Presentation:

"Engaging Sponsors in Change"

In any change effort, the effectiveness of the sponsor can make or break your project. In this session, you'll learn how to harness the passion in your sponsor and effectively partner to execute the change effort. Learn how to bridge the vision of the sponsor to the tactical plan, including communication, risk management and milestone delivery strategies. Understand how to assess and align project, change and sponsor management to achieve synergy.

Biography:

DeeAnn Palin has nearly twenty years of Leadership and Operations experience. As Vice President of Strategic Projects & Talent at SCF Arizona, DeeAnn leads strategic initiatives, Human Resources, Performance Solutions and Organization Effectiveness. She also manages the Corporate Balanced Scorecard.

During DeeAnn's tenure at SCF, the organization has won the Equality Arizona Corporation Award in 2008, The Wellness Council of Arizona Process, Progress & Leadership in Worksite Health Promotion in 2009, and SCF Arizona was chosen as one of Arizona's Best Places to Work in 2009. SCF Arizona holds nearly $2.5 billion in assets, and is the fourth largest provider of insurance in Arizona.

Ms. Palin is a certified Project Management Professional, and holds a Masters from the University of Texas at Austin, a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication from Northern Arizona University, and a Thunderbird Global Leadership MBA Certificate from the American Graduate School of International Management.

Ms. Palin maintains active membership with several professional associations, including serving as Board Members of the Northern Arizona University Foundation and President of the Arizona Chapter of Human Resource Planning Society, AZHREF. She is also a member of the global Human Resource Planning Society.

Before joining SCF Arizona, Ms. Palin worked as Regional Manager with Target stores, serving 7000 employees in 70 stores in the south. Prior to that, DeeAnn had a successful 10-year career with Motorola in which she led business transformations, including start ups, mergers, shut downs and process improvement projects. She worked in several roles, from Project Management, Organization and Leadership Development, Human Resource and Training Management, to name a few.

DeeAnn shares her experience through public speaking, and specializes in executive coaching, process improvement and business transformations. DeeAnn has a passion for working with charitable foundations, and is married to a wonderful artist, Chris Palin. They look forward to hikes, vacationing and time with their daughters, Ava and Clare.
 

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