2020 Virtual Govern for Impact Conference: Full Schedule

Tentative conference schedule subject to change. All times are for the eastern time zone.
All breakout sessions are peer reviewed for quality and Policy Governance(R) consistency

10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Karen Fryday-Field is the Senior Partner of Meridian Edge Leadership and Governance Consulting located in London, Canada. Meridian Edge provides governance, strategic thinking, and organization development and consulting services to Boards and Senior Leadership Teams. The goal at... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:15am EDT

Pre-Conference Course: Governance Excellence in Education

This session will deliver all the tools necessary to make an impact on your board and help refocus school board members on the core mission of improving student outcomes. Guided by the idea that student outcomes don't change until adult behaviors change

Speakers

Hartger Wassink, GSP

Hartger Wassink works as a self-employed governance consultant with some 15 years of experience, mainly with educational boards in The Netherlands.He was trained as an organizational psychologist and obtained a PhD from Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which is also... Read More →

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

AJ Crabill

Conservator/Receiver, DeSoto Independent School District

AJ Crabill is the national school board governance leader at the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), an organization comprising the 80 largest urban school systems across the USA. Prior to his work at CGCS, he served as a Deputy Commissioner of the Kansas City Public Schools... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2020 10:15am - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

Pre-Conference Sessions

10:15am EDT

Pre-Conference Course: Introduction to Policy Governance

A full day workshop, that offers you the opportunity to learn about the Policy Governance® model. Through presentations, interactive small group exercises and shared experiences deepen your understanding of the practices that enable a board to effectively use this system of governance and appreciate how Policy Governance can positively affect the way your board operates and overall organizational effectiveness.

Speakers

Carl LaBarbera, GSP

Founder and President, Kingdomworks SDG Foundation

Carl is the Founder and President of the Kingdomworks SDG Foundation, serving non‐profit organizations by “maximizing capacity to complete their mission”.A Govern Fellow and Governance Systems Professional, experienced in the area of Board Governance and Organizational Development... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2020 10:15am - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 2

Pre-Conference Sessions

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1:00pm EDT

Break

Thursday June 18, 2020 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Breaks

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3:15pm EDT

GSP Inaugural Event: Special Forum for Fellows and Governance Systems Professionals (GSP): Panel Discussion on Challenging Issues

This invitation only session will include a panel discussion on questions submitted prior to the conference.

Speakers

Linda Stier

Linda brings innovative thought to governance, owner accountability and transformational learning. She was principle in her own consulting practice for boards of directors and management, enabling governing leadership that causes organizations to be accountable and successful in... Read More →

Rose Mercier, GSP

Senior Consultant, The Governance Coach

Rose received advanced training at the Policy Governance® Academy™. She regularly participates in professional development regarding the Policy Governance model. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Govern for Impact (formerly the International Policy Governance Association... Read More →

Tom Keyse, GSP

Consulting Associate, Charney Associates

Tom Keyse, JD, GSP, joined Charney Associates as a governance Consulting Associate in 2018. Tom brings extensive experience with successful nonprofit, faith‐based, arts and trade and membership organizations, primarily as a board of directors member and chairperson... Read More →

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Kathy Wilkie

Kathy Wilkie is the Registrar & Chief Executive Officer of the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario. She has more than four decades of medical laboratory technology and health services management experience in the public, private and health profession regulatory... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2020 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
GSP Event-Main Room

Special Interest Session

10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Friday June 19, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:15am EDT

Opening Keynote Address: The Power of Purpose- Starting with Why?

Speakers

Matt Dunsmoor From Simon Sinek, Inc.

Simon Sinek, Inc.

Everything Matt does is designed to catalyze growth in others. He’s obsessed with exploring the future of work and what’s possible when organizations sit on the foundation of a strong, values based culture. He imagines a world where the need for work-life balance is a thing... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Keynote Address

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11:15am EDT

Govern For Impact Awards Presentation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Friday June 19, 2020 11:15am - 11:30am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Special Interest Session

11:30am EDT

Break On Your Own

Friday June 19, 2020 11:30am - 11:45am EDT

Breaks

11:45am EDT

Setting Direction: Creating Ends with Impact

A hands-on workshop about the unique job of crafting powerful Ends focused on the impact to be created and recognizing the various challenges in writing these policies. Participants should bring a copy of their organization’s Ends to the session.

Speakers

Rose Mercier, GSP

Senior Consultant, The Governance Coach

Friday June 19, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

TRACK 1 - PG Fundamentals Practices and Principles

11:45am EDT

Board Governance Lifecycle

A short presentation on experiences from consulting practices, on what crucial steps in Policy Governance implementation are. Followed by small group discussions, focused on Policy Governance principles, where participants share their ideas and experiences.

Speakers

Hartger Wassink, GSP

Friday June 19, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 2

TRACK 2 - Innovation in Advanced PG Practices

11:45am EDT

Governing Risk Under Policy Governance in a High Risk World

Organizations seem to be faced increasingly with a wide variety of potentially fatal risks – some “naturally” occurring or within the system (e.g., inadequate financial management), but many due to wrongdoing that can creep into the culture. This workshop will scan the range of risks against the protective policy range offered within Policy Governance, especially in light recent meltdowns, both in terms of prevention, response, and monitoring.

Speakers

Richard Biery

Dr. Biery, earned two science degrees, and an MD from the University of Minnesota, followed by a master’s degree from MU in public health, trained as an international epidemiologist at Walter Reed, served in Vietnam, and completed training in health management in Kansas City. He... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 3

TRACK 3 - Governance Excellence

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1:00pm EDT

Break On Your Own

Friday June 19, 2020 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT

Breaks

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1:45pm EDT

Engaging Owners to Grow Impact

This module will cover the principles (30%) and application (70%) of effective ownership engagement, itself a requisite of owner-accountable governance. The module will present owner engagement as the perpetual work of the board, but also present specific techniques that help ensure owner perspectives are reflected in the Ends policies.

Speakers

Joseph Inskeep, GSP

Joseph Inskeep is also a consultant with the Governance Coach. He was personally trained in the theory and application of Policy Governance by John and Miriam Carver at the 2007 Policy Governance® Academy. He is in the sixth year of serving on the Board of Directors of Govern for... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

TRACK 1 - PG Fundamentals Practices and Principles

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1:45pm EDT

Focus on Purpose: Applying the Power of Ends

This workshop helps attendees gain a greater conceptual and practical grasp of the practicality and utility of Ends as a tool for Board leadership. Contrasting with traditional planning approaches that focus on operational activity (the “how’s”), we will explore, using actual Ends policies from a variety of organizations, how focusing on purpose (“the why’s”) elevates accountability for results.

Speakers

Tom Keyse, GSP

Consulting Associate, Charney Associates

Bill Charney

Principal Consultant, Charney Associates

Bill Charney is widely recognized as one of North America’s foremost authorities on board leadership and Policy Governance. Bill’s primary focus is working with and helping individual boards clarify their expectations, roles, and accountability to proactively establish performance... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 2

TRACK 2 - Innovation in Advanced PG Practices

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1:45pm EDT

Board of Directors Leadership Under Times of Crisis

Speakers

Gwen Dubois-Wing

Gwen DuBois-Wing is a leadership and governance strategist and consultant. Gwen has a passion to assist leaders and boards to maximize their effectiveness. In her work with CEOs, boards, leadership teams, and individuals, she brings a perspective as a CEO who worked with complex health... Read More →

Richard Stringham, GSP

Senior Consultant, The Governance Coach

Richard Stringham, GSP, is a Senior Consultant with The Governance Coach™. He enjoys working with boards and colleagues to find practical solutions to thorny governance puzzles. He brings a mix of leadership skill development, parliamentary procedure knowledge, and... Read More →

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Michael Castro

As an IT leader with over two decades of experience building and leading information security, cyber risk andcompliance programs at the enterprise level, Michael is a veteran vanguard for protecting sensitive data.Michael’s multi‐faceted portfolio includes a rich mosaic of work... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 3

TRACK 3 - Governance Excellence

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3:00pm EDT

Break

Friday June 19, 2020 3:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

Breaks

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3:15pm EDT

The CGO and CEO Roles and Relationships

Speakers

Susan Radwan

Susan Radwan, MEd, SMP, CAE, GSP has a rich history of experience in the fields of insurance, education, strategy development, non-profit associations. She has been consulting in governance since 1996. Radwan attended the Policy Governance Academy in 1999. She brings passion... Read More →

Eric Craymer

Eric Craymer brings a unique blend of professional training and real world experience to the projects he is associated with. He has been a business owner, researcher, manager, and consultant. He has attended and taught multiple workshops on Policy Governance®, been on the IPGA board... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

TRACK 1 - PG Fundamentals Practices and Principles

3:15pm EDT

Case Study: Peeling Back the Curtain on Policy Governance Implementation

Stakeholder engagement (Board Member and Staff) is a crucial aspect of comprehensive and effective design and implementation of Policy Governance. Presenters will share the ups and downs of high-quality engagement and low-quality engagement and how these directly affected the implementation journey of a national professional association.

Speakers

Leslie Goodyear

Leslie Goodyear, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert in evaluation and 2018 president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). At Education Development Center (EDC), a global non-profit research and development organization, she leads evaluations of education and workforce... Read More →

Aimee White

Aimee White has been a practicing community-based evaluator for more than 15 years. She is President and Principal Evaluator for Custom Evaluation Services, Inc. (CES), an independent evaluation consulting firm. Ms. White specializes in Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation practices, and is grounded in social science research methods. She has worked with all sizes of nonprofits and foundations throughout the yea... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Workshop Room 2

TRACK 2 - Innovation in Advanced PG Practices

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3:15pm EDT

Translating Lofty Ends to Real-World Impact: Effective CEO Ends Interpretation

Speakers

Kathy Wilkie

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Friday June 19, 2020 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Workshop Room 3

TRACK 3 - Governance Excellence

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4:45pm EDT

Govern for Impact Annual General Meeting

This is the annual business meeting for Govern For Impact. All members are requested to attend. To learn more about Govern For Impact non-members are welcome as observers.

Speakers

Hartger Wassink, GSP

Friday June 19, 2020 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Special Interest Session

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10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Saturday June 20, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:15am EDT

Keynote Address: Demonstrated Impact of Policy Governance

Speakers

Richard Biery

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Kathy Wiener

Kathy Wiener, MPA is a Senior Principal with Group i&i Consultancy in the US. Kathy is an organization developer working with not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, educational institutions, and community collaboratives. She has designed and facilitated significant strategic... Read More →

Saturday June 20, 2020 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Keynote Address

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11:30am EDT

Break On Your Own

Saturday June 20, 2020 11:30am - 11:45am EDT

Breaks

11:45am EDT

Duties of Directors: Servant Leaders Meeting Legal and Fiduciary Obligations in Policy Governance

This program will be a primer on the legal and fiduciary duties of directors, and how the Policy Governance (PG) framework enables board members to meet and exceed their legal obligations. We will explore (1) why duties matter, (2) what duties apply, (3) applicable standards, and (4) fulfilling duties through faithful exercise of PG principles and policies, and invite participants to share relevant questions, policies or experiences from their organizations or consulting practices.

Speakers

Tom Keyse, GSP

Consulting Associate, Charney Associates

Saturday June 20, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

TRACK 1 - PG Fundamentals Practices and Principles

11:45am EDT

Presenting the Research: Demonstrated Impact of Policy Governance

Speakers

Richard Biery

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Kathy Wiener

Saturday June 20, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 2

TRACK 2 - Innovation in Advanced PG Practices

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11:45am EDT

The Continuous Journey Toward Board Effectiveness: A School Board Journey

This session offers lessons learned over 17 years of experience-based and research-supported application of the policy governance model, enabling the board to keep its practices PG-aligned while avoiding the too-common after-launch tendency to “go through the motions” and let the CEO and staff take care of the “governance work” that the model demands of boards.

Speakers

Rick Maloney

Rick Maloney has published and presented on governance at state, national, and international conferences, and consulted since 2006 with boards that want to govern…byExploring what a board needs to be, to know, and to do, and whyRefining its ongoing use of the policy governance... Read More →

Saturday June 20, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm EDT
Workshop Room 3

TRACK 3 - Governance Excellence

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1:00pm EDT

Break On Your Own

Saturday June 20, 2020 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

Breaks

1:15pm EDT

Case Study: A School Board Journey Through Ownership Linkage

Facilitating the implementation of Policy Governance is a journey requiring a structured framework and consistent conversations reflecting the values of the ownership. Based on a school board experience, this session will discuss the importance of linkage meetings and engage participants in determining how best to implement these conversations within their organization.

Speakers

Michael Juech

Dr. Michael Juech is a Partner of Dinamico Systems in the Greater Chicago Area, which provides executive coaching, board and leadership team consulting services, and a compensation system known as DinamiComp. He has served in senior leadership roles within school districts and worked... Read More →

Saturday June 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
Workshop Room 1

TRACK 1 - PG Fundamentals Practices and Principles

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1:15pm EDT

Valuing the Impact You Are Achieving: A Critical Board Job

Many boards and CEO’s are aware of the principle of “What Worth” in an Ends policy, but struggle in the application. This session will strive to debunk some misconceptions and present six methods for measuring “what’s worth.”

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