This year's USG Staff Council Conference will focus on soft skills training for employees and retention of students and employees of the University System of Georgia.
We have a slate of dynamic and informative speakers who will inspire you to better serve in your day-to-day staff role. The AU Staff Council hopes you are enriched and renewed after attending this conference.
USG Staff Council Conference 2023
Speaker schedule subject to change
Check-in
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Welcome Message & Lunch
user icon Dr. Brooks Keel, President, Augusta University
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Ice Breaker
user icon TBD
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15-minute Break
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Critical Thinking
user icon Dr. Mark Thompson, Interim Dean, Hull College of Business
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Change Management
user icon Jack Evans, Director, Organizational Change Management & Strategic Initiatives, Augusta University
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We Love it Here! Building a Successful Workplace Culture
user icon Rebecca Carroll, Vice President, Human Resources, Augusta University
user icon Sharri Peck, Director of Compensation Classification & Information Systems, Human Resources, Augusta University
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Leadership
user icon Dr. Garrett Green, Chief Diversity Officer, Augusta University
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Only One Life to Live: Let's Live it Well!
user icon Dr. Scott Wallace, Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, Augusta University
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Cyber Security Vital to the Workplace
user icon Dr. Heather Roszkowski, Assistant Vice President, Cyber Defense & Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer, Augusta University
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A Roadmap to Collaborating and Compromising with Challenging Personalities
user icon Leadra Collins, Public Information Officer, Utilities Department, City of Augusta
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Project Management
user icon Roger Duke, Lecturer, Hull College of Business
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JSAC Lawn
Speaker schedule subject to change
Breakfast
Augusta National Patron Model
user icon James Sayno, Senior Director of Talent and Inclusion, Augusta National Golf Club
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Good Better Best
user icon Dr. Sonny Perdue, Chancellor
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Ignite the Spark - Motivation for Success
user icon Dr. Russell Keen, Executive Vice President for Administration & Chief of Staff to the President, Augusta University
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Everyday People, Every Day Civility
user icon Brennan Francois, Chief Diversity Officer, Wellstar MCG Health
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Lunch
Staff Council Panel Discussion
user icon Allison Brown, Panel Moderator
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Panelists
Rubena Cela | Georgia State University
Katherine Hardwick| University of Georgia
Will Jimerson | Georgia Institute of Technology
Jessie McGinty | Georgia Gwinnett College
Rich Rogers | Web Developer, Augusta University | Chair Elect, AU Staff Council
Tiffany Smith | Business Manager, Medical College of Georgia | Past Chair, AU Staff Council
Scott Taylor | Georgia Southern University | Chair, USG Staff Council
AU Staff Council Closing Remarks
user icon Angel Lovett, Chair
user icon Rich Rogers, Chair Elect
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USG Staff Council Monthly Business Meeting
user icon Scott Taylor, Chair, USG Staff Council
location-dot icon Dr. Roscoe Williams Ballroom