Date & Time: Thursday, June 4 2026 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM (PDT)Location: San Diego Humane Society – Main Auditorium, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, CA 92110Registration: Mentorship cohort only (free)
Great mentors understand and leverage their strengths. During this CliftonStrengths workshop, you’ll identify your top talents, explore how to honor them and learn to communicate them effectively. A 30‑minute interactive exercise will help you pinpoint your top five strengths, followed by group discussion on applying them in mentorship and career development.
In this session you will:
Complete a strengths‑based assessment to uncover your natural talents.
Discuss ways to honor and develop your unique strengths and those of your mentee.
Practice articulating your strengths and how they contribute to professional success.
You will leave with:
An individualized strengths profile and action plan.
Techniques for leveraging strengths to overcome challenges and stay engaged.
Inspiration from a quote about focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses.
Speaker: Reuben Poon is a CliftonStrengths consultant and coach who has used his own experience navigating Asperger’s syndrome to harness strengths and empower others. Through workshops and coaching, Reuben has helped individuals and teams at organizations with $10M+ payrolls identify and leverage their unique talents. His empathetic approach transforms self‑awareness into action.
https://www.reubenpoon.com/
Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. By registering, you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos may be taken at the event and used for chapter marketing purposes.
Note: Attendance at all onsite cohort gathering sessions is required for program completion. By attending, you acknowledge that photographs and/or videos may be taken at the event and used for chapter marketing purposes.
Recertification Credits: 1 ATD recertification point; SHRM/HRCI credit pending approval.
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM PST
Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)
This monthly 90-minute workshop, facilitated by ATD-SD Board member and author Gregg Ward, is designed to support all of the current and future authors in the chapter. It is practically-focused and designed to help members take their book ideas and turn them into a book in their hands. We help you no matter where you are in your author's journey. Even if you're just thinking about possibly writing a book, join us!
About the Facilitator:
Gregg Ward is a former journalist, playwright, magazine feature writer and OpEd contributor, and the author of three books, two independently published and one - the bestselling, award-winning business fable, "The Respectful Leader" - brought out by John Wiley and Sons in 2016. He's also coached over 10 authors to publication in the business and leadership categories through independent, small press, and big-name publishers. He believes that there's a book inside everyone, just waiting to be successfully shared with the world.
Join ATD San Diego on June 16th at 6pm at Stone Brewery Liberty Station for terrific fun playing Friendly Feud, Parody! and all your favorite TV game shows with your host, John Grindle, Chief Purveyor of Fun & Games at Grin Events. Team up with colleagues and friends and compete for “real” money (last time the winning team won 3,400 “real dollars”!) Guaranteed the most fun you’ll ever have at an association social event!
Date: Tuesday, June 16th, 6–8 PM
Location: Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens - Liberty Station2816 Historic Decatur Rd UNIT 116, San Diego, CA 92106
Grin Events is the leading team building company in San Diego providing genuinely fun team building activities focused on connecting teams one smile at a time through professionally hosted fun and games. Choose from our Game Show, Leisure Games, Game Night, In It To Win It, Field Day, Sandcastle Wars, and Scavenger Hunts.
We host events in San Diego County including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Jolla, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, Solana Beach, Vista, and all surrounding areas, as well as Southern California, Northern California, and across the United States.
Date & Time: Thursday, July 2 2026 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM (PDT)Location: San Diego Humane Society – Main Auditorium, 5500 Gaines St, San Diego, CA 92110Registration: Mentorship cohort only (free)
Our final gathering celebrates your achievements and invites you to pay it forward. A panel of past mentors and mentees will share stories of how mentorship has impacted their careers, offering practical ways to continue giving back. We’ll explore opportunities to volunteer with the chapter, serve on committees and become future mentors.
Hear success stories from graduates of prior cohorts and learn how mentorship changed their trajectories.
Discuss the ripple effect of mentorship and how to create your own legacy.
Celebrate your cohort’s journey with certificates and networking.
A renewed commitment to cultivating the next generation of talent.
Concrete ideas for volunteering and serving within ATD San Diego.
A deeper appreciation for the impact of mentorship and the power of paying it forward.
Date: Friday, August 14th, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
What happens when we replace advice with powerful questions? In this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to the foundations of solution-focused coaching, a practical approach used by leaders, HR professionals, and coaches worldwide to unlock insight, ownership, and meaningful action.
Together we’ll explore what coaching is—and how it differs from mentoring, consulting, and managing. You’ll learn key coaching principles including the four pillars of solution-focused coaching, the power of open-ended questions, and the impact of deep listening. You’ll experience how coaching techniques can shift everyday conversations into opportunities for growth and clarity.
Whether you’re a leader, facilitator, HR professional, in Leadership Development or simply curious about coaching, this session will give you practical tools you can apply immediately in your work and conversations. You’ll leave with new perspectives, a deeper appreciation for the power of coaching, and ideas for integrating coaching skills into your daily interactions.
SPEAKER: Nancy Boyer
With vast experience and education in Coaching, Performance Management, Change Management and Human Resources, Nancy Boyer has partnered with senior leaders and organizations around the world to guide them in the solution-focused approach to personal, professional and organizational development.
Interested in becoming a speaker? Fill out our speaker proposal form.