CONSERVANCY COMMONS

The Wellness Committee is looking for new members! We welcome any staff members who are interested in health and wellness. The group meets once a month. Email Holly Chrobak at hchrobak@parksconservancy.org if you are interested. Please know this is a working group, and your participation in wellness activities will be needed.

5:30 - 7:30 pm. Crissy Field Center. For the last seven months, eighteen high school interns have been working together to learn leadership skills in a national park. Come celebrate the Inspiring Young Emerging Leader’s program end and hear about the impact the I-YEL program has had on each youth! For more information, please contact Guilder Ramirez at gramirez@parksconservancy.org

10:30 am - noon. Fort Mason, Building 102, Conference Room. This orientation, hosted by President & CEO Greg Moore, is designed for new staff and gives an overview of the mission, history and work of the Parks Conservancy. Please have your supervisor contact Nessa Ramos at nramos@parksconservancy.org to reserve your spot.

9 am - 11 am. Crissy Field Center. In this class you learn to make use of this camera to produce professional quality images. We will cover the essential photography techniques and how to capture imaginative and eye-catching photographs. This class will cover not only shooting great photos, but how to enhance them in the native iPhone app to make them “pop”. The class is led by Doc Miles (professional photographer and volunteer).

1 - 4:30 pm. Discuss and share strategic hiring practices that will benefit both the candidate and the hiring manager. Attendees will learn how to identify potential candidates, rewrite job descriptions, and more! All managers who hire are encouraged to attend. Other staff and interns are also welcome. Please register for the class here. Full address and directions will be sent to you by e-mail after you sign up.

9 am - noon. Fort Mason. The HR team is presenting toolkit trainings for new and soon to become managers/supervisors. Gain insight into developing and refining effective skills such as performance management, recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, operations, and much more. To sign up for one of the offered classes, please visit the Parks Conservancy training portal and register for the specific date.

This week we welcome seven new hires to our Projects and Facilities teams!