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Meridith Elliott Powell
Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and business strategist. With a background in corporate sales and leadership, her career expands over several industries, including banking, health care and finance. She is a Certified Speaking Professional and a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council.

Erin Stafford
Erin Stafford is a marketing guru, burnout survivor and hypergrowth business leader. In addition to her current role as head of marketing for the country’s largest health care staffing company, Stafford has made it her mission to help leaders everywhere identify and break free from the Type A trap so they can stay at peak performance for the long haul.

Sarita Maybin
Sarita Maybin shows her audiences how to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication. In 20-plus years as an international speaker and communication expert, she has spoken in all 50 states, 10 countries and on the prestigious TEDx stage. Maybin is a former university dean of students and author of “If You Can’t Say Something Nice, What Do You Say?” and “Say What You Mean in a Nice Way.”

George Hedley
George Hedley is a construction business expert, top construction industry speaker and professional business coach. He is the author of the book “Get Your Construction Business to Always Make a Profit!: The BIZ-Builder Blueprint for Contractors.” To date, he has built over 500 projects valued in excess of $750 million dollars, executed over 10,000 subcontracts and owns and manages over 350,000 square feet of commercial, office and industrial buildings.

Schedule

Monday, November 14

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
National Committee Meetings

Tuesday, November 15

7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
National Board of Directors Meeting and Leadership Institute Registration Open


8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Board of Directors Meeting


5-6:30 p.m.
Leadership Institute Welcome Reception
Open to all Leadership Institute and Executive Leadership Forum attendees


Hosted by
  

Wednesday, November 16
All sessions on Wednesday are open to Leadership Institute and Executive Leadership Forum attendees

7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Leadership Registration Open


7:30-8:30 a.m.
Leadership Breakfast


8-8:30 a.m.
Leadership Institute Orientation


8:30-9:45 a.m.
Leadership Kickoff and Opening Keynote: Figure It Out Without Burning Out


Sponsored by
  


9:45-10 a.m.
Break


10-11 a.m.
Communicating for Success: Working Together for Better Results


11-11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Lead, Manage & Coach A Winning Team!


12:15-1:30 p.m.
Lunch


1:30-2:30 p.m.
Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy


2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break


2:45-3:45 p.m.
Leadership Concurrent Workshops

ABC’s Merit Shop Principles in 2022

Roles & Responsibilities of Construction Company Owners, Presidents & Managers

Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning for Chapter Boards of Directors



4:30-5:30 p.m.
Leadership Institute Reception
Open to all Leadership Institute attendees


Sponsored by

Thursday, November 17
Thursday sessions are open to Leadership Institute attendees only

7:15-8 a.m.
Leadership Institute Breakfast


8-9 a.m.
Leadership Institute Concurrent Education Sessions

Evaluating Nonprofit Financial Health

Strategic Planning and Management: A Chapter Case Study

How to Create the 'Best' Member Value and Non-Dues Revenue



9-9:15 a.m.
Break


9:15-10:45 a.m.
Peer-to-Peer Sessions
10:45-11 a.m.
Break


11-11:30 a.m.
Leadership Institute Concurrent Education Sessions

Board Meeting Best Practices

Components of a Successful Board Orientation

What Would You Say it is You Do Around Here?: Yearly President Performance Management


11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Leadership Institute Concurrent Education Sessions

Board Outreach: How to Be an Ambassador for the Chapter

Membership is Everybody's Business: How a Board of Directors Impacts Membership Development




Wednesday Sessions

Communicating for Success: Working Together for Better Results
Learn how to communicate in a way that gets your ideas heard and encourages the cooperation of others. Take away tools that will empower you to communicate at all levels within your organization and effectively build trust within your own team. You’ll learn the top 10 positive communication phrases and five proven strategies for overcoming listening barriers.
Lead, Manage and Coach a Winning Team!
Running a successful company, division, project or team starts with the leader and manager. Get results through people by influencing, motivating and making people want to be accountable, responsible, follow and perform to a higher level. Learn how to be a winning coach, manager and leader by identifying your vision, setting measurable targets and goals, and implementing a scorecard system. Get results thru people by building an effective organizational chart, coaching, mentoring, communicating clear expectations, recognizing, trusting and inspiring.
Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Made Easy
In today’s marketplace, your competitive advantage comes down to the level of talent you attract, retain and develop—period! In this innovative, high-energy session, Meridith Elliott Powell shares the proven strategies you need to build your leadership bench and design a succession plan that ensures the long-term growth of your organization. She’ll share what it takes to build a strong talent pipeline, develop future leaders and create a succession plan that gives you a clear competitive advantage.
Defending the Merit Shop—What It Looks Like in 2022
Bannering, picketing, salting and stripping. Do these terms mean anything to you? After years of fighting against government-mandated, union-only project labor agreements, the political and legal challenges continue to evolve, requiring our organization to be on its toes as we work to protect merit shop contractors’ opportunities to bid and fairly compete on projects built in their communities. During this session, you will hear your colleagues’ real-life examples of the modern-day threat to their businesses and how ABC has helped them overcome these challenges.
Roles and Responsibilities of Construction Company Owners, Presidents and Managers
Construction company owners, presidents and managers take on too much themselves and don’t focus enough on what really matters. As a result, they tend to shut off and restrict their company growth, profits and full potential. Learn what your primary roles and responsibilities must be to build a “best-in-class” business! Learn how to prioritize, build a management team, manage others, hold people accountable, delegate, let go of control and help people to become the best they can be.
Figure It Out Without Burning Out: How to Get Unstuck, Discover a New Path and Find Your Way in Life and Business
While millions are leaving the workforce in the “great resignation,” it might better be called the Great Reinvention, because it’s the perfect time to reinvent yourself, reevaluate your priorities and reignite the flame that’s been buried inside you. Based on personal experiences and dozens of interviews with some of the world’s highest achievers, Stafford reveals a step-by-step approach to seizing the opportunities you crave without burning out.

Thursday Sessions

Evaluating Your Chapter’s Financial Health
As a board member of an ABC chapter, you have a fiduciary duty to safeguard your members’ investment in membership, but how do you know what a financially healthy chapter should look like? During this session, you will learn what to look for to truly understand where your chapter stands financially and how it is performing among its peer group.
How to Create the Best Member Value and Non-Dues Revenue
As nonprofit organizations, ABC chapters have a specific mission that they must advance. Having the resources to advance the chapter’s mission is the responsibility of the board of directors. During this session, you will learn best practices for revenue generation at your chapter, including both through membership dues and other non-dues revenue.
Strategic Planning and Management: A Chapter Case Study
Two years ago, TEXO started a new planning process to integrate the chapter’s objectives with the chapter’s board of directors’ objectives. The process has dramatically changed the TEXO chapter, which now boasts a strong culture to retain people, alignment with board objectives and 100% goal achievement. In this session, we will discuss how TEXO set up the system with their team and board members and integrated it into their monthly board meetings.
Being the Best Chair-Elect in 2023
Come and network with your fellow chairs-elect, or 2024 chairs, and learn from a panel of past chairs. During this moderated discussion, panelists will explain what to expect in the coming year and how to fulfill your duties as chair-elect.
Chair-to-Chair for 2023 Chairs
Come and network with your fellow 2023 chairs and learn from a panel of past chairs. Learn what to expect in the coming year and how to fulfill your duties as chair.
Chapter President Peer-to-Peer
ABC is fortunate to have a strong peer group of professionals leading each chapter. This session, designed and led by chapter presidents, will provide an opportunity for best practice sharing and networking.
ABC Microsessions
These microsessions are designed to quickly give you the information that you need to be effective in your roll as a volunteer leader of your chapter. Designed to be short and powerful, these sessions will last only 30 minutes.

The following three will be held concurrently from 11-11:30 a.m.:
  • • Board Meeting Best Practices
  • • Components of a Successful Board Orientation
  • • What Would You Say It Is You Do Around Here?: Yearly President Performance Management

The following two will be held concurrently from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.:
  • • Board Outreach: How to Be an Ambassador for the Chapter
  • • Membership is Everybody's Business: How a Board of Directors Impacts Membership Development

Registration

Leadership Institute:

  • •  Early bird rate: $895
  • •  Regular rate: $1,045

Executive Leadership Forum:

  • •  Early bird rate: $695
  • •  Regular rate: $845

Tuesday and Wednesday Night Reception:

  • •  $175

Tuesday Reception:

  • •  $125

Early Bird Deadline:

  • Monday, October 17, 2022

Cancellation Policy:

  • Cancellations received on or before October 17, 2022 will be assessed a $100 administrative fee per registrant. No refunds will be given after this date. Refund requests must be submitted in writing by emailing [email protected].

Hotel and Travel

Hotel Information

Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego
4000 Coronado Bay Rd.
Coronado, CA 92118

Centered between the Pacific Ocean and Coronado Bay, Loews Coronado Bay Resort epitomizes the true California lifestyle, taking full advantage of the resort’s waterfront location, combining San Diego’s sun and surf with the casual charm of Southern California.

Booking Link

Phone Reservations: (877) 872-8559
Cut-Off Date: Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
Rate: $255

Overflow Booking
Rooms at the Loews Coronado Bay Hotel are sold out on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16 -17.

The following hotels are within a six-to-eight-minute drive from the Loews Coronado Bay Resort:

*Please note: The hotel has a daily resort fee which has been waived. Items that are included for your use are:

  • Access to a fitness center and studio
  • Yoga and aerobics classes daily
  • Airline boarding pass printing
  • Unlimited local and toll-free calls
  • Daily newspaper available via Press Reader app
  • 24-hour shoeshine service
  • In-room coffee
  • Turndown service upon request
  • Shuttle service to Silver Strand Beach and Downtown Coronado Village
  • Use of tennis courts, based on availability
  • Beach items available with the bellman upon request
  • Pool deck games
  • Complimentary in-room wireless high-speed internet access

Check-In: 4 p.m.
Check-Out: 12 p.m.

Cancellation Policy
Reservations can be canceled up to 24 hours prior to arrival without penalty. If complete cancellation of an individual reservation takes place within 24 hours of the scheduled arrival, a cancellation fee equal to one (1) night’s room revenue will be charged with the exception of a personal or medical emergency where verification can be provided.

Parking
Valet Parking: $44 per night, with in and out privileges. Rates are subject to change.
Day Guests: $15 for first hour, $10 additional hour ($39 max)
Self-Parking: $39 per night, with in and out privileges. Please note the rates are subject to change.

The main cab company on the island is Coronado Cab (see info below). As this is a more remote location, the hotel recommends calling and scheduling a cab for any time-sensitive travel plans, such as departure for the airport, etc. Uber and Lyft are available but could take more than 10 to 15 minutes from time of request. The hotel concierge will also be able to arrange for a car service as another option on-site.

Coronado Cab
(619) 542-1926

Travel Information

San Diego International Airport (SAN)
3225 N. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101

Enterprise
Call (800) RENT-A-CAR or visit enterprise.com and use corporate account XZ16X95 and PIN #ABC to receive a discount.

National
Visit nationalcar.com and use corporate account XZ16X95 and PIN #ABC to receive a discount.

Uber or Lyft
Download the iPhone or Android app

Local Taxi Service
To order a taxi at San Diego Airport, simply follow the signs leading to the Transportation Plazas. A customer service representative will place you with the first available taxi unless you specify a particular taxicab company.

Phone number: (619) 444-4444
Base fee: $2.80
Cost per mile: $3.00

Things to Do

Activities

Downtown Coronado5.3 miles
https://www.coronadomainstreet.com


Centennial Park 6.3 miles
https://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/centennial-park/
Learn how to communicate in a way that gets your ideas heard and encourages the cooperation of others. Take away tools that will empower you to communicate at all levels within your organization and effectively build trust within your own team. You’ll learn the top 10 positive communication phrases and five proven strategies for overcoming listening barriers.


Old Town San Diego20.7 miles
https://www.oldtownsandiego.org
Wander through lush gardens and plazas, shop specialty stores for treasures from around the world and indulge in authentic cuisine and nightlife. Old Town San Diego also offers dancing to strolling mariachis and baile folklórico, and an opportunity to engage with a rich history at museums, historic sites and cultural events.

San Diego Zoo17.7 miles
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org
A world-famous wildlife park and botanical garden, the San Diego Zoo is a must-see in Southern California. With over 12,000 rare and endangered animals—including koalas, polar bears, penguins, gorillas and more—with up-close encounters and a fun atmosphere, it’s a great place for families to connect with animals and plants and become wildlife allies.


Balboa Park 16.8 miles
https://balboapark.org/
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre historic urban cultural park in San Diego. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters and the San Diego Zoo.


Little Italy17.6 miles
https://www.littleitalysd.com/
Little Italy is a chic, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, packed with trendy cocktail bars, brewpubs and restaurants with bustling patios. Upscale clothing boutiques, indie music venues and quaint piazzas dot the area, while the weekly Little Italy Mercato Farmers’ Market draws crowds to its mix of produce, gourmet food and craft stalls. The green lawns of Waterfront Park have fountains and offer views of the bay.

La Jolla Cove24 miles
https://lajolla.com/guides/la-jolla-cove
La Jolla Cove is loved by both locals and visitors from around the world. From its breathtaking sunsets and majestic sea lions to seaside restaurants and kids’ activities, this beautiful setting offers a slice of the elegant yet laidback La Jolla lifestyle for all to enjoy.

Belmont Park17.9 miles
https://www.belmontpark.com
Since opening in 1925, Belmont Park, San Diego’s iconic beachfront boardwalk, has offered year-round fun for generations of guests. Here you’ll find beachfront shopping, dining and entertainment experiences for visitors of all ages.

Petco Park9.6 miles
https://petcoparkevents.com
Home of the San Diego Padres, Petco Park opened in downtown San Diego in 2004 and immediately became known as “the world’s best ballpark in America’s finest city.” It offers stunning views of San Diego Bay and the San Diego skyline, a dazzling array of venue options and state-of-the-art amenities.

Restaurants

Crown LandingOn-site
https://www.crownlanding.com/
Crown Landing proudly offers convenient breakfasts, casual brunch and lunches, and relaxed dinners in an approachable, down-to-earth setting. One-of-a-kind, locally inspired food and beverage offerings showcase a commitment to sourcing the freshest seasonal, sustainable ingredients.

La CantinaOn-site
https://www.loewshotels.com/coronado-bay-resort/dining/la-cantina
Paradise is found at La Cantina, the poolside restaurant and bar located on the pool terrace at Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Inspired by the flavors of Baja California, La Cantina serves casual, coastal-inspired fare created by Executive Chef Jesse Llapitan. Enjoy inventive takes on Mexican classics, perfectly complemented by frozen and specialty craft cocktails, wines by the bottle or glass, local and imported beer, and much more. La Cantina is available for walk-up and poolside service, with outdoor tables for full-service dining.


Cays LoungeOn-site
https://www.oldtownsandiego.org
Cays Lounge offers a unique selection of small plates. Beyond the resort’s signature grand staircase, a vibrant bar anchors the space, offering breathtaking views of the San Diego skyline and San Diego Bay, along with signature cocktails developed by a talented team of bartenders and local craft beers brewed in San Diego.

Il Fornaio Cucina Italina 5.7 miles
https://www.ilfornaio.com/location/il-fornaio-coronado
Using the freshest ingredients and traditional cooking techniques, Il Fornaio offers a wide variety of premium-quality Italian food paired with an award-winning wine list and crafted cocktails.

Bluewater Grill 4.1 miles
https://www.bluewatergrill.com/location/coronado
Located on Glorietta Bay in the historic Hotel Del Coronado Boathouse, Bluewater Coronado offers pristine fresh seafood with sweeping water views

Coronado Brewing Company 5.7 miles
https://coronadobrewing.com/
Since 1996, Coronado Brewing Company is a beach town brewpub where friends can enjoy great beer, a good meal and a laidback atmosphere.

Sponsorship

For information, contact Madeleine Dashiell at [email protected] or (202) 595-1775.

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