Professional Development Day 2025
Adapt & Thrive – Embracing Change For Excellence
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Professional Development Day. It was great to see everyone on campus, sharing knowledge, laughter, and camaraderie. Your participation made the day both memorable and inspiring.
An event of this magnitude truly takes a village! I would like to thank my amazing CTEL team, our PDD Planning team, volunteers, presenters, Facilities team, Landscaping and Grounds team, Central Campus Business Affairs, Central Campus Student Life, Custodial Services, IT team, CSIT, Procurement team, student Jazz Combo, Professional Development Planning Committee, Campus Safety, Bailey Hall team, BC Foundation, Brightstar Credit Union UFF-BC, D2L Brightspace, Broward County Humane Society, Tigertail, and our Senior Leadership team for your support.
Additional thanks to Elaina Moran and Jessica Figueroa for helping with hospitality, Raz Ben-Ezzer for creating a custom-made VR experience, Russell Betts and Gregory Vilbrun for their assistance with the experience, Jose Lopez and Rosena Beniste for hosting our morning “blue carpet”, Rudy Jean-Bart for hosting our trivia game, and Andrew Dutka and David Perdian for their help with the SoTL poster session.
A special thank you goes to our alumni presenters, Simona Miulescu, Yasmin Teja, and Rahjanni Iusi, for sharing their inspiring stories of resilience and excellence, and to Anthony Stewart for hosting the session.
SURVEYS!
This is a reminder that you must complete the anonymous survey in each of your courses in My Learning to receive credit for attending.
Please see the attached training aid to assist you and feel free to reach out with any questions.
WAITLISTERS
If you were waitlisted, you will see a message that you were dropped from your course and will need to be re-enrolled.
Please note: If you attended on Friday and did not register in My Learning, or if you were waitlisted and did not register for an alternate session, please reach out to ctel@broward.edu for assistance.
Thanks again!
The PDD Planning Committee
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Professional Development Day.
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CTEL Team
PDD Planning Team Michelle Levine Wendy Varela Elizaveta Drakunova Zahira Gonzalez Ed Luna Cecilia Gervasoni Latorre Shayna Dominguez Heather Rousseau Lisa Elsinger Betsy Lopez Miguel Villalobos Di Cola Alicia Smith Wroble Aimee Cekau Stubbs Bibi Karim Anthony Stewart Steven Davis Elaina Moran Jessica Figueroa Andrew Dutka
Extended Reality XR Raz Ben-Ezzer Russell Betts Gregory Vilbrun Alumni Presenters
Simona Miulescu Yasmin Teja Rahjanni Iusi, Anthony Stewart |
Information Technology Derron Stewart Rachael Christie Danny Rioseco Ricardo Hawkins And Team!
Central Campus Business Affairs John Thornton Thea Apostol Masi James Mike Deleo Daniela Ramirez Campo
Facilities and Grounds Chris Tavares Edmund Ryan Lindel Davidson Frank Bartley And Team! Volunteers Presenters Senior Leadership Team Special Thanks Elaina Moran Jessica Figueroa Gregory Vilbrun Jose Lopez Rosena Beniste Rudy Jean-Bart Andrew Dutka David Perdian
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Procurement/ Accounts Payable Beau Mitchell Angela Morris Alfreda Manuel Wayne Pottinger Kirill Morekhodov
Bailey Hall Terence Kirchgessner Barry Payette Student Life: Lauren Adamo And Team! Student Jazz Combo: Waldron Dunkley, Jr.
CSIT Ester Sims Sandy Bernard And Team!
Campus Safety Lt. Korella Holmes And Team! BC Foundation Brightstar Credit Union UFF-BC D2L Brightspace Broward County Humane Society Tigertail
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Professional Development Day 2025
Adapt & Thrive – Embracing Change For Excellence
Thank You – Professional Development Day, February 21, 2025 and we are excited to announce that we have nearly 700 people registered!
Thank YOU! Please do not wait to register as some sessions already have waitlists. We are monitoring enrollment and will do our best to move sessions into larger rooms, if necessary and possible.
As a reminder, Community Time celebrates various programs featured at Broward College. Participants will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy student performances, the arts, and various activities and games. Please feel free to bring blankets, lawn chairs, frisbees, games, a book, or whatever else you want to enjoy your time on the lawn with your colleagues!
**To ensure that we have an accurate count, please be sure to register for lunch**
PDD 2025 Schedule
Traffic Alert: Lots C, D, and E (front of campus) will be unavailable.Welcome Breakfast
8:15 am – 9:15 am – Bailey Hall
Breakfast will be served in the Bailey Hall Breezeway from 8:15am – 9:00am
Session 1
9:15 am – 10:30 am – Bailey Hall
The opening session will be located in Bailey Hall from 9:15am – 10:30am
Session 2
10:45 am – 11:45 am – Breakout
Engage with expert-led discussions and workshops.
Session 3
11:45 am – 1:45 pm – Lunch & Community Time
Lunch will be served in Building 10 (Gym) from 11:45am – 1:45pm
Please Note: Lunch will be provided by Mission BBQ. There will be a vegetarian option. If you have any other specific dietary requirements or allergies, please bring your own meal.
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Participants will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy our student Jazz Combo, the arts, and various activities and games. Please dress casually and comfortably and please feel free to bring blankets, lawn chairs, frisbees, games, a book, or whatever else you want to enjoy your time on the lawn with your colleagues! Community Time will be located on the lawn in front of Building 17 (Library).It is expected to be a sunny day, so please don’t forget your sunscreen!
Raffle Prizes will be awarded during Community Time. Raffle times are 12:30, 1:00, and 1:30pm. Get your raffle ticket at the CTEL table in the exhibitor area outside Building 17. You must be present to win!
Session 4
2 pm – 3 pm – Breakout
Engage with expert-led discussions and workshops.
Pathway Department Meetings
3:15 pm
Conclude the day with team collaboration, if scheduled.
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