Berkeley Lab

Operations Career Development & Networking Workshop – April 23, 2021

You are invited to join us on Friday, April 23, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. for an Operations Career Development & Networking Workshop, the first in a series of virtual workshops aimed toward business operations and administrative staff. The purpose of this and future workshops is to highlight and serve the interests, talents, and professional development of current and future business operations staff at Berkeley Lab. We seek to work amongst our peer group to communicate and align with key partners across the Lab to provide input on dynamic constituent interests requiring business operations support.

This inaugural event will feature opportunities for future engagement and networking. All are welcome to attend and support our initiatives. Please visit our website to learn more and REGISTER HERE by COB on Friday, April 16 to receive a calendar invitation.

event announcementOperations Career Development & Networking Workshop
Friday, April 23, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Website: go.lbl.gov/opscareer
Registration Form – Closes COB April 16

Draft Agenda
2:00-2:05pm – Welcome
2:05-2:15pm – Inaugural address by Mike Witherell
2:15-3:00pm – Panel Session + Q&A
3:00-3:20pm – Breakout Rooms
3:20-3:25pm – Introduction to Ops Career WG
3:25-3:30pm – Conclusion and Open Forum

Panelists
Jeremy Coyne, OCFO Indirect Budget Manager
Ellen Ford, Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Bill Johansen, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Laboratory Director for Research
Janie Pinterits, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager
Meg Rodriguez, Program Manager, Career Pathways Office

We hope you will be available to join us and help promote attendance for this workshop. Feel free to contact us directly if you have any questions or feedback.

Organizers:
Arica Chhay, arica@lbl.gov, 510-325-6093, Sr. Administrator, Physical Sciences Area
Suksham Barun, sbarun@lbl.gov, 510-486-6716, Administrator, Molecular Foundry, Energy Sciences Area