ABC Womens Leadership Forums

ABC NEW MEXICO WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FORUM

Strategies for Women in Male-Dominated Industries

Kendaree Burgess	founding member of the Centre for Leadership, a women’s group in Bermuda helping women break through the glass ceiling.
Donna Drake	host of Live It Up, a new TV talk show coming to the Albuquerque market.
Thelma Domenici	(special guest) author of the Albuquerque Journal “AskThelma”, a weekly etiquette advice column; CEO of Thelma Domenici & Associates.

Deanna Sauceda MC; noon anchor for KRQE-TV News 13

Phone, Text or Tweet? -With up to four generations in the workplace, nowhere is the impact of intergenerational communication greater or more serious. Learn how communication has been affected by the digital age and how the different age groups cope. Facilitator: Kendaree Burgess, Founding member of Bermuda’s Centre for Leadership
Social Skills -In a workplace setting, the use of social skills is often called “emotional
intelligence.” Today’s workforces are synergized; it is worth the trouble to practice and perfect your social skills. Facilitator: Thelma Domenici, CEO of Thelma Domenici & Associates.
Communicating with Men in the Workplace - Working with men can be great-once you have figured them out! Gender differences in communication styles can be a challenge in the workplace. Facilitator: Roxanne Rivera-Wiest, President, ABC New Mexico
Working with Women-The Male Perspective - How do men relate to women in the workplace? Let’s hear from the guys how they really feel. See next page for panel members.

Randy Baker	Vice President, D.R.B. Electric, Inc.
Don Flanagan	Former UNM Women’s Basketball coach
Steve Stucker	Co-Anchor and Weatherman, KOB-TV
Josh Tompkins	Regional Manager, ABC National
Doug Turner	Founder and CEO of DW Turner

7:30 am	Registration
8:00 am	Breakfast buffet
8:20 am	Opening film
8:30 am	Keynote speaker: Donna Drake
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Breakout session - Phone, Text or Tweet
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Break
10:15 –11:15 am	Breakout session - Social Skills
11:30am—12:10 pm	Lunch Guest Speaker: Thelma Domenici “Making Equality A Reality”
12:15 pm—1:00 pm	Keynote speaker: Kendaree Burgess
1:00 pm—1:15 pm	Break
1:15 pm—2:15 pm	Breakout session - Communicating with Men in the Workplace
2:15 pm –3:15 pm	Breakout session - Working with Women -- The Male Perspective
3:15 pm—3:30 pm	Raffle and close

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