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• Career Journeys and Aspirations: Putting People First ~ with Misha Depp and Michelle Kinkade

  • When
    July 09, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  Career Journeys and Aspirations: Putting People First
  

           

  with Misha Depp and Michelle Kinkade

  Join us for a case study presentation on the rapidly changing workplace at a Fortune 100 company. This study looks at multiple enterprise-wide reorganization efforts over the course of four years, with specific focus on two global teams. Many times, roles are changed, and people must adapt to the business while changing their personal goals. We deep-dive into aligning people to work that drives business goals while optimizing their individual career journeys, and aspirations, and aligning to their values.

  Drive organizational business goals while actively growing individual's careers
  

  Think outside the box

  Put people first

  MORE DETAILS TO COME!

  About Your Facilitators:
  

  Misha Depp
  Director of Transformational Change | Strategy & Organizational Effectiveness Leader
  

  Misha is a strategic change leader with over a decade of experience delivering enterprise transformation, digital modernization, and operational excellence at Nike, Inc. As Director of Transformational Change, she partners with executive leadership to unlock value—leading initiatives that have driven over $75M in savings and positioned the company for $125M in additional efficiencies.
  

  Known for designing future-ready operating models and scaling global change initiatives, Misha has guided transformation across functions including technology, procurement, and marketing. She brings a people-first, data-driven approach to organizational strategy, helping Fortune 500 companies thrive through complexity. Misha holds a Master’s in Organizational Management & Business Analytics, an MBA, and a BS in Communications. She is PROSCI certified and serves on the board of the Pacific Northwest Organizational Development Network.

  
  

  Michelle Kinkade

  Michelle Kinkade’s career spans the fields of enterprise transformations across business and technology functions and, currently, global trade strategic management within a Fortune 100 company. With the lens of organizational development, her focus includes working with international cross-functional teams, assessing and implementing ways of working that best support the individual, team, and organization.
  

  Michelle holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Design and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Puget Sound. She is a certified PROSCI change manager, a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) consultant, and a certified Brain-centric course designer. Outside of work, Michelle enjoys pro bono consulting with non-profits, volunteering, exploring the outdoors, and traveling. She and her husband live in Beaverton, Oregon, and they spend most of their free time cheering their kids on during sporting events.

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:45 - 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  6:00- 8:00 pm Workshop

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

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• OD Community Connections - Being OD

  • When
    July 31, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  OD Community Connections - Being OD
  

  
  

  This PNODN Community Gathering will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details are included in your emailed confirmation and sent out the day prior.

  At our core, PNODN is a community. We are brought together by our shared passion for helping people thrive and organizations achieve more by unleashing the human potential within them. 

  Whether you think of yourself as an OD person or not, if you share this passion, we think you’ll love connecting with the amazing people in this community.

  Once each month we dedicate this gathering to the purpose of building community, helping you make connections that add value to your life in friendship, support and business collaboration.

  This is not your typical networking event where you share your business cards and well-worn elevator pitch. 

  This is about making authentic connections with people in our local community with whom you share this passion for people and fascination with the human dynamics of organizations.

  Each time we gather we’ll offer topics in line with our quarterly theme and guidance to make conversation easy. We’ll often use breakouts to give you a chance to talk with each other in small groups. And you’ll have the freedom to take the discussion in any direction that works for you and those gathered with you.

  We will share and stick to a set of guidelines that support our shared commitment of creating a safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected. Nothing will ever be forced – you can abstain at any time.

  The gathering is free of charge and everyone is welcome.

  About Your Host

  Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Justin continues as part of a team convening PNODN members for the last several years.Justin brings well-being theory, OD first principles, and experiential learning to his work. Combining design work with use of self, he strives to build containers where people can bring themselves to the forefront.
  

  
  

  COST:

  No charge

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:30 Welcome and Topic Introduction

  5:45 Conversation / Discussion Groups

  6:15 Come together and/ or rotate to new rooms
  

  6:45 (optional) Linger to talk informally if you choose

  
  

  Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. And walk ins are also welcome.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!
  

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• From Silos to Systems: Building Shared Understanding With Service Blueprinting ~ with Melissa Renau Cano, PhD

  • When
    August 06, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  From Silos to Systems: Building Shared Understanding With Service Blueprinting

  
  

  Melissa Renau Cano, PhD

  Today, services routinely cut across departments, tools, and teams. Yet the people responsible for delivering them often feel siloed, overwhelmed, or disconnected, leading to inefficiencies and employee burnout.

  This interactive workshop introduces service blueprinting as a practical and participatory method to visualize internal workflows, build cross-functional alignment, and create the shared understanding necessary for improving the employee experience. While rooted in service design, service blueprinting is a powerful tool for OD professionals looking to bridge silos, surface invisible dynamics, and support systemic change.

  Participants will explore real-world examples and engage in hands-on activities, including guided exercises and ready-to-use templates. You'll leave with a new method for uncovering hidden complexity and fostering collaboration across teams.

  Learning Objectives
  

  1. Learn how to use service blueprinting to make employee experience visible across departments and systems.

  2. Gain tools for facilitating blueprinting workshops that actively involve staff and frontline teams.

  3. Walk away with a practical framework to identify and address structural pain points affecting service delivery and team well-being.

  
  

  About Your Facilitator
  

  Melissa Renau Cano is an explorer, dot connector, and systems thinker passionate about transforming complexity into actionable insights. With a PhD in Internet Studies and a background in civic tech, public policy, and social innovation, Melissa brings a creative, analytical, and human-centered approach to improving programs, services, and policies.

  She has partnered with organizations across the US and Europe to drive research-informed change, co-create user-centered solutions, and align services with both human needs and strategic goals.

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:45 - 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  6:00- 8:00 pm Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

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• Speak Inarguably: Leadership Communication for Psychological Safety and Team Engagement ~ with Christopher Arnold

  • When
    August 18, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  Speak Inarguably: Leadership Communication for Psychological Safety and Team Engagement

  

  Christopher Arnold

  We are holding this event again, this time especially for PNODN members. Don't miss your second chance to register for this popular workshop!

  Workplace conflict can arise even when everyone involved has the best of intentions. What's commonly considered "professional communication" encourages leaders to express arguable opinions as inarguable facts. When combined with positional power, this style of communication creates a psychologically unsafe environment. In response, colleagues feel the need to defend, explain, and raise their voices to feel heard -- increasing the chances of an unproductive conflict. Alternatively, colleagues can go silent and disengage from work. Both strategies -- silence and violence -- create an unhealthy work environment. 

  When leaders speak arguably, they get resistance. When leaders speak inarguably they get safety, engagement, and results.

  About Your Facilitator

  As the founder of Care Deeply Consulting, Christopher Arnold has curated a community of leadership coaches who want to see every leader be a force for positive change in the world. Together, they develop high-performance workplace cultures for people-first businesses by transforming all levels of management into highly-skilled leaders who drive employee engagement and greater business results. 
  

  As a leader in the conscious business movement, Christopher has served as President of the Board for the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center and as an organizer for B2B B Corps. 

  AGENDA:

  5:45 - 6:00 pm PST: Join Zoom Meeting

  6:00 – 8:00 pm PST: Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

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  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!

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• OD Community Connections - Being OD

  • When
    August 28, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  OD Community Connections - Being OD
  

  
  

  This PNODN Community Gathering will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details are included in your emailed confirmation and sent out the day prior.

  At our core, PNODN is a community. We are brought together by our shared passion for helping people thrive and organizations achieve more by unleashing the human potential within them. 

  Whether you think of yourself as an OD person or not, if you share this passion, we think you’ll love connecting with the amazing people in this community.

  Once each month we dedicate this gathering to the purpose of building community, helping you make connections that add value to your life in friendship, support and business collaboration.

  This is not your typical networking event where you share your business cards and well-worn elevator pitch. 

  This is about making authentic connections with people in our local community with whom you share this passion for people and fascination with the human dynamics of organizations.

  Each time we gather we’ll offer topics in line with our quarterly theme and guidance to make conversation easy. We’ll often use breakouts to give you a chance to talk with each other in small groups. And you’ll have the freedom to take the discussion in any direction that works for you and those gathered with you.

  We will share and stick to a set of guidelines that support our shared commitment of creating a safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected. Nothing will ever be forced – you can abstain at any time.

  The gathering is free of charge and everyone is welcome.

  About Your Host

  Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Justin continues as part of a team convening PNODN members for the last several years.Justin brings well-being theory, OD first principles, and experiential learning to his work. Combining design work with use of self, he strives to build containers where people can bring themselves to the forefront.
  

  
  

  COST:

  No charge

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:30 Welcome and Topic Introduction

  5:45 Conversation / Discussion Groups

  6:15 Come together and/ or rotate to new rooms
  

  6:45 (optional) Linger to talk informally if you choose

  
  

  Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. And walk ins are also welcome.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!
  

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• Special Session: Matriarchal Futures in the Workplace: Redesigning Systems That Don’t Demand Our Disappearance ~ with Lovette Jallow

  • When
    September 05, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  Special Session!

  Matriarchal Futures in the Workplace: Redesigning Systems That Don’t Demand Our Disappearance
  

    
  

  
  

  Lovette Jallow

  
  

  Please join PNODN in welcoming Lovette Jallow, all the way from Sweden! Lovette's work has earned national and international awards for leadership in anti-racism, neurodiversity, and systemic inclusion, spanning government, education, and civil society.

  This special 90-minute lunchtime session challenges the assumption that working with women -- especially racialized, neurodivergent, and system-disrupting women -- is what makes inclusion difficult. The real challenge lies in organizational systems built on dominance, compliance, and erasure.

  I’ll explore how patriarchal workplace norms selectively uplift sanitized versions of marginalized women while punishing leadership, boundaries, and refusal. Using frameworks rooted in matriarchal governance relational intelligence, strategic refusal, care-based accountability I’ll offer OD practitioners tools to redesign environments that are not just inclusive, but structurally just.

  Learning Objectives for this Session

  1. Identify how traditional workplace structures are shaped by patriarchal and ableist norms.

  2. Analyze how underrepresented women are systematically excluded, co-opted, or punished.

  3. Examine matriarchal governance principles as models for structural care and leadership.

  4. Apply equity-centered strategies to organizational development.

  5. Develop interventions that no longer require marginalized women to assimilate in order to survive.

  About the Presenter

  Lovette Jallow is a nine-time award-winning author, strategist, and global speaker specializing in neurodivergence, anti-racism, and structural equity. A Black autistic woman with lived experience across West Africa and Europe, Lovette brings a rare combination of critical insight, applied systems thinking, and lived expertise to institutions seeking to move beyond performative inclusion.

  Her work spans sectors including humanitarian coordination, neurodiversity consulting, and cultural policy reform offering institutions tools to confront how race, disability, and power are embedded in diagnostics, education, and organizational design. She is the founder of Black Vogue, a platform that challenged the Eurocentric beauty industry and reshaped public discourse on racial representation in Scandinavia. Rather than a lifestyle project, Black Vogue served as a structural critique of how Black women are erased, regulated, and pathologized—insights she expands in her published books, which are now used in academic and policy contexts.

  Lovette is also the founder of Action for Humanity, an independent humanitarian initiative working across Sweden, The Gambia, Libya, and Lebanon to support refugee repatriation, anti-racism education, and advocacy for marginalized neurodivergent communities. Her lectures have been delivered at universities, international summits, and corporate institutions addressing how white supremacy, ableism, and structural neglect define mainstream inclusion frameworks.

  She does not deliver awareness talks. She offers systems critique, evidence-informed tools, and strategies rooted in justice not compliance. Her work affirms that true inclusion requires not just access, but structural accountability.

  
  

  AGENDA:

  11:45am - 12:00pm Pacific Time: Join Zoom Meeting

  12:00- 1:30 pm Pacific Time: Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

  Learn more about Lovette: https://lovettejallow.com/
  

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• The Art of Collaboration ~ with Liz Hatcher

  • When
    September 15, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  The Art of Collaboration 

  
  

  Liz Hatcher, Founder and CEO of the Women to Women Network

  

  Session description coming soon!

  
  

  Learning Objectives
  

  Coming soon!
  

  About Your Facilitator

  Liz Hatcher, Founder & CEO of the Women to Women Network.

  Liz Hatcher is an entrepreneur and creative at heart, with a diverse background in marketing, association management, and event production across multiple industries. She founded Women to Women Network because she was looking for community and opportunities to connect in more authentic ways with other women entrepreneurs and professionals. She loves finding opportunities to build women up and help them propel forward in their goals and careers. 
  
  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:45 - 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  6:00- 8:00 pm Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

  Show details
• OD Community Connections - Being OD

  • When
    September 25, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  OD Community Connections - Being OD
  

  
  

  This PNODN Community Gathering will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details are included in your emailed confirmation and sent out the day prior.

  At our core, PNODN is a community. We are brought together by our shared passion for helping people thrive and organizations achieve more by unleashing the human potential within them. 

  Whether you think of yourself as an OD person or not, if you share this passion, we think you’ll love connecting with the amazing people in this community.

  Once each month we dedicate this gathering to the purpose of building community, helping you make connections that add value to your life in friendship, support and business collaboration.

  This is not your typical networking event where you share your business cards and well-worn elevator pitch. 

  This is about making authentic connections with people in our local community with whom you share this passion for people and fascination with the human dynamics of organizations.

  Each time we gather we’ll offer topics in line with our quarterly theme and guidance to make conversation easy. We’ll often use breakouts to give you a chance to talk with each other in small groups. And you’ll have the freedom to take the discussion in any direction that works for you and those gathered with you.

  We will share and stick to a set of guidelines that support our shared commitment of creating a safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected. Nothing will ever be forced – you can abstain at any time.

  The gathering is free of charge and everyone is welcome.

  About Your Host

  Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Justin continues as part of a team convening PNODN members for the last several years.Justin brings well-being theory, OD first principles, and experiential learning to his work. Combining design work with use of self, he strives to build containers where people can bring themselves to the forefront.
  

  
  

  COST:

  No charge

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:30 Welcome and Topic Introduction

  5:45 Conversation / Discussion Groups

  6:15 Come together and/ or rotate to new rooms
  

  6:45 (optional) Linger to talk informally if you choose

  
  

  Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. And walk ins are also welcome.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!
  

  Show details
• The Inner Shift: Reclaiming Creative Power in a Culture of Pressure ~ with Maria Alexandra Ramirez

  • When
    October 08, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  The Inner Shift: Reclaiming Creative Power in a Culture of Pressure

  
  

  Maria Alexandra Ramirez

  

  Session description to come!

  
  

  Learning Objectives
  

  
  

  About Your Facilitator
  

  Maria Alexandra Ramirez is the founder of Wholistic Solutions and creator of the Sovereignty Leadership Framework™ and Quantum Organizational Dynamics™ — two systems that support sustainable, embodied transformation in leaders and organizations.
  
  Her work empowers both rising and established leaders — whether they’re navigating misaligned, high-pressure cultures or already creating from a place of clarity — to reclaim the freedom, joy, and wholeness of being their authentic creative expression — through embodied presence, dignity, agency, and sovereignty.
  
  With a background spanning mechanical engineering, formative psychology, naturopathic studies, somatic intelligence, design thinking, leadership consulting, and organizational strategy, Maria integrates science, inner transformation, and human-centered leadership and culture to restore wholeness, vitality, and humanity in both organizational and personal ecosystems.
  

  
  

  AGENDA:

  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  5:00- 7:00 pm Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

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• Prevention through Appreciative Community Engagement ~ with Michael Emmert, EdD

  • When
    October 20, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  Prevention through Appreciative Community Engagement

  
  

  Michael Emmert, EdD

  How can systems move toward partnering with the communities they serve?

  In this session, Dr. Michael Emmart introduces PACE: Prevention through Appreciative Community Engagement - a practical, strengths-based framework for rethinking system-community relationships. Drawing on Appreciative Inquiry, positive sociology, and prevention science, PACE invites system partners to build on community strengths, shift outdated dynamics, and collaborate more effectively with impacted communities in support of lasting, positive change.

  Designed for organizational development professionals, this talk offers new tools and mindsets to support meaningful, future-focused change.

  Learning Objectives
  

  1. A fresh framework for understanding and improving community engagement.

  2. Insight into the kinds of organizational mindsets and practices grow relationships with impacted communities.

  3. Tools to consider in helping your team move from reactive fixes to proactive collaboration with those you serve, regardless of your role.

  About Your Facilitator
  

  Michael Emmart, Ed.D. is a founding member of the Institute for Just Outcomes through Conversation, which is housed within Case Western Reserve University’s Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit and has served as executive director since its inception. He also serves as a professor within Keuka College’s Division of Criminal Justice and Social Work. His speaking and research centers on the value of incorporating positive, inquiry-based conversations in our families, communities, and workplaces.

  Michael’s professional interests center on strengthening the connection between communities and the systems intended to serve them. Drawing on frameworks such as Appreciative Inquiry, positive nonviolence, and community-engaged prevention science, his work explores how institutions can meaningfully engage with impacted communities to promote well-being and resilience. He is particularly interested in designing and evaluating initiatives that build collective efficacy, foster authentic partnerships, and shift power toward community-defined visions of success. Through his teaching, research, and practice, Michael is committed to developing practical, strengths-based tools that support positive systems change and deepen community voice in policy and service delivery.

  Michael and his bride, Jodi, live in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Central New York, where they raised six children and are enjoying an ever-growing number of grandchildren.

  
  

  AGENDA:

  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  5:00- 6:00 pm Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

  Show details
• OD Community Connections - Being OD

  • When
    October 30, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  OD Community Connections - Being OD
  

  
  

  This PNODN Community Gathering will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details are included in your emailed confirmation and sent out the day prior.

  At our core, PNODN is a community. We are brought together by our shared passion for helping people thrive and organizations achieve more by unleashing the human potential within them. 

  Whether you think of yourself as an OD person or not, if you share this passion, we think you’ll love connecting with the amazing people in this community.

  Once each month we dedicate this gathering to the purpose of building community, helping you make connections that add value to your life in friendship, support and business collaboration.

  This is not your typical networking event where you share your business cards and well-worn elevator pitch. 

  This is about making authentic connections with people in our local community with whom you share this passion for people and fascination with the human dynamics of organizations.

  Each time we gather we’ll offer topics in line with our quarterly theme and guidance to make conversation easy. We’ll often use breakouts to give you a chance to talk with each other in small groups. And you’ll have the freedom to take the discussion in any direction that works for you and those gathered with you.

  We will share and stick to a set of guidelines that support our shared commitment of creating a safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected. Nothing will ever be forced – you can abstain at any time.

  The gathering is free of charge and everyone is welcome.

  About Your Host

  Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Justin continues as part of a team convening PNODN members for the last several years.Justin brings well-being theory, OD first principles, and experiential learning to his work. Combining design work with use of self, he strives to build containers where people can bring themselves to the forefront.
  

  
  

  COST:

  No charge

  
  

  AGENDA:

  5:30 Welcome and Topic Introduction

  5:45 Conversation / Discussion Groups

  6:15 Come together and/ or rotate to new rooms
  

  6:45 (optional) Linger to talk informally if you choose

  
  

  Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. And walk ins are also welcome.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!
  

  Show details
• Psychological Safety and the Neuroscience of Workforce Agility ~ Jacquelyn Bergmann Mastriani, EdD, MAT, CSM, SHRM-CP

  • When
    November 05, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  Psychological Safety and the Neuroscience of Workforce Agility

  
  

  Jacquelyn Bergmann Mastriani, EdD, MAT, CSM, SHRM-CP

  Session description and learning objectives are being worked on! Look for more details by July 1!

  
  

  
  

  About Your Facilitator
  

  As a certified professional in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), Scrum Master, and Human Rights, Jacqi helps leaders move from concept to mission and expand goals into concrete and measurable action. She also leverages her expertise in Education, Talent Development, Process Improvement, and Organization Development to support leaders and teams in improving their performance, productivity, and engagement. She is passionate about collaborating with leadership to build diverse coalitions that advance the cause and strategic plan of organizations.

  Jacqui is a coach, a trainer, and OD guru and a great partner to OD. In addition to her paid work, she had filled a variety of roles with the national ODN, including Conference Chair and Director of Education.

  AGENDA:

  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  5:00- 6:00 pm Training

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

  ---

  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

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• The Body Calls: An Exploration of Embodied Activism and Its Relevance to the Field of Organizational Development ~ with Marissa Mosunich

  • When
    November 17, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  Body Calls: An Exploration of Embodied Activism and Its Relevance to the Field of Organizational Development 

  
  

  Why this session matters:

  In the pursuit of operational excellence, we often overlook one of the most powerful instruments of change: the body. Marissa Mosunich's professional journey began in the structured world of operations—until she realized something essential was missing. Inspired by the practice of Relational Whole Body Focusing and the writing of embodied activists and organizers, Marissa began weaving body awareness and social justice into her professional path. She returned to school for Organizational Development and now works at the intersection of systems, people, and purpose.

  Through this personal transformation, she recognized that when she slowed down and truly listened to her body, she became more attuned to her own needs—and more empowered to make meaningful changes in her work, organizations, and communities. These insights now shape her belief that embodiment is an essential tool for Organizational Development practitioners promoting equity, connection, and socially aware transformation.

  What to expect in this session:

  In "The Body Calls: An Exploration of Embodied Activism and Its Relevance for the Practice of Organizational Development," participants will:
  

  • Explore how embodiment can support employee-led and justice-focused organizational change

  • Discover the overlapping values, principles, and possibilities shared by embodied activism and Organizational Development

  • Discuss practical applications and future directions for bringing embodied approaches into OD work

  Session structure:

  This interactive workshop will unfold in three parts:
  

  1. A presentation that introduces foundational concepts of embodiment and embodied activism

  2. Breakout session for small-group discussion and reflection on embodied activism and Organizational Development

  3. A guided whole-group brainstorming session on OD values and practices, inspired by embodied activism

  Come ready to dive in. You’ll leave with new ideas, frameworks, and embodied perspectives to deepen your Organizational Development practice and support transformative systems change.

  Learning outcomes:

  1. Familiarize oneself with the presence of embodiment in contemporary activism and social change movements.

  2. Begin to discover how embodiment coupled with employee agency can inform and inspire organizational shifts.

  3. Identify practical applications and directions for bringing embodied approaches into OD work.

  About Your Facilitator
  

  Marissa Mosunich is an operations professional, former industrial engineer, and organizational development consultant.

  Through her company, Operate Well Consulting, Marissa helps teams bring clarity, flow, and alignment to their operations.  She brings a unique blend of systems thinking and human-centered organizational design, shaped by both real-world experience and academic training. She seeks to ignite change through her writing, community involvement, and organizational development practice.

  Marissa lives on the Central Coast of California with her family. She loves people, music, poetry, and nature—and is always up for a good walk or deep conversation. She holds a master’s in Organizational Development and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University, a master’s in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a bachelor’s in Music and Mathematics from Northwestern University.

  
  AGENDA:

  5:45 - 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

  6:00- 7:30 pm Presentation

  7:30-8:00 pm Discussion

  Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

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  Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

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• On the Spectrum From Autonomy to Control ~ with Ananda Valenzuela

  • When
    December 11, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

  Register

  On the Spectrum From Autonomy to Control

  
  

  Ananda Valenzuela

  How do we as consultants most efficiently and effectively facilitate organizational change management processes? In a context where there are long-held assumptions about the "right" way to hold power and decision-making, how do we help build lightweight, effective governance structures? This session will offer learnings from years of structure and culture change work, often with organizations wanting to explore options beyond traditional hierarchy. Actionable tools and processes will be shared, and participants will be invited to share their wisdom.

  
  

  About Your Facilitator

  Ananda Valenzuela (any pronouns) provides interim executive director leadership, facilitates organizational transformation, and coaches values-aligned leaders. He is passionate about nourishing joyful organizational cultures, supporting equitable self-management, and building liberatory practices. They have served as interim executive director at multiple organizations, provided capacity-building support to nonprofits for over ten years, and currently serve as Practioner-in-Residence at the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Ananda grew up in Puerto Rico and slowly made her way across the United States, holding a variety of consulting, governance, and activist roles along the way.

  
  

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• Skillset, Mindset, Heartset: The Art of Possibility ~ with Dr. Nicole Bussard

  • When
    December 15, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  Skillset, Mindset, Heartset: The Art of Possibility 

  
  Dr. Nicole Bussard

  

  Session description coming soon!

  
  

  Learning Objectives
  

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  About Your Facilitator:

  Dr. Bossard helps organizations and communities unlock the collective wisdom within, identify their unique core strengths, and engage the whole system in achieving results they can be proud of! Her motto is: together we really can transform great challenges into great opportunities!

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  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

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• Holding Space is Not Enough: How Physical Environments Shape Transformation ~ with Kristin York Brennan

  • When
    January 07, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  Holding Space is Not Enough: How Physical Environments Shape Transformation

  
  

  Kristin York Brennan, MBA, NCIDQ, CID (VA), PMP, LSSBB, LEED AP (she/her)  

  We say we want transformation—but do we design the space for it? As we face the challenge of change, this session invites a new perspective: What if the physical environments we create are just as important as the conversations we hold? Organizational development professionals and transformational leaders often focus on mindset, culture, and systems, but we frequently overlook the silent collaborators in transformation: the physical environment, sensory cues, and spatial rhythm. These elements profoundly shape how people feel, think, and engage. Drawing from interior design, neuroscience, and real-world experience in high-performance and high-stress settings, Kristin York Brennan highlights neurodivergent needs as visible expressions of universal human truths—drawing from inclusive design and behavioral science to bring these insights into the practice of transformational leadership. Participants will explore how spatial elements affect regulation, trust, creativity, and insight. They will leave with tangible practices to assess their own environments (and those they help shape), a renewed understanding of the role physical space plays in transformation, and a deeper ability to support meaningful change—whether in a moment, a meeting, or a long-term engagement.
  

  As a participant, this session is for you if…
  

  • You’re ready to stop saying “I’m not creative” and start owning your power to support transformation with accessible and inclusive spaces
  

  • You want to design more intentional physical and psychological conditions for insight and action

  • You’re curious about how environment and sensory experience shape trust, creativity, and learning

  Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand how sensory and physical environments influence psychological safety, creativity, and insight in transformational work.

  2. Reframe neurodivergent needs as design guidance that benefits all humans, supporting inclusive and effective transformation.

  3. Apply neuroscience-informed design principles to assess and intentionally shift the environments where you support change.
  

  About Your Facilitator:
  

  Kristin York Brennan is a strategist, facilitator, and human-centered designer with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of spatial experience, organizational systems, and transformation. She holds a BS in Interior Design and an MBA from Virginia Tech, along with certifications in facilitation (Georgetown ITL) and advanced applied neuroscience coaching (KCI).

  Her career spans creative studios, federal agencies, and complex organizations—where she’s tackled everything from workplace strategy and change management to culture transformation and leadership development. This diverse path gives her a unique ability to connect spatial, behavioral, and cultural dynamics into a cohesive whole.

  As the founder of Studio B Collaborative, Kristin helps individuals, teams, and leaders reimagine their environments—physical and organizational—not as passive backdrops, but as active catalysts for insight, creativity, and growth. Her curiosity about how space shapes experience has driven her cross-disciplinary work, blending systems thinking, creative process, and practical tools into transformational outcomes.

  When she’s not designing environments for transformation, she’s likely brainstorming wildly ambitious projects—or getting schooled in advanced negotiation techniques by her eight-year-old daughter.

  A believer in the power of unexpected metaphors, Kristin once built an enterprise experience office and internal comms strategy using insights from The Happiest Toddler on the Block—proving that even toddler psychology can transform how grownups lead, listen, and engage.
  

  AGENDA:

  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

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• Heart Centered Leadership ~ MLK Day Special with Derick Carter

  • When
    January 19, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  Heart Centered Leadership ~ MLK Day Special 

  
  

  Derick Carter
  
  Leadership Coach | Workplace Well-Being | Cultural Change Agent

  

  We're so excited to be hosting Derick! Session description coming soon!

  
  

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  About Your Facilitator

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  AGENDA:

  4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

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