PMI Dallas Chapter Raises the Bar in May 2026
PMI Dallas Chapter Newsletter – May 2026
REPORT
By Joseph Adebanjo
Newsletter Director
PMI Dallas Chapter
North Texas, USA
The PMI Dallas Chapter’s May 2026 newsletter arrives at a time when the profession itself is calling on project managers to evolve. This edition meets that moment directly, offering members a month-long curriculum built around adaptability, empathy, executive presence, and the human dimensions of leading through change.
The centerpiece of the May edition is the Monthly Dinner Meeting on May 14 at Brookhaven Country Club, an ambitious triple-session evening featuring an immersive Think Tank on executive presence led by Global Presence and Personal Branding Strategist Elizabeth De Moraes, a practitioner-focused conversation on PMI Infinity with the platform’s Director of Product John Davidge, and a spotlight session on PMI’s global construction strategy featuring the PMI-CP program and its North American leadership. The breadth and caliber of a single evening’s programming reflect the chapter’s growing ambition for its flagship events.
Beyond the dinner, May’s programming is unusually rich. The chapter hosted a Plano Breakfast Hybrid Meeting on May 9 featuring Sunil Kumar Suvvari, PMI-ACP, CPACC, and PMI Dallas Vice President of Professional Development, who challenged practitioners to treat inclusive design not as a compliance mandate but as a measurable competitive advantage. The PMI Speaker Series in collaboration with Ericsson on May 13 featured Erin Ramirez, a Nobel Peace Scholar and organizational scientist, who introduced Adaptability Intelligence, AQ, as the defining leadership capability for project professionals navigating disruption. The Virtual Lunch and Learn on May 29 featured Lenka, PMI’s Chief of Staff to the CEO, who reframed organizational change as a continuous capability rather than a discrete initiative.
The edition also features the May 2026 Volunteer Spotlight celebrating Bob Beideck, CSM, CSPO, DASM, DTM, whose contributions to the chapter’s technology infrastructure and Toastmasters program exemplify the quiet, indispensable service that sustains community organizations. The chapter’s partnership with the 5C Leadership Foundation for the DFW Youth Leadership Forum on May 16, featuring a closing keynote from Chapter President Kimia Penton, signals PMI Dallas’s growing investment in developing the next generation of project management professionals well before they reach the workforce.
The May edition also highlights the North Texas Project Management Conference, scheduled for September 26 at UNT Frisco, with early bird registration open at $185 for chapter members.
This report is submitted to the PM World Journal as part of the PMI Dallas Chapter’s ongoing commitment to sharing its community’s work and growth with the global project management profession.
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How to cite this work: PMI Dallas Chapter (2026). Lead Smarter, Adapt Faster: PMI Dallas Chapter Raises the Bar in May 2026; PMI Dallas Chapter Newsletter – May 2026, PM World Journal, Vol. XV, Issue V, May. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/250504-PMI-Dallas-Chapter-May-newsletter-compressed.pdf
About the Author
Joseph Adebanjo, PMP
North Texas, USA
Joseph Adebanjo, PMP, PMI-ACP, leads the communications voice of one of the most active PMI chapters in the country. As Newsletter Director for the PMI Dallas Chapter, he oversees a monthly publication reaching more than 20,000 project management professionals worldwide. He holds the PMP and PMI-ACP credentials, along with multiple SAP certifications, a profile that bridges scientific innovation, agile delivery, and enterprise operations. His work is driven by a simple conviction: knowledge shared strengthens a community. He can be contacted at : newsletter@pmidallas.org or admin@projectpecision.com
About the PMI Dallas Chapter
Established in 1984 and now with more than 5,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the largest chapters in the Project Management Institute network, serving project professionals across the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan region in the U.S.. The chapter provides professional development, certification support, networking, and volunteer leadership opportunities to advance the practice of project management and strengthen the local project community. For more, visit https://pmidallas.starchapter.com/
