Join us for a panel discussion on burnout in today’s workplace, particularly for entrepreneurial, education, and non-profit sectors.
About this Event

“Creating the culture of burnout is opposite to creating a culture of sustainable creativity. This is something that needs to be taught in business schools. This mentality needs to be introduced as a leadership and performance-enhancing tool.” – Arianna Huffington

Understanding and Addressing Burnout: From Invisible Labor to Equitable Organizational Culture

Burnout is a critical challenge in today’s workplace, particularly for entrepreneurial, education, and non-profit sectors, where constrained resources amplify its toll. This panel will provide strategies for addressing these challenges, helping organizations cultivate resilience and sustainability.

Panelists will bring their expertise to the subject, which will include:

Causes of Burnout: Understanding how inequities intensify burnout risks.
Symptoms and Impacts of Burnout: Exploring physical, emotional, and relational effects.
Actionable Solutions: Practical approaches to improving workplace culture.

CTLE Credit tickets are available to educators! (NYSED Sponsored CTLE #23776)

Panel Participants:

Host:

Joshua Noble (he/they):

Joshua Noble is an artist and executive coach with a commitment to fostering equitable learning environments, proven expertise in decolonizing classical pedagogy, and successful implementation of inclusive teaching practices and transformative educational methodologies. He has produced live events, podcasts, and media in the US and abroad, and has served as host for panel discussions featuring leading industry professionals in film and television.
Joshua has been recognized for notable performances, guest artist appearances, publications, and collaborations with prestigious institutions, including the Wallis Annenberg Center, the Watermill Center, the National Winter Playwrights Retreat, the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods, Boston University, The Flea Theatre, the Calderwood Pavilion, Yale University, Yale Center for British Art, Yale Repertory Theater, Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Channels, CW Seed, and Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One.

Panelists:

Hilda M. Jordan (she/they):

Hilda M. Jordan is a proud first-generation Afro-Latina American with over a decade of experience in leadership development, training, speaking, and program design. She has delivered 100’s professional development workshops, 50+ keynotes, and hosted more than a dozen events to empower and motivate over 10,000 students and thousands of professionals across education, non-profit, governmental and private industries. Hilda enjoys facilitating inclusive learning environments using humor and personal storytelling to make abstract concepts and values accessible and actionable for participants. They are currently a scholar-in residence at Hamilton College, hold a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and African and African American Studies from Harvard University, and has earned recognition from the NYS 119th District Assembly Office, Utica-Oneida NAACP, and Harvard Foundation for Intercultural Relations for their leadership work.

Marguerite Mitchell (she/her):

Marguerite Mitchell is the Founding Director of Education at Red House Arts Center (Redhouse) and an adjunct Leadership Development Coach with Daneli Partners, LLC. She earned her Bachelors Degree from Temple University, double majoring in English Literature and English Education, also studying British Literature at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England and Arts Administration with Drexel University in Philadelphia. She joined Redhouse as the founding Director of Education in 2011, growing the department from a few classes/camps a year to a multi-million dollar department that serves thousands of children annually. During her tenure at Redhouse, she has been featured in CNY Magazine, ‘Faces of Syracuse’, nominated as Arts Educator of the Decade (BroadwayWorld), and represented the Ed. Dept. as a Tedx Speaker. Prior to Redhouse, Mitchell was an educator and instructional coach, Middle States/SACI Review Board Member, and a NYS Delegate, helping to develop state-wide strategic plans for literacy educational programming in New York State. She has presented at conferences along the east coast on arts education integration and literacy education initiatives, receiving NYSRA Secondary Teacher of the Year and ACSD Outstanding Young Educator of the Year. In her spare time she volunteers at Sunshine Horses, a not-for-profit, independent rescue/adoption facility for horses in need, serving both as a horse caretaker and on their development/fundraising committee.

As a performer she was most recently seen onstage at Redhouse as Gloria Mitchell (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark). Other favorite credits include: Steel Magnolias (Shelby Eatenton, SALT Award Recipient for Best Lead Actress in a Play), Six Degrees of Separation (Elizabeth - SALT Award Recipient for Best Supporting Actress), Oleanna (Carol - SALT Nominee), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet - SALT Nominee), The Importance of Being Ernest (Cecily Cardew), and ’night Mother (Jessie Cates). In 2014 she made her directorial debut in the Redhouse LAB with ‘Almost, Maine’, and since then has directed and assistant directed eight other productions for the organization.

A.J. Bermudez (she/her):

A. J. Bermudez is an author and filmmaker based in New York and Los Angeles. Her first book, Stories No One Hopes Are About Them, won the 2022 Iowa Short Fiction Award and was a 2023 Lambda Award Finalist. Her screenwriting has been awarded at Sundance, SXSW, the LGBTQ+ Film Festival, and elsewhere. She is a recipient of the Page Award, the Diverse Voices Award, the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Steinbeck Fellowship.