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Description: In partnership with the NC PMI chapters (Hampton Roads PMI, NC PMI, PMI Metrolina) and follow-up to the Professional Development Day of the Carolinas in 2020, we are hosting Dr. Karen Pollard, neuropsychologist and executive performance coach as she enlightens us on how to recognize the impact of high stress circumstances on the brain and provides us with strategies to combat it when managing projects.

Presenter: Karen Pollard, PhD and President, Brain Power Advisors

Bio: Karen earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from University of La Verne in Los Angeles, California. She then specialized in clinical neuropsychology at University of Virginia. She has worked with thousands of people to help them gain a greater understanding of how their brain works and offer them individualized suggestions for how to maximize their brain’s potential.

About three years ago she founded Brain Power Advisors where she uses a 3-step process to help leaders and leadership teams unlock the unique processing power of their brain in order to increase efficiency and reduce stress.

In her personal life, Dr. Pollard is the married mother of two young daughters. She is also an adventurer; she was recently part of a group that raised funds to start a cervical cancer screening clinic in Tanzania and while there, she and her team climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, playing the piano, and playing poker.