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Picking Priority Problems

Thursday, October 17th: Matt Keihl of Universal Technology Company (UTC), LLC. With limited resources and a never-ending supply of issues to address, leaders and continuous improvement practitioners need to be adept at quickly determining which problems, if solved, deliver the best “bang for the buck” for the organization. Using jigsaw puzzles to illustrate the key points and engage participants,...
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The Critical Role of People in Business Success

Thursday, September 19th: David Schoenherr, Director, Surety Engineering & Weapon Quality, Sandia National Laboratories will facilitate a workshop that will focus on people and the critical role they play in effective quality management and business results. Some of the topic areas will include “Building a Winning Teams,” “Dealing with Major Change,” “Diversity and Inclusion,” and “Quality C...
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Quality Matters

Thursday, August 15th: Becky Adams of the University of New Mexico will discuss Quality Matters. Quality Matters is a nationally recognized peer review approach to insure best practice for online courses. We will look at why it is important, how it works and how it might relate to best practices in other areas. Becky was the Director for Online Course Development and Faculty Services at the ...
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July Networking Event at Nexus Brewery

Thursday, July 18, 2019, we'll be hosting an evening Networking Event at Nexus Brewery. Take some time out of your busy week to relax and network with your colleagues in the quality professions. The restaurant will be filled with Quality conversation and provide an opportunity for you to socialize, share, and discover a variety of experiences and quality journeys. Keeping with AQN’s local Albuque...
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Effective Time Management and Delegation

Thursday, June 20th: Jacqueline N. Hood, Ph.D., Of the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management will present an interactive and engaging session, with participants learning how to become more efficient and effective at work and in their personal lives through time management and delegation. Participants will be given an opportunity to discover their current effectiveness in managing...
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Stop the Waste! Lean Principles to Improve Productivity and Quality Outcomes

Thursday, May 16: Dan Lanari of the New Mexico Hospital will provide an overview of the various definitions of waste as it relates to daily processes and workflow activities. Lean concepts and applications will be discussed along with some interactive activities that the audience will participate in. The goal of the workshop is to not only give the audience practical ways to incorporate Lean into...
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Listening to Your Customer-The Art and Science of Surveys

Presented by: Craig Nelson, Sandia National Laboratories Wednesday, May 1: Craig Nelson, of Sandia National Laboratories, will touch on various customer listening posts then discuss customer experience surveys in detail. The survey process will be discussed within the framework of Plan-Do-Study-Act along with how to mitigate the effects of the four errors possible in any survey process. The at...
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Brain-Writing and Bubble-Sorting

Presented by: Jeff Weinrach, PhDUNM Medical Group Lobo Quality Improvement Process (LQIP) Team Thursday, March 28: Jeff Weinrach, PhD, of the UNM Medical Group Lobo Quality Improvement Process (LQIP) Team, will guide a hands-on workshop looking at two quality tools used well in tandem – brain-writing and bubble-sorting – to facilitate the identification and prioritizing of process improvemen...
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2019 Annual Breakfast | Transforming the Criminal Justice System | Raúl Torrez

Thursday, February 21, 2019. Raúl Torrez was sworn in as Bernalillo County District Attorney on January 1st, 2017. Raúl Torrez is a former federal prosecutor and senior adviser in President Obama’s Department of Justice. During his time in Washington, District Attorney Torrez served as a White House Fellow and Special Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. Working for nea...
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