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Project Managers typically love to volunteer. We cannot help it. It is in our nature. Even though our volunteer endeavors do not typically have the same budgets as our paid projects, they can have just as high stakes. This presentation will talk about the leadership skills, project management skills and the satisfaction of mentoring others afforded by these volunteer opportunities.  Learning objectives:  Stakeholder management; communications; conflict resolution.

Laura Gonzales, PMP®, CGCIO®, was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. She attended Southern Methodist University and obtained Bachelors’ degrees in Business Administration and English. During college she received scholarships to study in Madrid, Spain and at Oxford University in England as well as performing volunteer work with Amigos de las Americas in Ecuador. She attended Webster University and received a master’s degree in Computer Resource and Information Management and subsequently began a career spanning over 25 years in public sector Information Technology. She was Chair of the Board for REDI Net, a project to bring a fiber backbone to Northern New Mexico. She is on the ABET certification and curriculum committee for the Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science for Northern New Mexico College. She has worked with multiple higher education institutions on grants for technology programs. Laura is a certified Project Management Professional and a Certified Government Chief Information Officer. She retired as CIO of Los Alamos County and is currently a consultant for the State of NM.