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Program Kickoff (April 2018)

When we surveyed our Women in Tech membership at my employer in January 2018, one of their top interests was mentoring. Looking at other mentorship programs in our department, we opted for a peer mentoring mindset, and started to build a program, believing everyone has both something to learn and something that helps others, regardless of experience. This six month engagement for small groups of employees who did not previously know one another, offers the chance for them to gain new perspectives and share their goals, needs, and ideas.

My committee and I lined up activities for a 3-hour session with nearly 40 participants to lay the foundation for a successful program. Participants are enjoying their opportunities to learn from new people!

Educational Poster Series (March 2018)

To celebrate International Women's Day with all of our IT colleagues (regardless of gender) I created a poster series with research assistance from my fellow Women in Tech leaders. We wanted to have some good old fashioned (and educational) fun celebrating the women who have influenced, and are influencing, the world of technology!

A talented WIT leader created gorgeous stickers of our featured ladies to mark the occasion, as well - we had a great time with our colleagues coming by to learn more about women technologists and collect a sticker!

Alumni Connections Plan (February 2018)

A local developer bootcamp was looking for ideas for keeping the graduates of their program connected to one another and to current learners. They set a budget and vibe, and I drafted a plan to achieve their goals in an authentic, low-key, low-maintenance way.

Agile Overview (December 2017)

20+ tech enthusiasts came to my overview of agile at a Girl Develop It meetup.

Since anyone can Google the manifesto and principles, I decided to guide some fun, introspective 'mindsetting' exercises and format our conversation like a scrum sprint to give a little more personal, first-hand context.

The reviews were positive! Attendees wished they had more time for the exercises. I was illustrating the importance of prioritization by letting the audience choose the exercises they were most excited about as part of our "planning session" at the start, so it was known that we wouldn't get to everything - but we would (and did) get to the important things, and at least get a baseline laid for attendees to explore further "next sprint" (at home).

Self Prioritization Activity (December 2017)

A local developer bootcamp brings tech professionals in for a variety of presentations and interactions with their learners. I have often participated by offering AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions for the learners, but this time, I decided to bring an activity to my audience of 40+ adult learners.

I had been pretty busy lately, and needed to reprioritize my time; my manager suggested an Eisenhower matrix, which I modified slightly for my own purposes, and brought to the bootcamp learners so they too could have the chance to organize their lives a bit.

Annual Program Review (October 2017)

We presented on our first year of our Women in Tech employee resource group (ERG) to our IT leadership in October of 2017 (after celebrating Ada Lovelace Day). My WIT leadership partners helped review the content to ensure we were telling a good story - part quantitative, part qualitative. 

We wanted to illustrate that we were connecting people of all genders and opening lines of communication across our 800-person department, building that social capital that is so vital to success in our environment.

Our content was supplemented by stories and a request for leadership to tell us what Women in Tech could do to make our department ever better!

Handout - Giving & Receiving Feedback (2016-2017)

My fellow coaches and I love teaching our Giving & Receiving Feedback workshop to 20+ adults each month, but we realized that when attendees walked away empty-handed, we were missing an opportunity to keep a connection between them and the activities and concepts from the course.

I created this handout with the core takeaways from the workshop, so that those in attendance who were interested in practicing their skills down the road would have a quick reference guide.