LWHRA Summer BBQ
Title: Summer BBQ at Little Bit Riding Center
Date: July 16th 4:00- 7:00pm
Location: 18675 NE 106th Street, Redmond, WA 98052
EALDA Workshop then BBQ (Equine-Assisted Leadership Development Academy)
Fee: $60 Member | $90 Non-Member
Our host, affectionately known as “Little Bit”, is a 501c3 non-profit that – for nearly 50 years – has provided equine-assisted services for people in our communities with disabilities. During our barbecue, you’ll get the opportunity to indulge in great local fare and our horse-themed mocktails. You’ll also have an opportunity to tour the facility and classroom, interact with the horses, network with fellow LWHRA Members, and even participate in a sample Equine-Assisted Leadership Development Academy (EALDA) workshop activity with horses (if desired). Little Bit offers these EALDA corporate/professional development workshops for individuals and teams in the Seattle area.
These EALDA workshops focus on aspects of teambuilding and leadership development including Building Trust, Self-Awareness, Diversity through Strengths, Inspiring Leadership, Workforce Engagement & Fulfillment, and more! EALDA workshops are ideal for front-line teams through executives and have been proven to help HR professionals become better leaders and more strategic partners to their organizations. Oh yeah, and they’re more effective (and fun!) than traditional learning too! LWHRA Members can also earn SHRM PDCs for attending the EALDA portion of the barbecue!
This is the second year that LWHRA and Little Bit have teamed together to offer this creative and fun summer BBQ for members. The feedback from last year's BBQ was that it was in a fun and peaceful environment and the content shared was thoughtful and meaningful.
We designed the EALDA portion of the barbecue to be about 2 hours in length, covering the following topics, and will be a combination of classroom presentation and application through blended, experiential learning:
Attendees will learn the various types of leadership styles, and which may apply when in various HR roles/situations to help them be more strategic partners to their organizations
Attendees will gain a perspective and understanding of the benefits of viewing leadership as influence, as well as tactics to apply to build trust quickly
Attendees will work in small teams in an experiential activity to accomplish a task with an unknown team member, for whom they need to learn how to apply leadership styles and influence
Paula J. Del Giudice
Paula J. Del Giudice of Sammamish, WA, has been the Executive Director of the Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center for eight years. She has served as executive director or regional director for three other nonprofit organizations in the Seattle area since 2002. In addition, she has served on the boards of directors of several religious, arts, environmental, and community service nonprofits starting in her early 20s. In 1999, she was elected by representatives from throughout the country to serve as the first woman chair of the board in the National Wildlife Federation’s 63-year history. She is currently the President of the Rotary Club of Redmond. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Master of Education degree from Regis University in Denver. The topic of her master's thesis was about the benefits of experiential learning. She has two grown children, two young grandchildren, a very small dog whose name is Moo and an enthusiastic golden retriever named Birdie.