ANCOR's 2010 Management Practices Conference & Trade Show - Agenda

(dates, time, sessions/speakers subject to change)

Sunday, April 11

10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Registration    

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

Pre-conference #2: Strategic Partnerships, Consolidations and Mergers: Lessons from Provider Agencies**
Than Johnson, CEO, Champaign Residential Services Inc.
Anne Starr, Vice President of Operations, Mosaic

**pre-registration required for pre-conference sessions

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Visit Exhibits

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Welcome & Opening Remarks

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Keynote: Are You a 19th Century Charity or a 21st Century Community Corporation?
Robert Egger, Founder and President, DC Central Kitchen
Sponsored by: The MENTOR Network

6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Welcome Reception
Sponsored in part by: ANCOR Services Corporation and Social Solutions, Inc.

Monday, April 12

7:45 am - 5:00 pm

Registration

7:45 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast with Exhibitors
Sponsored in Part by: Scioto

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Opening Remarks

8:45 am - 9:45 am

Leadership Lessons at Work: How Execs are Answering the Tough Questions
Quint Studer, Founder, The Studer Group
Sponsored by: Liberty

9:45 am - 10:15 am

Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored in part by: Deyta

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Collaboration Is Key to the Future of the Human Services Field
Vance Yoshida, Senior Manager, LaPiana Consulting

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Break with Exhibitors

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Providers Respond to Morning Keynotes
Paula Hart, CEO, Dakota Communities
Charlie Hooker, Senior Vice President, Keystone Human Services
Chris Sparks, CEO, Exceptional Persons Inc.

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm

ANCOR Foundation Community Builder Awards Presentation
Bill Tapp, President, ANCOR Foundation

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Luncheon (networking and announcement of ANCOR Foundation Legacy Leaders)

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Demand Management: How to Make the Hard-Nosed Business Decisions
Greg Wellems, Innovations Director, Imagine!

Very Good to Excellent: Continual Improvement Is Key
Frank Capone, CEO, Liberty
Mike Decker, COO, Liberty

Collaborations Are the Key: Assessing Your Opportunities
Vance Yoshida, Senior Manager, LaPiana Consulting

Changing a Workforce Through WIN
Jeff Gallagher, WIN Operations Manager, RHA Howell
Rashelle Brooks, Workforce Development Coordinator, RHA Howell

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored in part by: Furniture Concepts

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Tough Times Enable Talent to Rise at RISE
Michelle Auer, COO, RISE Inc.

Maximizing Your ANCOR Membership: Programs to Support the Entire Agency
Panel of providers

Beyond Regulation: Working Smarter Not Harder in Turbulent Times
Antone Aboud, Antone Aboud Associates, Inc.

What’s Keeping You Up at Night? Issues and Resolutions
Moderated session with input from attendees

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Break with Exhibitors (last chance to visit with some exhibitors!)

5:00 pm – 6: 15 pm

State Share

6:45 pm

Coordinated Networking Dinners (area restaurants)

Tuesday, April 13

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Breakfast with Preferred Partner Exhibitors
Sponsored in part by: ANCOR Services Corporation

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Remarks

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Creating Positive, Resilient Organizations
Bruce Anderson, Principal, Community Activators

10:00 am - 10:30 am

ANCOR's Performance Excellence Initiative: Comparative Data and What it All Means
Wendy Sokol, CEO, Soreo In Home Supports
Rebecca Childs, Senior Research Analyst, DEYTA
Sponsored by Social Solutions, Inc.

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Break with Preferred Partner Exhibitors

10:45 am - 11:45 am

National Advocacy Campaign Update: Celebrating the Past; Shaping the Future
Jeff Britt, Vice President, Grassroots Issue Management, McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC
(DSP and Advocacy Awards recognition)

11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Disaster Creates Opportunity: New Avenues for Exploration in Service Delivery
Cliff Doescher, Executive Director, Arc of Greater New Orleans
Donna Francis, Director, Metropolitan Human Services District

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

ANCOR Foundation Walk for Disaster Relief**

**pre-registration required. Lunch provided.

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Positioning Your Organization for the Future: Lessons Learned from One Provider (extended breakout)
Paul S. Boynton, President and CEO, Moore Center Services, Inc.
Scott Trudo, Director of Workforce Development, Moore Center Services, Inc.

Assessing Your Organization’s Resilience: Time to Roll Up Your Sleeves and Take Action! (extended breakout)
Bruce Anderson, Principal, Community Activators

How Measuring Programmatic Outcomes for People with Disabilities Facilitates Program Innovation and Secures Much Needed Funding
Lee Kingham, Executive Director, Abilities Network
Sponsored by: Social Solutions Inc.

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Break with Preferred Partner Vendors

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Positioning Your Organization for the Future: Lessons Learned from One Provider (continued)

Assessing Your Organization’s Resilience: Time to Roll Up Your Sleeves and Take Action! (continued until 3:45 pm)

PE Benchmarking Results: How Providers Are Using the Data to Drive Decision Making in Tough Times
Panel discussion of participating agencies