CALENDAR

Women's Month!

Session 1: Team Building Ideas for Remote Teams & Real-World Tips and Tricks in Microsoft Project

Meeting virtually is the new normal. Many of us are meeting new people and trying to build personal relationships with a 100% remote team. Cindy will demonstrate and discuss no cost methods that have worked for her and she will share lessons learned from several recent virtual conferences. Bring your own ideas to share so we can learn from each other and find ways to apply them to your next meeting.

Project for the Web is a new addition to the Microsoft Project family of products. It provides simple, cloud-based work management for projects of any size. Anyone, in any role, on a project team will be able to build and manage a schedule using their preferred format: timeline oriented or task board oriented. If you saw Cindy speak last year at one of our lunch meetings, this is a new update to that presentation. Come prepared to share your thoughts about this new software and how it may help your project teams.

About the speaker: Cindy Lewis

Cindy Lewis, PMP, PMI-SP, MOS, MCT, MCP, MVP is the owner of 4 Pillars of Success® which provides consulting and training services. With over 25 years of project management experience, she has been in the trenches with companies solving their issues and she also has technical expertise in Microsoft Project/Project Online. Her education includes a BBA from Western Michigan University in Business Communication and an MBA from Regis University with an Alpha Sigma Nu honor society award.

Many of Cindy’s clients request her expertise in Microsoft Project and Project Online. Cindy was honored to receive the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft for the 7th year in a row. Her book Microsoft Project 2019 Step by Step was published in June. By popular request, she gives presentations at events sponsored by PMI, Microsoft, and other professional organizations throughout the year. Her most recent events include being a speaker for International Project Management Day’s Virtual Conference and leading a webinar for PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter.

Session 2:  Women Leaders in Project Management

This is a panel discussion in a format of Q&A. We will be talking about their experience, what advice they can give us to grow in our careers. Our panelists have impressive background and come from different companies in Western Michigan area. 

Carrie Quigley comes to us with 20+ years of experience in IT where she has been defining experiences, guiding and implementing industry best practices, standards, processes and tools to strengthen organizations and drive competitive growth, she also has extensive expertise in leading and delivering cross-functional transformational business solutions. Carrie has worked in many capacities in IT including  project manager, program manager, Director of Information Architecture,  Director of PMO and Director of Strategic Projects at SpartanNash. Carrie was awarded as a 2018 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer for her extraordinary contributions within SpartanNash and in her local community.
Carrie graduated from Ferris State University with a degree in Computer Information Systems. 

Lydia Liberio, Esq., PMP, LLM, MCIArb, MBA, RMP, CFE - As an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator, Lydia brings over 15 years of experience advising companies on risk management (Pfizer, MCA/Universal Studios, & JM Eagle) & non-profit groups (PMI Orange County VP of Finance; IALA 2017 President, NIABA Board, MCBA Co-Treasurer) regarding trade group, non-profit and corporate governance and risk management, employment matters, contracts, audits, compliance and conflicts resolution. She litigates and mediates including employment, insurance construction defect/earthquake class actions, securities fraud, probate and family law/dependency court matters, in private practice and on ADR panels, such as the US EEOC, Cal. Lawyers for the Arts, LACBA Daily Settlement Officer program for Family Law, SCMA, and judge pro tem for Los Angeles Superior Court (presiding over 3000 bench trials in traffic, small claims, and unlawful detainers). As a professor, she teaches law, business and project management, designing 12 law school course curricula, vetting and editing business law textbooks for SRM, and serving as a subject matter expert reviewer contributor to 4 Project Management Institute (the ABA of business) global standards on risk management, scheduling project, programs and organizational project management. A Region 7 advisor for project management on veteran transitions, non-profit best practices, mentoring and diversity/inclusion initiatives, her hobbies include scoring ABA employment law and CRF student mock trials, mentoring (from IALA, APAWLA, WLALA, Diversity in the Profession panels for LACBA, LLS, USC LLM), the Los Angeles Lawyer editorial board, and the LACBA JEEC (judicial candidate vetting). 

Gabrielle Haskins, PMP - currently holds a CEO of PELLC and serves on the Board as a President of PMI-MCAC . Gabielle is Professional instructor for  FSFM (DE) for Americas, Certified PMP®, Certified Kaizen Specialist©. She helped PMI Review PMBOK© and OPM © Risk©.

Professional instructor for  FSFM (DE) for Americas; ESI/GWU, 10 years, globally, 5000+Students,150 companies. She is an excellent communicator, creative, people-oriented global leader and visionary. SME on Organizational Project Management, Portfolio Management, Leadership, Teamwork

Gabrielle holds two Master Certificates in Project Management( IT PM), GWU, USA, BSC Food Science & Technology, MC Gill, QC, Canada

Cindy Lewis, PMP, PMI-SP, MOS, MCT, MCP, MVP is the owner of 4 Pillars of Success® which provides consulting and training services. With over 25 years of project management experience, she has been in the trenches with companies solving their issues and she also has technical expertise in Microsoft Project/Project Online.   

Many of Cindy’s clients request her expertise in Microsoft Project and Project Online. Cindy was honored to receive the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft for the 7th year in a row. Her book Microsoft Project 2019 Step by Step was published in June. By popular request, she gives presentations at events sponsored by PMI, Microsoft, and other professional organizations throughout the year. Her most recent events include being a speaker for International Project Management Day’s Virtual Conference and leading a webinar for PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter.

Anne Schaibly is an experienced Project Management Office Manager with a demonstrated history of working in many global industries, such as pharmaceutical, automotive, office furniture, and airline transportation.  Skilled in Business Process Analysis, IT Strategy, Portfolio Management, Process Improvement and Capability Maturity Model Integrate Framework.  Strong program and project management professional with an education background in Management Information Systems and Masters of Business Administration with focus on international business.

Kim Kalman – KMK Business Projects, LLC. Since 2015 she has served as a Board Member, currently on the Academic Outreach Team and Director of THEProject 2020. Kim has had the great opportunity to work at some fine organizations in Michigan. Team member of International Operations at Herman Miller. Executive assistant to presidents and vice-presidents of other corporations within regional community. While working and expanding her professional experience, she earned an undergraduate degree at Davenport University.  Kim first became aware of project management while working on an international IT project for Amway. 

With an entrepreneurial aspiration Kim formed KMK Business Projects, LLC in the summer of 2016. With this venture she gets to combine her marketing degree and experience with her project management endeavors.  Being involved with WMPMI and our collegiate competition has been a rewarding and gratifying journey. The people she has had the chance to meet and the influence of all of our members have had on the participating students has provided stories and memories to fill anyone’s heart. She also serves other non-profits in West Michigan that help those in need.

Sarah Chesla is a hard-working servant leader. She works behind the scenes running the day-to-day operations and keeping everyone on time and on target. Sarah is known for her no-nonsense approach to getting things done. After a long day she loves to sit down with a hot cup of tea and binge “Live P.D.” laughing and shaking her head at the suspects’ excuses.

PDU: 2.0 (1.0 Technical / 1.0 Strategic Business Management)

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