2017 NWS La Crosse Leadership & Diversity Conference..

Agenda

• Monday, May 8
• Tuesday, May 9 (morning & afternoon)
• Wednesday, May 10 (morning & afternoon)

Monday, May 8, 2017
7:30 PM	Ice Breaker: The Bodega Brew Pub 122 South 4th Street, La Crosse, WI (608) 782-0677 Web Site for Menu: https://places.singleplatform.com/bodega-brewpub-the/menu

 

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
7:45 AM	Conference Opens: Check-in, Refreshments
8:00 AM	Welcome & Introductions Glenn Lussky, NWS La Crosse, WI Meteorologist-in-Charge; NWS La Crosse Leadership Team; & Randy K. Hines - UMESC Wildlife Biologist & Partnership Coordinator
Session 1: Chairperson: John Wetenkamp, NWS La Crosse, WI Lead Forecaster
8:30 AM	Diversity in Today's NWS Chris Strager, NWS Central Region Director
9:15 AM	EI and AI: Implications for NWS Operational Personnel Glenn Lussky, NWS La Crosse, WI Meteorologist-in-Charge Download presentation    Download Recording
9:35 AM	Using Diversity Awareness to Improve Decision Support Terry Simmons, NWS Quad Cities, IA/IL Data Acquisition Program Manager Download presentation    Download Recording
9:55 AM	Break
10:10 AM	Implementing Strategic Planning Matt Mosteiko, CWSU Chicago/Aurora, IL Meteorologist Download presentation    Download Recording
10:30 AM	Invited Speaker: Ideas Unite, Issues Divide Richard Kyte, Endowed Professor of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI Download presentation    Download Recording
11:30 AM	Lunch on your own
Session 2: Chairperson:  Dan Baumgardt, NWS La Crosse, WI Science and Operations Officer
1:00 PM	Invited Speaker: My Journey as a Holocaust Educator Darryle Clott, Holocaust Educator Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI
2:00 PM	The 11 Leadership Principals That Naturally Promote Diversity Richard "Pete" Hill, NOAA Silver Springs, MD - Director of the Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Division Earl Breon, NWS Indianapolis, IN Observation Program Leader Download presentation    Download Recording
2:30 PM	Break
4:00 PM	Group Discussion: Coping with Change (Based on the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard)  Moderator: Peter Rogers, NWS La Crosse, WI Lead Forecaster Download presentation
5:00 PM	Adjourn
6:30 PM	Group Dinner Piggy's Restaurant 501 Front Street South, La Crosse, WI 54601 (608)784-4877 https://www.piggys.com/

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
7:45 AM	Refreshments
8:00 AM	Opening Remarks
Session 3: Chairperson:  Michael Hollan, NWS La Crosse, WI Meteorologist Intern
8:05 AM	The Challenges of a Servant Leader in Today's NWS Stephen Rodriguez, NWS Chicago, IL Meteorologist Download presentation    Download Recording
8:30 AM	Welcoming the Future of the National Weather Service Jessica Brooks, NWS Quad Cities, IA/IL Service Hydrologist Download presentation    Download Recording
8:55 AM	Leading Change in the NWS-The ForecastBuilder Experiment Andrew Just, NWS La Crosse, WI Information Technology Officer Download presentation    Download Recording
9:30 AM	I Can Control the Weather Ben Schott, NWS Milwaukee, WI Meteorologist-in-Charge Download presentation    Download Recording
9:55 AM	Break
10:10 AM	Cultural Intelligence Peter Speicher, NWS Grand Forks, ND Meteorologist Download presentation    Download Recording
10:55 AM	Overcoming the Difficult Conversations in the Workplace Jennifer Prieto, NWS Topeka, KS Meteorologist Download presentation    Download Recording
11:30 AM	Lunch on your own
Session 4: Chairperson:  Peter Rogers, NWS La Crosse, WI Lead Forecaster
1:00 PM	Invited Speaker: Creating a Failure Lab Julie Brock, Director of Workforce & Education at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Foundation Download presentation    Download Recording
1:30 PM	Native Americans in South Dakota: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Scott Doering, NWS Aberdeen, SD Meteorologist Download presentation  Download Video on the Oglala Sioux of Pine Ridge  Download Recording
2:00 PM	Break
2:15 PM	Implicit Association Bias Training Richard "Pete" Hill, NOAA Silver Springs, MD - Director of the Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Division Earl Breon, NWS Indianapolis, IN Observation Program Leader Download presentation    Download Recording
4:15 PM	Group Discussion: Conference Take-Aways Moderator:Dan Baumgardt, NWS La Crosse, WI Science and Operations Officer
4:45 PM	Conference Summary Jeff Boyne, NWS La Crosse, WI Forecaster
5:00 PM	Adjourn
6:30 PM	Group Dinner Freighthouse Restaurant 107 Vine Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 (608) 784-6211 https://www.freighthouserestaurant.com/

 

Presenters

• NWS Speakers
  • Andy Just, WFO La Crosse, WI (ARX), Information Technology Officer (ITO) 
  • Ben Schott, WFO Milwaukee, WI (MKX) - MIC
  • Chris Strager, WFO Central Region Director
  • Earl Breon, WFO Indianapolis, IN (IND) - OPL
  • Glenn Lussky, WFO La Crosse, WI (ARX) - MIC
  • Jenifer Prieto, WFO Topeka, KS (TOP) - Meteorologist
  • Jessica Brooks, NWS  Quad Cities, IA/IL (DVN) - Service Hydrologist
  • Matt Mosteiko, CWSU Chicago/Aurora (ZAU) - Meteorologist
  • Peter Speicher, WFO Grand Forks, ND (FGF), Meteorologist
  • Richard "Pete" Hill, NOAA Silver Springs, MD - Director of the Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Division
  • Scott Doering, WFO Aberdeen, SD (ABR) - Meteorologist
  • Stephen Rodriguez, Chicago, IL (LOT) - Meteorologist
  • Terry Simmons, WFO Quad Cities, IA/IL (DVN), Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM)
• Guest Speakers
  • ​Darryle Clott, Holocaust Educator 
  • Julie Brock, Director of Workforce & Education at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  • Richard Kyte, Viterbo University

Attendees

The following people are attending from NOAA, Central Region Headquarters, and other Central Region WFOs & CWSUs...

1. Aaron Mayhew, WFO Gaylord, MI (APX) - Meteorologist
2. Allan Curtis, WFO Des Moines, IA (DMX) - Meteorologist
3. Ben Herzog, WFO Milwaukee, WI (MKX) - Meteorologist
4. Ben Schott, WFO Milwaukee, WI (MKX) - MIC
5. Bill Gough, CWSU Minneapolis/Farmington, MN (ZMP) - Meteorologist
6. Chris Strager, Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO (CRH) - Regional Director
7. Earl Breon, WFO Indianapolis, IN (IND) - OPL
8. Ed Kindred, WFO Green Bay, WI (GRB) - Electronic Technician
9. Felix Garcia, CWSU Indianapolis, IN (ZID) - Meteorologist
10. Heather Stanley, WFO Lincoln, IL (ILX) - Meteorologist
11. Jaclyn Ritzman, WFO Marquette, MI (MQT) - Meteorologist
12. Janice Maldonado, WFO Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) - Meteorologist Intern
13. Jenifer Prieto, WFO Topeka, KS (TOP) - Meteorologist
14. Jessica Brooks, WFO Quad Cities, IA/IL (DVN) - Service Hydrologist
15. Joseph Moore, WFO Duluth, MN (DLH) - Meteorologist
16. Laura Diamond, NC RFC - Chanhassen, MN - Hydrologist
17. Kerry Hanko, WFO Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) - Meteorologist
18. Lisa Schmit, WFO Chanhassen, MN (MPX) - Lead Forecaster
19. Matt Mosteiko, CWSU Chicago/Aurora (ZAU) - Meteorologist
20. Peter Speicher, WFO Grand Forks, ND (FGF) - Meteorolologist
21. Richard "Pete" Hill, NOAA Silver Springs, MD - Director of the Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Division
22. Roy Eckberg, WFO Green Bay, WI (GRB) - Meteorologist
23. Scott Berschback, WFO Green Bay, WI (GRB) - Meteorologist Intern
24. Scott Doering, WFO Aberdeen, SD (ABR) - Meteorologist
25. Stacie Stacy, WFO Jackson, KY (JKL) - ASA
26. Stephen Rodriguez, Chicago, IL (LOT) - Meteorologist
27. Tabitha Brewer, WFO Jackson, KY (JKL) - HMT
28. Tara Dudzik, WFO Indianapolis, IN (IND) - Meteorologist
29. Terry Simmons, WFO Quad Cities, IA/IL (DVN) - DAPM
30. Tom Hultquist, WFO Chanhassen, MN (MPX) - SOO
31. Vanessa Pearce, Wichita, KS (ICT) - Meteorologist Intern

The following people are attending from WFO La Crosse, WI...

1. Andy Just, ITO
2. Clint Aegerter, Meteorologist Intern
3. Dan Baumgardt, SOO
4. Dan Jones, Meteorologist Intern
5. Glenn Lussky, MIC
6. Jeff Boyne, Meteorologist
7. Jodi Evanoff, Administrative Support Assistant
8. John Wetenkamp, Lead Forecaster
9. Michael Hollan, Meteorologist Intern
10. Peter Rogers, Lead Forecaster
11. Rod Swerman, Forecaster
12. Todd Rieck, Lead Forecaster
13. Todd Shea, WCM 

Location

This conference was held in the Mississippi River Room at the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in the Mississippi River Conference Room (in Building D). This center is located near the La Crosse Regional Airport.	Address: 2630 Fanta Reed Rd La Crosse, WI 54603 Phone: 608-783-6451 Website: https://www.umesc.usgs.gov/
USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC)	Upper Mississippi River Room in Building D
Map to the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center	Upper Mississippi River Room Dimensions
Building D Foyer

Downtown La Crosse Map

We have two hotels where blocks of rooms have been reserved for the conference - both in downtown La Crosse. Use one of these for your lodging, or choose from the many other hotels located in and around La Crosse. We suggest something in the downtown area with its multitude of dining, shopping, and entertainment options.

GrandStay Hotel & Suites - La Crosse, WI 525 Front St. North La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone:  (608) 796-1615 $89 One Bedroom Suite per night + tax 20 rooms reserved in a block (National Weather Service) until April 8th.	Home2 Suites by Hilton - La Crosse, WI 210 Jay St La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone:  (608) 881-6666 $91 One Bedroom Suite per night + tax 20 rooms reserved in a block (National Weather Service) until April 8th.
Radisson Hotel La Crosse 200 Harborview Plaza La Crosse, WI 56401 Phone:  (608) 793-5007 $91 per night & tax 8 rooms reserved in a block (National Weather Service) until April 8th Complimentary shuttle to and from the airport.  Also willing to take you back and forth to the conference.

Registration

We ask those offices planning on sending participants to RSVP (via e-mail to Jeff.Boyne@noaa.gov) with a number of expected attendees by Friday, January 20, 2017.

All travel expenses ($91 hotel and $51 M&IE) will be the responsibility of the local office.

History

2009 Northern Plains Leadership & Diversity Summit​ Host Office:  Grand Forks (FGF) WFO Location: Grand Forks Public Safety Center, Grand Forks, ND Dates:  October 14-15, 2009 Included:  CR, 11 WFOs (ABR, ARX, BIS, DLH, DMX, FGF, FSD, GGW, MPX, MQT, and OMA), NC RFC, and University of North Dakota Attendance:  42 people (CR - 2 people, WFOs - 38 people, NC RFC - 1 person, and UND - 1 person) Agenda * PowerPoint Presentations *
2011 La Crosse Leadership & Diversity Conference Host Office:  La Crosse (ARX) WFO Location:  La Crosse County Building, La Crosse, WI  Dates:  May 4-5, 2011 (1 1/2 days)  Included:  CR, 9 WFOs (ARX, DLH, DMX, DVN, FSD, ICT, LOT, MPX, and PAH), NWS HQ Attendance:  29 people (CR - 1 person, WFOs - 29 people, and NWS HQ - 1 person) Web Site:  https://www.weather.gov/arx/2011lldc Agenda PowerPoint Presentations
2015 La Crosse Leadership & Diversity Conference Host Office:  La Crosse (ARX) WFO Location:  U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Center (Mississippi River Room) Dates:  May 12-13, 2015 (2 days)  Included:  20 WFOs (ABR, APX, ARX, BIS, BNA, DLH, DMX, DVN, FGF, FSD, GRB, ICT, IND, IWX, JKL, LKN, MPX, MQT, OAX, and STO), 2 CWSUs (ZAU and ZMP), NWS HQ Attendance:  43 people (WFOs - 31 people, and NWS HQ - 1 person) Web Site:  https://www.weather.gov/arx/2015lldc Agenda  Videos of Presentations

 

Photos

Front Row:  Jeff Boyne (ARX), Joseph Moore (DLH), Scott Berschback (GRB),  Ben Schott (MKX), Matt Mosteiko (ZAU), Michael Hollan (ARX), Jenifer Prieto (TOP), and Kerry Hanko (FSD).

Second Row:  Roy Eckberg (GRB), Jessica Brooks (DVN), Laura Diamond (NCRFC), Lisa Schmit (MPX), Peter Rogers (ARX), Stephen Rodriguez (LOT), Ben Herzog (MKX), and Jaclyn Ritzman (MQT). 

Third Row:  Glenn Lussky (ARX),  Ed Kindred (GRB),  Scott Doering (ABR), Dr. Terry Simmons (DVN), Andrew Just (ARX), Clint Aegerter (ARX), Bill Gough (ZMP),  Tara Dudzik (IND), Allan Curtis (DMX), Janice Maldonado (FSD), Tabitha Brewer (JKL), Earl Breon (IND), Stacie Stacy (JKL), and Felix Garcia (ZID).

Last Row:  Chris Strager (CRH Director), Heather Stanley (ILX), Richard "Pete" Hill (EODMD Director), Aaron Mayhew (APX), Peter Speicher (FGF), Dan Baumgardt (ARX), Todd Rieck (ARX), Todd Shea (ARX),

Not Pictured:  John Wetenkamp (ARX), Dan Jones (ARX), Jodi Evanoff (ARX), Rod Swerman (ARX),  Tom Hultquist (MPX), and Vanessa Pearce (ICT).

More photos to be added soon!

Contact

• Jeff Boyne (La Crosse Leadership Team Leader) 
• Andy Just, ITO
• Clint Aegerter, Meteorologist Intern
• Dan Baumgardt, SOO
• Dan Jones, Meteorologist Intern
• Jodi Evanoff, Administrative Support Assistant
• John Wetenkamp, Lead Forecaster
• Peter Rogers, Lead Forecaster
• Todd Rieck, Lead Forecaster