Women in Educational Leadership (WEL) Symposium 2022 Fall: New Perspectives, New Beginnings

Facilitated by Dr. LaFaye Platter & Dr. Suzette Lovely

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.  -Seneca

No one has felt the weight of the pandemic more than educators.  While crises in schools may come and go, our charge is to find the silver lining within each period of recovery.  To that end, the 2022 WEL Symposium is designed to help women leaders turn the upheaval into opportunities.  Conversations will focus on ways to reset and rethink our work.
What should we dismantle?  What do we want to rebuild?  What gives us hope to cary on?
Living with greater coherence as school leaders will generate new perspectives and new beginnings.

Symposium Sessions

Leading Free Agent Learning – September 17,2022 9:00-10:30 AM PT
Dr. Julie Evans- CEO of Project Tomorrow and Founder of the Speak Up Research Project 

Ready for Anything: Repaving the Way Forward – October 15, 2022 9:00-10:30 AM PT
Dr. Suzette Lovely – Retired Superintendent Carlsbad Unified School District 

How Women in TV Production can Inform the Path of Women in School Leadership – November 5, 2022 9:00-10:30 AM PT
Kat Uyenco – Executive Producer Freelance TV

Women in Educational Leadership (WEL) Symposium 2022 Spring

Facilitated by Dr. LaFaye Platter & Dr. Suzette Lovely

After two long years, we’re still in the throes of leadership whiplash. An evolving virus, ever-changing requirements for
schools and public backlash has left us exhausted, skeptical and questioning if we’ve chosen the right profession. The
Spring WEL Symposium will focus on rebounding from setbacks, personal resilience, and developing ‘thriver’ traits in
ourselves and our students.

Symposium Sessions

Thriving One Microstep at a Time – Saturday, March 5, 2022 9:00AM – 10:30AM PT
Suzette Lovely – Retired Superintendent, Carlsbad, CA
Candy Singh – Superintendent, Fallbrook, CA

Using Set Backs to Set Forward – Saturday, April 30, 2022 9:00AM – 10:30AM PT
Zandra Jo Galvan – Superintendent at Greenfield Union School District

Buffering from Distractions – Saturday, May 21, 2022 9:00AM – 10:30AM PT
Jodee Brentlinger – Solana Beach Superintendent and Vicki King, Board President, Solana Beach School District

The 2022 Spring WEL Symposium begins Saturday, March 5, 2022.

Women in Educational Leadership (WEL) Symposium 2021 Fall

Facilitated by Dr. LaFaye Platter & Dr. Suzette Lovely

While both men and women benefit from having a network of well-connected peers, women who maintain an inner circle
of close contacts are more likely to advance their careers with greater ease (Harvard Business Review). To build a web of
allies who support our leadership progression, the WEL Network connects women from different districts and regions
who are invested in the success and accomplishments of other women. As we move toward a ‘better normal’, the 2021
Fall WEL Symposium will help female school leaders experience the power of the pack to learn, grow, and thrive together.

Symposium Sessions

Young Women, Leadership and Social Change
College Panel: Danielle Geathers, Student Body President, MIT; Naomi Riley, Former Student Body President, UCLA; Breeze Hernandez, Student Body President, UCLA; Kylie Burke, Student Body President, Howard University
Facilitated by: Cheryl Hibbeln, Founder, IlluminatED Collective

Leadership and Social Influence: Building Trust with Our Communities
Dr. Sabba Quidwai, Education Leadership Executive

Why MESSY Leaders are our Future
Alyssa Gallagher, Head of Education, BTS Spark; Design Thinking author and Master Practitioner from the Wiseman

The 2021 Fall WEL Symposium begins Saturday, September 11, 2021.

Women in Educational Leadership (WEL) Symposium 2021

Facilitated by Dr. LaFaye Platter & Dr. Suzette Lovely

The WEL Symposium grew out of a desire to see more women flourish in school leadership positions. Since 2018, the Symposium has brought together female educators from Southern California to fortify the strategies, connections and finesse needed to flourish in our careers. Please join us on this voyage of networking, self-discovery and virtual learning!

Symposium Sessions

Communicating with Flair, Finesse & Frequency – Saturday, April 10, 2021
Zandra Jo Galvan, Superintendent, Greenfield Union School District (Monterey County)

The Multiplier Effect – Saturday May 22, 2021
Julie Mitchell, Superintendent, Rowland Unified School District (LA County)

Advancing Your Agenda Through Positive Labor Relations – Saturday, June 12, 2021
Lillian Maldonado French, Superintendent, Mountain View School DIstrict (Los Angeles County)

The 2021 WEL Symposium begins Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Annual ACSA Region 17 Women’s Leadership Event
Managing and Motivating Remote Employees

Hosted by

Dr. LaFaye Platter

The global shutdown has changed the way we work and provide leadership. This session will focus on the skills necessary to motivate, support, and coach employees remotely. Tips on the best way to communicate, sentence starters for difficult conversations, and the essentials of pandemic culture-building will provide the back-drop for participant learning and conversation.

ACSA Region 17 in collaboration with the WEL Network is proud to bring you “Managing and Motivating Remote Employees” with LaFaye Platter. A live Zoom learning session that will take place on November 12, 2020 from 5:00-6:30PM (PST).

Women in Educational Leadership (WEL) Symposium 2020

Facilitated by

Dr. Suzette Lovely & Dr. LaFaye Platter

The WEL Symposium grew out of a desire to see more women flourish in school leadership positions. Since 2018, the Symposium has brought together female educators from Southern California to fortify the strategies, connections and finesse needed to flourish in our careers. Please join us on this voyage of networking, self-discovery and virtual learning!

The 2020 WEL Symposium begins September 12, 2020.