09/14/2011

Time Session Presenter Sponsor
10:00 am -
4:00 pm
Registration and Exhibitor setup
10:45 am -
12:00 pm
Board of Directors & Annual Membership Meetings

Board agenda will include approval of a Michigan Federation FY 2011-2012 annual budget.
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12:00 pm -
12:55 pm
Group Lunch
1:00 pm -
2:15 pm
A National Perspective: Achieving the Best Outcomes

This presentation will highlight the most important outcomes children and families should be...


Cecilia Fiermonte
2:15 pm -
2:30 pm
Refreshment Break
2:30 pm -
3:45 pm
General Session: Developing Leaders & the Importance of Succession Planning

Developing the next generation of leadership in non-profit organizations can be challenging....


Stefanie Peters, LMSW, ACSW, MPA
4:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Hotel Check-in
5:00 pm -
7:00 pm
Reception

Cash bar and hors' d'oeuvres


Starr Commonwealth
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Group BBQ

BOYNE COUNTRY COOKOUT
New York strip steaks, barbecued chicken, barbecued pork ribs

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5:00 pm -
7:00 pm
Zip Line Adventure Event and Reception

Running from the middle of Olympic slope to the base area, a distance of over 1350 feet, these...

09/15/2011

Time Session Presenter Sponsor
8:15 am -
9:00 am
Group breakfast
9:15 am -
10:30 am
Building a Dynamic Workforce & Implementing Best Practices: University Initiatives & Partnerships

In this session, Gary Anderson will examine lessons learned from across the United States with...


Gary Anderson
10:30 am -
10:45 am
Break
10:45 am -
11:45 am
Inside a Multi-County Public-Private Partnership: I-CARE 365

Michigan DHS, in partnership with Spaulding for Children, received a $2 million federal Adoption...


Addie D. Williams, MSW, JD
11:45 am -
12:30 pm
Group lunch
1:00 pm -
3:30 pm
Getting Up to Speed with Michigan's Modified Consent Decree: What It Means for Children in Our Care

July 18, 2011, marked a major milestone for child welfare in Michigan as a new consent decree...


Maura Corrigan
Sara Bartosz
Kevin Ryan
3:30 pm -
7:00 pm
Networking opportunities—organized or on your own

Par 3 Golf Event. Join your colleagues for some healthy competition and prizes in a Par 3 golf...

7:00 pm -
7:00 pm
Cash Bar
7:30 pm -
7:30 pm
Group dinner
8:30 pm -
8:30 pm
Entertainment - Comedian Jeff Jena

In his thirty years as a stand-up comic Jeffrey Jena has appeared on over forty national...

BHS Insurance
Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency

09/16/2011

Time Session Presenter Sponsor
8:00 am -
9:00 am
Group breakfast
9:15 am -
10:45 am
Strategies for a Vibrant Public and Private Child Welfare Network in MI

In May 2011, five agency executives from the private provider sector and five administrators...


Debora Matthews
Dudley Spade
10:45 am -
11:00 am
Refreshment break with exhibitors
11:00 am -
12:15 pm
Doing Business with DHS: Contracts and Other Important Updates

Quoting DHS Director Maura Corrigan at the July 18, 2011, federal court hearing: "This new...


Dudley Spade