Step It UP!
May 1, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Assisi Heights Spirituality Center

Step It Up: A Professional Development Seminar for Women

Does your life seem out of Balance? Attend Step It Up! A professional development seminar for Women at Assisi Heights Spirituality Center on Thursday, May 1st. Transformational Speaker LuAnn Buechler will guide you through the Passion Test to help you identify your top passions. Certified Yoga Instruction Michelle Jamieson will bring into balance and learn from Rochester Area Women Leaders about balancing careers and life.

STEP IT UP! to perfect balance a
Professional & Passionate Seminar for Women
Agenda

8am – 9am Registration & Coffee

9am – 9:15am Welcome & Introduction – Jorrie Johnson, Publisher of Rochester Women’s Magazine

9:15am – 9:30am 1^st Roundtable Opener – Who are you? Why are you here?

9:30am – 10:45am  What’s Passion Got to Do With It! – LuAnn Buechler, the Little SPARK,
Transformational Trainer & Consultant

10:45am – 11:00am  Break

11:00am – 12:00 Exercise: Identifying Your Top Five Passions & Unique Contribution Statement

12noon Luncheon Roundtable Discussions – Who are you? What is your greatest desire this year?

1:00pm – 2:00pm  Bringing It Into Balance – Michelle Jamieson, Owner, Sure Michelle Instruction

2:00pm – 2:15pm Break

2:15pm – 3:15pm Leading Without a Title -  Michon Rogers, University of Minnesota Rochester

3:15pm – 4:30pm Breaking the Barriers – Panel discussion of Women from Home Federal  and
Question & Answer Session

4:30pm – 6pm Networking Wine & Cheese Reception – Where do you need Support?

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Speakers!

  Michelle Jamieson
"Bringing It Into Balance"
- Using Labels. "I am ……"
- Finding happiness right now
- Awareness is the first step
- 5 minute body scan
- Discuss the 7 Pillars of Mindfulness
- 3 minute breathing space
- Journaling questions about heart's desire (passion) 

 

   Michon D. Rogers
"Leadership without a Title"
Drawing from her personal experience and authors John Maxwell and Mark Sanborn, you will learn that
you do not need to have an “official” title (e.g. team leader, committee chair, manager, supervisor) to lead, influence, inspire, and make a difference in your organization and/or in your community.

Michon D. Rogers is an engaging facilitator and presenter with experience working with a diverse set of organizations, locally, state-wide, and nationally. Currently, Michon is the Development Associate at the University of Minnesota Rochester where she focuses on raising funds to support student scholarships. In addition to her role at UMR, Michon is an adjunct instructor at Rochester Community and Technical College, and co-facilitator of the Collaborative Leadership Fellows program – a community-based leadership
program whose goal is to increase the capacity of collaborative leaders in the Rochester community.

 

  LuAnn Buechler, CMP
Passionate Business Owner, Author, Transformational Speaker,
Certified Facilitator of the Passion Test and Passion Test for Business            

Passionate about everything she does. LuAnn uses her unique personality and experiences to
relate to her audiences in delivering passionate presentations that inspire people to achieve the success they desire in business and in life.  

As a Certified Facilitator of The Passion Test, LuAnn shares with audiences a simply yet powerful system to determine your true passions and set a course to living your life’s destiny. As a Certified Facilitator of the Passion Test for Business, LuAnn is Igniting the Heart of Business. Bringing to
life the unique contribution of the businesses she works with while aligning their team to their
personal passions to create a company culture that thrives in today’s business environment. 

-  Learn how to identify your work passions
-  Create your unique contribution statement
-  Identify ways to engage your team
-  Identify ways to attract your perfect client

 

Breaking the Barriers
Panel discussion of Women from Home Federal and Question & Answer Session

Cindy Ebert, ELI-MP, VP Director of Retail Banking has been in the banking industry
for 26 years. Her focus is leadership development and maximizing an individual’s strengths to achieve
their greatest potential. Leading through fun, growth, and strong relationships have shaped her work and carried out the mission of Home Federal and its focus on enhancing the well-being of its clients and community one relationship at a time.. Cindy lives on a farm in Lake City raising Registered Angus cattle,
has 3 children, and an amazing husband!

 
Faith Williamson is VP/Director of Retail Lending and Servicing for Home Federal Savings Bank. She has an associate degree in Accounting. She started with Home
Federal in 1992 as a Teller and has held various positions over the years. In her current role, she
oversees the Consumer and Mortgage Loan Origination and Loan Servicing departments.  

Kelly Nelson is VP/Credit Administration for Home Federal Savings Bank.
She has a BA in Accounting and Human Resources from St. Mary’s University and is a Certified Public Accountant. She started with Home Federal in 2002 and prior to joining the Business Banking team, worked in internal audit and accounting departments. In her current role she supervises the bank’s credit analysts, reviews commercial credit packages, monitors various regulatory requirements and oversees the bank’s community reinvestment activities.

Rebecca Sell is VP/Director of Risk Asset Recovery for Home Federal
Savings Bank. She has a BA in Business Administration from Winona State University. She started
with Home Federal Savings Bank in 2003 as a part-time teller at our Winona location, in 2005 she started
full time in our Retail Account Recovery Department and has transitioned up to VP/Director of Risk Asset Recovery over the years. In her current role she supervises the Risk Asset Specialists, oversees the workout/exit of troubled debt at the bank, and handles all legal and regulatory collection compliance.