Save the Date!
September 17, 2021
FFA Enrichment Center - Ankeny, IA
First, thank you for being patient while we determined a new date and established a venue for PDD 2021! We are resuming our planning for another great event! Follow us on social media and watch for our emails for updates regarding RFPs (presenter submissions), registration, and more!
If you have questions regarding PDD 2021 or would like to volunteer with planning please reach out to:
Amy Boyce - president@atdiowa.org
Nicci Schmitt - preselect@atdiowa.org
What is ATD Central Iowa's Professional Development Day?
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Registration Opening Soon
Registration Opening Soon!
ATD CI Member $109
ATD CI Student Member $39
Non-ATD CI Member $189
Regional Members $109
*Note: Session speakers, round table speakers, and PDD committee volunteers will be registered by Amy Boyce.
Keynote Speaker
Emily Dickens, J.D.
Chief of Staff, Head of Governments Affairs and Corporate Secretary
We are excited to announce that Emily Dickens, J.D., Chief of Staff, Head of Governments Affairs and Corporate Secretary for SHRM, will keynote ATD Central Iowa's 2021 Professional Development Day (PDD) on Friday, September 17, 2021!
Emily M. Dickens, J.D. is Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). As a member of the executive team, she has oversight for implementing the CEO's vision, corporate governance, global outreach, government affairs, and the organization's real property. She serves on the executive board of the North America Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) and Secretary-General of the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA).
Emily is an attorney with significant and progressive experience in government, higher education and the non-profit sector. She has served as a member of the leadership team at the University of North Carolina system, the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Her prior roles include general counsel, chief relationship officer, senior vice president, vice president for public policy and assistant vice president for federal relations. Dickens has also worked at Duke University and Fayetteville State University in administrative and external affairs roles.
Emily is actively engaged in board service. She is a member of the Strategic Education, Inc. HIRE Advisory Board; the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) Board; the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Advisory Council; a U.S. Department of Energy Equity in Energy Ambassador and chairs the International HBCU Task Force for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
She is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Want to learn more about Emily Dickens?
Second Keynote Will Keeps President and CEO of Starts Right Here We are excited to announce that Will Keeps, President and CEO of Starts Right Here, will be the 2nd keynote at ATD Central Iowa's 2021 Professional Development Day (PDD) on Friday, September 17, 2021! William Holmes, also known as Will Keeps is the President and CEO of Starts Right Here, a program designed to serve youth in a supportive, empowering environment. Will moved to Des Moines in his 20’s and began a new life where he wanted to focus on his future and how he wanted to be remembered. He wanted to make a change for others so they don’t have to go through life without feeling cared for, loved, or being in a home where they can feel safe. His legacy started when he started giving back to his community and to youth who are faced with similar situations that he was in. He began mentoring youth on a daily basis as a team member of the ManUp Iowa program for at risk youth. Will found that his true God given abilities were helping others and empowering them to go down a better path…one he wishes he would have had the opportunity to go down when he was younger. Many leaders around the city and state are becoming familiar with Will and his music, as well as his passion for helping youth and his overall huge heart and amazing spirit. Want to learn more about Will Keeps? |
Schedule For the Day
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Session Topics and Speakers
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Convince Your Boss
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Need help convincing your boss that ATD Central Iowa's Professional Development Day is a great opportunity for your development? Use the documents below to help share your opportunity!
- Email Template
- Session Worksheet
- Schedule One Pager
Event APP Information
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All event information, including sessions, schedules, sponsorship information, and speaker details can be found on our event. View the document below for how to download the APP to your mobile device.
- APP Instructions
Special Events of the DaySocial Media Utilize #ATDPDD2021 on your social media posts. Let's hear how much your learning and see how much fun you're having!
ATD Central Iowa PDD Non-Profit Spotlight: Starts Right Here Starts Right Here Mission Statement: Starts Right Here educates, equips, and empowers young people living in disadvantaged and oppressive circumstances using the arts, entertainment, hip hop, music, programs, and a variety of other methods to break down the barriers of fear, intimidation, and other damaging factors leading to a sense of being disenfranchised, forgotten and rejected. The ATD Central Iowa Community Relations Committee wants to give back to the youth in our community. We will be accepting donations for Starts Right Here during the 2021 Professional Development Day. Accepted Donations: Local Restaurant Gift Cards
Single Serve/Individually Wrapped Dinners and Snacks
Bring a donation and earn a ticket to be entered into our ATD Community Relations raffle! |
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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