​Greetings,

Attached please find the Leadership Links for May 2026.

Also, remember that the deadline to join a Visionary Network for the upcoming cycle is TODAY, April 15, 2025. Explore innovative communities designed for connection, growth, and professional inspiration, including:

• From TikTok to Post Doc: Creating a Personal Curriculum for Lifelong Learning
• Holistic and Supportive Mentors: Innovative Ways to Mentor & Support Our Newest Colleagues

Still accepting members: 

• National Board Certification Visionary Network
• Tech Savvy Sisters
• Travel: Tips, Tricks, and Treasures
• Friendship Quilts
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Education and DKG Sustainability
• Roses of Hope: A DKG Breast Cancer Survivor Support Network
• Exploring Visionary SEE (Supporting Early Educators)
• Authors in Bloom
• Cultivating a Sense of Belonging

Apply today by visiting: dkg.org → Events → Virtual Events Around DKG → Visionary Network Virtual Groups. Connect, collaborate, and grow within a Visionary Network! 

Remaining April Events: 
April 16: Inside Leadership
April 18: Treasurer's Talk
April 23: Inside Impact
April 28: Meet the Candidates: Your Voice, Your Choice
All accessible through dkg.org → Events → Virtual Events Around DKG 

Regards,
Beverly 

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Inside International Summation March 2026Beverly Hall-Maughan
Mar 4
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Thank you once again to Second Vice President Carol Herzog for creating summation notes. 

Also attached is a chart of proposed DKG classifications which was requested during Inside International. I hope it is helpful. Thank you to Executive Director Lucinda and Membership & Expansion Chair Patti Belknap for assisting with the creation of this chart.

Regards,
Beverly

Beverly H. posted  Summation Notes Inside International February 2026
Thanks once again to Second Vice President Carol Herzog for providing summation notes for the February 2026 Inside International. ~Beverly [Summation Notes Inside International February 2026.pdf]

​Your Voice, Your Choice
        February 1-23: Open question collection from members.
Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/5vkbUXG8KnENitYLA

The International Nominating Committee will host a virtual event featuring nominees for international officer and elected positions on April 28, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time. This meet-and-greet session will provide members with the opportunity to hear from the nominees and learn more about their perspectives and priorities. 

Beginning February 1, 2026, members are invited to submit questions to the Nominating Committee for possible inclusion during the session.

~Beverly

Hello everyone,

Attached is information the US Forum would like shared with members regarding the upcoming National Legislation Seminar, taking place March 8–11, 2026, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Old Town Alexandria.


Please help us highlight two important deadlines:

• Registration prices increase on February 1, 2026
• Hotel reservations must be made by February 6, 2026, to receive the DKG group rate

Thank you for helping us get this information out in a timely way to members through your respective channels. Let me know if you have any questions or need anything further.

Greetings,
It is time for February Leadership Links!
Please note the following change and addition regarding January events:

1) CHANGE: The U.S. Forum meeting, Interviewing Legislators: Making Your Meeting with Legislators Stand Out, has been moved to TONIGHT, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, to avoid a conflict with Inside Leadership. 
Register for this event at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_28JvU32QXC3wRYbMGje-Q

2) ADDITION: International Honorary Member Marion Blumenthal Lazan will speak at the United Nations on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, in observance of the United Nations International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
Ms. Lazan, a Holocaust survivor and internationally recognized author and speaker, will share her powerful testimony as part of this solemn and significant observance.
The event will be live streamed on UN Web TV, allowing viewers around the world to participate in this meaningful commemoration: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xip44jo7

Regards,
~Beverly