About Our Speaker

LaShanda Jenkins is a PMO Manager and Certified Professional Coach with over a decade of experience leading projects and strategic initiatives across healthcare, IT, and education environments. She is passionate about helping professionals navigate high-pressure environments while maintaining strong performance, healthy team dynamics, and sustainable leadership practices. 

By combining real-world project leadership experience with a people-centered coaching approach, LaShanda focuses on emotional intelligence, resilience, communication, and the human side of project delivery. Her goal is to help leaders better support the people behind the projects—not just the deliverables.

Presentation Title

The Hidden Metric: Mental Health in Project Management

Presentation Synopsis

Project success is often measured by scope, schedule, and budget—but one of the most important factors is frequently overlooked: the mental health and well-being of the people delivering the work.

In this session, participants will explore how emotional intelligence, team resilience, and psychological safety directly influence communication, collaboration, decision-making, and overall project outcomes. Drawing from real-world project environments, including healthcare, attendees will gain practical strategies to better manage stress, strengthen team dynamics, and lead more sustainably in high-pressure environments.

Participants will leave with practical takeaways they can immediately apply to support both performance and well-being within their teams.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

Start with Pizza & Networking

We will kick off the evening in the atrium of the UALR College of Business Building with free pizza and great conversation with fellow PMs, followed by a session with our speaker. 

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