Senior Executive Program
Management Course

8:15
Registration / Refreshments

8:45
Welcome & Overview

9:15
Introductory Exercise

10:00
Break

10:15
PREP as a Continuing Education Tool
John Ward, U.S. EPA

10:45
Manager’s Roundtable:
Managing Through Administration Changes
Facilitator, Jack Peterson, associate director, Arizona Department of Agriculture

12:00
Lunch

12:45
Group Photo

1:00
Collaborations With Other Organizations: The Good, Bad, The Ugly
Charles Miles, consultant

2:15
Break

2:30
Collaborations, continued

8:30
Performance Measures
Michael Stahl, U.S. EPA (via Web-X)

10:00
Break

10:15
Manager’s Roundtable:
Reducing Stress in My Organization
Facilitator, Wayne Surles, program manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Pesticide Services

11:45
Lunch

12:45
Managers’ Roundtable:
Doing More With Less
Facilitator, George Robinson, manager, Agriculture Section, Idaho State Department of Agriculture

2:15
Break

2:30
Manager’s Roundtable:
Emerging Issues
Facilitator, Maureen Serafini, director, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

8:30
Information Technology Project
Maytee Aspuro, assistant director/portfolio manager, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Office of Information Technology

9:45
Break

10:00
Manager’s Roundtable:
Educating Your Legislators
Facilitator, Rick Hansen, state representative, District 39A, Minnesota House of Representatives

11:45
Lunch

12:45
Ethics and Management
Miles O’Brien Riley, consultant

2:15
Break

2:30
Ethics and Management, cont’d

3:30
Break

3:45
Wrap-Up Session

4:15
Adjourn & bus pick-up

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p.m. graduation dinner