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ST. PETERSBURG, FL Provided by Jeffery P. Brown, P.E. & John Chlarson, P.E., C.P.M.
Roger Clark Leadership Training

The Roger Clark Leadership Training, A roundtable exercise included lively welcoming environments, and how best
along with the Winter Regional Meeting discussions on the following topics: to get members more involved. Following
for Regions III, IV, and VI, was held • How are intergenerational issues this, the remainder of the time was spent
March 10-12 in St. Petersburg, Fla. playing out in your workplace and with attendees sharing best practices and
More than 60 participants attended within your chapter? tactics to approach challenges they were
the training and meeting. Attendees • Leading volunteers versus paid team facing. The meeting wrapped up just
included APWA Board Members and members. What’s the difference? before noon.
Staff, Delegates, Alternate Delegates, • How do you build trust and provide It was an excellent meeting, well
Membership Engagement Committee mentoring in a hybrid world? planned and well executed, and a great
Members, and Chapter Leaders. • Difficult conversations: what do you do? opportunity to network and develop
This event began with a March 10 • How are you creating and developing relationships with fellow APWA
Welcome Reception. The majority of the your leadership pipeline? members.
next day focused on leadership training, • Are you finding good candidates to Brown said, “As the Region III
with attendees actively engaging in peer hire? How do you make the right hire? Director, I was very pleased with the
leadership exercises held in breakout • How is your workplace culture? What turnout and how engaged the attendees
groups. At day’s end, APWA President- are the indicators if it is strong or were throughout our time there. This
Elect Robert Garland shared information struggling? was my fifth Roger Clark Leadership
regarding APWA Governance, and the • What has been your biggest leadership Conference, and I feel that this was
delegates’ primary roles. challenge? by far the most complete training I’ve
Twenty Region III attendees gathered • Are you seeing Imposter Syndrome attended. Based on the feedback I’ve
for a dinner on the St. Pete Pier. On creeping into your team? Do you have received from others, they felt the same
the conference’s final day, APWA Staff It? Does someone on your team have It? way. I am extremely excited for APWA’s
and APWA Board Members spoke on Attendees also heard from the future, and look forward to continuing
advocacy, education and credentialing, Membership Engagement Committee on to serve as Region III’s Director.”
and accreditation. the importance of Chapters providing

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