Event Date | Event Name | Description | Attendees | MFWG Subcommittee |
12/9/2011 | DENR Managers Annual Leadership Conference Agenda: 2011 Annual Leadership Conference PPT: Presentation | The DENR Manager's Annual Leadership Conference was held at the DHHS Public Health Campus in Raleigh. Secretary Freeman gave the opening remarks and talked about the state of DENR. He commented that as we look ahead, we need to work with new budgetlimitations and resources. That we have made significant stride thanks to staff commitments to DENR. Secretary Freeman emphasized the importance of continuing to protect DENR's core mission and to advance our strategies. He also cited some examples of current efforts being made by the Senior Management Team to focus on customer service, organizational effectiveness while stressing communication at all levels. Julie Woosley presented a PPT presentation to summarize the preliminary results from the DENR External and Internal Surveys and listening sessions completing in 2011 and sited key areas DENR rated high on as well areas needing some improvement. More information will be forthcoming in 2012. There were also team building activities such as small group breakouts to come up with recommendations on areas of improvement resulting from the DENR surveys. Also, there was a team-building and fun activity held in the afternoon, DENR Password Game. | 75 In person | Patricia Davalos Julie Woosley, Don Reuter, Linwood Peele Ann Waddle, Linda Culpepper, Rita Richardson |
11/9/2011 | Certified Public Managers BBL | Presentations by Bryan Dowdy (Parks) and Julie Woosley (DEAO) provided good information on past CPM projects and the thought process behind how Managers conduct their projects. | 25 In person | Linda Culpepper, Don Reuter, Rita Richardson, Julie Woosley, Ann Waddle |
8/25/2011 | Unemployment Insurance Cost Management Program BBL Presentation: "Unemployment Insurance Cost Management Program BBL Event...An overview for Managers | Speaker: Lou Kost, Workers’ Compensation Manager with Office of State Personnel for approximately 25 years presented on the State’s Unemployment Insurance Program. Lou Kost has extensive experience managing unemployment claims and assisting agency supervisors and HR staff with this program. During the overview, the role of a supervisor in an unemployment claim was reviewed as well as terminology and the importance of helping to control unemployment insurance costs. The presentation was formatted for open discussion and questions. | 35 In Person and Webinar | Rita Richardson |
6/7/2011 | DENR “Documentum” Project Overview BBL | Shannon McDonald, George Halsey and Kirk Montgomery from DENR IT provided an update on DENR’s document imaging project. There a live demonstration using DENR data in the production system. It covered ideas on how your division can prepare to use Documentum, what you need to do to get started, basics on the index structure, documentum through “Cara”, scanning and associated costs. The BBL was located at Archdale Hearing Room and was open to all employees. | 50 In person and Webinar | Linda Culpepper and Patricia Davalos |
6/2/2011 | DENR Washington Regional Office Mini Forum | Anita McNeil & Pat Powell Budget, Planning and Analysis gave the senior leadership perspective on the budget and Keith Werner gave an update on IT issues, the IT process and the status of IT projects. Jamie Kritzer, DENR Public Information Officer provided a communication update. The panelist answered questions from employees regarding all topics. The forum was located at the Washington Regional Office. | 30 In person | Linda Culpepper, Patricia Davalos Anita McNeil and Ann Waddle |
3/24/2011 | DENR Fayetteville Regional Office Mini Forum | Anita McNeil DENR Budget, Planning and Analysis gave the senior leadership perspective on the budget and Keith Werner, IT gave an update on IT issues, the IT process and the status of IT projects. Anita and Keith answered questions from employees regarding all topics. The forum was located at the Fayetteville Regional Office. | 28 In person | Anita McNeil, Linda Culpepper, Patricia Davalos |
1/7/2011 | Parking for Archdale and Green Square BBL | Mary Penny Thompson, DENR General Counsel provided the latest information on how many spaces are available, who and in what order parking space will be assigned, carpoolers, private parking areas, and alternate transportation options. Stacey Carless, City of Raleigh TDM Coordinator provided carpooling criteria and application deadline, private parking options, and alternative transportation options. Thompson, Carless and other panelists answered questions from employees regarding the parking. The BBL was located at Archdale Hearing Room and was open to all employees. | 75 In person and Webinar | Patricia Davalos and Linda Culpepper |
