The 41st Annual
MARO Spring Leadership Conference
June 3-5, 2015
Special Events
Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 – 11:00 PM
MARO Hospitality, Suite 905
Enjoy the view from the Presidential Suite while you share a libation with colleagues and friends.
Thursday, June 4, 6:00 PM
Beer Tasting Reception, Courtyard
Sample some of the best brews the Grand Traverse Region has to offer while enjoying hors d'oeuvres
and musical interludes.
Thursday, June 4, 7:15 PM
Banquet and Leadership Academy Recognition, Dome
Friday, June 5, 7:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
Agenda
Wednesday, June 3
11:00 AM Registration Opens
11:30 AM Workers’ Comp Fund Annual Meeting and Luncheon (Comp Fund members only)
Minerva’s Board Room
1:00 PM Conference Opens, Welcoming Remarks - Dome
Todd Culver, Executive Director - MARO
1:15- 2:00 PM The State of Non Profits in Michigan
Donna Murray Brown, President, Michigan Non Profit Association
2:00 – 3:15 PM Organizational Culture
Dan Denison, Professor of Organization and Management,
International Institute for Management Development
3:15 PM Break
3:30 – 4:30 PM Breakout Sessions
❆ Source America/Ability One Cracker Barrel Session (Dome)
Chris Stream, Executive Director & Nancy Yoder, Director of Business Development
Source America, North Central Region
❆ Ask the Labor Lawyer (Courtyard Rooms)
Robert C. Stone, Chair, Labor and Employment Law
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
❆ Benefits Planning & Financial Literacy (Lakes Rooms)
Bryon MacDonald, World Institute on Disability
Joe Longcor, MI Dept. of Community Health
4:45 p.m. MARO ANNUAL MEETING, DOME
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
9:00 p.m. MARO HOSPITALITY SUITE, Room 905
Thursday, June 4 (All sessions except breakfast and lunch are in the Dome)
6:30 AM
Yoga / Fitness – Courtyards
7:30 AM Breakfast at the Top of the Park
8:30 – 9:30 AM Effective Messaging to Enhance Your Nonprofit
Sharon Emery, Vice President, Truscott Rossman
9:30 – 10:45 AM National Disability Policy Update
Leann Fox, Director of Government Affarirs - ACCSES
10:45 Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Transition Update – The 3 E’s
Maria Peak, Coordinator – Michigan Transition Outcomes Project (MITOP)
12:00 AM Lunch at the Top of the Park and in the Courtyard Rooms
1:15 – 2:45 PM Office of Disability Employment Policy & Employment First
Genni Sasnett, Independent Human Services Consultant
Panel of MARO Organizations Participating in an ODEP TA Grant Project
2:45 Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Update
Ed Rodgers, Director
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons/LARA
6:00 p.m. Beer Tasting Reception, Courtyard
7:15 p.m. Banquet and Leadership Academy Recognition, Dome
Friday, June 5
6:30 AM
Yoga / Fitness – Courtyards
7:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM Michigan Legislative Update
Sandi Jones, Muchmore Harrington Smalley
State Senator Wayne Schmidt, 37th District
9:30 – 10:30 AM Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Update
Tom Renwick, DCH – Director of Community Based Services
10:45 – 11:45 AM Michigan Rehabilitation Services Update
Suzanne Howell, Director - Michigan Rehabilitation Services/DHHS
11:45 AM
ADJOURN