Creating Opportunities through Volunteerism: Cal Young Professionals SIG Meeting

Our guest speaker, Kalenga Stern, will share her career story about how she entered the L&D field with the help of her ATD volunteer experiences. Get motivated about tackling your own career journey and hear ideas about how volunteering can help you achieve your goals.  

You have worked hard and deserve some time to unwind and connect with other TD pros across California. We always want to be building you up and supporting your career journey.

So, join us as we make networking fun and give you space to highlight your learnings and exciting projects over the past year.

Objectives

• Connect with other young professionals
• Learn about career pathways
• Get motivated to move forward in your careers goals
• Celebrate each other’s successes during the year

Agenda

• 6:00 - 6:10 PM: Check-In & Networking
• 6:10 - 6:30 PM: Presentation by Kalenga Stern
• 6:30 - 6:40 PM: Q&A
• 6:40 - 7:00 PM: Networking
  

Presenter Bio

Kalenga is a Sr. Talent Development Manager at Eden Housing, Inc – a non-profit
organization focused on building and maintaining high quality affordable housing for
low-income Californians. As a Talent Development professional, Kalenga has spent the past 5 years designing and executing leadership development programs within her organization, and over 70 managers have successfully completed the program. Moreover, Kalenga designed and managed a “Managing at Eden” series – a series of trainings focused on helping people managers navigate policies, procedures, and performance expectations within Eden Housing. She has helped organize over 20 events with ATD Golden Gate over the past 4 years – helping TD professionals in the area to network and share best practices.

Contact Kalenga at sbgig@tdgoldengate.org

Are you a professional age 35 or younger in the talent development industry? If so, ATD Cal Young Professionals (LA, Orange County, San Diego & Golden Gate) is just for you. Our network offers resources geared towards young professionals that help them advance their career. From content and tools to activities and projects, we are here to engage with you to tackle today's toughest industry challenges and to grow as L&D professionals.

For additional information, please contact us at youngprofessionals@atdla.org or through our interest form.