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Christie Smith

CAWA
Retired

Retired after 35 years as executive director in animal welfare in Rhode Island. Former board member of NEFHS as well as the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (now called Association for Animal Welfare Advancement).  Served on the National Companion Animal Advisory Group for the HSUS.  After retirement I was a consultant for Bayer Animal Health and currently serve on the board of the Companion Animals Foundation in Rhode Island.  The NEFHS conference is always inspiring and a great conference with many friends in attendance.

Sessions in which Christie Smith attends

Saturday 4 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

How do we learn from the successes of other fields and disciplines? How do we apply principles and concepts that have served others well to make our efforts more impactful?Following up on the foundations discussed in Make the Change You Wish to See, this session will focus on an overview – and a real-time exploration of – the powerful concepts and tools of design thinking (human/user-centered design). By considering and including our consumers, clients, and constituent...

1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
7:00 PM
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours