SGR Common Ground Conference

JunJune 23 2021

SGR conference

This event is hosted by our friends at SGR.

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Wednesday, June 23  (all times CST)

6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
Jennifer Fadden, President, Executive Recruitment, SGR
Welcome
6:05 pm – 6:30 pm
The Honorable Susana Martinez, Former Governor of New Mexico 
Session: How to Agree to Disagree: Building a Productive Relationship With Your Colleagues
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mabrie Jackson, Director of Public Affairs, HEB Grocery/Central Market, Former City Council Member Plano, Texas
Session: Lessons in Servant Leadership from HEB Grocery
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Austin Holifield, Leadership Development Facilitator at SGR, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Session: Taking Responsibility During Conflict
7:30 pm – 8:15 pm
Matt Lewis, Author, Journalist, Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast
Bill Scher, Author, Contributing Editor to POLITICO Magazine
Session: How You Can Disagree About Almost Everything & Still Be Friends
8:15 pm – 9:00 pm David Margulies, President & CEO, The Margulies Communications Group, Speaker, Author
Session: Crisis Management & Survival in the Social Media Age
9:00 pm Wendle Medford, Senior Managing Director, Interim Services & Consulting, SGR
Mike Mowery, President, Leadership Development & Training, SGR
Q&A – Adjourn

Thursday, June 24  (all times CST)

6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
Jennifer Fadden, President, Executive Recruitment, SGR
Welcome
6:05 pm – 6:30 pm Stacey Wall Schweikhart, Author, Director of Strategy & Engagement, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
Session: Telling the Story – How Servant Leaders Can Give Voice to the Needs of Communities
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Jon Ruiz, Former City Manager – Eugene, Oregon, Retired Colonel, U.S. Army
Session: Being a Peacemaker
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The Honorable Ginger Nelson, Mayor – Amarillo, Texas
Session: A Strategy for Handling Criticism
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Sean Palmer, Author, Teaching Pastor at Ecclesia Houston, Racial Justice Business Consultant
Ron Holifield, CEO at SGR
Session: Better Talk About Race
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Ron Holifield, CEO at SGR
Final Thoughts
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