The First Annual WCHA Professional Development and Leadership Conference was held December 6-7, 2016 in Wausau.
This all new conference, held at the Jefferson Street Inn, was for highway committee members, commissioners, engineers and superintendents that want to improve their professional development and leadership skills.
Conference topics included:
- Personality & Motivation
- Lobbying 101: The Insights of Transportation Lobbying
- How to Deal with the Media
- Current Legislative Issues
- Performance Management
- Legal Obligations
- What is Your WCHA?
- The WCA and WCHA Relationship
“We were happy with the high attendance and strong agenda,” said WCHA Executive Director Daniel J. Fedderly, PE, PLS. “It shows that our county highway officials are constantly striving to seek out enrichment opportunities that ultimately will help them do their jobs better.”