2024 Annual meeting
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Join us for 87th Marion Chamber Annual Meeting
October 30, 2024 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. Epic Event Center 2987 Epic Dr, Marion Enjoy a new, afternoon format at Epic Event Center in Marion. Hear from past Board Chair Chris Wheeler and current Board Chair Cydney Lovell. We will recap the last year and look ahead to the new year while you enjoy catering from Goldfinch Tap + Eatery. Following the meeting you are invited to stay for drinks and networking from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
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Keynote Speaker Dr. Dau Jok
Dr. Jok will leverage storytelling to share ways leaders can model and lead transformative change that is humanizing. He will share examples from various contexts--military, education, non-profit, and family--to articulate the importance of embracing diversity, belonging, and agency to empower staff. His keynote also touches on the importance of continuous self-development.
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Dr. Dau Jok is an optimistic results-oriented leader with proven experience in non-profit, military, coaching, and education. A former Division I basketball captain, Dr. Jok is a 2021-2 SEL Fellow for the CASEL Fellows Academy, non-profit director, Captain in the United States Army Reserve, and a national speaker. His quest to create inclusive communities of human excellence by humanizing knowledge, leadership, and work is informed by his indigenous Dinka (South Sudan) roots. Dr. Jok currently serves as the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for West Des Moines Community Schools in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Dr. Jok holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, a MSc in Global Leadership from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Ph.D. in Education from Drake University. His research and praxis focus on Indigenous Knowledge Systems—Indigenous Education and Leadership—leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and social and emotional learning/emotional intelligence. |
Sponsored by Small Business Champion Innovator
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