SWE Professional Members: $10
SWE Collegiate Members: $5
Non-members: $15Â
(Boxed dinner included)
Creating Successful Women
This presentation will cover the ever-changing role of women in the workplace and society. Special emphasis will be placed on the difficulty women experience in the workplace with communication and as managers. Focus will be on the managerial tools women may use to be more effective leader in organizations and in their careers.
Timeline
- 5:30 – 5:45 – Social time with dinner and drinks (included)
- 5:45 – 5:55 – Ice Breaker
- 5:55 – 6:00 – Chapter business & Intro of Speaker
- 6:00 – 7:00 – Presentation by Jena Lysen
Parking
Park in the garage on Second Street in the visitor section. Enter the building from the garage, and then take the elevator to the 3rd floor.
About the speaker
Ms. Jena Lysen leads human resources (HR) at Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. In her position, she directs recruiting, HR compliance, performance evaluations, leadership development, change management, recognition and training programs, management coaching and special projects.
Ms. Lysen holds a Master’s in Business Administration, a Master’s in Sociology and a Bachelor’s in Education from Wichita State University. She is also certified in Six Sigma, an accredited Achieve Global instructor and has earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. Ms. Lysen is currently
2011 president of the Wichita Society for Human Resource Management and has been a member of the Wichita SHRM board of directors since 2003.
During the course of her career, she has served as an organizational development consultant for Right Management Consultants, Raytheon Aircraft and Wesley Medical Center. She has also been an instructor with Wichita State University’s Center for Management Development as well as throughout the aviation industry. She is currently a faculty member with Webster University and Newman University and teaches in the Human Resource Management Development master’s programs and both universities’ MBA programs.
Ms. Lysen is a frequent speaker for trade organizations and affiliated conferences as well as several different accounting organizations in the Wichita area. In 2001, she was a national speaker for the Women in Aviation and Kansas Association of Counties conferences. Ms. Lysen is committed to serving the community and is active in a number of civic organizations throughout the region.
