Leadership Symposium

Name: Leadership Symposium
Start: 2024-10-15T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-15T16:30:00-04:00
Location: 9101 Prince William St, Manassas, VA 20110-5615, United States

Schedule

Tue Oct 15 2024 at 09:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

9101 Prince William St, Manassas, VA 20110-5615, United States | Manassas, VA

Designed for mid-career individuals in management positions, this event in designed to focus on skill building and the creation of a VA cohort for rising leaders. Session topics include sessions by Dr. Christine Harris of the VA Department of Education on identifying leadership styles, communication, and team building; Steven Blashfield on Master Planning; and Nathan Stalvey on building board relationships. Participants will have check-ins throughout the fall and at the VAM 2025 conference in Blacksburg.
Join us at the Manassas Museum for the symposium followed by a Meet-Up at Sinistral.

Ticket price includes a boxed lunch.
Speakers:
Dr. Christine Harris and Christonya Brown, Virginia Department of Education
The key to being a successful leader is understanding your own leadership style and how that influences the way you build and support your team. As staffing models evolve to meet the new realities, it’s critical for leadership to understand what influences both within and outside of the institution impact staff engagement.
Steven Blashfield, Principal and Director of the Cultural Studio, Glave & Holmes Architecture
An effective Master Plan for your site is an important asset to guide your organization forward through periods of change. As visitor experience trends continue to evolve, a Master Plan provides your organization a road map to achieve future goals and guide decision-making. This session will focus on understanding the planning process, how a Master Plan can support fundraising goals, and how the plan can serve as a tool to the long range health of your organization.
Nathan Stalvey, Director, Clarke County Historical Association
One of the trickiest aspects of becoming a leader is learning how to work with a Board of Directors. Board types, sizes, relationships with the Director and staff, and involvement all vary from one institution to the next. This topic will help you learn not only how to navigate the tricky waters of working for a Board, but also what you need to know to one day join a non-profit Board of your own.