PD Day 2019 Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Tom Crea of Blackhawk Leadership Development

Servant Leadership: Be a Guiding Light For Your Team (1 Leadership PDU)

This program teaches leadership fundamentals to project driven professionals who want to be true leaders, not just managers. You’ll discover:

• Core Servant Leadership principles that build trust and confidence
• How to apply the Army’s “Be, Know, Do” approach to leadership
• How to be present and really serve your team
• How to inspire others to work together
• How to gather the resources to execute, so you and your team are fully equipped to perform

Tom Crea is a leadership expert, decorated career Army Officer, and Blackhawk Helicopter pilot. Because of his proven leadership skills, he was hand selected to run the ROTC leadership development program at Northeastern University and Boston College, where he and his team transformed college students into Army Leaders.

Tom is the author of “Unleash Your Values: How to Lead and Succeed in Business Today… A Helicopter Pilot’s Spin on Developing the Leader in You”

He has a B.S. & M.C.S. in Computer Science and a M.A. in Political Science and loves spending time with his wife and two boys.

Workshop Speakers

 Austin Boyd of Whitespace Innovations will be hosting a workshop, Organizational Health... The Secret to Business 'Wellness'. (1.5 Leadership PDUs)

Tom Crea will be hosting a workshop, Relate & Communicate - Building Bridges and Connecting with Others.  Advance registration and pre-work is required.  Seats are limited. (1.5 Leadership PDUs)

General Session Speakers

Dr. Jeremy Barnes, PhD, PMP, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Management Science, topic TBD. (1 TBD PDU)

Dr. David Bishop, of Agile Worx, will present topics from his recent book, Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage. (1 Technical PDU)

Tom Crea will present his general session, Operation Trust: Creating a Culture for Thriving Teams. (1 Leadership PDU)

Quentin Gipson, of Honda, will present on best practices for team communication. (1 Leadership PDU)

John Lenart, Quantitech, shares experiences from the 2018 PMI-NAC Excellence Award Project of the year, the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capabilities (QRC). (1 Strategy PDU)

Steve Mills, of Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, will present Cybersecurity's Impact on DoD Programs. (1 Strategy PDU)

If you missed his lunch presentation this month, join John Ortiz, of the GAO, as he shares insights from the GAO Technology Readiness Assessment Best Practices Guide. (1 Technical PDU)

Paulette Risher, of Still Serving Veterans, is an expert in "transition as a process" and will share what she has learned in Navigating Life's Transitions - Professional and Personal. (1 Strategy PDU)