What's the agenda for the conference?

Thursday, October 22
8:00 am – 9:00 am      Registration & Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am        Conference Opening

9:15 am  – 10:15 am       Session 1: Leading From Within: Building Capacity for Real Life- Amber Miskovich
10:15 am - 10:25 am      Break & Visit Exhibitors

10:25 am- 11:25 am       Session 2: Choose the training topic that most interests you

                                          -Funding Forward: Navigating Sustainability, Innovation & Financial Uncertainty- Beth Race

                                               -Owning Your Seat: Addressing Role Insecurity, System Ambiguity & Professional Identity- Chelsea Freeman

                                               -Tackling Truancy Together: Collaborating to Get Kids to School- Stacey Smith

11:35 am - 12:15 pm       Session 3: Department of Children and Youth Updates- Joel Potts

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm         Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

1:15 pm -2:45 pm           Session 4: Coping to Care- Annie Weare

2:45 pm- 3:00 pm         Break & Visit Exhibitors

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm        Session 5: Choose the discussion topic that most most interests you​​​​​

                                          -Guiding the Vision: Leadership and Governance- Aimee Matusik & Colleen Tucker
                                                -Making it Happen: Administration and Operations- Jana Howell & Katie Howard
                                                -Supporting Families, Changing Outcomes: Programs & Family Engagement- Jennie Horner & Alex Johnson
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm        Threads of Progress: Weaving What's Next- Colleen Tucker

4:20 pm - 4:45 pm         Day 1 Conference Closing

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*** Dinner is on your own, the hotel has a restaurant and there many options nearby. Large group reservations will be made at Smash Park Westerville, which is a short walk from the hotel.

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Friday, October 23

8:00 am – 9:00 am         Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am           Conference Opening Day 2

9:15 am - 10:15 am           Session 6: The Power of Advocacy: A Legislative Perspective- Dontavious Jarrells

10:15 am - 10:30 am        Break & Visit Exhibitors  

10:30 am – 12:00 pm      Session 7: Leading Without Leverage: A Non-Boring Panel with Steve Ullom, Sylvia Friel,                                                                Sharon Tajahod, Veronica Brady, and Dan Giveski

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm        Lunch 

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm          Association Meeting

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm           Break & Visit Exhibitors

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm           Capstone Keynote: From Crisis to Connection- Laileona Sydnor 

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm          Big Prize Drawing and Conference Closing

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