SDR Archive

Sierra Nevada Region holds a Soroptimist Development Retreat every year to assist in the training and improvement of Soroptimists with breakout sessions and keynote speakers. See below for past SDR events.

2022 Soroptimist Development Retreat

The 2022 Soroptimist Development retreat was held July 30 and 31st at the Atlantis. Follow these links for the presentation and breakout downloads available for all to review:

2021 Soroptimist Development Retreat

The 2021 Soroptimist Development Retreat is scheduled for July 10th, 2021 via Zoom meeting.

Pre-recorded Sessions

Workshop	Presenter	Format/Link
Dream It Be It	Coord. Felicia Quinlan	Powerpoint Handout
Live Your Dream	Coord. Sue Chambers	Powerpoint
Creative Approaches to Fundraising	Fed. Chair Pamela Hardt-English	Audio PDF
Maximizing your Presence Through Social Media	Fed. Chair Tracey Edwards	Video
Inspiring New Members to be Participants	Emily Ziser	Powerpoint
Learn the Language of Soroptimist It’s not a secret!	Gov. Elect Lisa Fitzgerald	Powerpoint
What is the Parliamentarian’s Role in the Club	Parliamentarian Terrel Locke	Powerpoint
How to Incorporate S.O.L.T into Your Club Meetings	Coord. Linda McDoniels	Powerpoint
How to Use a Club Newsletter to Share Information and Celebrate Your Club	Coord. Sheryl Longsworth	Powerpoint
Stop Human Trafficking Intro	Coord. Linda Lucena	Video
Stop Human Trafficking	Sheryl Longsworth	Powerpoint
	Xquisite	Video
	My Sister’s House	Video
Legislative Advocacy	Coord. Eda Chen and Coord. Lisa Adda	Video
Roadmap To Success	Willi Baer	Intro Video Main Video

2020 Soroptimist Development Retreat

The 2020 Soroptimist Development Retreat was held virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions. You can still review the material here: 2020 SNR SDR

2019 Sierra Nevada Region
and Sierra Pacific Region
Soroptimist Development Retreat

Call for the 4th Annual Board Meeting of the Sierra Nevada Region is out. Click for Call and Agenda:

On behalf of your Sierra Nevada Region and Sierra Pacific Region Board of Directors and our Soroptimist Development Retreat (SDR) coordinators, you are invited (and encouraged) to attend SDR on July 27 and 28, 2019 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno!

Lane Parks, SNR Governor;
Gail Dekreon, SPR Governor

Jackie Sillman and Loretta Forniciari, SDR Coordinators

Get the PROGRAM here. We also had a great line up of Sponsors. Here is the outline of events:

Saturday

10:30 Nevada/California Legislative Advocacy
10:30 Human and Sex Trafficking
12:00 Lunch – Keynote Speaker – Machen Macdonald
Dream solutions for difficult situations
1:30 Master the Work Life Balance
1:30 You’ve got this! Presidents/President Elects
1:30 Ambitions of the Perfect Club Secretary
1:30 Stars, Dreams and Wishes – Dream It Be It (Part One)
1:30 Demystifying the Treasurers Job (Part One)
2:45 Igniting the Dream – Secret Language of Soroptimist
2:45 Maximizing the Dreams on Social Media
2:45 Public Speaking for the Dreamer
2:45 Wishes, Dreams and the Plan – Dream It Be It (Part Two)
2:45 Don’t Stop Now: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life
4:00 Light Up Our Dreams – Inspiring New Members
4:00 Create Your Bash, Make Some Cash – Fundraising
4:00 Seeing the Magic in the Treasurers Job (Part Two)
4:00 Living Your Dreams Beyond the Cash Award (Part One)
6:15 Dinner – Keynote Speaker – Carol Scofield
Set the goal, make the plan

Sunday

7:00 Yoga & QiGong
9:00 Dreaming of a More Diverse Club
9:00 Don’t Just Dream It, Step Up For Leadership
9:00 Stars, Dreams and Wishes – Dream It Be It (Part One Repeat)
9:00 Let’s Recruit Those Who Wish to Live Their Dreams (Part Two)
9:00 You’ve Got This! Presidents/President Elects (Repeat)
10:15 Coaching for Success
10:15 Planning to Achieve the Dream
10:15 Wishes, Dreams and the Plan – Dream It Be It (Part Two Repeat)
10:15 Marvelous Meetings, Let’s Change It Up!
11:45 Lunch – Keynote Speaker – Kate Doscher
California Interpersonal Skills – Say What You Mean and Say It Well!

2018 Sierra Nevada Region Soroptimist Development Retreat

Governor Lane welcomed us and spoke about the history of the Soroptimist Development Retreat, the new SNR Board of Directors performed a skit about Soroptimist through the decades and SIA President Dawn Marie Lemonds gave us a wonderful talk about Heroines in the Making. Our Keynote Speaker, Carolyn Carver, spoke about Communicating Across Generations on Saturday, and followed that up on Sunday with a presentation about Embracing Change. Learn more about Carolyn at her website. The weekend was fun, inspiring and very educational!

Gotta see what you missed? Get your Program, Cut The Deck Flyer and Thank You Sponsors handouts.

The following breakout sessions were held at the 2018 SDR:

JULY 7, 2018

1:30 – Secret Language of Soroptimist
1:30 – Presidents/President Elects:
- Conducting Effective Meetings Handout
- Sierra Nevada Region Bylaws & Fiscal standing rules
- Sierra Nevada Region Policies
- Sierra Nevada Region Procedures
- Soroptimist Int’l of the Americas Bylaws, Procedures and Resolutions
- Leadership Tip: Appreciate your members
- Book Recommendation: Roberts Rules of Order revised

1:30 – Secretaries
- Secretaries Presentation
- Secretaries Forms (zip file)

1:30 – Dream It Be It – Let’s Get This Off The Ground

2:45 – Visualizing the Dream – Strategic Planning Made Easy

2:45 – “Technically Speaking” Social Media for Novice

2:45 – Bookkeeping and the Government, Oh What Fun! – Part One

2:45 – Team Work makes the Dream Work!

4:00 – Engaging New Members!

4:00 – Quick and Easy Fundraising So much more on the Fundraising Ideas page!

4:00 – Treasurers – The Fun Continues – Part Two
4:00 – Maximizing the Dream Programs – What is the next step?

JULY 8, 2018

9:00 – “Technically Speaking” (Are you ready for next step?)
9:00 – Woman Speak – Turning your fear of speaking into POWER!
9:00 – Leadership and Developing Diversity
9:00 – Mind, Body & Spirit Yoga for You!
10:15 – Mentoring: Making the Most of ourselves and Those Around Us
10:15 – Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Clubs
10:15 – Be a Winner – How to Win Region Awards
10:15 – Membership and Meeting Tools:

Soroptimist International Sierra Nevada Region