September 29th Tuesday Roundtable

As we enter the seventh month of the pandemic response, our new normal is becoming more ingrained into our daily lives. Zoom meetings are no longer a brand new experience, and we’ve worked out the kinks on what constitutes good digital meeting etiquette or the right ways to get in contact with one another. So what does this new normal mean for our port operations as we plan for the future, and look forward to a world that’s been altered by the current crisis.

To help ports think strategically about an unclear future, we’ve invited two state-level leaders involved in setting and implementing best practices around telework, workplace culture, and more to this Tuesday Roundtable.

Cheryl Sullivan-Colglazier is the Workplace Culture and Learning Administrator for the Washington State Office of Financial Management. She recently moved into this role after being the Chief Learning Officer for the state.

Some of her work shifted to navigate the impacts of COVID-19; she has been the lead on developing the Safe Start Guide for state agencies. Version 3 was recently released. This means working with many experts from key agencies and organizations to ensure state agencies have the most current information and requirements for safely reopening or maintaining worksites and services during the pandemic.

Jeff Pelton is the Director of Human Resources and Safety at the Washington State Department of Transportation, and has been leading the agency’s innovative telework policies for many years. He will cover the permanent pivots WSDOT is making as a response to the pandemic.

Josh Calvert is the administrator of the Washington State Employee Engagement Survey for the Office of Financial Management. The survey collects feedback from over 50,000 employees, providing a major source of information about workforce trends, employee satisfaction, and improvement strategies for over 90 executive branch agencies. He will be covering what has been learned from telework over the years, especially during the pandemic.

We hope you will be able to join us for this timely and important topic.