NCDA Leadership Institute
Leadership Skills for Community Development Professionals
Course Brochure
Draft Agenda
Course Overview
Join us for NCDA’s Leadership Institute, a four-course interactive training for new and experienced supervisors and managers in the community development field. Courses include: 1) Team Building, 2) Management, 3) Leadership, and 4) Communication.
The third course focuses on leadership skills in the workplace. Course content is designed with specific examples directly applicable to managing CDBG and HOME programs.Peer-to-peer networking will be invaluable as participants work through issues related to the following learning objectives.
Melissa Pond and Sheryl Kenny are the course instructors. Melissa has over 15 years of experience in Community Development, most recently with the City of Quincy, Massachusetts. An entrepreneur, seasoned consultant, and educator, she holds a master’s degree from Northeastern University. Sheryl Kenny has over 30 years of experience in community development in Tarrant County and the City of Arlington, Texas. She is an experienced NCDA trainer and former president of NCDA, and she holds a master’s degree from Cornell University.
Member Rate - All staff of NCDA Members are eligible to register at the NCDA Member Rate. If you don't know your city/county/insular area's membership status, please contact [email protected] to confirm membership.
Registration Deadline: January 10, 2025
See Course Brochure and Agenda here.
**Payment must be received by the first day of class for admission to class.
This course is for new and experienced managers and supervisors.
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TIP - Registering for another person? Put their email in the boxes above and your email in the Billing Information email box below. That way you'll both get the confirmation message and they will get conference information messages.
Registering Multiple People On This Form
To register more people during this session, after you enter the information for the first registrant, click on the button labeled "Add Another Registrant". Repeat the process for each additional registrant. Once you have registered all staff members, continue on to the Billing and Payment sections beneathe the final registrant. You must complete everything through Billing in order to complete the registration.
Registration or Billing Questions?
Please contact Heather Johnson at [email protected] with any questions concerning the class registration, schedule, or content. Contact Michael Lightfield, NCDA's controller at [email protected] with questions about billing and payment.
CONFIRMATION MESSAGE: You will receive a confirmation message from "National Community Development Association" immediately after you register. Please bring this confirmation message with you to the class (hard copy or on your device) so it can be scanned.
Your confirmation message will contain an invoice ("Billing Information).
If you do not receive this confirmation message it means your registration did not complete and you are not registered. In this case, please contact NCDA Staff.
Cancellation Deadline: (January 10, 2025)
Advance Payment Required
Participants are encouraged to pay by Credit Card if possible. A 3% convenience fee applies to all credit card transactions. Cancellations made after January 10, 2025 will be charged 50% of the registration fee. Registrants may not be allowed into the conference if their registration fee has not been paid in full by January 31, 2025. Please contact [email protected] to discuss any payments that cannot be issued prior to conference start.
TRAINING SITE:
Hotel Information and booking link for NCDA's Winter Legislative and Policy Meeting will be available in the confirmation email after registering. For planning purposes, the nightly rate is $249 plus 15.95% tax. Attendees will provide a credit card at the time of booking which will guarantee the reservation with a first night's deposit. The first night's deposit is refundable up to 3 days prior to arrival. Cancellations after that timeframe will be subject to the one night room deposit. The room block will be available till January 13 unless we sell out before that date. The hotel will extend the rate 2 days before and after the conference.
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION
Reagan National Airport is minutes away from the conference hotel. The airport is served by a wide variety of airlines, and there are many ground transportation options, including plentiful taxis, ride shares, and shuttles. Find more information here: https://www.flyreagan.com/
DRESS - Business casual
QUESTIONS?
Contact Sheryl Kenny at [email protected] with questions about course content.
Contact Heather Johnson at [email protected] with questions concerning the class registration.
Contact Michael Lightfield, NCDA's controller at [email protected] with questions about billing and payment.
If you need to download a copy of NCDA's W-9 form, click here.
Note that there is a convenience fee of 3% on all credit card transactions.
Registrations within two weeks of the course start date must be paid with a credit card.
