BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Leading from Within - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Leading from Within X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leading-from-within.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Leading from Within REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260505 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20260128T232902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T210950Z UID:10000179-1774224000-1777939199@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Mindful Presence Series - Spring 2026 DESCRIPTION:“With so many things going on in our country\, and around the world\, I sometimes have a hard time grounding myself. Through “Mindful Presence\,” I was able to learn techniques to calm my mind and to be fully present in my everyday life.” – Eder Gaona-Macedo\, The Fund for Santa Barbara \n\nMindful Presence:\nGrounding Practices for Leaders\nSpace is limited | Register below by March 13th\nLeadership today means navigating constant change\, competing demands\, and carrying the weight of complex and meaningful work. In the swirl of it all\, it’s easy to lose your ground. \nThis program offers practical mindfulness and embodiment practices to help you find your footing—both within yourself and in the world around you. Through guided sessions\, you’ll develop skills to: \n\nReclaim your attention in an age designed to fragment it\nCultivate presence and equanimity amid uncertainty\nBuild self-compassion as a foundation for sustainable and joyful leadership\nAccess tools and practices that help your nervous system settle and respond with intention rather than react\n\nWe will meet every other week for in-person sessions that will deepen your practice around attention\, awareness\, and grounded presence.  This program isn’t about adding more to your plate — it’s about choosing an intentional space to help you observe\, choose\, and lead with greater clarity and ease. \nWhether you’re new to mindfulness or returning to fundamental practices\, this program will create space for local leaders to step off the treadmill and connect with others on a similar journey\, and to build a more sustainable foundation for the meaningful work you do and lead. \nPROGRAM DETAILS \nDates:             3:00-5:00PM\, Mondays\, March 23\, April 6 & 20\, May 4 \nLocation:       Leading From Within training space\, Santa Barbara \nCost:               $150\, scholarships available to assure cost-accessibility \nINSTRUCTORS \n \nJennifer Reitz is a Master Somatic coach\, trainer and organizational consultant with over 20 years experience in leadership\, team development\, organizational change\, and strategic planning – as well as a Leading From Within board member. She works with leaders and organizations to increase their personal and professional satisfaction and effectiveness by bringing their actions into alignment with their deepest commitments and goals. \n\nKen Saxon is the Founder of Leading From Within (LFW) and a facilitator in LFW’s Growing Edge Leaders program. In 2021\, Ken completed the Training in Mindfulness Facilitation program of the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.  He launched this Mindful Presence program in late 2021\, and loves co-teaching it with LFW board member Jennifer Reitz. \n\n\n“The Mindful Presence program was such a gift to both my personal and professional worlds.  I have a deeper understanding of the power of mindfulness and new strategies to make it part of my life.”  – Chelsea Duffy\, Partners in Education \n\nQuestions? If you have any questions about this program offering\, please be in touch with LFW Director of Operations Rubi Castellanos at rubi@leading-from-within.org. \n_____ \nIf you’d like to add one of the information sessions to your calendar\, please click the “Add to Calendar” button below. Be sure to edit the event date and time to match the session you RSVPd for. URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/mindful-presence-series-spring-2026/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:Home Page Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leading-from-within.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mindful-Presence-promo-Spring-2026-e1769805097158.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20260130T165721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T203617Z UID:10000180-1773187200-1780185599@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Leaders of Color Circles 2026 DESCRIPTION:Leaders of Color Circles\nA peer leadership community for women of color \nRegistration open through March 13th \nThe Women of Color Circle is a new offering from Leading From Within (LFW). We will begin by celebrating and honoring our collective resilience. Each session will center on themes of belonging\, inclusivity\, and navigating systemic racism\, creating space to explore the unique experiences of leaders of color. Through connection and a supportive environment\, participants will engage in meaningful dialogue about the challenges and opportunities they face. \nThe program includes: \n\nWomen of Color Leadership Circle\n\nThe Women’s Circle is specifically designed to support executive directors\, CEOs\, and senior leaders of color who hold significant organizational responsibility.\n\n\n\nThe circle brings together 8–12 leaders in a confidential\, peer-advisory setting that acknowledges the unique realities of leading while navigating race\, power\, and systemic inequities. Over nine months\, participants build trusted relationships\, strengthen leadership capacity\, and gain tools to sustain themselves and their organizations. \nEach circle begins with a 3-hour opening retreat and concludes with a 3-hour closing retreat\, creating dedicated time to build trust\, reflect on learning\, and honor growth over the year. \nCircles Details\n\nDuration: 9 months\, monthly sessions\nSession length: 4-6 PM (Note: Opening and Closing Retreat sessions are 4-7 PM)\nLocation: Leading From Within – Convening Space\nCost: $500 (scholarships available)\nSchedule:\n\nDates for Women of Color Circle:\n\nOpening Retreat: March 26\nApril 30\nMay 28\nJune 25\nJuly 30\nAugust 27\nSeptember 24\nOctober 29\nClosing Retreat: November 18\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Women of Color Circles are spaces of belonging\, wisdom\, and shared strength—where leaders of color can be fully seen\, supported\, and challenged to lead with courage\, clarity\, and sustainability. \nOur Women’s Circle Facilitators\nKatya Armistead\, Ed.D.Katya Armistead is Co‑Executive Director of Programs at Leading From Within and a seasoned educator and community leader with over 35 years of experience fostering equity‑driven leadership. She has spent much of her career advancing inclusion\, student well‑being\, and leadership development at UC Santa Barbara\, where she served as Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Life and taught leadership courses. Katya is a certified facilitator of The Leadership Challenge®and brings deep commitment to building trusted\, brave spaces for leaders to grow. \nJudy Guillermo‑Newton\, MFTJudy Guillermo‑Newton is an organizational development consultant and executive coach with over three decades of experience supporting leaders across sectors. She has worked in human resources and leadership development at Montecito Bank & Trust and served campus communities at UC Santa Barbara\, including as Campus Ombudsman. Judy’s expertise lies in creating inclusive environments where people can thrive and lead change with authenticity and resilience. \n  \nQuestions?\nIf you have any questions about this program offering\, please be in touch with Katya at katya@leading-from-within.org. URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/leaders-of-color-2026/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:Home Page Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leading-from-within.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WOLCL-e1769734277230.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241023 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20240917T022131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T022131Z UID:10000171-1728579600-1729616399@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Emerging Leaders | Info Sessions DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning more about our Emerging Leaders 2025 program\, we encourage you to join us for one of our two information sessions\, being held in our office in Santa Barbara. \nWe will discuss the program\, application\, and selection process at the info session.  You will have the opportunity to hear from Emerging Leaders facilitators\, Katya Armistead and Miles Ashlock\, and meet several of our alumni to learn about their experience in Emerging Leaders. \nINFO SESSION I\nDate: Thursday\, October 10\, 2024\nTime: 5-6 PM\nLocation: Leading From Within | 2050 Alameda Padre Serra\, Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, CA 93103 \nINFO SESSION II\nDate: Tuesday\, October 22. 2024\nTime: 12-1 PM\nLocation: Leading From Within | 2050 Alameda Padre Serra\, Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, CA 93103 \nWe ask that you RSVP below if you plan to attend the event: \n\n\n\n \n Which ELP information session will you attend?(Required)Wednesday\, June 17\, 2026 | 4:30-5:30 PMMonday\, June 22\, 2026 | 12-1 PMName(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Organization/AgencyCurrent Job TitleEmail(Required)\n \n How did you learn about the ELP information session?ELP AlumniSocial MediaLFW Staff or BoardOtherIf you heard about ELP from an alumni\, staff/board or other\, please share their name here.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\nWe are here to help.  If you have any questions or need assistance\, please feel free to contact us by email or by phone: 805-770-3232 URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/elp-info-sessions-2025/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:ELP Calendar,Home Page Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leading-from-within.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2025-Info-Session-Flyer-e1725938969790.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T180000 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20240219T174506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T044337Z UID:10000168-1711033200-1711044000@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Let's Talk Finance with Hilda Zacarias and Michael Williams DESCRIPTION:Start Within: Organizational Financial Communications\nTalk turkey with your team. Set informed budgets to make agreements with your board and funders and effectively manage programs. Support your core work with strong financial management. Join Non-profit financial guru Hilda Zacarias for the first hour workshop\, followed by: \nShow your cards: Public Financial Communications\nShow us what you got! From annual reports\, grant financials\, to 990’s and Guidestar/Candid\, how on top of your financial reporting is your team and how can fiscal fitness serve your public profile and development goals? Join multi-organization CFO Michael Williams for an hour interactive workshop\, followed by our mixer \n45 minute mixer including one on one questions and conversation\, along with refreshments to follow. \nThis Santa Barbara based workshop will also be hosted in Santa Maria. We hope to gather your thoughts on what areas of financial literacy are needed in our sector and communities \nEvent co-sponsored by Leading From Within\, the Fund for Santa Barbara\, and the Santa Barbara Foundation URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/lets-talk-finance-with-hilda-zacarias-and-michael-williams/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:Home Page Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T133000 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20230811T171924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T215221Z UID:10000164-1700222400-1700227800@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Leadership Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Leading From Within invites anyone from our community to join us in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures Thematic Learning Initiative for a Leadership Roundtable on Friday\, November 17 at noon. This will be a guided conversation featuring select leaders from our community to share thoughts and reflections based on the Arts & Lectures interview the evening prior (Nov 16) with Adam Grant\, author of a new book Hidden Potential (out late October – see description below). Note – the author will not be present at this event. \n“Bootstraps aren’t meant to be pulled alone”\, says social psychologist Adam Grant. Based on Grant’s book and presentation\, we’ll look at how teamwork\, coaching and building a support system provides the scaffolding we need to transform ourselves or others – and sometimes the world around us. \nLunch will be provided; spaces are limited – register below! \nThis is a free event located at Leading From Within’s office & convening space in the Riviera Business Park in Santa Barbara. \n \nWe recommend attending Adam Grant’s live talk November 16th at the Arlington Theater. A free copy of his new book Hidden Potential is included in the tick purchase. Learn more and buy a ticket at the Arts & Lectures website. This year\, A&L’s Thematic Learning Initiative theme is Cultivating Connection through Joy\, Creativity and Belonging.\n \nHidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together groundbreaking evidence\, surprising insights\, and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom\, the playground to the Olympics\, and underground to outer space. He shows that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn. Growth is not about the genius you possess—it’s about the character you develop. Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential\, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked. \nREGISTER HERE\nThank you for your interest. We have reached our capacity. If you are interested in being on the waitlist\, please email julie@leading-from-within.org. \n  URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/leadership-roundtable-adam-grant/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:Home Page Calendar,KHF Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leading-from-within.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hidden-Potential-book-cover.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231019 DTSTAMP:20260617T051951 CREATED:20230512T181328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230721T155321Z UID:10000159-1695772800-1697673599@leading-from-within.org SUMMARY:Mindful Presence Series - Fall 2023 DESCRIPTION:“There’s no greater gift to ourselves and those we are privileged to lead and work with than self-care; \nadding mindful presence increases self-care to a whole nother level.” \n – Wendy Sims-Moten\, First 5 Santa Barbara County\n4 sessions: Wednesdays\, September 27 – October 18\n3:00-5:00 PM\, in-person at Leading From Within\nKen Saxon and Jennifer Reitz are offering this four-session program series “Mindful Presence” at the LFW office located in the beautiful Riviera Business Park in Santa Barbara\, and you are invited to join them for the journey. We’ve been through so much challenge and disruption over the past few years. As a leader and person\, might this be a good time to reconnect with and prioritize yourself? Might investing in the qualities of your own presence help you to better support all those who rely on you – at work and elsewhere? \nWhat is this “Mindful Presence” program?\nThis program will support participants to lead their lives and their work with greater intentionality and presence\, and to explore practices to cultivate themselves and their leadership. In and between these four sessions\, participants will engage in: \n\npractices that cultivate mindfulness\, including different types of meditation and embodied practice\nmindful communications\, including cultivating presence and listening skills\nexploration on relevant themes fundamental to presence\ndesign (or re-design) of practices that can can help one live and lead with greater intentionality\ninspiration from peers also committed to growing in self-awareness and intentionality\n\nMindfulness\, embodied practice and self-reflection support leaders to bring their most vibrant and effective presence to the many challenges inherent in leadership roles\, and to guide their careers and their lives with greater intentionality and sustainability. As our mind is\, our life becomes – so it is critical for each of us to attend to the qualities of our mind. \nWho is this program for?\nThis Mindful Presence program is intended for nonprofit\, philanthropic and other social sector professionals and volunteers. \nCommitment\, Registration\, & Cost\nPlease register for this Mindful Presence Series with the intention to participate in all (or at least 3) of the sessions and between sessions. Your full engagement is required to achieve the benefits of the program. The program cost is $150\, and scholarships are available if needed. This is an ongoing leadership development opportunity\, which we advocate be supported as professional development wherever possible. \nPurchase tickets below. Spaces are limited! \nAbout Our Facilitators\nKen Saxon is Board Chair of Leading From Within (LFW)\, a facilitator in LFW’s Courage to Lead program\, and he was the founding instructor for LFW’s Emerging Leaders program. In 2021\, Ken completed the Training in Mindfulness Facilitation program of the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.  He launched this Mindful Presence program in late 2021\, and loves co-teaching it with LFW board member Jennifer Reitz.. \n  \n \nJennifer Reitz is a Master Somatic coach\, trainer and organizational consultant with over 20 years experience in leadership\, team development\, organizational change\, and strategic planning – as well as a Leading From Within board member. She works with leaders and organizations to increase their personal and professional satisfaction and effectiveness by bringing their actions into alignment with their deepest commitments and goals. \n\n\nQuestions?\nIf you have any questions about this program offering\, please be in touch with Ken at ksaxon@silcom.com. URL:https://leading-from-within.org/events/mindful-presence-series-fall-2023/ LOCATION:LFW Convening Space\, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 202\, Santa Barbara\, 93103 CATEGORIES:Home Page Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leading-from-within.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Leaf-Peeping_Web-e1683308178917.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR