Events

In-Person Events

January 22, 2026 (5:30 - 7:00 PM) – Information Session/Meet & Greet/Speed Matching Event

• Venue: Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center

8788 Metcalf Ave

Overland Park, KS 66211

• Event Timeline: 

  • • 5:30 PM arrive (event begins promptly at 5:30)

    • 5:35 - 5:55 PM Icebreaker and Presentation of Program Details

    • 6:00 - 7:30 PM Speed Matching between Mentors/Mentees (5 minutes per pair)

• Before leaving, each participant will fill out a survey on the potential mentor/mentee pairings

February 17, 2026 (midday) – Program Kickoff/Pair Reveal/ Program: How To Handle Conflict When You Hate It

• Venue: Shockey Consulting

7944 Santa Fe Dr.

Overland Park, KS 66204

• Approximate Event Timeline: (~2 hour event)

  • • 11:30 AM Arrival and Networking

    • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation of Program Mentor/Mentee Pairs

    • 12:00 - 12:15 PM Distribution of Lunch 

    • 12:15 - 1:15 PM Program by Molly Saunders on How to Handle Conflict When You Hate It

• Note: Lunch will be provided

• Presentation materials provided under the "Program Resources" tab

May 27, 2026 (morning) – Program: Future-Proofing Your Career

• Venue: Sylvester Powell Community Center

6200 Martway St.

Mission, KS 66202

• Approximate Event Timeline: (1+ hour event)

  • • 8:00 - 8:30 AM Arrival and Networking

    • 8:30 - 9:30 AM Program by Anita Newton on Future-Proofing Your Career

• Note: Breakfast will be provided

September 22, 2026 (evening) – Program Graduation

• Venue: TBD

Notes

• Participants in the program do not need to register for these events, they will be automatically signed up. 

• An expectation of the program is for mentors and mentees to attend all in-person events. 

• Event planning has been thoughtful and robust for these events; please plan to arrive 5 minutes early to start time or during the networking time so programming can start promptly on time.