BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//dcadv.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:e0bf5de1-c4f5-4fec-a17a-a486ddbf7b05 X-WR-CALDESC:Thinking of moving up inside your agency? Wondering how you c an become a Program Director\, an Executive Director or a Community Leader ? This webinar will provide practical tips and advice from current progra m and agency leaders for non-profit staff who are interested in learning m ore about how they can move up to a leadership position. Recognizing the importance of building diversity in leadership positions\, the webinar wil l share stories from agency and community leaders\, including women of col or\, to encourage others to become the leaders they aspire to be.\n\nPresenters\n\nNancy Castellanos-Garcia is the Program Dire ctor at Abriendo Puertas. Nancy graduated from Wilmington University with a degree in Psychology and has been part of People’s Place Abriendo Puerta s Program since 2009. Nancy is known as a strong advocate who is dedicated to serving the state’s vulnerable community. She is passionate about lead ing her staff in educating the community about domestic violence and servi ng as a mentor to sustain human services professionals throughout their ca reers. \n\nCierra Hall-Hipkins is a shining example of how a single individual can positively impact their community. Possessing a strong com mitment to improving the lives of those around her\, Cierra has dedicated her career to helping others. ​Cierra has a bachelor's degree in Rehabil itation Counseling from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a wea lth of experience in leadership positions. She has over 10 years of experi ence in leadership positions at multiple nonprofit organizations. ​In 20 19\, Cierra co-founded Network Connect\, where she currently serves as the Executive Director. Cierra is also a Board Member for the Delaware Coalit ion Against Domestic Violence and has successfully spearheaded initiatives to expand organizations’ reach. Her commitment to improving the well-bein g of others was recognized in 2022 by Technically Delaware\, who named her the Culture Builder of the Year.\n\nSue Ryan is the Executive Dire ctor of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence\, a statewide\, n onprofit organization and coalition of organizations\, groups and individu als that strive to promote conditions that prevent and eliminate domestic violence by educating its members and community partners\; providing infor mational resources to the community\; and advocating as a strong\, unified voice for victims/survivors of domestic violence\, children who are affec ted\, domestic violence programs and victim service providers. Ms. Ryan h as over 25 years of experience working within the non-profit field\, worki ng with diverse communities\, all committed to social justice. She has ser ved as an attorney\, program developer\, administrator\, and advocate\, as sisting homeless persons\, refugees\, families struggling with poverty and victims of crimes. Ms. Ryan obtained her Bachelor of Science from Bosto n College and her law degree from the University of California\, Los Angel es.\n\nThis webinar will be recorded. X-WR-RELCALID:f5dde53f1530ebbb03efef3499d933cc X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2e5d4b21-1c9f-4ca8-b6b2-37634e476e6c DTSTAMP:20260413T055423Z DESCRIPTION:Thinking of moving up inside your agency? Wondering how you ca n become a Program Director\, an Executive Director or a Community Leader? This webinar will provide practical tips and advice from current program and agency leaders for non-profit staff who are interested in learning mo re about how they can move up to a leadership position. Recognizing the i mportance of building diversity in leadership positions\, the webinar will share stories from agency and community leaders\, including women of colo r\, to encourage others to become the leaders they aspire to be.\n\n Presenters\n\nNancy Castellanos-Garcia is the Program Direc tor at Abriendo Puertas. Nancy graduated from Wilmington University with a degree in Psychology and has been part of People’s Place Abriendo Puertas Program since 2009. Nancy is known as a strong advocate who is dedicated to serving the state’s vulnerable community. She is passionate about leadi ng her staff in educating the community about domestic violence and servin g as a mentor to sustain human services professionals throughout their car eers. \n\nCierra Hall-Hipkins is a shining example of how a single individual can positively impact their community. Possessing a strong comm itment to improving the lives of those around her\, Cierra has dedicated h er career to helping others. ​Cierra has a bachelor's degree in Rehabili tation Counseling from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a weal th of experience in leadership positions. She has over 10 years of experie nce in leadership positions at multiple nonprofit organizations. ​In 201 9\, Cierra co-founded Network Connect\, where she currently serves as the Executive Director. Cierra is also a Board Member for the Delaware Coaliti on Against Domestic Violence and has successfully spearheaded initiatives to expand organizations’ reach. Her commitment to improving the well-being of others was recognized in 2022 by Technically Delaware\, who named her the Culture Builder of the Year.\n\nSue Ryan is the Executive Direc tor of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence\, a statewide\, no nprofit organization and coalition of organizations\, groups and individua ls that strive to promote conditions that prevent and eliminate domestic v iolence by educating its members and community partners\; providing inform ational resources to the community\; and advocating as a strong\, unified voice for victims/survivors of domestic violence\, children who are affect ed\, domestic violence programs and victim service providers. Ms. Ryan ha s over 25 years of experience working within the non-profit field\, workin g with diverse communities\, all committed to social justice. She has serv ed as an attorney\, program developer\, administrator\, and advocate\, ass isting homeless persons\, refugees\, families struggling with poverty and victims of crimes. Ms. Ryan obtained her Bachelor of Science from Boston College and her law degree from the University of California\, Los Angele s.\n\nThis webinar will be recorded. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T140000 LOCATION:https://dcadv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/TrainingEvent/Deta ils/251 SUMMARY:Webinar: Moving Up! Practical Tips for Aspiring Leaders END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR