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    • Thursday, January 09, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • MS Teams meeting
    Register

    Virtual Meeting: BCPA January General meeting


    The Joy of Metrics


    Speaker: Dawn Grzena


    Join us on another journey towards publishing metrics that showcase the success of your program! In this webinar we will discuss:

     

    • The importance of Metrics for Organizational Resilience practitioners
    • What to measure and why
    • The importance of storytelling, creating the narrative for leadership
    • Maturing your metrics

     

    Bring your challenges and be ready for a lively discussion on defining and publishing your metrics.

     

    Agenda:

    1:30p   Welcome and announcements

    1:40p   Speaker

    2:30p   Q&A

    2:45p   Breakout rooms for networking around BC, DR, CM and general topics

    3:30p   Closing



    Dawn Grzena, PMP, ACP, CSA, MBCI, CBCP
    With over 20 years of experience, Dawn Grzena has a proven track record of driving success across the Operational Resilience sectors (Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Enterprise Risk, Disaster Recovery, and 3P Resilience/Vendor Management). 
    She is recognized for her ability to elevate initiatives while fostering meaningful collaboration with stakeholders. Certified by leading institutions such as the BCI Institute and Disaster Recovery Institute, Dawn’s expertise spans financial, technology and real estate sectors.

    Her specialties include strategic planning, Organizational Resilience program implementation, development and maturation, organization metrics and tabletop exercises. Dawn’s real-world experience in managing critical events has equipped her with a deep understanding of operational resilience and personal emergency preparedness. She is an international speaker and has spoken at numerous industry conferences, sharing her passion for both operational and personal resilience. Recently in collaboration with Dr. Bernard Jones, she published The Joy of Metrics: Harness the Power of Measurement & Visualization to Enhance Your Organizational Resilience Program.

    Dawn Grzena's professional journey is defined by her commitment to resilience, both for businesses and individuals, making her a trusted voice and thought leader in her field.


    • Thursday, February 13, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • MS Teams meeting
    Register

    Virtual Meeting: BCPA February General meeting


    Color Me Resilient®️: The ABCs of Bouncing Forward


    Speaker: Michelle Turner


    Color Me Resilient®️: The ABCs of Bouncing Forward

    Resilience for the resilience professional.

    More information coming soon!

     

    Agenda:

    1:30p   Welcome and announcements

    1:40p   Speaker

    2:30p   Q&A

    2:45p   Breakout rooms for networking around BC, DR, CM and general topics

    3:30p   Closing


    Michelle Turner

    • Thursday, March 13, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Centennial Lakes Office Park, 7650 Edinborough Way Suite 330 (Training Room) Edina, MN 55435
    Register

    In Person Meeting:  - Centennial Lakes training room


    Constructing Effective Exercise Programs

    Join Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser in a deep dive about constructing effective exercise programs in your organization.

     

    Discovery strategies to identify gaps, enhance team coordination, and boost crisis management & business continuity capabilities.  We'll explore different types of exercises, from drills, to tabletops, and simulations.  Bryan will share insights on designing programs that reveal weaknesses, bolster team preparedness, and enhance decision-making under pressure.


    Agenda:


    1:30p   Welcome and announcements
    1:40p   Session -
    2:45p   Q&A
    3:00p   Breakout rooms for networking around BC, DR, CM and general topics
    3:30p   Closing


    Speaker - Bryan Strawser



    Bryan Strawser is Founder, Principal, and Chief Executive at Bryghtpath LLC, a strategic advisory firm he founded in 2014.


    Bryan has more than twenty-five years of experience in the areas of crisis management, business continuity, crisis communications, and global security.


    Bryan previously served as Chief Security Officer & Senior Director of Global Security at the University of Phoenix and as Senior Director, Global Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and Intelligence at Target, where he built and led the retailer’s global resilience program.


    He is a doctoral student at Hamline University and holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota and an MA in International Relations & Contemporary War from King's College, London.  He holds multiple professional certifications in business continuity, emergency management, information security, project management, and physical security

Past events

Thursday, December 12, 2024 BCPA December 2024 Networking Event
Thursday, November 14, 2024 BCPA Virtual Meeting: November - Transitioning to Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Documentation
Thursday, October 10, 2024 In Person Meeting: AI Governance: Balancing AI Innovation, Transparency, and Security
Thursday, September 12, 2024 In Person Meeting:The Ripple Effect: How Global Events Shape Local Business Environments
Thursday, June 13, 2024 BCPA June 2024 Networking Event - Lunch & Mini Golf - UPDATED LUNCH LOCATION
Thursday, May 09, 2024 In Person Meeting: Business Continuity & Risk Mitigation During Civil / Political Unrest
Thursday, April 11, 2024 In Person Meeting: Can Project Management Concepts Help Your Program Deliver Increased Business Value?
Thursday, March 14, 2024 In Person Meeting: 3 Steps to Better Exercises
Thursday, February 08, 2024 BCPA Virtual Meeting: February - Regina Phelps
Thursday, January 11, 2024 Virtual Meeting: Annual State of InfoSec Report
Thursday, December 14, 2023 BCPA Winter 2023 Networking Event - Cancan Wonderland
Thursday, November 09, 2023 Virtual Meeting: Building Influence and Changing Culture with "aha" Moments
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Navigating the Future: Unleashing the Power of AI and ML in Business Continuity Planning
Thursday, September 14, 2023 Be in the room where it happens: Building credibility in the C-Suite
Thursday, July 13, 2023 In Person Meeting: Add Some Fun in your Program with Shyld Academy
Thursday, June 08, 2023 BCPA SUMMER 2023 NETWORKING EVENT – LAKE MINNETONKA CRUISE
Thursday, May 11, 2023 In Person Meeting: Member Networking and Group Discussion
Thursday, April 13, 2023 In Person Meeting: Leadership and Followership with former HSEM Director Joe Kelly
Thursday, March 09, 2023 Virtual Meeting: Successful Drills & Exercises with Dr. Steve Goldman from MIT
Thursday, February 09, 2023 Virtual Meeting: Private Sector Benefits of Public/Private Partnerships with Steven Caluris from ChicagoFirst
Thursday, January 12, 2023 Adaptive BC with Dr. David Lindstedt
Thursday, December 08, 2022 BCPA DECEMBER NETWORKING EVENT – MALL OF AMERICA
Thursday, November 10, 2022 In-Person Panel Discussion on Vendor Management
Thursday, October 13, 2022 Crisis Management Topic: Alex Fullick
Thursday, September 08, 2022 Public/Private Partnerships with CISA Regional Advisor Christopher Gabbard
Thursday, July 14, 2022 Crisis Management Topic: Alex Fullick
Thursday, June 09, 2022 BCPA SUMMER NETWORKING EVENT – LAKE MINNETONKA CRUISE
Thursday, May 12, 2022 Emily Rice, Margaret Millett, Mark Minutillo - A New Approach to Mentoring
Thursday, April 14, 2022 April Hybrid Meeting - TBD Topic
Thursday, March 10, 2022 Two Years In...What have we learned and where are we going? A Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, February 10, 2022 Competencies in Demand to Ensure Career Resiliency - Cheyene Marling
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Return to Work: The Most Important Issue You’ve Completely Overlooked - Bo Mitchell
Thursday, December 09, 2021 BCPA December Networking Event – Richardson Nature Center
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Modern Personal Preparedness – John Ramey
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Leadership Fireside Chat - Vanessa Mathews
Thursday, September 09, 2021 BCPA September Networking Event – TOPGOLF
Thursday, August 12, 2021 No Member Meeting - BCPA Board Meeting
Thursday, July 08, 2021 Continuity Life After COVID – A Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, June 10, 2021 You’re It! How to Lead When it Matters Most
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Advancing Business Impact Analysis
Thursday, April 08, 2021 Applying Telework for Fiscal and Operational Performance
Thursday, March 11, 2021 Certified Cyber Resilience Professional (CCRP) Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 11, 2021 BCPA Town Hall Event
Thursday, January 14, 2021 Community & Workplace Violence - Lt. Brian Tholen
Thursday, December 10, 2020 BCPA Member Meeting / Dr Mike Osterholm
Thursday, November 12, 2020 Pandemics - hosted by Teri Behling
Thursday, October 08, 2020 Cyber Resilience - Pandemic Planning and Crisis Response
Thursday, September 10, 2020 Fighting Cyber Attacks Requires More than Security – It Requires Cyber Resiliency
Thursday, September 10, 2020 Leading your organization through a complex novel crisis: Lessons from the frontlines of COVID-19
Thursday, September 10, 2020 Keith Cantando (Cisco)
Thursday, August 13, 2020 BCPA Board Meeting - No BCPA Member Meeting
Thursday, July 09, 2020 Enabling Productive Work From Home
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Looking Backward to Run Forward
Thursday, May 14, 2020 Returning to Work - Large Group Discussion
Thursday, April 09, 2020 Crisis & Continuity Leadership in the Time of Coronavirus
Thursday, March 12, 2020 BCP Round Table discussion
Thursday, February 13, 2020 PANDEMIC Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, January 09, 2020 5G Network: Definition and Implications
Thursday, December 12, 2019 BCPA 25th Anniversary CELEBRATION! A Walk Through the BCDR world from the 80s to Present
Thursday, November 14, 2019 2020 IT Trends Conference - BCPA November event
Thursday, October 10, 2019 Cyber Breach and Incident Response
Thursday, September 12, 2019 Strategic Telework and Continuity of Operations
Thursday, July 11, 2019 Responding to the Unthinkable: Leadership Lessons Learned During and After the Recovery of a School Explosion
Thursday, June 13, 2019 BCPA Summer Networking Event - Minnesota Twins Game!
Thursday, May 09, 2019 Implementing a New Business Continuity Management Tool
Thursday, March 14, 2019 Tell me about your Business Impact Analysis (BIA)!
Thursday, February 14, 2019 A Day in the Life of an Incident Responder
Thursday, January 10, 2019 Disaster Preparedness and Experience Panel
Thursday, December 13, 2018 BCPA Holiday Networking Event- Smaaash at MOA
Thursday, November 08, 2018 Chaos Engineering - From Recovery to Resiliency
Thursday, October 11, 2018 Two Presentations! 1) Building an Enterprise Command Center and 2) Delivering Organizational Resilience through Critical Event Management
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Crisis Management - Thought Process
Thursday, July 12, 2018 Tour of OneNeck IT Solutions
Thursday, June 14, 2018 BCPA Summer Networking Event - Betty Danger's
Thursday, May 10, 2018 How can businesses and public entities work together to improve preparedness and response initiatives?
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Crisis Communication
Thursday, March 08, 2018 Let's Discuss Exercises Together!
Thursday, February 08, 2018 Easiest Catch: Don’t Be Another Fish in the Dark ‘Net
Thursday, January 11, 2018 State of Information Security in the Upper Midwest
Thursday, December 14, 2017 Holiday Luncheon / Networking Event
Thursday, November 09, 2017 Vendor Resiliency Panel
Thursday, October 12, 2017 DR in the Cloud
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Conference - INTERFACE Twin Cities 2017
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Business Impact Risk Management: How to Drive Action and Build Complete Impact Profiles by Incorporating Diverse Risk Assessments
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Board Meeting - No Monthly Membership Meeting
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Shots Fired: Leading in an Active Shooter Incident
Thursday, June 08, 2017 BCPA Summer Networking Event - Lady of the Lake Cruise
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Implementing a Unified Framework for Integrating Enerprise Risk Management in BC/DR Programs
Thursday, April 13, 2017 DR and Big Data
Thursday, March 09, 2017 Counterterrorism
Thursday, February 09, 2017 Tour of DataBank’s East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP 2) – Eagan, MN
Thursday, January 12, 2017 Crisis Proofing Your Organization
Thursday, December 08, 2016 Dec 2016 Networking Event
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Risky Relationships: Commitments and Expectations
Thursday, October 13, 2016 Why digital marketing matters to associations
Thursday, September 08, 2016 Could a volcano in Manila determine what Minnesotans get for Christmas?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 July 14th BCPA Meeting - What Have We Learned from Shootings?
Thursday, June 09, 2016 BCPA June 9th Networking Event
Thursday, May 12, 2016 Poise Under Pressure: Communication Tools for Crisis Situations
Thursday, April 14, 2016 Business Resiliency
Thursday, March 10, 2016 Risks in the 21st Century
Thursday, February 11, 2016 Business Resilience Program Management Strategy
Thursday, January 14, 2016 Jan 2016 - Asymmetric Terrorist Attacks
Thursday, December 10, 2015 Dec 2015 Networking Event
Thursday, November 12, 2015 511 Building Telecom Hotel Tour
Thursday, October 08, 2015 October Monthly Meeting
Thursday, September 10, 2015 Minimizing the Impact of a Disruption
Thursday, July 09, 2015 Innovation and the Art of the BIA
Thursday, June 11, 2015 BCPA June 11th Networking Event
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 BCPA May Monthly Meeting: WEBINAR
Monday, May 11, 2015 Secure360 2015
Thursday, April 09, 2015 April Monthly Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2015 March Monthly Meeting
Thursday, February 12, 2015 February Monthly Meeting
Thursday, January 08, 2015 January Monthly Meeting
Thursday, December 11, 2014 BCPA-MN 20th Anniversary Luncheon
Thursday, November 13, 2014 November Monthly Meeting
Friday, June 01, 1990 1990 Annual Meeting

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