UPCOMING EVENTS

COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
The health and safety of our GGFWLC members and event attendees is our number one priority – and the best way to ensure that safety is to hold our Spring 2021 GGFWLC sessions in a virtual space. Individuals registered for events will receive a link to participate in the video conference via Eventbrite to the email address that was used during registration.

Livestream Guide

FEB 11, 2021 - Getting Personal with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice: The Process of Learning and Unlearning

Thursday, February 11, 2021
​4:30 - 5:30pm
Virtual Session via Zoom

​This event is free for GGFWLC members. Admission for non-members is $25. Pre-registration is required.
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SESSION INFORMATION
Presented by Emily Holth and Kristine Paranica

Join Emily and Kristine in figuring out who we are and where we stand with Social Justice.  In a fairly rural, homogenous population, how do we recognize diversity and work for more inclusive organizations and communities?  Together we will explore our experiences, fears and questions, including:

• Unearthing our early experiences of “othering” and “isms”
• Discovering our privileges: what they are, why they matter
• Determining our own personal path to learn and grow
• Finding ways to engage with your community that work for you​​

Kristine Paranica, J.D., is currently the Ombudsman at NDSU. Prior to that, she served as the Director of the UND Conflict Resolution Center for 17 years and taught at the UND School of Law and the UND School of Business.  During her time at UND and NDSU, Kristine has been involved in efforts to improve the climate of the universities by addressing diversity, privilege, and inclusion, and offering an array of conflict resolution services including mediation, coaching, group facilitation, and training.

Emily Holth is the founder and owner of Sustainable Solution Services, LLC.  Her roles include mediation, facilitation, training, education, and marketing.  She received her BA in Psychology from the University of North Dakota, and she received her Mediation training from the Conflict Resolution Center at the University of North Dakota.

Before founding Sustainable Solution Services, Emily was a Conflict Management Consultant for the UND Conflict Resolution Center (CRC).  The CRC was a community mediation center based at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.  The Center provided services such as mediation, coaching, training and education, group facilitation, and team development for a wide range of clients in the State and Region for over 25 years.  During her time at the CRC, Emily developed courses including Essential Skills for Meaningful Supervision, and Dysfunction to Development: A Team Approach.  She gained experience in mediating both family and organizational conflict, working with team development with a number of businesses, and has offered coaching to several professional clients.  
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Prior to her work at the CRC, Emily was with Wells Fargo Bank for thirteen years. While at Wells Fargo, Emily served as a Learning and Development Consultant, where she trained and facilitated many different banker and manager courses in both traditional classroom and virtual classroom settings. Her facilitating and training experience is varied in many different aspects of the corporate financial industry, including professional development, management skills, and conflict resolution. She also served as a District Service Manager, where she provided coaching and support, including conflict resolution training and coaching, to fourteen different banking stores throughout North Dakota and Western Minnesota.
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MARCH 11, 2021 - Embracing our Authentic Self: How developing a Personal Leadership Brand allows you to do so 

Thursday, March 11, 2021
​4:30 - 5:30pm
Virtual Session via Zoom

​This event is free for GGFWLC members. Admission for non-members is $25. Pre-registration is required.
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SESSION INFORMATION
Presented by Carrie Herrig

Showing up as our authentic, raw selves in leadership can be one of the most difficult and rewarding things we do today. It requires risk, strength, and faith. The risk comes when we share our truth. The strength comes in your willingness to speak your truth. The faith comes in trusting those around us to recognize, nurture and celebrate our truth. 

In this session, Carrie will share her own leadership journey and what it took for her to finally share her truth. She will walk us through practical steps for developing our own Leadership Brands and what she learned about leadership through the letter A. 
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This session will pull us all out of our comfort zone. It will challenge you to look within and determine the why behind the fear of letting others see your authentic self in leadership. Carrie promises to leave you with the tangible tools to develop a Leadership Brand you cannot wait to share with the world.

Carrie Herrig has 18 years of experience working in Higher Education and two years of direct sales experience from work in the Hospitality Industry & and the local Chamber of Commerce. Carrie is a Gallup certified Strengths Coach, who believes when teams truly understand their individual strengths and how to leverage the strengths of their colleagues, they can improve performance and service. 
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She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College and earned her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Mary. Carrie is an active sports fan; she plans the most amazing children’s birthday parties; and truly lives for her family. She and her husband have three beautiful children: two girls, 10 and 8, and a boy, 4.

APRIL 8, 2021 - The Three C's of Success

Thursday, April 8, 2021
​4:30 - 5:30pm
Virtual Session via Zoom

​This event is free for GGFWLC members. Admission for non-members is $25. Pre-registration is required.
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SESSION INFORMATION
Presented by Kati Cooley

In this session, Kati Cooley of The Courageous Collective will be talking about the three anchors to her personal and professional success.
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About Kati Cooley

​I’ve always loved business. As a kid, when most were playing house, or even just playing with each other, I would hole-up by myself and play “business” for hours on-end. From a young age, I’ve had the desire to create, strategize and effectively close the deal.

I am passionate about a few things—business strategy, helping women step into their own with confidence and courage, and all things sparkly.

As a female entrepreneur myself, I know the struggles that come with running a business, especially how hard it can be to wear all the hats. I love working with women in all stages of their business—creating start-up strategies all the way to marketing/advertising plans and so much more!

I am many things, but mother is what I am most proud of. I have four children--16, 13, 12, and 4--who are incredibly active (i.e. I live in my suburban) and truly are the best parts of me.
I love personality tests and learning more about how we work best with others; the Enneagram is my favorite. I am an 8w7, The Maverick, which means I am decisive, honest, love connecting with others, and am a natural leader. As a little girl, I was often called bossy.
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I am a city girl through-and-through and live in Rochester, MN, with my four kiddos who constantly beg for a dog that is never coming.

MAY 13, 2021 - FEATURING RUTH BUFFALO

Thursday, May 13, 2021
​4:30 - 5:30pm
Virtual Session via Zoom

​This event is free for GGFWLC members. Admission for non-members is $25. Pre-registration is required.
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SESSION INFORMATION
Featuring Ruth Buffalo

More information coming soon!
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JUNE 16, 2021 - GARDEN PARTY

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
All Seasons Garden Center

More information to come.