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Venue Location
Venue Location

The Village House at Litchfield

Ocean Highway 13089
Pawleys Island, South Carolina

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Organizer
Organizer
Contact Person: Lillie Cox
Event Details
Event Details

WE Lead Litchfield is a professional development conference for women in education. Learn, network, and support each other with a day of support, discussion, and encouragement.



Thepre-conference event on March 14th is a separate ticketed item from1:00 - 4:00 PM where you will learn actionable items such as meal planning, nutrition management, strength and cardio exercises to work into your lives as habits. Come comfortable and prepared to move.


The regular conference begins March 14th at 5:30 with a floating networking reception where you can get a complimentary professional headshot along with refreshments and meeting new colleagues.


March 15th is the regular conference and is a full day of keynote speakers, panel discussion, breakout sessions and opportunities to have you resume and cover letter reviewed by a search consultant. Breakfast and lunch are included.

Agenda
Agenda
  • Day 1

    March 14, 2024

  • Day 2

    March 15, 2024

  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

    Pre-Conference - A Focus on Health - Welcome and Why we focus on our health

    Pre-Conference - A Focus on Health - Welcome and Why we focus on our health

    Main Ballroom
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Join fitness and nutrition experts on a scavenger hunt to better health! In a small group setting, learn meal planning tips, strengthening exercises to use throughout the day and how to add more active years to your life!

    3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

    Pre-Conference Closing - Charting your course to healthy habits

    Pre-Conference Closing - Charting your course to healthy habits

    Main Ballroom
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Share what you learned and ask any lingering questions. Did you hear any similar messages? What will habit will you start and what will you stop?

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

    Networking Reception / Professional Headshots

    Networking Reception / Professional Headshots

    Main Ballroom
    Floating networking reception before dinner on your own.
    Get a complimentary professional headshot by Strawbridge Studios.
    Meet other women in education and enjoy refreshments together!

    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    Meal Planning 101

    Meal Planning 101

    Back Room
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Sheila will show you how meal planning can save time, money and health issues for the immediate and long term. She will give you ideas of how to use your time more effectively to build balanced meals and snacks for yourself and your family.

    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Meal Planning 101

    Meal Planning 101

    Back Room
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Sheila will show you how meal planning can save time, money and health issues for the immediate and long term. She will give you ideas of how to use your time more effectively to build balanced meals and snacks for yourself and your family.

    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

    Meal Planning 101

    Meal Planning 101

    Back Room
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Sheila will show you how meal planning can save time, money and health issues for the immediate and long term. She will give you ideas of how to use your time more effectively to build balanced meals and snacks for yourself and your family.

    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Back Screened Porch
    Beverly will share the most important exercises to incorporate throughout your busy day to improve the quality of your life for years to come. She also shares important vitamins and supplements needed by women to support a healthy diet.

    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Back Screened Porch
    Beverly will share the most important exercises to incorporate throughout your busy day to improve the quality of your life for years to come. She also shares important vitamins and supplements needed by women to support a healthy diet.

    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Essential Movements and Healthy Supplements Throughout a School Leader's Day

    Back Screened Porch
    Beverly will share the most important exercises to incorporate throughout your busy day to improve the quality of your life for years to come. She also shares important vitamins and supplements needed by women to support a healthy diet.

    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Front Screened Porch
    Lauren and Raegan will help you understand how your thoughts and emotions can drive your decisions. By understanding more about how thoughts lead to actions, they will help you create new ways of thinking, setting goals, and seeing progress toward a healthier you.

    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Front Screened Porch
    Lauren and Raegan will help you understand how your thoughts and emotions can drive your decisions. By understanding more about how thoughts lead to actions, they will help you create new ways of thinking, setting goals, and seeing progress toward a healthier you.

    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Understanding How Your Mind and Body Work Together

    Front Screened Porch
    Lauren and Raegan will help you understand how your thoughts and emotions can drive your decisions. By understanding more about how thoughts lead to actions, they will help you create new ways of thinking, setting goals, and seeing progress toward a healthier you.
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

    Breakfast & Professional Headshots

    Breakfast & Professional Headshots

    Main Ballroom
    Enjoy a light buffet breakfast at The Village House at Litchfield. Sign up to get a complimentary professional headshot by Strawbridge Studios.

    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

    Welcome and Opening

    Welcome and Opening

    Main Ballroom

    9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

    Reading the Room

    Reading the Room

    Main Ballroom
    Tackle the nuances of reading the room (be it office, classroom, board room, or private space) especially when dealing with situations and people. Bring and open mind and willingness to get real.

    10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

    How I Learn and Lead: I See You Because Someone Saw Me

    How I Learn and Lead: I See You Because Someone Saw Me

    Main Ballroom
    Noelle shares her experiences moving from the classroom and now working with thousands of teachers to make every classroom special and every teacher a leader.

    11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

    How to be an Ally for Black Women

    How to be an Ally for Black Women

    Main Ballroom
    Black women are vastly underrepresented in leadership positions due to the continued barriers they face, despite an increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. This session will provide information to participants on how to support Black women by developing an allyship in order to help them to feel seen, safe, and supported.

    11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

    Group Picture & Lunch

    Group Picture & Lunch

    Main Ballroom
    Group picture outside with Strawbridge Studios and buffet lunch inside.

    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

    How to Document Attitude

    How to Document Attitude

    Main Ballroom
    Angela Bain (HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate)

    Angela Bain

    HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate

    Learn from an experienced superintendent and Human Resources specialist how to document behaviors that are seemingly unmeasurable or difficult to describe and document.

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

    How to Document Attitude

    How to Document Attitude

    Main Ballroom
    Angela Bain (HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate)

    Angela Bain

    HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate

    Learn from an experienced superintendent and Human Resources specialist how to document behaviors that are seemingly unmeasurable or difficult to describe and document.

    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

    Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Navigating the Emotional Side of Management

    Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Navigating the Emotional Side of Management

    Back Room
    Jacqueline Inabinette (Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District)

    Jacqueline Inabinette

    Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District

    Delve into the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, examining how self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills contribute to effective leadership and team dynamics.

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

    Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Navigating the Emotional Side of Management

    Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Navigating the Emotional Side of Management

    Back Room
    Jacqueline Inabinette (Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District)

    Jacqueline Inabinette

    Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District

    Delve into the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, examining how self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills contribute to effective leadership and team dynamics.

    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

    Moving Into the Superintendent's Role

    Moving Into the Superintendent's Role

    Back Screened Porch
    Mary Ellis (Owner at Fay Innovations)

    Mary Ellis

    Owner at Fay Innovations

    Have an informal conversation with retired superintendents about the role including working with your Board, County Commissioners / City Council, central office, and principals.

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

    Interviewing Skills and Making Your Candidacy Shine

    Interviewing Skills and Making Your Candidacy Shine

    Back Screened Porch
    Interviewing, resume and cover letter tips.

    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

    Health, Fitness, Nutrition Q&A

    Health, Fitness, Nutrition Q&A

    Front Screened Porch
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    Lauren Ross (The Healthy Teacher)

    Lauren Ross

    The Healthy Teacher

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

    Health, Fitness, Nutrition Q&A

    Health, Fitness, Nutrition Q&A

    Front Screened Porch
    Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

    12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

    Resume and Cover Letter Review

    Resume and Cover Letter Review

    Parlor
    Sign up for a time to have your resume and cover letter reviewed by a search consultant and Human Resources expert. Ask questions about interview, positions, and the application process.
Speakers
Speakers
  • Arasi Adkins (Sr. Search Consultant, HR Specialist and Partner at School Operations Specialists)

    Arasi Adkins

    Sr. Search Consultant, HR Specialist and Partner at School Operations Specialists

  • Angela Bain (HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate)

    Angela Bain

    HR Consultant, Executive Coach, Retired Superintendent at Angela Bain Consulting and Legal Shield Associate

  • Emily Carter (Author, Speaker, Former Owner Dale Carnegie Carolinas)

    Emily Carter

    Author, Speaker, Former Owner Dale Carnegie Carolinas

  • Mary Ellis (Owner at Fay Innovations)

    Mary Ellis

    Owner at Fay Innovations

  • Beverly Emory Britton (Consultant/Coach)

    Beverly Emory Britton

    Consultant/Coach

  • Gia Hoke (Office of Equity Affairs at Wake County Public School System)

    Gia Hoke

    Office of Equity Affairs at Wake County Public School System

  • Alicia Hughes (Virtual Leadership Consultant, Former Executive Director At South Carolina Connections Academy)

    Alicia Hughes

    Virtual Leadership Consultant, Former Executive Director At South Carolina Connections Academy

  • Jacqueline Inabinette (Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District)

    Jacqueline Inabinette

    Assistant Superintendent of Administration at Clarendon County School District

  • Carlita King (Assistant Superintendent at Darlington County Schools, SC)

    Carlita King

    Assistant Superintendent at Darlington County Schools, SC

  • Sheila Looney (Bodybuilder, Finance Director)

    Sheila Looney

    Bodybuilder, Finance Director

  • Raegan McCullough (Trainer, Entrepreneur at The Healthy Teacher)

    Raegan McCullough

    Trainer, Entrepreneur at The Healthy Teacher

  • Noelle Morris (Senior Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

    Noelle Morris

    Senior Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Lauren Ross (The Healthy Teacher)

    Lauren Ross

    The Healthy Teacher

Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors and Partners
Tickets
Tickets

Conference Registration

March 14th 1:00 - 4:00 PM Focus on Health (wear comfortable clothing) Sessions on Meal planning, daily movement, goal setting.
March 14th Conference Networking Reception 5:30 - 6:30 PM Get a complimentary headshot
March 15th Conference 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Breakfast, Keynote speakers, Group Picture, Lunch, Breakout sessions

Member Price $175
Standard Price $225