Professional Development Workshops Subcommittee Annual Report 2022
submitted by Kristi Bergland, Laura Williams
Current Roster
- Anna Schmidt, 2026
- Elizabeth Berndt, 2026
- Lauren Bennati, 2026
- Margaret Corby, ex-officio, 2026
- Liza Weisbrod, 2025
- James Mason, 2025
- Paula Hickner, 2025
- Grover Baker, 2025
- Laura Williams, co-chair, 2025
- Kristi Bergland, co-chair, 2025
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- Establish new subcommittee
- Draft and acceptance of group charge.
- Recruited subcommittee membership.
- Programming
- REI Groundwater training, November 10, 2021, hosted by Sara Beutter Manus and Matthew Vest.
List of Future Goals
- Assemble Professional Development Workshops Planning handbook.
- Goal Area 4: Strengthen communication, refine and improve intraorganizational communication. Objective 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Documentation for proposing and assessing workshops has been inconsistent and inaccessible. Gathering and refining these processes and presenting them in accessible formats will reduce barriers to participation.
- Ensuring accessibility is a priority in all steps of event planning, rather than an afterthought.
- Facilitating 1-2 Professional Development Workshops.
- Goal Area 2: Develop and retain membership by enhancing support for career development at all levels and career stages. Objective 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Support member-proposed workshops which provide maximum flexibility in content and format.
- Increasing accessibility and minimizing costs through online events.