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8:30 a.m.

Registration/Sponsors Open
10:00-10:30 a.m.

Conference Opening General Session and Welcome

Hayes Grand Ballroom
10:30-11:30 a.m.

Keynote – Timothy (TA) Alexander

Inspired by TA
11:30-11:45 a.m.

Break/Transition

11:45-1:00 p.m.

Lunch Buffet with Sponsors & Alliance Update
1:00-2:15 p.m.

Professional Development Workshops Round One

  • Utilizing your Resources: Taking Action with What You've Got (Hayes Ballroom)
    Timothy (TA) Alexander
  • Unified Leadership (Room 22)
    Kyle Miller, Special Olympics Ohio
  • Put Your Mask on First (Self-Care) (Room 32)
    Juliana Akuchie, North Central Ohio YMCA
  • Culture at Your Y (Room 33)
    Becca Schnetzer, Michigan Alliance of YMCAs
  • Change Leadership (Room 34)
    Brandi AL-Issa, Central Ohio YMCA
  • Coaching Leaders: Creating Capacity not Dependency (Room 35)
    Wade Hampton, Indiana Alliance of YMCAs
  • Risk Management (Room 30)
    Elissa James, Central Ohio YMCA & Catherine Strauss, IceMiller LLP
2:15-2:30 p.m.

Break/Transition

2:30-3:45 p.m.

Professional Development Workshops Round Two

  • Leadership Academy Cohort 3 Presentation (Hayes Ballroom)
  • Unified Leadership (Room 22)
    Kyle Miller, Special Olympics Ohio
  • Put Your Mask on First (Self-Care) (Room 32)
    Juliana Akuchie, North Central Ohio YMCA
  • Culture at Your Y (Room 33)
    Becca Schnetzer, Michigan Alliance of YMCAs
  • Change Leadership (Room 34)
    Brandi AL-Issa, Central Ohio YMCA
  • Coaching Leaders: Creating Capacity not Dependency (Room 35)
    Wade Hampton, Indiana Alliance of YMCAs
  • Risk Management (Room 30)
    Elissa James, Central Ohio YMCA & Catherine Strauss, IceMiller LLP
4:00-6:00 p.m.

Reception with Sponsors (hors d oeuvres & cash bar)

Hayes Grand Ballroom
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Dinner on Your Own
8:00-10:00 p.m.

YPN Evening Activity
7:00 a.m.

Registration/Exhibitors Open
7:30-8:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet
8:00-8:45 a.m.

Welcome and General Session

  • Leadership Academy Cohort 3 Recognition Ceremony
  • Alliance Leadership Awards
8:45-9:15 a.m.

Keynote – Mothers Licking Their Babies and Other Common Things that Change Us from the Inside Out

Aaron Baumgartner, CEO, Putnam County YMCA
9:15-9:30 a.m.

Break/Transition
9:30-10:30 a.m.

How to Series

  • Chart Your Own Leadership Journey -Panel Discussion (Room 20)
    Brad Toft-Toledo YMCA, Dale Brunner-Dayton YMCA, Jeremy Byers-Marion YMCA, Lesley Doria-Toledo YMCA, Michelle Aladich-Central Stark County YMCA
  • Manage Time Like a Boss (Room 30)
    Tish Bowling-Cleveland Y
  • Making Your Voice Heard by Elected Officials in a Politically Turbulent and Ultra Conservative Environment (Room 22)
    Beth Tsvetkoff-Ohio Alliance, Willa Ebersole, Ebersole & Associates
  • Start a Difficult Conversation (Room 32)
    Chris Johnson, CEO, Countryside Y
  • Tell a Great Story (Room 33)
    Jessi Starkey, ODNR
  • Maximizing your Facilities, from Planning to Maintenance (Room 34)
    Dominic Ferrante, Harris/Day Architecture
  • Supervise Staff From Different Generations (Room 35)
    Ken Hoyt-Akron
  • Avoid Diversity Fatigue (4th Floor Room 404)
    Dre Brown/Tony Grimes
10:30-10:45 a.m.

Break/Transition
10:45-11:45 a.m.

YPN Peer Communities

  • DEI (Pre-Function Area)
    Tony Grimes, convener
  • Childcare/Day Camp (Room 30)
    Lesley Doria, convener
  • Aquatics (Room 22)
    Chris Tamasovich, convener
  • Membership (Room 32)
    Missi Shellenbarger, convener
  • Health/Wellness (Room 33)
    Susie Birdwell, convener
  • Branch Executives (Room 34)
    Dana Moore, convener
  • Youth Sports (4th Floor Room 404)
    Alex Kuhn, convener
  • CEOs (Room 35)
    Dale Brunner, convener
  • Property/Facility (Pre-Function Area)
    Casey Holck, convener
  • COOs> (3rd Floor Renaissance Conference Room)
    Craig Palmer, convener
  • CFOs> (Pre-Function Area)
    Brad McCain, convener
  • HR> (Pre-Function Area)
    Boyce Swift, convener
  • Advancement (Marketing, Communications, & Financial Development) (Room 20)
    Sarah Baggott, convener
11:45-1:30 p.m.

Closing Luncheon with Youth & Government

Hayes Grand Ballroom