

Blogs
The Child in the IEP: What Special Education Leaders Need to Know About Trauma — and Why Knowing Isn’t Enough By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE GalleryThe Child in the IEP: What Special Education Leaders Need to Know About Trauma — and Why Knowing Isn’t Enough By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
The Child in the IEP: What Special Education Leaders Need to Know About Trauma — and Why Knowing Isn’t Enough By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: academic achievement, ACEs, ACEs awareness, adverse childhood experiences, child development, childhood adversity, childhood trauma, childhood trauma expert, community resilience, compassion fatigue, Dr Pamela J Pine, education conference speaker, educational equity, educational leadership, educational policy, educator wellbeing, family engagement, IEP, individualized education program, IVAT, keynote speaker, learning disabilities, mental health in schools, prevention science, professional development, public education, public health, resilience, school administrators, school climate, school counseling, school improvement, school psychology, secondary traumatic stress, SEL, social emotional learning, special education, special education conference, special education leadership, Stop the Silence, student behavior, student success, student support services, student wellbeing, teacher retention, trauma informed education, trauma informed schools, trauma-informed leadership, trauma-sensitive schools|
There is a child behind every Individualized Education Program (IEP). [...]
The Candidate You Didn’t Place: What Childhood Trauma Has to Do With Every Hiring Decision You’ll Ever Make By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE GalleryThe Candidate You Didn’t Place: What Childhood Trauma Has to Do With Every Hiring Decision You’ll Ever Make By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
The Candidate You Didn’t Place: What Childhood Trauma Has to Do With Every Hiring Decision You’ll Ever Make By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, ACEs awareness, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee experience, employee performance, employee retention, employee wellbeing, executive search, future of work, hiring best practices, hiring success, HR leadership, Human Capital, human resources, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, leadership keynote speaker, organizational effectiveness, organizational health, organizational resilience, prevention science, psychological safety, public health, public health speaker, recruiting conference, recruiting industry, recruiting trends, resilient leadership, resilient organizations, retention strategies, staffing conference, staffing industry, staffing professionals, Stop the Silence, talent acquisition, talent management, talent retention, talent solutions, trauma-informed leadership, trauma-informed recruiting, workforce development, workforce resilience, workforce strategy, workforce wellness, workplace culture, workplace transformation|
Recruiters spend their careers identifying potential. They evaluate skills, experience, [...]
The Hidden Barrier: What Childhood Trauma Has to Do with Women’s Leadership in Transportation By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, community health, community resilience, diversity equity inclusion, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee wellbeing, engineering leadership, future of work, inclusive leadership, infrastructure leadership, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, leadership keynote speaker, leadership resilience, leadership training, organizational effectiveness, organizational resilience, prevention science, professional development, professional growth, psychological safety, public health, public health speaker, public sector leadership, resilient leadership, social determinants of health, Stop the Silence, talent retention, transportation equity, transportation industry, transportation leadership, transportation planning, transportation professionals, trauma awareness, trauma-informed leadership, women empowerment, women executives, women in STEM, women in transportation, women leaders, women professionals, workforce development, workforce resilience, workforce transformation, workplace culture, WTS International|
Women in transportation have made extraordinary progress over the past [...]
The Silent Epidemic on Your Job Site: What Childhood Trauma Is Doing to Your Team — And What You Can Do About It By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE GalleryThe Silent Epidemic on Your Job Site: What Childhood Trauma Is Doing to Your Team — And What You Can Do About It By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
The Silent Epidemic on Your Job Site: What Childhood Trauma Is Doing to Your Team — And What You Can Do About It By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, burnout recovery, business growth, business leadership, childhood trauma, construction workforce, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee experience, employee retention, employee wellbeing, entrepreneurship, future of work, Human Capital, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, leadership keynote, leadership training, organizational effectiveness, organizational health, organizational resilience, pool business owner, pool industry, prevention science, psychological safety, public health, public health speaker, resilient organizations, resilient teams, safety culture, small business leadership, spa industry, Stop the Silence, substance misuse prevention, talent retention, team performance, trade associations, trades workforce, trauma awareness, trauma-informed leadership, workforce development, workforce planning, workforce resilience, workforce strategy, workplace culture, workplace performance, workplace wellbeing|
The pool and spa industry has become exceptionally skilled at [...]
The Balance Sheet Nobody Audits: What Adverse Childhood Experiences Cost Your Utility By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, burnout recovery, childhood trauma, community resilience, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee experience, employee retention, employee wellbeing, energy industry leadership, executive leadership, future of work, healthcare costs, Human Capital, IVAT, leadership development, leadership keynote speaker, leadership training, organizational effectiveness, organizational performance, organizational resilience, prevention science, productivity, psychological safety, public health, public health speaker, public power, public power finance, public power magazine, public sector leadership, public utilities, resilient organizations, safety culture, Stop the Silence, succession planning, talent retention, trauma-informed leadership, utility finance, utility leadership, utility management, utility operations, utility workforce, workforce development, workforce planning, workforce resilience, workplace culture, workplace transformation, workplace wellbeing|
For public power finance professionals, risk management is a daily [...]
The Problem Every City Manager Knows — But No One Has Given It a Name By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, behavioral health, burnout prevention, childhood adversity, childhood trauma, city manager, civic leadership, community development, community health, community partnerships, community resilience, community transformation, community wellbeing, county government, county manager, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee retention, employee wellbeing, government leadership, Healthy Communities, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, leadership training, local governance, local government, local government management, municipal leadership, municipal management, organizational effectiveness, organizational resilience, prevention, prevention science, public administration, public health, public health speaker, public policy, public safety, public sector leadership, public service, resilience building, social services, Stop the Silence, strategic planning, trauma awareness, trauma-informed communities, trauma-informed leadership, workforce development, workforce resilience|
Every city and county manager has encountered it. A neighborhood [...]
When the Hard Market Isn’t the Hardest Thing: The Hidden Driver Behind Insurance’s Burnout Crisis By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE GalleryWhen the Hard Market Isn’t the Hardest Thing: The Hidden Driver Behind Insurance’s Burnout Crisis By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
When the Hard Market Isn’t the Hardest Thing: The Hidden Driver Behind Insurance’s Burnout Crisis By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, burnout recovery, business leadership, childhood trauma, corporate wellness, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee burnout, employee engagement, employee experience, employee retention, employee support, employee wellbeing, future of work, high-performing teams, Human Capital, human resources, insurance agencies, insurance industry, insurance leadership, insurance professionals, IVAT, leadership development, leadership keynote speaker, leadership training, mental health awareness, organizational culture, organizational effectiveness, organizational health, organizational resilience, people leadership, professional development, psychological safety, public health, public health speaker, resilience building, Stop the Silence, stress management, talent retention, trauma awareness, trauma-informed leadership, workforce development, workforce health, workforce resilience, workplace culture, workplace innovation, workplace performance, workplace transformation, workplace wellbeing|
The insurance industry has weathered tremendous challenges in recent years. [...]
The Public School Funding Argument We’re Not Making — and Why We Need It Now By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: academic achievement, ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, attendance, child development, child wellbeing, childhood adversity, childhood trauma, childhood trauma prevention, community health, community investment, community resilience, Dr Pamela J Pine, education advocacy, education conference speaker, education policy, educational equity, educational leadership, educational outcomes, educator professional development, family engagement, Healthy Communities, IVAT, keynote speaker, learning and development, prevention, protective factors, public education, public health, public policy, public school advocates, public school funding, resilience, resilience building, safe schools, school board members, school climate, school counselors, school culture, school psychologists, social workers, Stop the Silence, student engagement, student mental health, student success, student support services, supportive schools, trauma awareness, trauma informed education, trauma informed schools|
For years, debates about public school funding have focused on [...]
The Parent Who Won’t Let You In — And What Every Home Visitor Needs to Know About Why By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, ACEs education, adverse childhood experiences, child wellbeing, childhood adversity, childhood trauma, childhood trauma prevention, community health, community resilience, community wellbeing, Dr Pamela J Pine, early childhood development, early childhood systems, early intervention, evidence based practice, family engagement, family resilience, family services, family support, family-centered care, healing-centered engagement, healthy families, helping professionals, home visitation programs, home visiting, home visitor training, infant mental health, IVAT, keynote speaker, maternal and child health, maternal health, parent engagement, parent support, parent-child relationships, parenting support, prevention, protective factors, public health, public health speaker, relationship-based practice, resilience, social services, Stop the Silence, supportive relationships, trauma awareness, trauma-informed care, trauma-informed home visiting, trauma-informed leadership, trust-building, workforce resilience|
Home visitors understand one of the most challenging realities of [...]
The Volunteer Who Kept Leaving — And What Every Volunteer Coordinator Needs to Know About Why By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, ACEs education, adverse childhood experiences, caring leadership, childhood trauma, community engagement, community health, community leadership, community organizations, community resilience, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee and volunteer wellbeing, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, nonprofit conferences, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit management, nonprofit strategy, nonprofit workforce, organizational culture, organizational effectiveness, psychological safety, public health, resilience building, resilient communities, social impact, Stop the Silence, supportive leadership, trauma awareness, trauma informed culture, trauma informed practices, trauma-informed leadership, trauma-informed volunteer management, volunteer appreciation, volunteer burnout, volunteer coordinator, volunteer development, volunteer engagement, volunteer experience, volunteer leadership, volunteer management, volunteer motivation, volunteer program success, volunteer recruitment, volunteer retention, volunteer services, volunteer support, volunteer training, workforce resilience|
Volunteer coordinators invest countless hours recruiting, training, supporting, and retaining [...]
The Safety Statistic Your Incident Reports Can’t Capture By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, childhood trauma, chronic stress, community resilience, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee retention, employee safety, employee support, employee wellbeing, environmental services, high-risk industries, human factors, IVAT, keynote speaker, leadership development, occupational health, occupational safety, organizational culture, organizational resilience, psychological safety, public health, public works, recycling industry, recycling operations, resilience training, risk management, safety conference speaker, safety culture, safety innovation, safety leadership, safety training, solid waste industry, Stop the Silence, supervisor development, trauma and workplace safety, trauma awareness, trauma informed management, trauma-informed leadership, trauma-informed workplace, waste management, workforce development, workforce health, workforce resilience, workforce wellbeing, workplace culture, workplace performance, Workplace Safety|
Safety is the cornerstone of the solid waste and recycling [...]
Supply Chain Resilience Is Missing Its Most Critical Variable By Dr. Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES, CFRE
By DrPamelaJPine|July 21st, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACEs, ACEs and workforce, adverse childhood experiences, burnout prevention, burnout recovery, business resilience, childhood trauma, chronic stress, conference keynote, Dr Pamela J Pine, employee engagement, employee productivity, employee retention, employee wellbeing, executive leadership, future of work, Human Capital, human-centered leadership, IVAT, leadership and resilience, leadership development, leadership keynote speaker, logistics management, operations management, organizational culture, organizational effectiveness, organizational performance, organizational resilience, procurement leadership, psychological safety, public health, resilience training, resilient organizations, risk management, Stop the Silence, supply chain leadership, supply chain management, supply chain resilience, supply chain speaker, talent management, trauma awareness, trauma-informed leadership, trauma-informed workplace, workforce development, workforce performance, workforce resilience, workforce strategy, workplace culture, workplace transformation, workplace wellbeing|
Supply chain professionals have spent years building resilience into their [...]







