CAREER SUMMIT AGENDA

Summit begins with registration at 8:30 am. Plenary Career Change/Transition Panel runs from 9:00-9:50 am

Other Sessions run from 10-10:50 / 11-11:50 / 1-1:50 / 2-2:50

Lunch runs from 12:00-12:50

(Waiting on Entrepreneurship and Encore Career information)

The Confident Public Speaker:How important is it for you, on a professional and personal level, to express yourself clearly and confidently? The Confident Public Speakerworkshopwill guide you, through lecture, coaching and activities, on how to build public speaking skills. Your self-confidence will increase and the techniques learned can be applied to any verbal communication making it stronger and more effective!

Session times: Session #1 - 10-11am and Session #2 - 11am-12pm

Facilitators: Maureen Corbeski and Mallory Jones

Bios: Maureen Corbeski, owner of Stand and Speak LLC, is a life and communications coach. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ; Advanced Communicator Silver and Advanced Leadership Bronze from Toastmasters International; and is an iPEC Certified Coach.

Mallory Jones is principal of MKJones Consulting where she uses her 15+ years of experience in Learning and Development to create training programs for clients. Previously, Mallory was Director of Executive Development for the City of New York. She is a graduate of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Creating the Right Blend for Your Life:Work-life balance is a popular term these days in our time-crunched world. While we all crave balance, we are not sure exactly how to get it or what it really looks like. Is balance even possible? Join this workshop to learn more about six main aspects that contribute to life balance and leave with concrete action steps you can apply to your own life.

Facilitator: Emily Seamone, MSW

Bio: Emily Seamone is a career and work-life coach, speaker, and writer specializing in career change, career re-entry, and work-life balance concerns. She has coached individuals of all ages for more than 13 years through university career centers, community organizations, and private practice. Emily's educational background includes an MSW from Washington University as well as several career coaching and counseling certifications.

3 Ingredients to Powerful Life Management: Are you putting your dreams on hold because life is constantly pulling you in multiple directions and you don’t have “enough time?” Do you have a strong desire to accomplish your goals, but find yourself buried in a flurry of every day activity that leaves you exhausted and unmotivated? Come join this one hour working session to help shed your preconceived notions of what time management is and get ready to make 2017 your most accomplished year yet.

Session Times: Session #2 – 11:00-12:00 and Session #3 – 1:00-2:00

Facilitator: Lisa Allen

Bio: Lisa Allen is a Certified Time Management Coach with experience in Human Resources, Community Engagement, and Advocacy. Known as an empathetic listener, Lisa is committed to helping her clients discover their strengths, and create lasting success through productive time management. She believes everyone has innate gifts they are born with and nothing should stand in the way of sharing them with the world. Outside Lisa’s coaching practice, she sits on three non-profit boards: HomeTowne Television (HTTV), Summit Parkline, and Soup Kitchen 411. She also hosts her own talk show on HTTV called “As a Matter of Fact”, volunteers for the PTO, and is active in her community and local government. She is happily married with two boys and enjoys photography. Lisa holds a BA in Business Communication from Arizona State University and graduated cum laude.

The Fearless Job Search: Are you someone who worries for several days in advance of a career-related event, or believes that you do not have what it takes to get back into the workforce? If you answered yes to one or both of these scenarios, then this workshop is for you. We will uncover where fears originate and learn effective techniques to reduce anxiety. This workshop is designed to build confidence in social and professional skills through group discussion and exercises.

Session times: Session #2 – 11:00-12:00 and Session #4 – 2:00-3:00

Facilitator: Alena Grunberg, LMSW

Bio: Alena Grunberg, LMSW has a diverse background that includes over ten years of experience in the finance industry, three years as a career counselor, and four years as a therapist. She received her BS in Finance from Rutgers University, Master of Social Work from NYU, and is currently completing post-graduate training with the Ackerman Institute for the Family.

On a Mission? Living Your Life’s Purpose: Do you find yourself “spinning your wheels” and not gaining traction in your career? Perhaps it is time to take a few steps back and look at the big picture. A mission and vision are standard and critical elements of a company's organizational strategy. Did you know that they can also help YOU gain more clarity in your career direction? After all, if you don’t know where you are going, it is hard to get there.

Facilitator: Lucy Pesce, M.A., N.C.C.

Bio: Lucy has spent the past two decades focused on building authentic leadership within higher education. Having worked in both public and private institutions, she has been a part of St. John’s University for over 14 years, and is currently the Executive Director for Mission. Her primary responsibility in this role is to help educate employees about the University’s history and mission, and how it relates to their work today. She is also responsible for engaging employees in community service opportunities throughout the year. Prior to her current position, Lucy worked in student leadership, multicultural student programming, residence life, Division I Athletics, and career development. She graduated with degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Rutgers University, a masters in Counseling from The College of New Jersey, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Education, Leadership, Management and Policy from Seton Hall University.

How to Become an Entrepreneur: Have you wondered what it is like to own a business? Hear from local small business owners on how they became entrepreneurs. They will discuss their professional backgrounds and the impetus for each of their breaks into business ownership. Attendees with learn what to consider when developing a business and will leave with a better understanding of where to start.

Session times: Session #1 - 10:00-12:00 and Session #2 - 1:00-3:00

Facilitators: Deborah Engel, James Nanscawen, and Julie Pauly

Bios: James Nanscawen is a Co-Founder of Sitterfied (www.sitterfied.com), an online sitter-finding resource, which uses the power of community to identify reliable and trust-worthy sitters. Launched in Hoboken, Sitterfied was born out of frustration. Each with young families, James Nanscawen and his Co Founder, Andy Lewisohn, were overwhelmed by the tedious and expensive process of finding the right babysitter. On Sitterfied, when one of your friends has hired a sitter and recommends that person to others, that connection and recommendation will show up in your searches. They recently won a ‘Parentpreneur Grant’ through The First Years (a manufacturer of kids products). The grant is specifically designed for parent entrepreneurs with young kids and will help Sitterfied improve their site and further expand into new markets.

Deborah Engel conceived the idea of a coworking facility with flexible childcare in 2010, shortly after her first child was born, while she was living the daily grind of commuting into the city. At the time, she was the Vice President of public relations firm The Lippin Group where she developed and implemented consumer publicity campaigns for television networks, original programming, children’s entertainment, Internet content and home entertainment products.

Work and Play officially opened in July 2015 and supports a community of professionals who are trying to balance careers and families. Members work in the shared workspace upstairs and children ages two months to five years play in the sunlit lower level. In November 2016, Deborah expanded into a second location called SPACES by Work and Play, which offers office space only, providing a variety of flexible packages and workspaces.

Julie Pauly is the owner of The Able Baker. Located in Maplewood Village, The Able Baker creates cakes, cookies, and pies from scratch on premises. They also pull a great shot of espresso. Open since 2011, and originally begun as a web-based venture in 2009, Julie and her husband Thomas run the business together. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a prior career in retail management and no professional food experience. She lives in Maplewood with her husband and two children.