NFBPA Professional Development Opportunities

1. NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
METRO ATLANTA CHAPTER
Professional Development Institute
2011-2012

2. National Forum For Black Public Administrators
Metro Atlanta Chapter
Gree$ngs
On
behalf
of
the
Na$onal
Forum
for
Black
Public
Administrators
–
Metropolitan
Atlanta
Chapter
(NFBPA-­‐MAC)
and
our
Board
of
Directors,
we
are
excited
to
launch
the
inaugural
session
of
the
Professional
Development
Ins$tute
(PDI).
The
PDI
embodies
NFBPA’s
mission
and
commitment
to
strengthen
the
posi$on
of
Blacks
within
the
field
of
public
administra$on;
to
increase
the
number
appointed
to
execu$ve
posi$ons
in
public
service
organiza$ons;
and,
to
groom
and
prepare
younger,
aspiring
administrators
for
senior
public
management
posts
in
the
years
ahead.
In
keeping
with
that
vision,
the
PDI
is
designed
to
equip
emerging
leaders
with
the
requisite
skills,
coaching
and
technical
assistance
to
more
effec$vely
work
in
today’s
public
organiza$ons.
The
seminars
that
have
been
scheduled
for
2011-­‐2012
offer
a
combina$on
of
both
soU-­‐
and
hard
skills
training
workshops.
The
seminars
will
give
you
just
a
glimpse
of
what
can
be
expected
when
the
local
chapter
hosts
our
na$onal
conference
in
2013.
If
you
have
any
ques$ons
or
need
more
informa$on
about
reserving
a
block
of
registra$ons
for
your
employees
or
sponsorship,
please
contact
our
PDI
Chair
by
email
at
rowel70@bellsouth.net.
Marshall J. Taggart Jr.
Catherine Foster-Rowell
President
PDI
Chair

3. Professional Development Workshops
Length
of
Workshop:
2.5
Hours
(Thursdays
from
2-­‐4:30
p.m.
or
Saturdays
from
10:00-­‐12:30
p.m.)
LOCATION
FOR
ALL
WORKSHOPS:
Georgia
Interna$onal
Conven$on
Center
2000
Conven$on
Center
Concourse
College
Park,
GA
30337
The
Basic
Elements
of
An
EffecQve
PresentaQon
Date:
Thursday,
May
12,
2011
Presenter:
KrisQe
Roberts,
PH.D
Associate
Professor/MPA
Internship
Coordinator,
Troy
State
University
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
German
Room
Learn
the
basic
elements
of
effec$ve
presenta$ons.
Explore
the
impact
of
individual
styles,
types
of
audience,
and
the
intent
of
presenta$ons
on
prepara$on
and
delivery.
PZina Quarles Cooperar$cipants
will
be
able
to
prepare
and
actually
deliver
a
five-­‐minute
presenta$on
using
the
tools
and
techniques
they
learn
in
the
class.
The
instructor
and
par$cipants
will
give
feedback
and
sugges$ons
to
enhance
par$cipants’
presenta$on
skills.
Bond
Financing
Date:
Thursday,
June
9,
2011
Presenter:
Edmund
J.
Wall,
Managing
Director,
Raymond
James
&
Associates,
Inc.
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Swiss
Room
Bonds
are
generally
used
to
finance
the
cost
of
building
capital
facili$es
such
as
roads,
fire
sta$ons,
flood
protec$on,
and
schools.
Bond
financing
is
when
government
agencies
borrow
a
specific
amount
of
money
which
then
must
repay
over
$me.
The
bonds
are
repaid,
with
interest,
using
revenues
from
taxes
or
some$mes
from
fees
and
charges.
Ci$es,
coun$es
or
states
may
also
issue
debt,
called
municipal
bonds,
to
finance
local
improvements
or
other
specific
areas
of
their
budget.
Municipal
bonds
have
a
higher
yield
than
treasuries
and
are
also
oUen
tax
exempt
which
makes
them
par$cularly
a]rac$ve
to
investors
and
a
great
tool
to
finance
public
projects.
Managing
Conflict
Dealing
with
Difficult
People
in
the
Workplace
Presenter:
Clara
Axam
Date:
Saturday,
June
11,
2011
CEO,
ClarificaQon
and
MediaQon,
Inc.
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Italian
Room
In
this
fast-­‐paced
environment,
few
workplaces
are
free
of
conflict.
In
fact,
everyone
knows
of
difficult
people
in
the
workplace,
but
few
of
us
know
how
to
deal
with
them
effec$vely.
Difficult
people
can
sabotage
almost
any
situa$on,
and
can
wreak
havoc
on
a
workplace.
But
oUen
the
real
trouble
arises
when
we
overreact
to
these
people.
Par$cipants
will
learn
methods
to
iden$fy
one’s
own
difficult
behaviors
or
reac$ons.
They
will
also
learn
how
to
iden$fy
personali$es
and
traits
that
make
people
difficult.
In
addi$on,
they
will
be
introduced
to
techniques
to
effec$vely
cope
with
difficult
people.
Some
of
the
expected
learning
outcomes
would
be
gaining
a
new
perspec$ve
on
conflict;
recognizing
how
differences
can
influence
communica$on
and
percep$on;
understanding
how
to
find
out
what
people
really
want
when
in
conflict;
learning
how
to
prepare
for
addressing
conflict;
prac$cing
skills
to
help
you
communicate
be]er
when
in
conflict.

4. Professional Development Workshops
Balancing
Work
and
Family
Date:
Thursday,
August
11,
2011
Presenter:
Deborah
Porter,
PH.D,
CEO/President,
Porter
TransportaQon,
Inc.
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
German
Room
As
women
pursue
their
professional
careers,
there
is
the
reality
that
their
upward
mobility
may
be
hindered
as
they
struggle
to
balance
the
oUen$mes
compe$ng
family
and
career
expecta$ons
placed
upon
them.
In
an
effort
to
strike
a
balance,
women
have
employed
a
number
of
strategies
to
effec$vely
handle
the
dual
responsibili$es
of
home
and
career.
These
strategies
will
be
discussed
in
the
workshop.
and
par$cipants
will
also
be
engaged
to
share
their
successes
in
maintaining
a
healthy
balance.
EffecQve
Interviewing
Techniques
Date:
Saturday,
September
10,
2011
Presenter:
Zina
Quarles-­‐Cooper,
Director
of
Human
Resources,
Nypro,
Inc
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Spanish
Room
Effec$ve
interviewing
is
a
skill
that
can
be
improved
through
prepara$on
and
prac$ce.
In
this
workshop
you
will
learn
to
iden$fy,
demonstrate
and
package,
with
confidence,
your
skills
and
personal
quali$es
in
ways
that
will
be
meaningful
to
employers.
You
will
also
learn
oral
communica$on
skills
and
prac$ce
delivering
a
one
minute
high
impact
presenta$on
to
poten$al
employers.
Gain
the
knowledge
and
skills
to
conduct
successful
interviews
thereby
increasing
your
chances
of
being
made
a
job
offer.
Strategies
to
EffecQvely
Manage
a
MulQ-­‐GeneraQonal
Pool
of
Employees
Presenter:
Shamiah
Kerney
Date:
Thursday,
October
13,
2011
Senior
Business
Analyst,
Government
AccounQng
Office
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Spanish
Room
Organiza$ons
today,
large
or
small,
public
or
private,
profit
or
not-­‐for-­‐profit,
are
faced
with
the
daun$ng
task
of
managing
a
“mul$-­‐genera$onal”
pool
of
employees.
The
various
genera$ons:
Baby
Boomers,
Baby
Busters,
Genera$on
X
&
Y
all
have
differing
and
compe$ng
interests,
needs
and
expecta$ons
that
are
placing
a
demand
on
organiza$ons
to
embrace,
cul$vate
and
incorporate
these
needs
within
the
organiza$onal
structure.
These
reali$es
have
caused
management
to
rethink
and
ul$mately
abandon
the
tradi$onal
“one
size
fits
all
approach”
to
management
in
search
of
more
crea$ve,
balanced
and
flexible
strategies
to
manage
the
new/
emerging
popula$ons.
This
workshop
will
help
you
be]er
understand
the
differences
in
the
mul$-­‐genera$onal
workforce,
and
provide
strategies
that
will
help
you
overcome
these
differences
in
order
to
develop
an
efficient
and
effec$ve
work
environment.
How
to
Stand
Out:
Your
Resume
–
You
on
Paper!
Presenter:
Desir
Group
ExecuQve
Search
Date:
Saturday,
November
12,
2011
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Spanish
Room
A
resume
is
a
professionally
presented
career
package.
It
should
be
focused,
well-­‐wri]en,
and
clearly
organized.
Come
learn
what
to
highlight
on
your
resume
to
gain
interest
from
a
poten$al
employer.
This
workshop
will
teach
you
how
to
put
your
best
foot
forward
by
learning
how
to
highlight
and
arrange
their
accomplishments
and
achievements
on
paper.
This
is
an
interac$ve
workshop
and
par$cipants
should
bring
at
least
two
copies
of
your
resume.

5. How
to
Reach
Your
Individual
Career
Goals
Date:
Saturday,
December
10,
2011
Presenters:
Marshall
Taggert,
Assistant
AviaQon
Director,
Tallahassee
Regional
Airport
JusQna
Mann,
Procurement
Manager,
City
of
Atlanta
Department
of
AviaQon
William
Johnson,
City
Manager,
City
of
College
Park
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Kenyan
Room
The
career
op$ons
in
the
field
of
public
administra$on
are
endless.
Come
hear
a
panel
of
mid-­‐career
professionals
walk
you
through
their
individual
career
paths.
This
workshop
is
designed
to
help
par$cipants
learn
how
to
posi$on
themselves
properly
for
growth;
understand
the
importance
of
personal
branding
and
reputa$on
building;
and
strategies
for
demonstra$ng
to
others’
your
capabili$es
and
readiness
for
growth.
The
Ethics
and
Integrity
of
Leadership
in
the
Public
Sector
Date:
Thursday,
January
12,
2012
Presenter:
Thomas
G.
Sampson
II,
Esq.,
Thomas
Kennedy
Sampson
&
Tompkins,
LLP
Willie
Loveh,
Esq,
Director
of
Fulton
County
Child
Ahorney
Office
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
German
Room
Public
leaders
are
oUen
expected
to
me$culously
conform
to
standards
higher
than
those
aligned
with
personal
morality
because
of
their
stewardship
of
public
resources.
Moreover,
as
ci$es
and
coun$es
con$nue
to
face
shrinking
resources,
it
is
more
important
than
ever,
to
elect,
hire
or
appoint
ethical
men
and
women
into
poli$cal
and
organiza$onal
leadership
to
help
regain
the
public
trust
in
our
government
and
restructure
today’s
economy
at
the
federal,
state
and
local
level.
This
workshop
will
highlight
some
of
the
moral
dilemma
that
a
public
official
may
be
faced
and
provide
strategies
to
avert
these
pigalls
as
they
seek
to
manage
being
held
accountable
to
a
wide
variety
or
ci$zenry
and
stakeholders.
New
Market
Tax
Credits
101
Date:
Thursday,
February
9,
2012
Presenters:
Tyrone
Rachal,
Senior
Development
Manager,
Atlanta
Development
Authority
Dale
Royal,
Program
Manager,
Atlanta
Development
Authority
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Spanish
Room
Come
learn
how
the
Atlanta
Development
Authority
is
crea$ng
jobs,
assis$ng
minority-­‐
and
female-­‐owned
businesses
and
invested
in
economically
distressed
neighborhoods
through
the
New
Market
Tax
Credit
(NMTC)
program.
The
program
provides
financial
assistance
to
private-­‐sector
companies
(for-­‐profits
and
non-­‐
profits)
seeking
low-­‐cost
financing
for
real
estate
development
projects
(typically
between
$5
and
$40
million)
that
create
posi$ve
targeted
community
benefits.
The
eligible
uses
for
NMTC
funding
include
property
acquisi$on,
new
construc$on
and
rehabilita$on
of
exis$ng
real
estate.
The
types
of
project
supported
by
NMTC
funding
are
office,
retail,
manufacturing,
community
facili$es,
mixed-­‐use
development
(at
least
20-­‐30%
commercial),
and
housing
projects
will
not
be
eligible
for
this
funding
source.
Projects
must
be
located
in
Atlanta
(Fulton
County,
Georgia)
and
in
a
qualified
census
tract,
as
defined
by
the
Federal
program
requirements
that
require
a
poverty
rate
of
30%;
average
household
income
below
60%
of
area
median
income;
and
unemployment
of
1.5x
the
na$onal
average.

6. Professional Development Workshops
Emergency
Management:
An
Interagency
CollaboraQve
Mandate
Date:
Thursday,
March
8,
2012
Presenter:
Mahhew
Kallmyer,
Director
of
Atlanta-­‐Fulton
Emergency
Management
Agency
Angela
Barreh,
911
Emergency
CommunicaQons
Director,
Fulton
County
Government
LocaQon:
Georgia
InternaQonal
ConvenQon
Center
–
Spanish
Room
Emergency
Management
is
the
interdisciplinary
field
that
deals
with
the
strategic
organiza$onal
management
processes
used
to:
deal
with
risk
reduc$on;
prepare
resources
to
respond
to
hazard(s);
response
to
the
actual
damage
caused
by
the
hazard;
and
limit
further
damage
(e.g.,
emergency
evacua$on,
quaran$ne,
mass
decontamina$on,
etc.)
in
order
to
return,
as
close
as
possible,
to
the
state
before
the
hazard
incident.
Today,
local
and
state
governments
are
inves$ng
more
in
preparing
to
respond
to
emergencies
and
natural
disasters
(i.e.,
Hurricane
Katrina,
flooding),
and
human-­‐made
disasters
(i.e.
9/11,
court
house
shoo$ngs,
etc)
come
hear
how
public
administrators
are
tackling
these
challenges
and
learn
about
the
tac$cal
strategies
that
are
being
devised
locally
to
respond
to
these
threats.
Also,
find
out
more
about
the
innova$on
that
has
been
brought
to
the
Fulton
County
Emergency
Communica$ons
Center
and
how
this
state-­‐of-­‐the
art
facility
is
protec$ng
life
and
property
by
delivering
effec$ve
and
compassionate
9-­‐1-­‐1
public
safety
communica$ons
to
the
ci$zens
and
public
safety
responders
of
Fulton
County.

7. Workshop Registration Form
(This
form
can
be
downloaded
from
h#p://www.n*paatlanta.org)
Last
Name
_________________________First
Name
____________________________M.I._________________
Department__________________________________________________________________________________
Ins$tu$on___________________________________________________________________________________
Address
(Street
Number
and
Name)______________________________________________________________
City___________________________State/Province____________________Postal/Zip
Code
________________
E-­‐mail___________________________________________________Phone______________________________
All
workshops
are
$50
per
registrant
and
$75
for
non-­‐members.
All
PDI
sessions
will
be
held
at
the
Georgia
Interna$onal
Conven$on
Center
located
at
2000
Conven$on
Center
Concourse,
College
Park,
GA
30337.
***Par$cipants
must
complete
eight
of
the
11
workshops
to
obtain
the
PDI
Cer$fica$on***
To
confirm
your
registra$on,
payment
must
accompany
your
registra$on.
_
Money
Order
_
Check
(Money
Order
or
Check
must
be
drawn
on
a
U.S.
bank
and
payable
in
U.S.
funds
to
NFBPA
Metro
Atlanta
Chapter)
_
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Card
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Registra$on
fees
are
non-­‐refundable,
but
all
paid
registrants
will
s$ll
receive
the
materials
covered
by
the
registra$on
fee
regardless
of
a]endance.
If
NFBPA
cancels
the
event
due
to
circumstances
beyond
its
reasonable
control
including
but
not
limited
to
acts
of
God,
government
emergency,
labor
strikes,
and
acts
of
war,
NFBPA
will
refund
to
a]endee
his/her
paid
registra$on
fee
minus
a
por$on
of
the
event
costs
acquired
by
NFBPA.
This
refund
will
be
the
a]endees’
exclusive
remedy
and
NFBPA’
only
liability
for
cancella$on
of
the
event
for
reasons
described
above.
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ATTN:
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Foster-­‐Rowell,
PDI
Chair,
P.O.
Box
-­‐541
10th
St.
Suite
273,
Atlanta,
Georgia
30318

8. COST TOPIC

$175.00
member NFBPPA
NaQonal
Annual
Dues

$30.00
member
NFBPA
-­‐
MAC
Annual
Dues

$50.00
member Thursday,
May
12,
2011
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
German
Room
The
Basic
Elements
of
An
EffecGve
PresentaGon

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
KrisQe
Roberts,
Ph.D,
Associate
Professor/MPA
Internship
Coordinator,
Troy
State
University

$50.00
member Thursday,
June
9,
2011
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
Swiss
Room
Bond
Financing
101

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Edmund
J.
Wall,
Managing
Director,
Raymond
James
&
Associates,
Inc.

$50.00
member Saturday,
June
11,
2011
10:00-­‐12:30
p.m.
-­‐
Italian
Room
Internal
CommunicaGons:
Managing
Conflict
Dealing
with
Difficult
People
in
the
Workplace

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Clara
Axam,
CEO,
ClarificaQon
and
MediaQon,
Inc.

$50.00
member Thursday,
August
11,
2011
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
German
Room
Balancing
Work
and
Family

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Deborah
Porter,
PH.D,
CEO/President,
Porter
TransportaQon,
Inc.

$50.00
member Saturday,
September
10,
2011
10:00-­‐12:30
p.m.
-­‐
Spanish
Room
EffecGve
Interviewing
Techniques

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Zina
Quarles-­‐Cooper,
Director
of
Human
Resources,
Nypro,
Inc

$50.00
member Thursday,
October
13,
2011
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
Spanish
Room
Strategies
to
EffecGvely
Manage
a
MulG-­‐GeneraGonal
Pool
of
Employees

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Shamiah
Kerney,
Senior
Business
Analyst,
Government
AccounQng
Office

$50.00
member Saturday,
November
12,
2011
10:00-­‐12:30
p.m.
-­‐
Spanish
Room
How
to
Stand
Out:
Your
Resume
–
You
on
Paper!

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenter:
Desir
Group
ExecuQve
Search

$50.00
member Saturday,
December
10,
2011
10:00-­‐12:30
p.m.
–
Kenyan
Room
How
to
Reach
Your
Individual
Career
Goals

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenters:
Marshall
Taggert,
Assistant
AviaQon
Director,
Tallahassee
Regional
Airport;
JusQna
Mann,
Procurement
Manager,
City
of
Atlanta
Department
of
AviaQon
and
William
Johnson,
City
Manager,
City
of
College
Park

$50.00
member Thursday,
January
12,
2012
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
German
Room
The
Ethics
and
Integrity
of
Leadership
in
the
Public
Sector

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenters:
Thomas
G.
Sampson
II,
Esq.,
Thomas
Kennedy
Sampson
&
Tompkins,
LLP
and
Willie
Loveh,
Esq,
Director
of
Fulton
County
Child
Ahorney
Office

$50.00
member Thursday,
February
9,
2012
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
Spanish
Room
New
Market
Tax
Credits
101

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenters:
Tyrone
Rachal,
Senior
Development
Manager
and
Dale
Royal,
Program
Manager,
Atlanta
Development
Authority

$50.00
member Thursday,
March
8,
2012
2:00-­‐4:30
p.m.
-­‐
Spanish
Room
Emergency
Management:
An
Interagency
CollaboraGve
Mandate

$75.00
(non-­‐member)
Presenters:
Mahhew
Kallmyer,
Director
of
Atlanta-­‐Fulton
Emergency
Management
Agency
and
Angela
Barreh,
911
Emergency
CommunicaQons
Director,
Fulton
County
Government
Total
Due
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