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A Day for Public Service: Psychological Safety and Building Connections in the Workplace Competency: Communication, Customer Service, & Personal/Interpersonal 11/20/24 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Join us for our ever-popular Day for Public Service! This year we are focusing on psychological safety and building connections in the workplace.
Morning Session: Psychological Safety Evidence shows that when teams have psychological safety, they're more willing to acknowledge their own mistakes and figure out how to prevent them from moving forward. They're also more comfortable raising problems and exploring innovative solutions." During this session, we will focus on the "why," "what," and "impact" and create a call to action.
Learning Objectives:
How the foundation of a learning culture is psychological safety
Being able to take risks without fear of reprisal
Presenters:
Krista L. Allison, J.D.
Krista L. Allison currently serves as a Program Support Strategist for Stark Education Partnership, Inc., and an Educational Consultant/Coach for the Stark County Educational Service Center and the Ohio Department of Education State Support Team Region 9 in the areas of cradle to career, Ohio’s Whole Child Framework, family and community engagement, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
For over 20 years, Krista has served in leadership roles at the state, county, and school district levels. Mrs. Allison has advised public officials on education regulations, provided training and coaching to education leaders, and created and implemented strategic policies, programs, and systems to address the equitable academic and non-academic needs of all students in Ohio schools. Mrs. Allison holds a Bachelor of Arts from Baldwin-Wallace University and a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University. She is an Institute for Educational Leadership Policy Fellow, Ohio Early Childhood Leadership Fellow, and a member of Leadership Stark County’s 35th Class Signature Program.
LaFlovia “Flo” Ginanni, M.Ed., LPC
LaFlovia “Flo” Ginanni has been at United Way of Greater Stark County since 2013. She is currently the Vice President of Diversity, Culture, and Engagement. She launched United Way’s Project Blueprint in 2019, a board and committee preparedness program designed to recruit, train, and place ethnically diverse leaders into policy-making roles to enhance the effectiveness of nonprofit agencies. Flo also represents United Way on the Dismantling Racism Coalition of Stark County, which introduced the 15-Day Unity Challenge to the community in August of 2020. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a certified Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant, and works as a PRN Counselor at CommQuest’s Detox Unit. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology, in addition to master’s degrees in both Leadership Studies and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has worked in the social service, mental health, and criminal justice fields for over 30 years.
Afternoon Session: Building Connections in the Library with Effective Communication
Communication is the key to success in the workplace. We have the desire to communicate better but the missing piece is the “know-how.” In this presentation you will get the “know-how” to….
Express your ideas in a clear and concise format
Listen with intent rather than with an agenda
Manage communication breakdowns
Communicate effectively with difficult people
When we get the “know-how” we build a connection with others which leads us to become effective and confident communicators!
Learning Objectives:
Acquire techniques through listening and verbal communication for building connections with co-workers and patrons in the Library
Implement strategies for managing communication breakdowns
Presenter:
Marilee Fini, M.A. CCC/SLP is a certified and licensed Speech Pathologist in Cleveland, OH running her own private practice, MLF Speech Therapy where she sees children and adults. She is also a professional speaker and has been presenting for over 24 years. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at Lakeland Community College where she teaches Public Speaking. Currently, she speaks for corporations, in healthcare and for other organizations on effective communication, Public Speaking and motivational topics. As a kid who stuttered, she couldn’t imagine being a speaker or a Speech Pathologist! In her presentations, she shares a message of discovering an “overcomer mindset” and being able to do things you never thought were possible! Location: Stark Library, Main Library, Canton, OH 44702
This class was a popular class and it is full. Please email Melissa Lattanzi, lattanzm@neo-rls.org to be put on a waiting list and an additional class may be added for the future.
Join us for our ever-popular Day for Public Service! This year we are focusing on psychological safety and building connections in the workplace.
Krista L. Allison, J.D. 
LaFlovia “Flo” Ginanni, M.Ed., LPC
Marilee Fini, M.A. CCC/SLP is a certified and licensed Speech Pathologist in Cleveland, OH running her own private practice, MLF Speech Therapy where she sees children and adults. She is also a professional speaker and has been presenting for over 24 years. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at Lakeland Community College where she teaches Public Speaking. Currently, she speaks for corporations, in healthcare and for other organizations on effective communication, Public Speaking and motivational topics. As a kid who stuttered, she couldn’t imagine being a speaker or a Speech Pathologist! In her presentations, she shares a message of discovering an “overcomer mindset” and being able to do things you never thought were possible!