LEA Administrative Action Planning Sessions

LEA Administrative Action Planning for Empowering Staff Well-Being, Mental Health and Resilience

What’s working and where do we go from here?

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

• Discuss challenges and learnings with peers in supporting school staff well-being throughout the COVID pandemic

• Identify successful practices and resources in supporting employee mental well-being moving forward

• Create a sustainable and realistic district action plan to enhance current staff support measures

Audience

These sessions are open to North Carolina Public School district administrators or their designees. Districts are encouraged to send teams of at least two, and up to five, participants.

Dates and Times

Choose one session to attend:

Friday, August 5
8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Asheville, N.C.
Register through Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC).

OR

Monday, June 20
8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Greenville, N.C.
Register through Eastern Area Health Education Center (Eastern AHEC).

Cost

There is no cost to participants.

COVID-19 Precautions

Masks are mandatory.

Facilitators

Wendy White (Asheville program only)

Wendy White, co-founder and CEO for Continuum Consulting Services, has shared her passion, insight, creativity and wealth of experience over 25 years with client Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, educational institutions, international NGOs, nonprofits and social entrepreneurs. Her combination of internal experience and external consulting allows her to go beyond best practices theory of consulting to an insider’s understanding of the challenges clients face as they navigate cultural norms, employee engagement, differing personalities and company politics. Wendy quickly understands client needs and challenges and custom designs appropriate solutions.

She recently become the CEO for the ‘10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children’ non-profit. She also recently launched Let’s Choose Love, a movement dedicated to bringing new visions, paradigms and stories that inspire people to discover their own voice, gifts and unique role each can play in bringing forth more peace, joy and love into the world.

Based out of Asheville, N.C., she keeps life in balance with her love for kayaking, biking, traveling, music, volunteering, gardening, writing, entertaining and enjoying her two adult children.

Ruby Brown-Herring

Ruby is the President and Principal Consultant of RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC, where she assists businesses, government agencies and nonprofits with creating strategies that support mental health at work while improving employee engagement and retention. She also has the pleasure of serving as a consultant for Continuum Consulting, LLC.

Ruby has over 20 years of experience in program management, adult, continuing and higher education and is recognized as a state and national leader in corporate wellness and community mental health education. She also serves as a member of the National Trainers Corps for the National Council for Mental Wellness, where she trains Mental Health First Aid instructors across the U.S.

Ruby holds a Bachelor of Social Work from UNC-Wilmington and a Master of Education in Student Personnel Services from the University of South Carolina.

She lives in Raleigh with her husband and twin daughters. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her family and singing.

Dr. Mike Perko

Mike is a professor and director of graduate programs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Department of Public Health Education and was recognized with the 2018 Alumni Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award; prior to that, he was Chairman of the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Alabama where he ran the 7th ranked PhD program in the country in Health Education and Promotion. He also serves as a consultant for Continuum Consulting, LLC.

Mike has enjoyed a career of inspiring people to become healthier and live their most fulfilling lives. He has over 25 years of experiencing running well-being programs and providing health education in academic and business settings. He has served as a speaker, researcher, consultant and innovator in the field of health and well-being and has been recognized repeatedly for his engaging speaking style and excellence in teaching.

Mike holds his PhD in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Alabama and his Masters in Community Health and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist.

He is based outside of Greensboro, N.C. with his wife and two kids. In his free time, he enjoys hockey and spending time with his physically active family.

Cosponsors

This work is funded by the NC Department of Public Instruction through the CDC cooperative agreement, Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement Through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools (DP18-1801 Healthy Schools; 5 NU58DP006437-03-00).

These sessions are offered in partnership with the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), Eastern Area Health Education Center (Eastern AHEC), North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), Continuum Consulting Services and RBH Wellness Solutions.