2021 Next OnBoard Event Calendar
We look forward to hosting many more great events in 2021 and hope you will join us! We are continually monitoring the Covid-19 pandemic and given CDC guidance, will continue with virtual events until safe to resume in person.
CURRENT EVENTS
Roadmap to Board Service for Early Career Professionals: Why You Should Start Preparing Now
April 21st, 2021 12pm-1pm
Join Next OnBoard for a panel discussion sponsored by Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business and moderated by Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Grace Donnelly.
Panelists will provide valuable insight into an early to mid-career professional’s path to board service. Attendees will leave with action items they can start doing now as they begin their journey to serving on a board.
Panelists include:
Sirita Donaldson, Executive Director of Talent, Diversity and Culture for NCR Corporation, Connie Engel, Partner at Childress Klein, and Lisa Robinson, President of OnBoard.
Free for all OnBoard and Next OnBoard Members; $15 for non-members. Click here to register by April 19th and submit your questions for our panelists!
PAST EVENTS
Wine Tasting Networking Social
February 12, 2020 – Pour Wine
+ Bar
Spring Networking Social – POSTPONED, more details to come
Tuesday March 24, 2020 – Gypsy Kitchen Happy Hour, featuring photographer offering professional headshots
You are invited to join Next OnBoard for a happy hour & headshots networking event! Come spend the evening networking with professionally driven early and mid-career individuals while enjoying drinks and light appetizers. Update your professional image with a new headshot too! *Both ticket prices include one drink and light appetizers*
Members: $30 (headshots included in
price, additional fee required for retouching)
Nonmembers:
$30 (headshots not included, may pay additional $20 fee for
headshot)
First Virtual Event
May 5th, 2020 12pm-1pm
Join Next OnBoard for a panel
discussion with two of our highly accredited OnBoard members.
These women will discuss 10 things women
can do now and in the future to prepare for for-profit board service.
Panelists include:
Cheri Husney, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, Littler and Immediate Past President for OnBoard and Rona Wells, President at Wells Holdings and Executive Director for OnBoard
FREE for all members and non-members so invite a friend, colleague or partner to listen in with you! But please register for this event so that we can get a headcount. WebEx details and an opportunity to submit questions will follow your registration.
Second Virtual Event – Lunch & Learn: Leading with Confidence and Authority in Uncertain Times
June 23, 2020 12pm-1pm
Join Next OnBoard for a panel discussion with two of highly accredited Women Leaders to learn more about leading with confidence and authority.
Speakers include:
Lyn Turknett, Co-founder and Co-chairman,
Turknett Leadership Group
Susan Hitchcock, Executive Director of Women’s Initiatives and Board Member, Turknett Leadership Group
FREE for all members and non-members so invite a friend, colleague or partner to listen in with you! But please register for this event so that we can get a headcount. Zoom details and an opportunity to submit questions will follow your registration. RSVP here!
Third Virtual Event – Lunch & Learn: 50 Ways to Fight Bias Interactive Workshop
August 25, 2020 11:30am-1pm
Join Next OnBoard for an interactive 90 minute session to learn an effective and efficient way to integrate inclusive culture behaviors to fight and avoid workplace bias.
Speakers include:
Elba Pareja-Gallagher, Founder, ShowMe50 and Director of Finance, UPS
Free for all members and non-members so invite a friend, colleague or partner to listen in with you! Please register as this event will be capped at 30 participants. If you find the session valuable, you will have an opportunity during the live session to provide a $10 donation to support this organization.
Deadline for registration is August 21, 2020. Click here to register.
Fourth Virtual Event – Panel Event: Capitalizing on Opportunities: Stories of Women Leaders’ Success
October 15, 2020 12:15pm-1:15pm
Join Next OnBoard for a panel discussion where our four panelists share their stories on how embracing opportunity has led to success in their careers.
Moderator:
Diana Murphy, Executive Coach, Diana Murphy Coaching, LLC
Speakers include:
Tanya Counter, Area Vice President, Salesforce
Rachel Perry, Resident Managing Director, Aon
Carla Pinckney, Senior Business Development Manager/Senior Program Manager, Colonial Pipeline Company
Sophia Shoate, President of US Sales, UPS
Free for all members and $10 for non-members!
Register here by October 12, 2020.
OnBoard, Inc. | www.OnBoardNow.org
Social/Mixer Event – More details to come soon!
End of Year Celebration: Holiday Happy Hour & Interactive Event
November 19th, 2020 5:30pm-6:30pm
Join Next OnBoard virtually for our final event of 2020 and enjoy an interactive lesson in Holiday Hospitality with other young professional women! Caitlin Davidson of Fit to Entertain will be providing a holiday mixology tutorial where guests will mix their own drink followed by a tutorial in assembling a charcuterie grazing board. We have also reserved some time to mix, mingle and toast one another to making it through 2020 because that deserves celebrating!
Interactive Host: Caitlin Davidson, Owner, Fit to Entertain, LLC
FREE for all members and non-members so invite a friend, colleague or partner for our last event of the year!
Register here before November 17, 2020. WebEx link and drink recipes will be shared upon confirming registration.
Goal Setting for Growth: 2021 Kickoff Event
March 25th, 2021 from 12-1 PM
Join Next OnBoard as Hope-Elizabeth Sonam leads us through an interactive goal setting exercise.
Interactive Host: Hope-Elizabeth Sonam
FREE for all members and non-members so invite a friend, colleague or partner for our last event of the year!
Register here before March 24th! The Zoom link will be sent via email the week of the event.
