2019 BAAC National Leadership Training Symposium
August 16, 2019
East Conference Center, SSA HQ, Baltimore, Maryland
A Lesson in Preparedness - Tools to Engender Your Success
AGENDA
August 16, 2019
Time Agenda Topic Speaker/Presenter
8:00A Call to Order Sean Boston, Sr. Advisor, Diversity and Inclusion, Office
of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
8:05A National Anthem Melanie Farmer, Office of Communications
Lift Every Voice and Sing Melanie Farmer and Victoria Tutstone
8:15A Opening Remarks Sean Boston
8:20A Negotiating Skills for Leaders/Aspiring Leaders Marianna La Canfora, Deputy Commissioner
for Human Resources
9:35A Networking Break
9:50A Authentic Professionalism Darlynda Bogle, BAAC Executive Champion
Michelle Blagmond, Personnel Psychologist
Charles Cobb, District Manager, Chicago Region
Chris Barnes, BAAC HQ Chapter President
11:20A Transitional Break
11:30A The Three Rules of Management Dr. Jason Fichtner, Senior Lecturer of International
Economics; Associate Director of the
International Economics and Finance Program,
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
12:15P Lunchtime Keynote, “SERVE” Kojuan L. Almond, Adjunct Professor,
Prince George’s County Community College
1:15P Perspectives from a Seasoned Federal Leader Dr. Reginald Wells, President-Elect
African American Federal Executive Association
2:00P Key Traits of Successful Leaders Erik N. Jones
Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Operations
2:45P Networking Break
3:05P Taking Control of Your Career Claudia Postell, Associate Commissioner
for Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
3:50P 21st Century Communications Leadership Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Systems;
Deputy Chief Information Officer for IT Operations
4:20P The Art of the Interview Lydia Marshall, Associate Commissioner for Personnel
5:00P Closing Remarks & Adjournment Kenneth E. Johnson, BAAC National Chair
