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Seeing Projects from the Nonprofit Perspective: Sight Center of NW Pennsylvania
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| Speaker |
Linda Hackshaw, CEO, Sight Center of NW Pennsylvania, Erie, PA
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| Date |
Thursday, March 18th |
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Bonus Program: 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Dinner and Presentation: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
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| Location |
The Concourse at Union Station, 121 West 14th Street
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| Cost |
$20 Members / $25 Non-members |
| Registration |
Click here to register |
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BONUS PROGRAM (1 PDU)
5:15 – 6:15 PM
Inside Healthcare: Application of Project Management Knowledge Areas
Presented by:
Judith Fagin, PMP, VP Programs, PMI Erie (former Director of Operations, New York University School of Medicine)
Tom Williams, PMP, Operations Director, Hamot Heart Institute
This session will discuss a common situation: Major projects being performed without formal project management, using some project management techniques. At our February meeting we heard about the challenges of developing and implementing projects in a healthcare environment that does not have project managers or any form of project management office. This is true of the two major hospitals in Erie, yet both are continually undertaking significant projects. From the examples we heard and from your own experiences, how would a formal PM structure or application of the PMBOK disciplines impact the results? How does an institution adopt – or even understand – project management? Share your views with your colleagues.
DINNER PROGRAM (1 PDU)
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Seeing Projects from the Nonprofit Perspective: Sight Center of NW Pennsylvania
Presented by:
Linda Hackshaw, CEO, Sight Center of NW Pennsylvania, Erie, PA
Nonprofits are often overlooked when thinking about project management. John Maleno introduced the Chapter to the Sight Center, which provided the technology for Bennie Ward. However, in 2008 the agency was on the downward slope. Linda Hackshaw became CEO in February 2009, with the challenge of moving the agency into the 21st Century. She likens her job over the past year to “turning the Titanic on a dime”: They have changed the name, the leadership, the mentality, the morale, and the business model of one of Erie’s oldest social service agencies, while maintaining the mission and the quality of service that have been its hallmarks – each one is a significant project, in addition to renovating and moving to new headquarters in the coming months.
A native of Rochester, NY, Linda holds a degree in business administration from the University of Alaska, where she was mentored by the vice chancellor. Returning to Rochester, she was part of the development team at the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House that conducted a successful $10.5 million capital campaign. She was assistant director of the Rochester General Hospital Foundation prior to coming to Erie. Linda served for nine years in various positions for the Sight Center, formerly known as Erie’s Center for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, before becoming CEO in February 2009.
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