Schedule

2025 SCHEDULE

Session 1.0: March 5, Roanoke (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Dinner, Orientation and Introductions

Session 1.1: March 6, Roanoke (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• Beginning the Journey: Your Leadership Future
• Know Thyself (and One Another)

Session 1.2: March 7, Roanoke (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

• Putting Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to Use
• Mastermind Problem Solving - Real Life Workplace Challenges

April 16, Optional Dinner, Richmond (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Location to be determined

Session 2.0: April 17, Richmond (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• Essential Skills: Budget and Finance

Session 2.1: April 18, Richmond (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

• Essential Skills: Strategic Planning
• Mastermind Problem Solving - Real Life Workplace Challenges

Session 3.0: May 22, Virtual (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

• Essential Skills: Council/Manager Relations

June 25, Optional Dinner, Charlottesville (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Location to be determined

Session 4.0: June 26, Charlottesville (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• Essential Skills: Negotiating Strategies for Women

Session 4.1: June 27, Charlottesville (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

• Essential Skills: Negotiating Strategies for Women 
• Mastermind Problem Solving - Real Life Workplace Challenges

Session 5.0: July 17, Virtual (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

• Book Discussion: How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith

August 13, Optional Dinner, Richmond (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Location to be determined

Session 6.0: August 14, Richmond (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

• The Art of Executive Public Speaking/Presentations
• Public Presentations: Practical Application

Session 6.1: August 15, Richmond (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

• Navigating Conflict
• Mastermind Problem Solving - Real Life Workplace Challenges

September 10, Optional Dinner, Staunton (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Location to be determined

Session 7.0: September 11, Staunton (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.)

• Hearing from Elected Officials Re: Leadership Expectations
• Trends in Hiring/Getting the Job

Session 7.1: September 12, Staunton (9 a.m.- 2 p.m.)

• Cultivating Executive Presence: Lessons from the Trenches 
• Mastermind Problem Solving - Real Life Workplace Challenges

October 17, Optional Dinner, Roanoke (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

• Location to be determined

Session 8.0: October 18, Roanoke (9 a.m.- 12 p.m.)

• Where Do I Go From Here: My Leadership Future
• Your VWMLI Experience: Debrief and Evaluation
• Luncheon Celebration with Participant Guest and Sponsors/Awarding of Certificates