PMI-HVC 20th Anniversary Kickoff Special Presentation "Powering the Project Economy"

Power Skills

PMI Huron Valley Chapter 20th Anniversary Kickoff 

"Powering the Project Economy"

Project Managers have always led change and turned ideas into reality. In a time in which work and value are increasingly delivered in the form of projects, PMI is helping people and organizations work smarter so they can drive the change they want to see. Learn about PMI's Impact Strategy and how PMI is powering the Project Economy.


Please join us for this special celebration and presentation!!!

September 19, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

This presentation is offered free to our Chapter Members and Students (also an affordable $15 for non-members & guests) 


Keynote Speakers Brantlee Underhill & LuAnn Piccard

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Brantlee Underhill
Managing Director, North America at Project Management Institute

Brantlee leads Project Management Institute’s (PMI) North America region to grow PMI’s relevance amongst organizations, individuals and communities. A Certified Association Executive (CAE) and nonprofit executive, Brantlee aligns PMI’s strategy and operational plans to serve PMI’s North American market and volunteer-lead communities to empower people to make their ideas a reality. In her almost 25 years with PMI, Brantlee has led community, organizational and volunteer leadership transformation to achieve greater engagement and value outcomes for PMI members around the globe. She has led the establishment of PMI offices in Dubai, Singapore and Brussels; coaches teams in change and stakeholder engagement; and co-led the start-up team for implementing PMI’s culture and change management capability.


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LuAnn Piccard, PMP
Director

2019-2022

LuAnn Piccard, PMP, associate professor and chair, Master of Science Project Management Department at University of Alaska Anchorage, is passionate about developing next-generation project management leaders and professionals seeking to enhance and expand career opportunities through professional development and higher education. Students and graduates appreciate and benefit from the depth, relevance and breadth of Ms. Piccard’s seasoned executive experience, transforming the learning environment into rigorous, positive, collaborative and applied experience.

In addition to academia, Ms. Piccard has over 20 years in technology-sector project and portfolio management, including 10 years as a senior executive for Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies and Advanced Energy Industries, where she led complex, profitable, and cross-functional businesses serving customers worldwide. She has also traveled extensively and lived internationally. Ms. Piccard credits professional success to collaboration with diverse, engaged, customer-centric program and project leaders globally.

Ms. Piccard, proud PMI and PMI Alaska Chapter member, volunteer, and PMP since 2007, served as director and chair for the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs, responsible for project management academic program accreditation and quality assurance worldwide.

Inspired by community engagement, Ms. Piccard is well-versed in the balanced strategic and fiduciary responsibilities of board governance partnered with executive and operational leadership, and has served as volunteer director for 11 different nonprofit boards including 10 years as an officer and director for Habitat for Humanity of Anchorage.

Ms. Piccard is distinguished by an ability to articulate an envisioned future, identify stakeholder-centric opportunities made real by engaging and collaborating with people, fostering a bias to action, and crafting foundational, adaptable management processes. Ms. Piccard strives to create a culture of continuous learning that emphasizes agility, innovation and accountability. Her approach is marked by contagious enthusiasm, passionate belief in people and possibilities, and inspiring new ways of thinking, with courage to embrace challenges.

Ms. Piccard holds BS and MS in Engineering/Product Design from Stanford University and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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Information

Type of category: Chapter Meeting

Type of activity: Power Skills

Date: 19 September 2022

Hour: 6:00PM to 7:30PM

# of PDUs: 2

Price

Students: Free

PMI-HVCMembers: Free

Non members and Guests: $15.00

Location

Virtual Meeting