Please join us on Thursday, March 6^th, 2025 for an in-person 4-hour CPE session covering the below topics and learning objectives.  Breakfast pastries, snacks, and beverages (water, tea, coffee, soft drinks) will be available throughout the event.

Meeting Location:

KU Edwards Campus – BEST CONFERENCE ROOM

12604 Quivira Road

Overland Park, Kansas 66213

            Note: Please park in “Lot B” (off 125^th Street). Refer to attachment for a campus map.

Please plan to arrive shortly before the start time to allow time for sign-in and getting settled prior to the start of the first presentation.

Delivery Method: In Person / Group

1^st Session (8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. approximately)

Topic: Dealing with Change in the Workplace

Presenter: Dr. Kay Potetz

Overview: During this session, you will gain a better understanding of how not only you, but your colleagues at all levels may handle change.  This ultimately determines the overall success of a change and its overall sustainability.

Learning Objective(s):

• Develop a better understanding of:
  • People's  Fear of Change.
  • The power of perceptions when dealing with change.
  • How we experience change and why we resist it.
  • Some thoughts about dealing with change.

Bio: Dr. Kay Potetz is a management consultant and has been conducting seminars since the early 1980s. Her qualifications include 25 years of management and administrative experience, a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Ph.D.

Dr. Potetz began her career in hospital work as a Radiological Technologist and moved on to Nuclear Medicine Technology. She is registered with the American Colleges of Radiological and Nuclear Medicine Technologies.

After many years in health care, Dr. Potetz moved from the hospital environment to teaching. Her last position was that of Vice President of a Cleveland Hospital. She introduced her company, Dr. Kay Potetz & Associates in the late 1980s.

She is also an Executive Coach and holds a certificate in Developing Leadership through Emotional Intelligence from CASE Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of the Hay Group Emotional and Social Competency Inventory (ESCI) Accreditation Program. In addition, she is a certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instructor.

Dr. Potetz is featured as an expert source and news commentator on powerful radio stations across the country including top rated CBS Radio affiliates WBBM, Chicago, WTOP Washington, DC, KRLD Dallas, KDKA Pittsburgh, as well as national shows such as Wall Street Journal This Morning.

In addition to coaching and conducting seminars, Dr. Potetz is an adjunct faculty member at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio and serves as a consultant for Kent State University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development.

2^nd Session (10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. approximately)

Note: Presenter update – Due to personal reasons, Dan Meers, also know as KC Wolf, the official mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs, is no longer able to present.  We are honored to have Robert Alberino Jr. step-in and share insights into Branding/Storytelling.

Topic: From Start to Storytelling – Everything You Need to Know to Further Your Brand

Presenter: Robert (Rob) Alberino Jr., Vice President of Content & Production, KC Chiefs

Overview: The game plan for this session includes a “4-quarter” approach to gaining insights into storytelling, the ability to brand, and understanding knowing your audience helps drive branding.

Learning Objective(s):

• Understand the basics of effective storytelling, including what it takes to tell a story and what questions the need to be asked to tell that story.
• Distinguish the key components of the Idea Cycle to provide a quality story to your audience.
• Acquire insights into how perspective and culture may impact the deliver and receipt of your story.

Registration Link
Time & Date: Thursday, March 6^th, 2025 from 8:30AM to 12:30PM

Cost:

• Members $127.50
• Non-Members $191.25

**Please Note: The cost of this meeting, similar to other KC IIA meetings, is included when registering using a Subscription. 

 CPE: 4 credit hours (Personal Development)

Program Level: Basic 

IIA–Kansas City Chapter Event Refund, Cancellation, and Complaint Policy:

The Chapter reserves the right to cancel an event due to insufficient participation or other unforeseen circumstances. If the Chapter cancels an event, the Chapter will notify registered attendees by e-mail a week prior to the event. Paid registrations will be refunded. No refunds will be granted for individual initiated cancelations. However, cancellations received prior to the posted registration deadline will receive a credit to attend a future meeting/seminar within one year.  (Same number of CPE as the one canceled.) Event registrations are always transferable, so substitutions are allowed if are unable to attend. The chapter will make every effort to offer timely, well-delivered, and relevant training program.  Please contact the IIA Secretary to register complaints related to the timeliness/accuracy of CPE credit reporting and the VP of Programs (Jamie.Paul@umb.com) regarding program delivery, complaints, or program content.

The Kansas City Institute of Internal Auditors is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Thank you for being KC IIA members and following us.

**Grace Dorman- President**

**Jamie Paul - VP Programs**

Officers and Governors – Kansas City IIA Chapter