Overview

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum promotes the art and science of the project management industry best practices. This Forum provides continuing education with cutting-edge project management topics specific to the Healthcare industry, with emphasis on improving the delivery and efficiency of health services. The ultimate goal of this Forum is to share ideas, thoughts and concepts, while promoting leadership opportunities with the Healthcare project management discipline.

Value Statement

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum promotes the art and science of the project management industry best practices. This forum provides continuing education with cutting-edge project management topics specific to the Healthcare industry, with emphasis on improving the delivery and efficiency of health services. ​

The ultimate goal of this forum is to share ideas, thoughts and concepts, while promoting leadership opportunities with the Healthcare project management discipline.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor

Industry Resources

TAG Health

Twitter

@PMIATLHealth

Overview

The PMI Atlanta Governance Forum provides an opportunity for project managers to learn about governance and advanced topics, including program management and portfolio management in a small group setting of similar minded professionals.

This Forum has established a premier collaboration and networking experience for Project/Program Managers and those involved with PMOs – to share challenges, trends, leading practices, and thought leadership.

Governance practitioners typically include members from strategic, corporate, and operational management. Attendees will find this forum beneficial and should gain invaluable, just-in-time insight for existing business challenges. Please find some helpful links below for additional guidance related to governance.

Value Statement

The Governance Forum provides value to the PMI Atlanta community by offering participants:

• Decisions frameworks to assess culture and apply optimal strategy
• Key takeaways to “take to work tomorrow”
• Discussion of field-tested best practices in the oversight and execution of projects, programs, and portfolios

 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor

Frameworks

Calder Moir
COBIT 
Agile/Lean Path

Certification 

ISACA.org

Standards

ISO.org

Industry Resources

Disciplined Agile Delivery
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Gartner Webinars

Twitter

@PMIATLGov

By Mike Ososki, PMP

The link between your peak performance, negative stress and gut cannot be denied, as Maria Horstmann communicated well in our January Chapter Meeting at Maggiano's Little Italy's Buckhead location. High performers can’t outwork physiology, and chronic “always-on” stress quietly drains energy and disrupts focus, digestion, mood, and weight regulation.

Maria has first-hand knowledge of this kind of situation. From pre-diabetes with an eating disorder and sugar addiction, she reinvented herself to become a high energy healthy ball of fire with a metabolic health-focus coaching practice that is a walking testament to the results of implementing her counsel.

Two of our primal body modes are to protect and to repair. Protecting is the familiar fight or flight, and repairing is to rest and digest. Our vagal nerves communicate between brain, heart and digestive system, with 80% of all the signals going from gut to brain.

This connection and stress chemistry shifts the body out of repair mode and into protection mode, which is unsustainable long-term. Gut disruption often shows up first as “quiet signals,” such as brain fog, crashes, cravings, poor sleep, and stubborn belly fat. And our microbiome (look it up) is integral to our effective resilience and ongoing performance.

This graph shows the progression from eustress (good) to distress (bad);

Maria advises, “If the war room stays open, recovery shuts down, digestion and microbiome get weaker, and energy gets unreliable.” Don’t let it happen to you.

Here are 3 easy DIY strategies to shift your day:

1. 60-second state shift: Stand up and do some deep breathing between and before meals, and after stress spikes. Your long exhale = downshift.
2. Stabilize energy (no crashes): Eat protein for your first meal, and fiber/color daily with meals. Don’t do coffee-only mornings. Stable blood sugar = stable focus.
3. Recover anchors (boundaries): Take a 10-minute walk after meals (or at least stand up). Plan on caffeine and digital cutoff times for most nights. Recovery is trainable.

Be on the lookout for your personal early warning signals. Gain clarity on a few key lab patterns and build a simple “inputs --> outcomes” plan that fits real workdays so you can guide smart next steps to rebuild reliable energy for work, life and long-term independence.

The Horstmann Method uses a data-driven approach based on functional lab testing. It can investigate, implement and integrate to help you identify stressors that inhibit, disrupt, and prevent your body from optimal functioning. Maria will personalize a plan based on YOUR data/body and using natural healing protocols.

To learn more, check out www.BeFabBeYou.com, then schedule a 20-min Clarity Call with Maria via Zoom. Reach out to her at https://BeFabBeYou.as.me/ClarityCall20Min

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, three members of the PMI Atlanta Social Impact Committee, Minasu Kugblenu, Camolyn Weeks, and Board Director Bennie Leonard, volunteered at the Thanksgiving Food Drive hosted by Reflections of Trinity in partnership with Linked UP Church. The annual event provides food and fresh produce for families across Cobb County, helping ensure that households have what they need for the holiday season.

This opportunity was brought to the committee by Bennie Leonard, and we extend our appreciation for identifying and sharing this meaningful way for our volunteers to serve.

Volunteer Reflections

Minasu Kugblenu (pictured right) joined the morning packing line, describing the experience as “fulfilling and impressive” given the scale and organization of the operation.

“It was inspiring to see so many people coming together with a shared purpose,” Minasu shared. “I was grateful to contribute to an effort that will support families during the holiday season.”

Camolyn Weeks served during the afternoon shift, assisting with breakdown and end-of-day logistics as volunteers wrapped up distribution activities.

Bennie Leonard, who has supported Reflections of Trinity for several years, highlighted the long-running community partnership between the organization and Linked UP Church, which has helped feed thousands of families since the pantry’s founding in 2012.

How This Event Fits into Our Day of Service Strategy

Day of Service is one of SIC’s three strategic pillars, alongside Youth Outreach and Nonprofit Support. It offers chapter members opportunities for hands-on community service that strengthen civic connection and support local organizations. These events allow us to contribute directly to community needs even when the committee is not project managing an engagement.

This Thanksgiving effort is a clear example of how PMI Atlanta members can make an immediate, meaningful impact through short-duration service.

“Together We Can” and SDG 2: Zero Hunger

This event strongly reflects PMI’s Culture Value Together We Can, which emphasizes trusted partnerships, collective action, and working side by side in service of a shared mission. Serving alongside Reflections of Trinity volunteers, church partners, and community members embodies exactly what this value represents.

It also supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal SDG 2: Zero Hunger, which focuses on reducing food insecurity and expanding reliable access to nutritious meals.

Why SIC uses the UN SDGs:
The SDGs provide a globally recognized framework that helps ensure our local volunteer efforts contribute to long-term, sustainable community outcomes.

Gratitude and Looking Forward

We are grateful to Minasu, Camolyn, and Bennie for representing PMI Atlanta at this Day of Service event and to Bennie for bringing the opportunity to the committee. Their service shows how PMI professionals can make a difference, even in small windows of time, when we serve together.

If you are interested in future volunteer opportunities, keep an eye on the PMI Volunteer Portal and upcoming chapter communications.