You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Empowerment Symposium—a day dedicated to learning, collaboration, and strengthening our collective capacity to navigate today’s evolving challenges.

Featuring Tamika D. Otis, Founder and CEO of KABOD Consulting Group, as our keynote speaker. A dynamic speaker, banking executive, and entrepreneur, Tamika brings together lived experience, professional expertise, and science to inspire meaningful perspectives on leadership, resilience, and human connection.

Participants will have a choice of eight engaging breakout sessions focused on resilience, equity, leadership, wellness, and creating stronger communities in education and the workplace.

• Session 1: Human Resilience in an AI-Driven World.
• Session 2: Navigating Institutional Culture as a First-Generation Professional.
• Session 3: Professional Resilience in Periods of Institutional Uncertainty.
• Session 4: From Individual Wellness to Team Sustainability.
• Session 5: Navigating Policy Pressure: Sustaining Equity Work When the Environment Shifts.
• Session 6: Using Data to Advocate: Making Institutional Numbers Work for Marginalized Communities.
• Session 7: Collective Care as a Workplace Strategy.
• Session 8: Navigating Challenging Spaces: Student & Alumni Perspectives.

Registration Fee: $25 to include lunch; Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Credits available.

Please bring your charged smartphone or mobile device.

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