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Acre_and_Dale 7 months, 1 week ago.
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Thank you for running for the board! Good luck to all the candidates.
There are 9 members on the WGA Board. Everyone has a different strengths and weaknesses. What are some of your strengths/areas of interest? What area would you find the most challenging?
The views expressed here are that of myself only and do not necessarily represent that of the WGA board
As I mentioned in my bio I was involved with Girl Scouts for over 25 years. I worked as a leader, adult trainer, NASA Program leader and community organizer. In these various positions I learned to lead, empower others to lead and to delegate. I planned and ran programs for girls and their families for small groups to groups of over 100. In my professional life I was a librarian for over 40 years. I had to work with people from all walks of life, ages, backgrounds and skill levels. One of the skills I developed was the ability to ask questions in different ways and then listen to their answers to determine exactly what the patron wanted or needed. I am very detail orientated.
I am an avid cacher and love geocaches of all types. We have placed over 150 caches and Adventure Lab stages. I have helped plan and host events from a coffee meet and greet, our Annual Woodland Wander event, to CITOs.
I would say my greatest weakness is delegating. Though I have learned how to delegate and ask for help, my personality type leads me to just do it myself. This can lead to taking on too much. I have to make a conscious effort to reach out to others to take on parts of a project.
I have a passion for geocaching and believe the mission of the WGA is vital to keeping geocaching vibrant and growing in Wisconsin.
I worked with the public for over 30 years (retail and pharmacy tech). I encountered all kinds of people and personalities. I had to interact with people who were angry, upset, confused and still maintain a professional persona. One of my best skills is listening. I found if I listen carefully there is something to learn from most people.
I also enjoy planning events. From geocaching events to family gatherings to vacations, I really like figuring out the details. It’s so fun to see it all come together at the end.
My biggest weakness would probably be the WGA website! I couldn’t figure out how to edit my profile after it was published. I do well on most technology but this one has me stumped. Hopefully, Justin will be able to get me up to speed on that.
I think I have a lot of good event planning / series organization and cache hiding skills. I definitely think that public speaking and leading have been challenging, but its something that I’m hoping to do more of this next year.
Please note: my comments are mine alone and may not necessarily reflect an official stance of the WGA Board of Directors.
I would say that a strength of mine is public speaking, as contrary to most people I love to do it! I am extremely outgoing and can make friends with almost anyone, and I really work hard to make sure that I see people are included and having a good time at any event I am at. I really enjoy being artistic and creative, which gives me a good eye for designing things from communications material, logos, to geocache hide ideas. I am decent with social media (as is evidenced through my @acre_and_dale Instagram), though not as perfectly curated as some out there. I also have a degree in writing where I focused on creating organizational and technical documentation, so documentation organization is my strong suit! I am also good at coming up with ideas for things, as I am usually pretty good at sharing what I think. I am also someone who will try to make sure I understand the main ideas of what a person shares with me so I know we are both on the same page.
I would say some a notable area of struggle for me is responding quickly to email or texts. I also tend to struggle to be mindful that I don’t bite off more than I can chew with the projects I take on. I tend to dream big, and sometimes the execution requires more outside help or a more realistic timeline than I give myself. I can also struggle when it comes to choosing one direction for a project and committing to it 100%, because I hate the opportunity cost that comes with it. I tend to like having a second opinion on things, but I am learning that sometimes you just have to try something and see if it works. 🙂 I have been working on improving in these areas though through thoughtfully considering what it takes to get a project off the ground, and I have seen solid growth in those efforts.
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