AGENDA

WIFLE FOUNDATION, INC. ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING

AUGUST 14-17, 2023

MARRIOTT WATER STREET HOTEL

TAMPA, FLORIDA

Theme: “Walking the Talk of Inclusive Leadership”

Sunday, August 13, 2023

EARLY REGISTRATION: WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING!

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Registration Desk

Monday, August 14, 2023

Professional Development Day

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Location: Registration Desk

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Florida Salon V

A. Emotional Display Rules: How Gender Stereotypes Impact Female Leaders

Dr. Scena Webb, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)

The ability to control emotion expression can have a direct effect on a woman’s ability to advance into leadership positions (Brescoll, 2016). This workshop will educate participants on the current literature surrounding the topic of emotional display rules. This topic is important because women often must show up in public venues with a certain look; particularly, the way they display facial expressions. Arguably, when women leaders are seated at the table, they often must refrain from showing too much emotion to be perceived as a credible leader. The focus of this workshop is to armor women with the perspectives from observers who may cast them in an emotionally negative way and to empower women to continue to choose to show up in an intentional way.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Florida Salon VI

B. Leadership Reset: Lead Yourself to Better Lead Others

Col. Brenda Dietzman, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (Retired) Wayfinder Consulting, LLC

As we move through our career and life, we often try to figure out ways to make changes to better ourselves. We tend to gravitate towards New Year’s resolutions or lofty goals that would produce massive results but also requires massive change. These look great on paper but are only executable given perfect circumstances. The changes we make to achieve our goals aren’t always sustainable for the long haul and when reality hits, our motivation wanes. This presentation shares effective strategies that produce meaningful change by understanding boundaries, exploring curiosity, digging into our emotions, creating triggers that help us be more mindful, and really living with intention. Learn how to Live a Great Story by exploring what you want to learn, experience, and accomplish in this life and how you want to feel while you are doing it.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Location: Meeting Room 12

C. Creating, Cultivating, and Sustaining a Culture of Inclusion Is Everyone’s Charge

Carolyn J. McMillon, MA, ACC Owner, ASK-Coaching-Training-Consulting, The Power of 3, LLC Office of Equity and Employee Support Services Executive, U.S. Secret

Service (USSS) (Retired)

Loucious Hires, Executive Office of Equity and Employee Support Services, U.S. Secret Service (USSS)

“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change...”

–Mahatma Gandhi

What would you do if you could influence your organization’s culture to become more inclusive? Where do great ideas come from that can change people, workplaces, organizations, cultures, and the world? Each of us have within us the ability to help create, cultivate, and sustain cultures of inclusion where every individual can grow, develop, and reach their greatest potential. If we want to be part of a work environment that fosters belonging and acceptance, welcomes and values the strength of differences, it is imperative that we comprehend the importance of our own role and responsibility to influence this type of change. During this seminar, participants will learn impactful strategies that create space for inclusive behaviors and ways to recognize and correct bias that can be disruptive to inclusion. Through facilitator-led discussions and thought-provoking interactive engagements, participants will learn how to activate their own power of influence in creating an atmosphere of inclusiveness.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 50

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Location: Meeting Rooms 5-6

D. Back by Popular Demand: Resume and Structured Interview Workshop

Team of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Workshop Facilitators:

» Marsha Adrien, Assistant Director, Field Operations (Mission Support), Office of Field Operations – Baltimore Field Office

» Dawn Caltagirone, Assistant Port Director (Tactical), Office of Field Operations, Area Port of Buffalo

» Lora Cicciarelli, Supervisory Task Force Officer, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST)

» Tinesha Cherry, Director – Employee Engagement and Organizational Culture Division (EEOCD) - Office of Field Operations (OFO)

» Nicole Landen, Niagara Falls Facilities Chief, Port of Buffalo, New York

» Jennifer Tucker, Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer, Buffalo/Niagara Region

This 8-hour Resume and Structured Interview Workshop will assist attendees with writing a competitive Federal resume that demonstrates work experience using core competencies, powerful action words, and strong and quantifiable accomplishments, and provide tips and information on how to prepare for a structured interview. This workshop will cover resume and interview basics and will help you present your knowledge, skills, and experience in a way that will help you stand out.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 80

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: Florida Room V

E.

Giving

and Receiving Effective Criticism…Why Are We So Bad at It?

Dr. Angela von Trytek, Supervisory Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

The objective of this workshop is to present perspectives for line officers, agents, managers, and leaders to understand the performance appraisal process with a focus on the development of interpersonal skills for leader and follower success. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) defines the five component processes for performance management which are planning, monitoring, developing, rating, and rewarding. Managers and leaders need to be articulate in establishing their agencies’ performance standards and equally competent in communicating those standards to their employees. By improving our own selfawareness, it helps us to learn criticism management. How we respond to criticism versus how we react to it adds to our capacity for success and helps us define what it really takes to lead.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: Meeting Room 12

F. Continuing the Legacy: The Hiring Process for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Rebekah Tucker, Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, Workforce Management Branch

Chief, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

This workshop will discuss the general federal hiring process, the different methods by which FLETC recruits and retains qualified candidates and the options available for those who are subject of mandatory retirement but still want to contribute to the law enforcement mission. The topics covered will include, but not limited to, public announcements, reemployed or rehired annuitants, dual compensation waivers, various appointment types, and eligible authorities. If you are planning to retire but want to continue your law enforcement legacy beyond retirement, you don’t want to miss this workshop.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 50

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: Florida Room VI

G. Offices of Inspectors General: What They Are…and Why They Rock!

Panelists:

» Kathryn Jones, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

Government of the District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General (DC-OIG)

» Suzann Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Investigative Operations

Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG)

» Shimon Richmond, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General (FDIC-OIG)

» Latisha Cleveland, Special Agent in Charge, Healthcare Fraud Division Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG)

» Susan Ocampo, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General (DOT-OIG)

» Erika Keyes, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Inspector General (NRC-OIG)

Panel Moderator:

Miranda Bennett, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG)

Learn the best kept secret in federal law enforcement…Offices of the Inspector General (OIG)! Did you know that OIGs often employ a higher percentage of women in federal law enforcement than other law enforcement organizations? This workshop will educate the audience on the OIG’s unique mission and specifically highlight that they are tasked with conducting independent and objective investigations, audits, and inspections of government programs to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and promote economy, effectiveness, and efficiency in government.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Florida Room V

H. Leadership Matters – Leading in a Transformed Workplace

Linda Gray, Workforce Development Executive, HR Consultant, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Leaders often report feeling overwhelmed and ill-equipped to effectively lead in today’s workplace. Issues ranging from a hybrid workforce; socio-economic and social justice matters; generational differences; technology; and mental health and wellness concerns in the workplace are just a few of the myriad matters facing today’s leaders. This workshop is designed to help participants understand how to effectively lead in a transformed workplace and provide participants with tools to navigate today’s leadership challenges.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Florida Room VI

I. Goal Setter: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Goals and Boundaries

Qiana Newell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General (USPIS-OIG)

Women in the workforce are booked and busy – at work and at home. Work/life balance isn’t realistic. It is never balanced! Life sometimes just gets in the way! Even when it doesn’t, many of us find ourselves overwhelmed with societal norms and social media/TikTok’s of women who seem to have it all together. The pursuit of perfection has led many women to throw their hands up in frustration when they are faced with preparing a resume for that coveted promotional opportunity when it finally becomes available. This workshop was created to give women the tools, confidence, and motivation to get in the game. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will receive handouts, participate in group activities, and benefit from the presenter’s verbal presentation detailing just how close you are to achieving your goals! You just need guidance and actionable steps to get you there – so you can live the life you imagined.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 200

Notes

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Location: Meeting Room 12

J. Women and Burnout: What You Need to Know to Create the Conditions for Yourself and Your People to Thrive

Dr. Corina Rice, Senior Consultant – People Insights Team – BetterUp

BetterUp Senior Consultant on the People Insights Team Dr. Corina Rice will lead a discussion on what burnout is, what causes it, and the ways in which burnout affects performance and mission outcomes. We’ll also share how burnout disproportionately impacts women in the workplace, and impedes greater representation, retention, and advancement. Attendees will learn evidence-based practices to fostering a climate where leaders and their teams can thrive and feel included. The session will include interactive breakout discussion groups for leaders to reflect and create commitments to action.

*Pre-Registration Required

Class Limit: 50

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Welcome Reception/Exhibit Hall Preview/Silent Auction

Hosted appetizers and a complimentary beverage will be provided including water, soda, beer, wine or a special WIFLE drink. A full cash bar is available.

Notes

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Leadership Day

7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: Registration Desk

Registration and Information

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Continental Breakfast/Coffee

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Location: Grand Salons C-D

Exhibit Hall

7:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Location: Grand Salons A-B

Silent Auction

Bid on various items, with all proceeds benefiting the WIFLE Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Fund.

Opening Ceremony

General Assembly

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Grand Salons E-J

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Honor Guard

» CBP Officer Esmeralda Samaniego (Chicago)

» CBP Officer Lisette Robertson (New York)

» CBP Officer Erin Axson (Atlanta)

» Air and Marine Agent Allison Garduno

» U.S. Border Patrol Agent Micia Moses (West Palm Beach Station)

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Arrisia Sims

Welcome Remarks

Jane Castor, Mayor – City of Tampa

WIFLE SPEAKERS

Catrina M. Bonus

President, WIFLE Foundation, Inc. and Executive Director, Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc.

Jessie L. Lane

Vice President, WIFLE Foundation, Inc. and Deputy Executive Director, Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc.

Jessica McTigue

Supervisory Special Agent

Diplomatic Security Service

U.S. Department of State

President, Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc.

Supervisory CBP Agriculture Specialist (Atlanta)

OPENING REMARKS

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas

Secretary

Department of Homeland Security

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kimberly Cheatle Director

United States Secret Service