The YoPro Team is thrilled to help you Blaze Your Professional Trail this year with fresh and empowering talks, tips and tricks to pack in your bag that will prepare you for your career journey. Whether you’re summiting an exciting new peak or taking another lap along the same familiar route, YoPro encourages you to venture out into the woods to connect with your fellow public media trailblazers for perspective, guidance and support.
We asked and you answered: based on the preferences of the YoPro community, some of what will be covered in the YoPro Talks series this year will include how to change roles and disciplines throughout your career as well as how to manage your own mental health and prevent burnout. These are incredibly rich and important topics for us to trek into so we can’t wait to get to the trailhead with you!
Join us for our first YoPro Talks of this series Switching Paths. We look forward to seeing you there and we’ll bring the s’mores!
Switching Paths Event Details:
Thinking of switching roles at your station? Not sure how to start? Whether you’re looking to make a small move or a big jump, join the first YoPro Talks of the year to hear from two system leaders, Natasha Padilla at WNET Group and Lauren Komrosky at Connecticut Public, as they share their experiences switching roles (more than once) at their station. During this conversational panel you’ll hear how to prepare for tricky conversations, deal with setbacks and stay on good terms with your former team. This YoPro Talks event will be moderated by Kellie May from CET/ThinkTV.
Date & Time: March 23 at 3:00 pm ET
Register for this YoPro Talks: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcO2srTouGdA0EcNkSa2KWikYo8KSLm39
Meet the speakers:
| Natasha Padilla is the Director of Audience Engagement at WNET New York Public Media, managing the team responsible for program publicity and digital marketing efforts, nationally and locally. Natasha works closely with WNET’s production units, Interactive Engagement Group and Social Media team. She has worked in public television since 2005, beginning as Communications Assistant at WLIW21, where her responsibilities included publicity, editing the monthly program guide and TV listings, before joining WNET in 2009 as Publicist. |
| Lauren Komrosky is the Chief Digital Officer at Connecticut Public where she oversees the Digital Services Bureau and membership teams. Before public media, Lauren spent over a decade in digital marketing and advertising. In 2015, she found a home at Connecticut Public, focusing on market research and development. After a few years of developing a data-driven culture around audience research and performance reporting, Lauren started a new role leading an innovation team. In 2019, Lauren joined the newly established Digital Services Bureau to lead a team of experts in data, digital audience engagement, and digital product development. In 2021, Lauren assumed her role as CDO and leads strategy, development, and execution for all digital products and services, as well as membership communication and revenue. | |
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If you have a story or perspective you’d like to share as a public media trailblazer, please reach out to YoPro@pbs.org to be considered for YoPro Files. You can read past YoPro Files on the blog.
