COGEL Connect

Who is invited:

All COGEL members are invited. Please sign in before completing your registration.

When will the event be held:

The event will be on February 16th from 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time / 12:00-1:00 PM Pacific Time.

Where will the event be held:  

The event will be held virtually over Zoom.

Is there a charge for this event:  

Attendance is free of charge for COGEL members.

February 16th: Training and Outreach

Compliance training professionals face big questions: How do we reach people more efficiently? How do we reach them more effectively? How do we reach them in the pre-post-pandemic moment?  The number of correct answers to these questions is as large as the number of agencies that must answer them. 

This first “COGEL Connect” online session of 2023 will explore these questions and allow training professionals to step into a network of support that understands and desires to conquer these challenges. Two training veterans, Alex Kipp and Susan Willeke, will help drive the online conversation, but the session will be largely participant-driven and will allow idea-sharing ideas, problem-solving, and door-opening for continued relationship and conversation. 

About This Month's Presenters

Alex Kipp is Director of Education & Engagement at the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board where he leads a team that teaches classes, creates videos, print, social media, and eLearning content and conducts lots and lots of webinars for New York City’s 325,000+ public servants. His work has been described by at least one elected official as “impeccably deranged,” which, Alex hopes, is supposed to be a compliment.

Susan Willeke is an accomplished government-relations professional with more than 30 years’ experience in public affairs, communication, and public speaking.  Susan joined the Ohio Ethics Commission in 2005 as the Education and Communications Manager.  In that position, Susan presents approximately 200 speeches annually, develops information strategies regarding agency programs and represents the Ethics Commission to Ohio citizens, the media, and the Ohio legislature. Prior to joining the Commission, Susan served in the communications office at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives.