The Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC), in partnership with Women Leading Government, held their annual Women’s Leadership Summit on Thursday, April 30th at Parkside Hall in San Jose, CA. This year’s theme was “Communicating with Credibility: Establish, Maintain and Advance your Career”. There were around 230 women that attended this year’s Summit. Attendees learned different types of communication methods that provide credibility and how these methods can be implemented into daily life.
The Women’s Leadership Summit included a discussion panel, executive roundtable, presentations on credibility and confidence, and an award ceremony. Every year the MMANC selects one female member to receive the Rising Star Award. The award ceremony also includes Women Leading Government’s Career Excellence Award as well as recognition for the graduates from the MMANC Certified Government Leader program
In this photo: (left) Mindi Nunes – Assistant County Administrator, County of Yolo (center) Becky Eby – Management Analyst, County of Yolo (right) Beth Gabor – Manager of Public Affairs, County of Yolo
Candidates for the Rising Star award must exhibit the leadership skills crucial to sound local government, the ethics that are core to MMANC, and seek out opportunities for professional development. This year’s Rising Star Award recipient was Becky Eby, Management Analyst for Yolo County.
The Women Leading Government Career Excellence Award is given to a woman who has worked in local government as an executive leader for the past 10 years and has taken a proactive approach to their own personal and professional development. This year’s Women Leading Government Career Excellence Award went to June Catalano, City Manager of Pleasant Hill.
The Credentialed Government Leader program provides foundational tools, experiences and connections designed to develop participants’ knowledge, self-awareness and skill set. The program is designed to build the management and leadership skills of analysts, mid-managers and other members who have at least three years’ experience in a government organization in a qualifying position. Graduates for this quarter included Hazel Wetherford, Lydia Tolles, Suzanne Wolf and Kathy Lang.
