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Gulf Coast NENA 2019 Empowering the Wonder Women of 911

October 15, 2019 Sara Weston, PMP , ENP Senior Project Consultant, 911 Authority, LLC

Agenda

Why Women Empowerment in our Industry? Introduction of Panel Resources for Women – Establishing a Community

Discussion Topics

“You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building each other up, instead of tearing each other down” - Anonymous

Panel of 911 Wonder Women

 Leah Missildine, MPA,

ENP , Wonder Woman

 Evelyn Causey,

Wonder Woman

911 Wonder Women Panel

When and how did you get started in your career? How did you get to where you are at now? Was there a pivotal moment in your career that

catapulted you to where you are today?

What specific challenges have you faced in your career

and how did you overcome them?

Establishing a Community

Facebook Group -

911derWomen

A resource for women in

public safety

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Establishing a Community

 NENA’s Women in 911 Alliance

(WIN)

 NENA’s Wellness Committee

NENA’s Women in 9-1-1 Alliance (WIN)



NENA’s new WIN initiative



Offering leadership development, education, networking, and mentoring

• pportunities

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Free webinars to NENA members



Next one will be Thursday, December 12 at noon central



Scholarship opportunity

Establishing a Community

 What kind of support/resources would you like to see?  What types of things can we do at conferences?

 Sessions?  Meet-ups?  Yoga

Introduction of Topics

Mentorship Self-confidence Lies we are told Establishing a community Doing hard things Goals, celebrating victories and learning from failure What’s next?

Mentorship

“Follow in my wake; there’s not as much at stake for we have plowed the seas and smoothed the troubled waters.”

• Jimmy Buffett

Confidence

“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson

Lies We Are Told (unrealistic expectations)

 Some women have it all  She has everything together  You can be the best:

wife/mother/sister/daughter/worker/cook/fitness professional….

 Why do we do this to ourselves?

Doing Hard Things

“If you’re gong to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning” ~ Mark Twain

Goals, Celebrating Victories, Learning From Failure

What’s Next?

 What would you like to see?  What can we offer?  Ideas moving forward

Questions?