Join Us for Latte & Learn: AI Chat! ☕

Are you an L&D specialist interested in exploring the latest AI tools and sharing your experiences with fellow professionals? Join us for a casual and insightful session of Latte & Learn: AI Chats, where we’ll dive into the world of AI and its applications in Learning and Development.

What to Expect:

• Discover and discuss various AI tools
• Share your experiences and learn from others
• Exchange ideas on integrating AI into your L&D strategies
• Network with fellow L&D professionals

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Date: January 8, 2024

Duration: 60 minutes

Where: Zoom! 

Who Should Attend: L&D specialists and anyone curious about AI in the learning space Grab your coffee, bring your curiosity, and join the conversation!

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

Date:  January 21, 2025

Time:  8:00-9:30am

Where: Zoom! 

About the Presenter:

Anna-Lena Kress: Anna-Lena Kress is a seasoned Learning and Development (L&D) professional with years of experience designing and delivering engaging learning experiences in classroom, hybrid, and online settings. She transitioned into customer education, where she recently launched a successful customer-facing academy at her employer, quantilope, and built a comprehensive customer education program.  Drawing from this experience, Anna-Lena believes that the principles of engagement, personalization, and value creation central to customer education can revolutionize L&D.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

Date:  February 18, 2025

Time:  11:45am-1:00pm

Where: Zoom! 

Join ATD Maine for an engaging and timely online lunch & learn!

The research is clear: these days our society, employees, and organizations are experiencing extraordinary levels of rapid cultural change and turmoil. By 2030 Millennials and Gen-Z’s will comprise nearly 2/3rds of the global workforce - already the most diverse in history and so intensely focused on their SME (subject matter expert) skills and jobs that they’re ill-prepared to lead others effectively. Boomers are retiring in record numbers, and VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) business disruptions are no longer happening occasionally; they’re almost constant.

When managers and employees are being buffeted by these high intensity winds of change, they are more likely to take their stress out on each other, which undermines psychological safety, creates toxic work environments, and spurs resignations. (Recent MIT/Sloan School of Management research indicates that an employee is ten times more likely to quit due to a toxic work environment than poor compensation.)

As Learning and Development leaders, we are uniquely positioned to make a powerful, positive difference in helping our managers and employees navigate these challenging changes successfully by creating Actively Respectful Cultures (ARCTMs) within our organizations.

Join Gregg Ward, the award-winning, bestselling author, speaker, thought leader and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership, as he helps us a chart a new, more human-centered and highly respectful approach to our organizational culture challenges. Developing an Actively Respectful Culture is entirely possible in any organization - Gregg Ward shows us how.

About the Presenter:

Gregg Ward: Gregg Ward is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Respectful Leadership, who started his career as specialist trainer for the New York City Police Department. Gregg also worked as a correspondent for BBC Radio, Scotland on Sunday, and the Times of London. More recently Gregg is the author three books including the bestselling, award-winning business fable (The Respectful Leader – Wiley 2016) and the creator of the Coaching for RespectTM mediation process. Gregg is now in his 30th year serving global companies as an expert consultant, speaker, trainer, and executive coach. He is based in San Diego, CA.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

Date: March 18, 2025

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM 

Location: Granite Bay Care, 482 Payne Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074

Third floor training room 

Strategic planning for the rest of us that gets results!

During this session, we’ll explore the importance of crafting a strategic action plan for your organization which fosters organizational growth. Action planning, as we’re aware, is a complex and time-consuming endeavor. We will explore the simplified process I have used with my team at Girl Scouts of Maine and with the Maine ATD Board to nurture organizational development and success. Together we will come up with actionable ways for you to integrate this approach for your own organization.

About the Presenter

Suzanne Hand is Senior Vice President of Mission Delivery for Girl Scouts of Maine where she spearheads the creation and execution of strategic initiatives across various domains including membership, adult learning, programming, volunteer support and customer care. She presently serves as VP of Finance for the ATD Maine Chapter.

As a Girl Scouts of the USA Certified Instructor of Trainers and a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA), Suzanne is deeply committed to lifelong learning and sharing her passion for education and facilitation with others.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

Date: April 15, 2025

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM 

Location: Maine State Library: 242 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330

Using the strengths/genius frameworks of StrengthsFinder and Patrick Lencioni's Working Genius, this workshop walks participants through the theory and application of using your team members' innate strengths and work habits to turbo-charge project planning and execution.  Participants will gain templates to use with their team members and a game plan for transforming their approach to understanding and accomplishing their goals.

This workshop will cover both how to do this with the team you're currently on, as well as how to facilitate project planning for other teams in your organization.

About the Presenter

Richard Parent is the Director of Staff Training and Development at Goodwill Northern New England. He is an award-winning educator with over 13 years of experience designing and delivering innovative learning and development experiences, leading instructional designers and instructors, and providing ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring to individuals and teams.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

Date: May 13, 2025

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM 

Location: Granite Bay Care, 482 Payne Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074

Third floor training room 

Do you feel connected, valued, and seen?

We live in magical time when we have a million ways -- well, a lot of ways -- to connect to other humans, and yet sometimes it feels harder than ever. Let's look at connection, do some activities to connect--some familiar and some novel, learn about others in the room, and sort out what we can do to see and be seen by one another.

About the Presenter

Dawn Walker-Elders: With the benefit of working with non-profit organizations and schools (elementary through Adult Ed, Dawn know that adults learning makes the world a better place, and that drawing them together for the process is better still.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before 5 calendar days before the scheduled program. Please email events@tdmaine.org with your inquiries.

It's that time of the year again -- time to celebrate the knowledge and skills we've gained over the past year, the professional contacts and friends we've made along the way, and the differences we've been able to make with our clients, teammates, and organizations.

Yes, it's ATD Maine's annual Connect, Mix, and Mingle, our annual in-person networking event that marks the end of another great season of professional development and community-building for talent development professionals.

Enjoy a fun evening of networking at Bruno’s in Portland.  Don’t miss the opportunity to make those personal connections with local learning professionals.  Great food, fun, and raffles!

Event: Our Annual Connect, Mix & Mingle

Location: Bruno’s Restaurant & Tavern, 33 Allen Ave, Portland, ME 04103; Ocean Star Banquet Room

Date:  Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Food & Beverages: Heavy Appetizers, Dessert and non- Alcoholic Beverages included.  Cash Bar will be available.

Cost: Free to ATD Maine Chapter Members with one drink ticket; $25 for non-members

What to Bring: Business Cards for networking; Cash or Credit Card for the Cash Bar