Director Training
Regional Director Workshops
Director Workshops are one-day interactive education sessions, scheduled yearly on a regional basis. Topics for Director Workshops include new director orientation, roles & responsibilities, board meetings, district operations, financial oversight, and community engagement.
2024 Director Workshop: Strategic Board Development
presented by Matt Miller, PACD
2022 Director Workshop: Staff Retention, The Employee Lifecycle, and Post-Covid Policies
presented by Mary Kay Williams, MindShift Consulting & Matt Miller, PACD
2021 Board Leadership webinar series
Ethics & Conflicts of Interest for Conservation District Boards
Presented by Thomas Tupitza, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C.
Ethics & Conflicts of Interest slide handout
Conservation Districts and the PA Ethics Act
Presented by Brian Jacisin, Deputy Executive Director, PA Ethics Commission
Boosting Planning Effectiveness: Board Engagement as a Catalyst for Change
presented by Deb Thompson of Strategy Solutions
Boosting Planning Effectiveness slide handout
2020 Regional Director Workshops: Back to Basics
Presented February – March 2020 by Debra Thompson, President, Strategy Solutions Inc.; Johan Berger, Pa State Conservation Commission; Karen Books, Pa Department of Environmental Protection; John Green, Pa Department of Environmental Protection; Jacquelyn Kerstetter, Pa Department of Environmental Protection; Linda Mackey, Pa Department of Environmental Protection
2019 Regional Director Workshops: Respectful Workplaces & Sexual Harassment
Presented March 2019 by Mary Kay Williams, MindShift Consulting