The Kiwanis Club of Capital – Next Generation e-Club presents “The Game of Life:” a webinar-based event focused on college and career preparation for students ages 14-22 on April 5th from 1PM ET to 4PM ET. Register here!
The event will feature a variety of sessions on topics ranging from applying to college, navigating the financial aid process, exploring trade schools, tips for finding a job, building a resume, developing financial literacy, and more! There is a spectacular lineup of speakers from the educational system, community career services, and across industries.
This event is open to any and all high school and college students ages 14-22. We hope the event will provide motivation, education, a space to ask questions, and a sense of community for participants, and that all attendees will leave feeling prepared to tackle new challenges as they prepare to further their education and enter the workforce. Register here!
Schedule of Sessions
Registration
Register here to attend the educational workshop for individuals ages 14-22, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Capital – Next Generation e-Club.
Attendees may take advantage of sessions on a variety of important topics, including:
Please download and sign the consent form as part as your registration
Session Descriptions
Session
Speaker
Description
Get Your Head in the Game: Applying to College
Olivia Kitt
This is a time for you to get insider knowledge on the college admissions process from an Admissions Counselor! What are colleges looking for when it comes to the essay? How can you stand out with extracurriculars and academic courses? When is the best time to apply? And where can you find additional financial aid to make your top choices feasible? All of these questions will be answered during this session by Olivia Kitt an Admissions Counselor at Randolph-Macon College.
Creating a Resume that Tells Your Story
Scott A. Behm
We’re taught not to judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to resumes, a recruiter only spends an average of 6 seconds reading each one before deciding whether the candidate is right for the job. How can you create a resume that tells your story, and shares all that you have to offer, in just 6 seconds? This session will share some tips on how to use design, good content, and storytelling in your resume to maximize the chances of landing your dream job.
Financial Planning for the Future You
Kristina Dlugozima
This workshop will go over practical ways to make financial decisions keeping the future you in mind. Making a budget, making informed choices for large purchases, how to use credit responsibly are all important parts to ensuring you are setting yourself up for success.
Applying to Scholarships – Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Poulomi Banerjee
You would be surprised at just how many organizations and people are out there wanting to help students finance their higher education. Universities are charging more than ever and taking out loans can leave you with years of stress post graduation if you don’t plan ahead. Learn about how to find scholarship opportunities, best practices with applying to scholarships, and ways to stay organized to make sure you get the most aid possible.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
Dr. Natalie Gaudette
This session is designed to guide high school students and their families through the process of applying for financial aid. You will learn about the various types of financial aid available and offer tips for maximizing financial aid opportunities.
Speakers
Olivia Kitt
Session: Get Your Head in the Game: Applying to College
Olivia Kitt is a native of Roanoke, Virginia where she went to Patrick Henry High School and was first introduced to the Kiwanis Club through Key Club. She served as Editor and President of PHHS’ Key Club and served as Lieutenant Governor for District 15B, her senior year. After high school, Olivia attended Roanoke College (RC) where her love of service continued by serving as SGA President her sophomore and junior years of college and joining Alpha Phi Omega (a community service fraternity). Her passion for Higher Education grew as she was a Maroon Ambassador (tour guide), student assistant, and intern for the Admissions office at RC. Since graduating in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a minor in Sociology, and a concentration in Legal Studies – Olivia has worked for her alma mater as Admissions counselor, pursued law school, and is now an Assistant Director of Admissions at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA where she works with students from Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Richmond City Public Schools.
Scott A. Behm, MADC
Session: Creating a Resume that Tells Your Story
Scott A. Behm is the Associate Dean of Communications & Marketing of The Graduate School at Duke University. He received his master’s degree in Digital Communications at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. In his work, he uses digital storytelling to engage meaningfully with audiences on any platform, from email newsletters to TikTok. He began his career as a high school English teacher in Bedford County, Virginia, where he discovered a passion for using appealing graphic design, good storytelling, and effective writing to communicate any message and connect with any audience. Although he transitioned to higher academia in 2016, his two cats, Atticus and Darcy, are named after his two favorite literary characters and remind him of his roots in the English classroom.
Kristina Dlugozima
Session: Financial Planning for the Future You
Kristina Dlugozima is an accountant in the government contracting space spending the last decade working in companies with $500M-$100B in annual revenue and currently serves as the Director of Accounting Operations at J&J Worldwide, a division of CBRE. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia and holds a B.S. in accounting from Northeastern University and an MBA from George Mason University. Outside of work, Kristina has spent over 20 years in the Kiwanis Family serving as club and foundation treasurer for her home club of Tysons, VA for the majority of those years.
Poulomi Banerjee
Session: Applying to Scholarships – Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Poulomi Banerjee is the Associate Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Communications at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She’s been working in the field of development and advancement in higher education for 7 years fundraising for student emergency funds, scholarships, programs and offices on campus, and more. In her free time, you can find Poulomi with her camera photographing families and events or working on her dissertation for her PhD in Public Policy at UMBC.
Dr. Natalie Gaudette, NCC
Session: Applying to FinancialAid
Dr. Gaudette has been a Professional School Counselor at CMIT Academy North High School since the 2016-17 School Year after graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park School of Education with a Master’s of Education in School Counseling. Originally coming to Maryland from Connecticut, Dr. Gaudette attended the University of Maryland, College Park for her Bachelor’s Degree before completing a year of service as a City Year AmeriCorps Member working at Kramer Middle School in Southeast DC.
Dr. Gaudette is passionate about postsecondary education access for all students and believes that all students have the ability to succeed if given the resources and support to do so. As such, Dr. Gaudette successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation in the Fall of 2022 focused on increasing racial representation in high school leadership programs. In Dr. Gaudette’s free time, she volunteers with the HOBY Youth Leadership Organization, spends time with her two cats, fosters kittens and volunteers with the Humane Rescue Alliance, goes Latin Dancing, and regularly makes solo skydiving jumps!
Signature Service Project
The Kiwanis Club of Capital – Next Generation e-Club presents “The Game of Life:” a webinar-based event focused on college and career preparation for students ages 14-22 on April 5th from 1PM ET to 4PM ET. Register here!
The event will feature a variety of sessions on topics ranging from applying to college, navigating the financial aid process, exploring trade schools, tips for finding a job, building a resume, developing financial literacy, and more! There is a spectacular lineup of speakers from the educational system, community career services, and across industries.
This event is open to any and all high school and college students ages 14-22. We hope the event will provide motivation, education, a space to ask questions, and a sense of community for participants, and that all attendees will leave feeling prepared to tackle new challenges as they prepare to further their education and enter the workforce. Register here!
Schedule of Sessions
Registration
Register here to attend the educational workshop for individuals ages 14-22, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Capital – Next Generation e-Club.
Attendees may take advantage of sessions on a variety of important topics, including:
Please download and sign the consent form as part as your registration
Session Descriptions
Speakers
Olivia Kitt
Session: Get Your Head in the Game: Applying to College
Olivia Kitt is a native of Roanoke, Virginia where she went to Patrick Henry High School and was first introduced to the Kiwanis Club through Key Club. She served as Editor and President of PHHS’ Key Club and served as Lieutenant Governor for District 15B, her senior year. After high school, Olivia attended Roanoke College (RC) where her love of service continued by serving as SGA President her sophomore and junior years of college and joining Alpha Phi Omega (a community service fraternity). Her passion for Higher Education grew as she was a Maroon Ambassador (tour guide), student assistant, and intern for the Admissions office at RC. Since graduating in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a minor in Sociology, and a concentration in Legal Studies – Olivia has worked for her alma mater as Admissions counselor, pursued law school, and is now an Assistant Director of Admissions at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA where she works with students from Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Richmond City Public Schools.
Scott A. Behm, MADC
Session: Creating a Resume that Tells Your Story
Scott A. Behm is the Associate Dean of Communications & Marketing of The Graduate School at Duke University. He received his master’s degree in Digital Communications at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. In his work, he uses digital storytelling to engage meaningfully with audiences on any platform, from email newsletters to TikTok. He began his career as a high school English teacher in Bedford County, Virginia, where he discovered a passion for using appealing graphic design, good storytelling, and effective writing to communicate any message and connect with any audience. Although he transitioned to higher academia in 2016, his two cats, Atticus and Darcy, are named after his two favorite literary characters and remind him of his roots in the English classroom.
Kristina Dlugozima
Session: Financial Planning for the Future You
Kristina Dlugozima is an accountant in the government contracting space spending the last decade working in companies with $500M-$100B in annual revenue and currently serves as the Director of Accounting Operations at J&J Worldwide, a division of CBRE. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia and holds a B.S. in accounting from Northeastern University and an MBA from George Mason University. Outside of work, Kristina has spent over 20 years in the Kiwanis Family serving as club and foundation treasurer for her home club of Tysons, VA for the majority of those years.
Poulomi Banerjee
Session: Applying to Scholarships – Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Poulomi Banerjee is the Associate Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Communications at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She’s been working in the field of development and advancement in higher education for 7 years fundraising for student emergency funds, scholarships, programs and offices on campus, and more. In her free time, you can find Poulomi with her camera photographing families and events or working on her dissertation for her PhD in Public Policy at UMBC.
Dr. Natalie Gaudette, NCC
Session: Applying to Financial Aid
Dr. Gaudette has been a Professional School Counselor at CMIT Academy North High School since the 2016-17 School Year after graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park School of Education with a Master’s of Education in School Counseling. Originally coming to Maryland from Connecticut, Dr. Gaudette attended the University of Maryland, College Park for her Bachelor’s Degree before completing a year of service as a City Year AmeriCorps Member working at Kramer Middle School in Southeast DC.
Dr. Gaudette is passionate about postsecondary education access for all students and believes that all students have the ability to succeed if given the resources and support to do so. As such, Dr. Gaudette successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation in the Fall of 2022 focused on increasing racial representation in high school leadership programs. In Dr. Gaudette’s free time, she volunteers with the HOBY Youth Leadership Organization, spends time with her two cats, fosters kittens and volunteers with the Humane Rescue Alliance, goes Latin Dancing, and regularly makes solo skydiving jumps!
Contact information
Have any questions about this event? Contact us at: [email protected]. Register here!
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