03:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Pacific)
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Mountain)
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM (Central)
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (Eastern)

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Overview

Special summer cohort program exploring the wide range of board service paths and roles available to PDA members. 

Participants will be challenged to consider their ultimate board journey and bucket list in this multi-part Zoom experience. The journey and destination will be unique for everyone. This cohort-style program is designed to progressively explore the most common paths for board service. A wide range of organizations and types of boards will be discussed, and the target skill set, and experience required to reach specific board roles.  From building the foundation for aspiring first-time board members to achieving senior leadership roles as chairperson or lead independent director, this program has something for everyone.

Throughout the program, knowledge and skills assessments will help participants gauge their expertise on board-related topics in over 20 essential areas.  Special guests and group interactions will allow participants to develop personalized gap assessments to set professional development, experience, and knowledge development goals to help them reach their desired board service roles.  

For each of the significant stages of board director development, we will explore as a group the following components for Aspiring, Seated, and Highly Experienced board members:

• Overview of the director's contribution to the organization and board
• Roles, experience, and progressive organizational size, mission, and complexity
• Director educational resources and experience needs
• Networking strategies and opportunities
• Personal branding
• Ecosystem participants and programs

Each program will be recorded and available for replay for existing PDA members via the PDA website a few days following each event.

Event Schedule

June 8^th    Week # 1 – Welcome, Kick-off, and Cohort Orientation   
June 22^nd Week # 2 – Preparation and Packing List for Your Bucket List Destination
July 6^th     Week # 3 – Let Your Passion Drive Your Service
July 20^th   Week # 4 – Fuel You Passion and Get Licensed to Thrill   
Aug 10^th   Week # 5 – Trailblazing, Giving Back, and Sharing Your Passion with New Aspiring Directors
Aug 24^th   Week # 6 – Capstone – Members Share Board Bucket List and Vision Board Ultimate

Please note that you need to register for each individual session listed above. 

Cohort Sign-up and Participation Overview

Overview of the procedures and workflow to sign up for the Tampa Bay Summer Cohort. Describes the registration process, program logistics, and distribution of documents and artifacts used to support the Zoom sessions.

Infographic

Infographic that will be used as a reference throughout the sessions.

Thank you to our National and Gold Chapter Sponsors!

Session Leader

Jeff Sauntry Tampa Bay PDA Executive Committee Member

Mr. Sauntry is the CEO of Risk Neutral. He is a results-focused board member and senior executive with publicly traded and private organizations. Leader of core operations for professional services, platform as a service (PaaS), cybersecurity, technology, and telecommunications firms. He is a subject matter expert in risk management, regulatory compliance, privacy, go-to-market strategy, digital transformation, eCommerce, fraud, cyber and physical security.  A trusted advisor able to translate complex business challenges into actionable initiatives designed to minimize deviation from expected outcomes, Mr. Sauntry thrives at the intersection of innovation and value creation. He believes cognitive diversity and sound corporate governance create a competitive differentiator for the organizations he serves.

Speakers 

Joseph Swanson, Esq. Shareholder Carlton Fields

Joseph Swanson, Esq is a former U.S. Asst Attorney. He now leads a Privacy & Cybersecurity practice at Carlton Fields. Lucky for us, he is based here in Tampa. To learn a little more about Mr. Swanson in advance of the call, you can check out his bio here.

Les Williams Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer Risk Cooperative

Les Williams is a member of PDA out of Washington, DC and on the National Cybersecurity Strategic Council. Les will discuss some risk transfer options we have available to us as directors. This includes utilizing D&O Insurance to aid directors in offsetting some of the financial impacts of defending against liability claims and specialty insurance policies such as cyber breach insurance. His LinkedIn profile is found here.

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