Speaking

Speaking & Professional Presentations

I speak with association boards, executive directors, and professional communities about governance, member experience, organizational change, and technology adoption. Sessions connect these topics with practical decisions about responsibilities, service delivery, and the capacity needed to carry plans forward.

Selina Parker, M.A. · Association Transformation & Member Experience Leader

Featured Engagement

Arkansas Psychological AssociationOctober 4, 2024

From Therapy Room to Thought Leader: Harnessing Media and AI

Session at 21st Century ArPA: Powering Advocacy, Ethics, & Media for a Brighter Tomorrow, a continuing-education program for psychologists sponsored by ArPA. Little Rock, Arkansas, in person and virtual. Presented with Margaret Rutherford, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, author of Perfectly Hidden Depression, and host of The SelfWork Podcast.

Recording published by the Arkansas Psychological Association. Watch on YouTube ↗

The published program covered professional visibility, communicating expertise, and ethical considerations around AI. Its learning objectives included challenges in building an online presence and the relationship between public communication and professional practice.

My current reflection considers how professionals can define a useful communication purpose, review material before publishing, and choose appropriate boundaries around what they share. These are also operating questions for associations that want to sustain a public education or communication program.

ArPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Read the reflection →Official event page Program (PDF)Event recap

Topics

What I speak about

These topics draw on my operating experience and my work developing Association Architecture. Sessions are adapted to the room: a board retreat, a conference track, or a continuing-education program can require a different emphasis.

Association Modernization

Aligning service needs, operating capacity, and implementation priorities during organizational change.

Governance Design for Volunteer-Led Institutions

Decision rights, accountability, and authority transition in organizations governed by rotating boards.

AI Adoption & Governance

Leadership responsibilities, staff readiness, and informed decisions about where AI can support the work.

Institutional Memory & Leadership Transition

Preparing people and preserving useful context when leadership responsibilities change.

Member Experience Architecture

Connecting services, belonging, and participation with the rights and expectations of the actual membership.

Workforce Architecture

Connecting strategic priorities with roles, capacity, and development needs.

Audiences

Association boards and executive directors
Professional, trade, and 501(c)(6) industry associations
State and national mental health professional associations
Continuing-education and leadership-development programs

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