| #e.21880 | Thursday 9:45AM to 11:00AM
October 11,
2012 | CM | 1.25 |
Project Life Support: Building Leadership Capacity with Planning Tools APA Nevada ChapterLas Vegas, NV This interactive panel discussion will focus on tools that facilitate leadership from a variety of sources. Representatives from elected bodies, agencies, and the private sector will present examples of tools and practices used to establish the foundation for projects and planning objectives to continue forward through implementation.
Key discussion points include building organizational knowledge, nurturing political will, developing internal champions, creating project charters, building community leadership, planning for action, legacy and longevity, and community investment. After a series of short panel presentations, session participants will divide into four smaller groups, each led by one of the speakers. Using a given planning scenario, group participants will share with each other their best practices for building investment, involvement, and capacity to see projects through planning, permitting and implementation.
The groups will then come together as the large group to share key points from their discussion and add to the “tool” box. Participants will be able to take away a suite of planning tools with knowledge of how they have been used and their potential application for current planning efforts. Conversations will focus on methods that set the stage for projects to have a life after the initial plan is completed.
More Instructors: Lee Bonner As a commissioner, Lee has been focused on Economic Development to help diversify the Douglas County economy. Being a part of the process has allowed him to see first-hand the complaints driven from the front lines. Through this, he has developed some initiatives to help smooth the obstacles we all face. Lee has used his experience at GE Energy and with the government to be engaged in leadership on many levels and will show you how to influence decision making which will result in key solutions to problems when dealing with local planning challenges. Karen Mullen-Ehly Karen is currently a consultant specializing in project planning and management, coordinating and developing sustainable partnerships, and strategic analysis of programs to leverage financial opportunities and to increase efficiencies and effectiveness of long term operating costs of programs. Her 30+ year career includes natural resource based land management spanned operations, maintenance, acquisition, planning, design and construction of parks and open spaces. While director, she developed and managed a operating & capital budget of $43.5 million, managing 100+ facilities, 300-450 employees, over 7,000 acres of land and was the lead partner agency for management of 6 federal recreation areas. Her goal is to help position individuals and organizations to succeed in this changing world through relationship building, partnerships and a common vision. Coleen Shade AICP In her 23 years as a professional planner Coleen has worked in both the public and private sectors. Her solid understanding of natural resources, land use planning and community planning provides an integrated approach to her project management and a “real-time” understanding of implementation. It is with this understanding that Coleen works with residents, stakeholders, public agencies and elected officials to build the needed support to gain and sustain political will for the projects that address environmental, community, and economic interests. Stephanie Grigsby AICP Stephanie has worked the last 12 years as a landscape architect and planner in the Tahoe region. As a certified planner she addresses both large, complex projects as well as detailed design issues. Working with clients in both the public and private sector, she has been able to develop project-specific approaches and solutions that can be easily understood and implemented while also achieving innovative results. (12 Ratings)
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