Date: January 12th, 2024
Location: Quinn Evans
Sponsors: Quinn Evans & Page

Downloads: 2024 CKLDP-Bootcamp Program

The first official session of CKLDP for the year 2024 took place on Friday, January 8. The current co-chairs, Danielle Encela and Thomas Masino, initiated the session by extending a warm welcome to the incoming class. The session offered an overview of the program’s history and outlined the goals and expectations for the year.

Following brief introductions from the advisory committee, the sixteen scholars were tasked with delivering a 60-second Pecha Kucha presentation. This activity prompted scholars to select three images: one describing themselves, one representing the type of leader they are, and an image symbolizing the type of leader they aspire to become in the future.

After the Pecha Kucha presentations, the class was briefed on this year’s session themes and the topics they would be studying and preparing for throughout the year. The co-chairs provided information on session planning and documentation requirements, as well as the tools available to them.

To initiate the afternoon’s leadership discussion, keynote speaker Kathryn Slattery, AIA, lead a discussion on the topic “Finding Your Path”. Kathryn, a scholar in CKLDP’s inaugural program a decade ago, reflected on milestones in her career before and after CKLDP, highlighting some of the pivotal moments in her career.

To conclude the bootcamp, the session transitioned into a brainstorming session where each scholar contributed ideas on expanding the different session topics and shared their expectations for each session.

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