Women Finding Fulfillment After The Rookie Years: Part II ALLISON LOPOUR, COLLEGEWISE SONIA RYAN, ST. MARY’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL LAURA STRATTON, SCRIPPS COLLEGE ELENA WONG, DREW UNIVERSITY

Introductions and Session Expectations Who we are, where we work, what we do Roles outside of our day jobs, professional and personal Recap from our session last year New stories, struggles, breakthroughs How to submit questions Laura gets us started - go through the bullets Intros: years in the profession, what our professional journeys looked like, share anything personal lives (Laura, Sonia, Elena, Allison) Allison transition to slide 3

How To Submit Questions slido.com #LADY Elena - how to submit question, anonymous, upvote questions once they are in

Allison: frame the survey - 70 respondents, talk about the graph - a mix of personal/professional fulfillment Elena: travel and family seemed to be important factors in how people find fulfillment, relationships got people most excited (students, colleagues etc.) Laura: roadblocks question - many around issues in any workplace - paperwork, personnel, bureaucracy, constituents who drive you nuts - important to key into what is actually different at different schools/enviros and what is the challenges of work Sonia: superpower: everyone had an answer and neat to see other people point them out - loved these answers and will share more later!

Managing High Highs & Low Lows Managing high highs (and low lows) Best session ever Evolving relationships -- deeper can mean more political -- Chelsea/job and making peace with it Allison Just when everything is perfect, the world checks you! Best presentation of my life at IECA this spring Not one to toot my own horn, but still At the same time, wasn’t the hero in any other category One doesn’t negate the other!

Relationships: Political Personal Allison Survived some tough transitions by developing work wives Within my company (we share an office now) Outside and within the professional So many women cheer me up and get me through the tough stuff sometimes remind me they struggle too sometimes putting my stress in perspective But as those I progress professionally, those relationships get deeper… and more complicated Big shifts Competing for a big promotion with my work wife The person who I most wanted to process this stuff with was wrapped up in it Felt trapped She got it! Settled into my own (better fit role) Had to dealt with some real FOMO feelings Then eventually realized I was in a MUCH better fit role and didn’t actually want her job Best moment was a few months later: dinner at Cheesecake, toasting to her Now I get to be the supporter to her in a totally different way, has made our relationship even better

My Job Search Decided to do a job search, I did LDI and was told, it is important to look for a job while you are still happy at your current position. So a position came up that I was interested

What Changed?

Fulfillment and Being a Regional It can be really hard managing everything while being a regional. I travel a lot, about 30 weeks in the year

WACAC Leadership Beginning with the end in mind. Networking, task building and implementation. My first WACAC session. Volunteering with purpose. Leading by doing.

Working for and with men in a “facetime” culture: Learning to use my voice Asking for direction while giving direction to my program SONIA

Balancing Home Responsibilities SONIA Being a Workoholic Single mom…..my story. Being a Superwoman today

Bringing others along… and focusing on flexibility over perfection Restructuring in office - Associate Director to manage entry-level staff Last year, shared planning counselor fly-in program - changes coming this year and I am ready for it No “magic answer” to figuring out the life-work balance, but I can be flexible and creative Restructuring in office - Associate Director to manage entry-level staff: Institution considering new supervision model – institution, division, and I were all ready, Took almost a full year of meetings and negotiations, but will be implementing July 1, Had to own up that I can’t “do it all”, I was not doing what was best for my staff or our office Last year, shared planning counselor fly-in program: Surprised that I was ready to pass it on, but I was after three years, Different challenges and focus (ED1 engagement, strategic planning, WACAC, staff changes) No “magic answer” to figuring out the life-work balance, but I can be flexible and creative: Collision course this year with husband’s new (very demanding) job, more travel, and kids in school, Out of the exhaustion phase of motherhood, but more task-oriented parenthood phase, Balance of how to stay organized, support children’s growth and failure, carve out some time for me

What’s Your Superpower? Sonia: what’s your superpower?

Questions?