VCC Team Love by Christina Centore Radley

Ebony

2019-02-06 17:06:52 UTC

That closing video was dynamite! Thanks for thinking about the opportunity to acknowledge Black History Month and bringing in those quotes. - hm

KLB

abena_osei — 2019-02-06 17:07:01 UTC

VRA part 1 was a hit. It was great reading comments that referenced how that session design increased understanding in the framework

TORI!

ctcentor — 2019-02-06 17:07:03 UTC

The logistics for this weekend couldn't have been smoother! From breakout rooms to tech support, you had thought through everything! On top of utilizing all moments possible to build culture via the music, quotes, and pictures!

To Lindsay

taniesha_garrison — 2019-02-06 17:07:06 UTC

Much appreciation to you for hopping on during the weekend and being present in the ATL IMT spaces + DEI space. #collectiveimpact

Congrats to everyone who played a part in planning, designing, and executing. You all rock!!!

2019-02-06 17:07:15 UTC

IMTs

2019-02-06 17:07:18 UTC

You hired some AMAZING people! It was such a JOY joining each of your IMT specific spaces, seeing the culture being/already built, and getting to experience the brilliance of your people

KLB

2019-02-06 17:07:19 UTC

There was so much buzz about VRA Part I. It came up in my check-ins with coordinators and they said it was such a refreshing take on learning.

Instructional Team

2019-02-06 17:07:21 UTC

Thank you for leading, planning, and executing such a strong conference OVER THE WEEKEND. Know that the ops team appreciates you all and sees all the hard work that went into the weekend!!

TG -

dana_peterson1 — 2019-02-06 17:07:23 UTC

You are SO considerate in your facilitation to always pull on participants thought and bring them back into framing/debriefs/conversation. I think it really validates the contributions and thinking of participants and just is so clear that you are SUCH an intent listener!

Facilitators!

2019-02-06 17:07:24 UTC

Way to go everyone who facilitated this weekend! I heard amazing things about your facilitation and how on your game you were, truly helping staff members make meaning, drawing from their prework and prior experiences, to achieve the outcomes we set forth!

Tori, those group making and DJ skills were ON POINT!!!

2019-02-06 17:07:28 UTC

Nicky

2019-02-06 17:07:44 UTC

I loved having a chance to join Team Tulsa on Saturday morning. It was so clear how genuinely you all connect and appreciate one another, and I appreciate the intentionality of the flow you built across those spaces. - hm

Tori & Christina

taniesha_garrison — 2019-02-06 17:07:51 UTC

All the personal touches during the conference were so lovely - the music, the slides, the seamless logistics, etc. Y'all were such an exemplar of the ways that strong ops facilitates strong learning & culture.

Ashley

nicky_demoss — 2019-02-06 17:07:54 UTC

The "taking actions" session left DEICs SUPER active, engaged and energized about all the DEI work upcoming. The cross-institute collaboration was strong and they left being like YES and so excited to work together.

TORI

2019-02-06 17:07:57 UTC

BRINGING THE MUSIC! Lots of love consistently for the jams during the break

TG

ctcentor — 2019-02-06 17:08:07 UTC

Goodness, I love watching you facilitate! You are able to make connections in the moment with such ease that draw on people's perspectives and experience and drive towards the session outcomes. Thank you for kicking off the weekend the way you did!

Jamila

2019-02-06 17:08:09 UTC

You poured your self into that DEI session and people are primed for what is next.

TG!

2019-02-06 17:08:10 UTC

Aligning how gifts of our team will increase collective impact! While continually welcoming all voices and affirming others in every space!

Christina & Tori -

dana_peterson1 — 2019-02-06 17:08:15 UTC

For giving your Saturday and Sunday to making the conference RUN! :)

All the facilitators for working in the prep and prework days to be in tune with the arc of the weekend and the structures to support it. It was obvious alignment and connecting during the weekend and the staff felt and experienced that joyfully.

2019-02-06 17:08:16 UTC

Tori

2019-02-06 17:08:16 UTC

The best DJ ever

Ashley

abena_osei — 2019-02-06 17:08:25 UTC

YOu're such a strong facilitator. Thanks for being so thoughtful in how you pushed folks to think about checking reality

Tori - The transition music was THE BEST! Thanks for taking the time to put that together.

2019-02-06 17:08:28 UTC

Ebony

2019-02-06 17:08:33 UTC

Created some strong learning around the Philly management plan

Christina

2019-02-06 17:08:50 UTC

You prepared SUCH a meaningful set of Prep days, allowed us to internalize the arc of the weekend, and practice/collaborate on our sessions! It was SUCH a meaningful lead up to the conference

NED

abena_osei — 2019-02-06 17:09:04 UTC

Your openings set the stage. I love how you approached community building

TG + DP

2019-02-06 17:09:07 UTC

tg, i can't tell you how many texts and slacks i got from people talking about skillfully you facilitated the institute outcomes session on saturday. i'm so sad i missed this.

dp, nice work with this session design and the iterations you took it through based on feedback.

what a team! - hm

TORI!

2019-02-06 17:09:10 UTC

I know you put so much into the logistics of this while managing so many other projects- thank you for all that you do, and for your thoughtfulness with how you approached the virtual set up!

If Tori doesn't get 10000 shoutouts for her DJ skills

nicky_demoss — 2019-02-06 17:09:15 UTC

<3 tater tot

KLB

ctcentor — 2019-02-06 17:09:22 UTC

I know we all joked about you designing a session with the very BEST pre-work ever (which is true) but the purposefulness of that pre-work wasn't lost on anyone. It allowed our coordinators to engage in such a meaningful way!

Clearly the DEICs get some love - the shoutous they got, shared during the calls and in the pre-work is garnering some excitement.

2019-02-06 17:09:24 UTC

Christina & Tori

2019-02-06 17:09:27 UTC

The breakout groups were so on point

Ashley

2019-02-06 17:09:29 UTC

The collaboration that happened those the breakouts in your session was magical and will yield some great work this sporing.

Ebony

nicky_demoss — 2019-02-06 17:09:35 UTC

There is nothing I love more than co-facilitating with you in conference season! Thank you for inspiring me with your leadership and energy and stateg-ery. You are goals. <3 NED

Tori

abena_osei — 2019-02-06 17:09:44 UTC

The playlist. Boom! And you were so intentional about the technical components

TG Facilitation

2019-02-06 17:09:45 UTC

T Hat was some MASTERFUL facilitation - pulling people's ideas from pre-work, building off thoughts, pausing at confusion, etc. DAMN. CH

Ashlei H and IMTs

2019-02-06 17:10:06 UTC

these humans are incredible! to everyone who played a role in recruiting, retaining, hiring, and onboarding them - kudos. what a dream team :) - hm

Christina for her "lady, get on your job messages" throughout the weekend. Thank you for being my co- for this conference.

2019-02-06 17:10:10 UTC

-Tori

IPS

2019-02-06 17:10:18 UTC

I so appreciate how clear the scope and sequence was, and how it made planning for VCC so much easier. Great work, yall!

Nicky

2019-02-06 17:10:20 UTC

Facilitating with you is always like a party. Thanks for your always bringing the joy and brilliance
!

KLB -

2019-02-06 17:10:51 UTC

Using the VCC VRA content as the starting point for later ops sessions, I'm seeing the work you've put into making updates for this year - really excited to see this play out in the ways coordinators drive this work forward!

Nicky

2019-02-06 17:10:56 UTC

Thank you for taking the lead with our team while I was out for class. They were primed and ready for a collective. You DA best!!

Dana and KLB, for all the time we shared to parse out so much of the journey to here from vision tweaking (legit 20 mins on 2 words kind of tweaking) to tech preps and breakout breakdowns. Don't you feel us getting better at this?!

2019-02-06 17:10:56 UTC

Nicky

ctcentor — 2019-02-06 17:11:01 UTC

Both of your openings set the stage for each day - clear and welcoming, I was so struck by the power of the social contracts. You truly invited our staff in to make this weekend what they needed & wanted and they responded!

klb + team

2019-02-06 17:11:03 UTC

it is really incredible to think about the roots of that vra/baking session and how far this body of work has come since last year. klb, thanks for making your work public so that the collective could shape the final version of that session. i wasn't there for it but the survey results really indicate how purposeful that was - hm

Jamila

nicky_demoss — 2019-02-06 17:11:11 UTC

The narrative building activity you led for our C's was really exciting to read. I love how it prioritized accountability and ownership in a way that focused on gifts. Truly living out our commitment to community. I am so proud to work alongside you! -- ned

Dana

abena_osei — 2019-02-06 17:11:22 UTC

Thanks for working so hard on the program aims. They are so connected to our foundations and TOL. It was great seeing everyone rally around them <3

ASHLEY PARKER

taniesha_garrison — 2019-02-06 17:11:28 UTC

Hands down, that VRA session will forever live as the best one every. My coords were SO excited coming out of that. It brought lots of clarity. <3 TG

Radley for the prep day prep and execution!! You won there my friend.

2019-02-06 17:11:58 UTC

DP

nicky_demoss — 2019-02-06 17:12:23 UTC

Program aims are a thing of beauty. Thank you for your diligence! Truly a grounding doc. You should be super proud!

Christina

2019-02-06 17:12:38 UTC

Prepping for anything virtual is always a beast, but you got us right together!!!!

Ebony & Chris

ctcentor — 2019-02-06 17:12:38 UTC

Your closing was the perfect ending to the weekend - celebratory & collaborative! #bestinstitutevideo

Ms. Parker for creating such a smooth experience despite the multiple and time-sensitive tech needs in your space. As your logistical partner, I appreciate you asking for what you needed and being thoughtful about how you shared it.

2019-02-06 17:12:39 UTC

chrissy

2019-02-06 17:12:59 UTC

your work on foundations and tol, and how you have helped our team make sense of them - and ensured they live in the program aims more explicitly - made it possible for our summer staff and alums to latch on in a realy clear and powerful way. the gift that keeps on giving... - hm