Welcome to Fall to all of our Central Ohio Chapter Members,
Wow did that Third Quarter go FAST!
I hope all of you are enjoying your Pumpkin Spice Warm Drinks and have your costumes picked out for Halloween!
FALL ALSO Means PDD is coming up soon on November 10th!
I am so excited to see all of you there, and meet each of you in person!!!
We have some AMAZING Speakers this year our Keynotes are fantastic and the first keynote will be giving out prizes so make sure you get there early and get some amazing Swag from us and also hopefully win a prize or two!
What is more fun than coming together as a PM community learning and laughing on a Friday!
Make sure to sign up as soon as possible so that you can be entered into the drawing for a LinkedIn Profile Review, valued at $250. This could be worth so much more as our LinkedIn profiles have become so important to our professional careers.
Remember to not wait too long to buy your PDD tickets. We Sell Out every year! I have attached the link for your convenience PDD v0 2023 | Site_Ver1.0 (pmicoc.org)
We Need Your Help!
Our PDD team is actively seeking volunteers to help with Registration, Breakout session check-ins, and other roles. All volunteers get a free tee with lunch and parking included.
If interested, reach out to Kate Wood at woodk12@nationwide.com
Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so Much!
- Helen Keller
Member Focus
In the Third Quarter, we have been focused on doing a lot of events. Please make sure you check your calendars. Please bring a friend to one of our exciting and creative events, maybe they would like to be a part of the Central Ohio Chapter!
Did you know Central Ohio is one of the largest PMI chapters in the US? How cool is that fact.
I loved seeing so many chapter members at our Volunteer & Recruiting Event on August 29th at the Crooked Can. We had so much fun!
Global Summit
I am excited to announce my participation in the upcoming Global Summit in October in Atlanta, GA. As a representative of the Central Ohio Chapter, I will be accompanied by a fellow Board Member. This is a great opportunity to gain insights from other Chapters and contribute to the growth and development of our chapter.
2023 Board & Election
We have elections coming up make sure to vote!
Become Our Friend!
We have several social media platforms to keep you updated on our Chapter's events and share the latest details with you. Below you will find our groups. Become our friend and stay in touch with us:
Outreach
Jenna Livingston always has amazing things going on in Outreach. This year we will be doing two in-person hours for impact to help our community.
An “Hours for Impact” in-person, volunteer opportunity with LifeCare Alliance will be posted soon – We were supposed to do this on June 24, 2023 however we had low volunteerism so we will try again in September – Please look out for this opportunity
We will have another "Hours for Impact" volunteer project later in the year with Furniture Bank of Central Ohio, most likely in August/September
In general, I plead with everyone in our Central Ohio Chapter to sign up for hours for impact. This is a forecast of what you think you will be able to do for the year 2023 to make your community a better place.
Below is the web page to be able to check it out.
I want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change.
- Tim Cook
Thank you to the Board and all our Volunteers
I want to personally THANK every Board Member and Volunteer for all their time and hard work.
COC Board
Maria McGuire – Secretary
Jenna Livingston – President-Elect
Steven Sicilian – Treasure
Kelsey Ward – Director At Large
Bruce Halley – Director At Large
Norm Wilson – Strategic Program Director
Stephanie Monroe – Past President
COC Volunteers
Amna Jamal
Andy Milano
Brandon Schnug
Charlene Bridges
Cindi Baker
Courtney Morse
Dave Davis
Dr. Sam Akulli
Ebony Robinson -Street
Erica Mohre
Farrah Zemke
George Rapp
Haley Johnson
Jeff Burns
Jennifer Patrick
Julie VanDelinder
Kate Wood
Ketti Pryor
Marlon McKoy
Michelle Johnson
Nick Gatlin
Ram Vedantam
Rich Figallo
Sharon Manwarren
Shubhada Reddy
Ta’Sean Lee
Travis Jones
Yolanda Mackey
Sincerely,
Deborah Ducmanas, PMP
Central Ohio PMI Chapter President
