Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 10 AM TO 12 PM PST / 1 PM TO 3 PM EST
Public Media Women in Leadership Presents
Future Proof Your Career
The rules of the “game” are constantly changing, and it is critical that you learn to manage change and disruption so you can harness opportunity. Learn how to reframe how you look at the world of work, your options, and your career path to continually create opportunity and mitigate risk. Learn to identify thought patterns that stop you from creating opportunity and leave with concrete steps you can take to secure your career future.
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Key Takeaways
- Clarity on how public media careers are changing
- Tools to reframe uncertainty as opportunity
- Insight into future-ready leadership skills
- Practical steps to strengthen career resilience
About this panel
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Full date: Wednesday, February 18
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10am PT / 1pm ET
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Virtual
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120 minutes
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Members: $125
Non-Members: $150 -
Recorded
This session explores how leaders in public media can navigate an evolving industry while building resilient, future-ready careers. Participants will examine current shifts impacting public media organizations and discuss how leadership expectations are changing in response to technological, cultural, and economic forces.
Through guided discussion and practical examples, this class encourages participants to reflect on their own career paths, identify emerging opportunities, and consider strategies for long-term growth and impact. Emphasis is placed on adaptability, self-advocacy, and aligning personal values with organizational goals.
Designed as an interactive learning experience, this session offers space for reflection, shared insight, and actionable next steps that participants can apply immediately within their professional context.
Who is this panel for?
- Emerging Leaders – Early-career professionals in public media or nonprofit media who want to gain leadership skills, confidence, and strategic insight to advance their careers.
- Aspiring Executives – Mid-level managers, producers, editors, journalists, and other media professionals preparing for higher leadership roles and seeking guidance on influence, decision-making, and career growth.
- Seasoned Professionals Seeking Growth – Experienced public media leaders who want to strengthen leadership skills, expand networks, or pivot their careers to remain effective and innovative.
- Media Professionals in Adjacent Sectors – Nonprofit media staff, journalists, communicators, and creative professionals looking to apply leadership strategies, future-proof their careers, and contribute meaningfully to the mission of independent media.
- Advocates for Public Media and Free Press – Anyone committed to shaping a strong, resilient, and trusted public media ecosystem, who wants to lead with purpose and impact.
Meet the Instructor
Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch
Career and Leadership Coach
Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch is a career development leader, trainer, and speaker with over 20 years of experience. She has worked with individuals and organizations across various industries and sectors, helping them transform their careers and businesses. Ingrid is also an internationally recognized artist known for giving new life to discarded and common objects. Her work has been published in over 50 publications and collected by museums worldwide. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University and a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ingrid is trained in Structural Consulting from Robert Fritz, Inc., and is MBTI-certified. She is the founder of Mosaic Careers, a consulting company providing career and leadership coaching, training, and employee engagement strategy.
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Meet the Instructor
Iris Drayton-Spann
Executive Recruiter, Executive Coach and Consultant
Iris Drayton-Spann, MA, PHR, CDE, SHRM-CP, is a Managing Director at Stanton Chase in Washington, D.C., with extensive experience in executive search across for-profit, nonprofit, and public media sectors. She specializes in executive placements, board appointments, leadership assessments, succession planning, and DEI-focused consulting, as well as executive coaching.
Prior to Stanton Chase, Iris served as Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer at WETA TV, one of the nation’s largest public television producers.
She holds a Master of Arts from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Howard University, and is certified by SHRM, HRCI, and The Institute for Diversity as a Certified Diversity Executive. Iris has been recognized among Mogul’s Top 100 DEI Leaders, DCA Live’s 25 HR Leaders of the Year, and received the President’s Award from the DC Chapter of the National Black MBA Association.
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Katherine Reynolds Lewis
founder of the Institute for Independent Journalists
Katherine is a science journalist and author based in the Washington, D.C. area who writes about education, equity, mental health, parenting, journalism, and social justice for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, Nieman Reports, Parents, and The Washington Post. Her 2018 book The Good News About Bad Behavior grew out of Mother Jones’ most-read article. A biracial woman (Asian American and White), she previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and Bloomberg News.
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Public Media Women in Leadership Presents
Since 2015, PMWL has supported the professional growth of hundreds of women in the public media system. Our signature mentorship and leadership development initiatives have created meaningful, structured connections among women nationwide—empowering them to grow, lead, and thrive in their careers.
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