SSLA Board of Directors Duties
Welcome to the SSLA Millington Chapter Page!
Attention SSLA
Millington Charter Members:
Great News! We have a date selected for our next meeting, and it is an
exciting one. We will be having our Inaugural Speed mentoring Event on 22
September 2009, from 1100-1300 in conference room B-113 of the Whitten Building.
This will be a brown bag lunch, but if you wish to order box lunch from the
Helmsman Club for delivery, we will collect orders/money NLT Monday
21 September, and your lunch will be waiting for you.
What is Speed Mentoring?
If you have heard of speed dating, dozens of people looking for the right match,
cycling through fixed three-minute conversations to quickly sort out prospective
future romantic interests from potential romantic "duds"- you are on the right
track. Now think rather than meeting a potential future spouse, you
are meeting future potential mentors and protégées, allies and sources of
information to help you make the most of your career with the Navy. During
the national SSLA Symposium, the aviation break out group went through a couple
rounds of speed mentoring, and it was a resounding success, so lets give it a
try.
Who else is invited?
Since we are in the infancy of our local chapter, all are invited, and please
pass the word to uniformed women of the sea services and those interested in
becoming part of this affinity group. Admiral Braun is the official
host, and is inviting Flag Officers and Master Chiefs to participate as a mentor
at the event.
How will it work?
A brief overview on how speed mentoring works will be given by CDR Connie Avery,
organizer of local SSLA chapter. After the brief, we will split into
several groups and start the speed mentoring. Each group will have a
mentor, and several potential protégés. The group will take a few minutes
to introduce yourselves to each other. (It is important to have an
accurate count of attendees to assure a good mentor/mentee ratio). Each
group will have a deck of cards that contain professional questions/scenarios
used to guide the group to discussions. There is a time limit for each
round, and then the mentors will move to another group.
RSVP:
If you would like to join us for this exciting event, please RSVP to CDR Connie
Avery and LCDR Christine O'Connell. Please indicate whether you will or
will not attend, RSVP by Wednesday 16 Sept.
Volunteer:
Please let us know if you are interested in assisting in the following areas:
- Membership: (responsible for bringing SSLA sign ups, and building/maintaining
local database)
- Offices: We
will need to elect officers for the local chapter. Positions are:
President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary- at least to get us started.
Are you interested in running for one of these offices?
- Volunteer to coordinate the lunch orders.
Thanks, and look forward to seeing you there.
v/r
CDR Connie Avery
HSM/HSL/CNAF Placement
Pers-433I Naval Personnel Command
5720 Integrity Dr.
Millington, TN 38055
(901) 874-3982, DSN 882-3982
Fax x-2756 or 2721
connie.avery@navy.mil