challenging work environments, and how our identities as adoptees shape these topics. For those who are thinking about their early career steps, this conversation is not one to be missed! Panelists: Aidan Curran | Digital Media Specialist, Center for Online Learning at the University of Dayton Vanessa Shu | 5th Grade General Education Teacher Caroline Shaver | Graduate Fellow at University of Delaware in Art Conservation Moderator: Kara Dewhurst | Environmental Planner, Anchor QEA; Researcher, Adoptee Hub | ||
SKILLS WORKSHOP Professional Development 101 Sunday, February 13 | 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET $15.00 Todd Knowlton | Director of Learning and Talent Development, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Curious about career development? Expand your professional toolkit and clarify your planning steps; from your earliest interests, to gaining meaningful experience and exposure, to boosting job-specific skills and cultivating mentors. In this experiential session, attendees will learn about career mapping and practice their own career planning. | ||
SKILLS WORKSHOP Telling Your Story Saturday, February 19 | 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET $15.00 Jordan Brown Kang | Strategic Project Manager, The Clorox Company Everyone has a story to tell. Join us as we discuss why our stories are important, how we can tell our stories in an authentic way, and how those stories make us unique and powerful. In this workshop, you’ll learn what it means to build a personal brand, how that personal narrative shifts over time, and practical tools to help you reflect on your values, your narrative, and how to leverage those aspects in your career. | ||
SKILLS WORKSHOP **Adoptees-Only** Let’s Talk Adoption: Challenges in the Workplace Friday, February 25 | 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET $15.00 Alice Thompson | Founder, Alloy Consulting; Senior Executive of DEI, Trupanion; Adjust Lecturer, Georgetown University Join DEAI expert Alice Thompson (Alloy Consulting) as she leads this large group facilitation to discuss (1) navigating complex situations in the workplace, (2) approaching personal and professional career transitions, and (3) identifying and building supportive and healthy work environments. Attendees will have an opportunity to practice actionable steps in break-out sessions to learn how to advocate for themselves and discuss challenges with their peers. This event is for adoptees only. | ||
SKILLS WORKSHOP Career Development: Gaining Experience & Exposure Saturday, February 26 | 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET $15.00 Kyle Johnson | Founder and Executive Director, Karen Football Association and TAKA FC Unsure about your career path? Curious about how to transfer your skills or get started in a new role? Building successful relationships are key to building a successful career. This workshop employs entrepreneurial thinking to explore how we can leverage our experiences into new ventures and seek out supportive relationships that can help us to thrive. Learn tools to help you navigate transitions, hybrid forms of communication such as cold-calling and cold-emailing tips, and how to identify and reach out to mentors. |