2015 Annual
PDD Conference
Biloxi, MS
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
11:00 am, 1:00 pm &
3:00 pm
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Registration
Valley Golden Gator Classic Golf
Tournament
B.Y.O. Brush Studio Paint Party
sponsored by Venture Technologies
Early-Bird Reception at the Biloxi
Town Green sponsored by Valley
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
8:00 am – 8:45 am
EDA Training for PDD Staff
8:00 am – 8:45 am
Estate Recovery
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Opening Session
10:15 am - 11:45 am Legislative Updates from MAS and
MML
Noon
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Medicaid – Facts and Fallacies of
Long Term Care **
Evidence Based Programming for
People with Dementia**
Magnolia Ballroom Luncheon
Legislative Update from the State
Auditor’s Office
Open for Business: Utilizing Loan
Resources Effectively
Gil Patterson
Latonya Stafford
Nina Parikh
Derrick Surrette
Steve Gray
Chris Hinton
Barbara Lofton
Economic Development Administration
Division of Medicaid
Deputy Director MS Film Industry
MS Association of Supervisors
MS Association of Supervisors
MS Municipal League
Bedford Care Centers
Magnolia E
Magnolia G & H
Camellia Ballroom
Azalea C & D
Melora Jackson, MS,
CMHT
Tate Reeves
Mark Johnson, JD
MS Dept. of Mental Health
Magnolia E
Lieutenant Governor
Office of the State Auditor
Magnolia Ballroom
Azalea B
Gil Patterson
Donnie Moncure
Bob Covington
Chuck Mobley
Rhonda Fisher
Trina George
Gary Jones
Mike Armour
Sandra Perkins
Economic Development Administration
MS Development Authority
MS Development Authority
MS Development Authority
U.S. Small Business Administration
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development
Appalachian Region Commission
Appalachian Region Commission
Azalea C
Magnolia G & H
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Workforce in Action Series I
The Art of Structuring Successful
Projects
Diversity in End of Life Care**
Overview of Mississippi’s Adult
Protective Services Program**
All Things in the World of
Accounting and Audits
FY 2016 Asset Development
Division Program Discussion
How to Speak Workforce: A
WIOA Overview
What is New in Digital Mapping
Bridge to Independence –
Returning to the Community:
Quality of Life Improvements for
B2I Beneficiaries**
Cocktails on the Terrace
sponsored by VALIC
Leronda Sibley
Azalea D
Jan Vaughn, M.Ed.,
LSW
Bill Lancaster
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties
Progress, Inc.
Warren, Washington, Issaquena,
Sharkey Community Action Agency
Hinds Community College
Randall Lauderdale
Mitzi Stubbs
Donna Evans
Edna Clark
South Delta PDD
Central MS PDD
Hospice Ministries
MS Dept. of Human Services
Magnolia E
Wil Crawford, CPA
BKD CPAs & Advisors
Joy Foy
Sonny Thomas
Yolanda Boone
Dr. Shannon Campbell
Jim Steil
PDD Staff
Jennifer Fulcher
Dr. Mina Li
Sweehoney Miriyala
MS Development Authority
MS Development Authority
MS Dept. of Employment Security
University of Southern MS
MARIS
MS Division of Medicaid
University of Southern MS
University of Southern MS
Camellia A
Magnolia G
Azalea B
Azalea C
Azalea D
Magnolia E
Camellia A
Terrace
Thursday, April 23, 2015
8:00 am - Noon
8:00 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration
Enhancements in Elderly &
Disabled Waiver Case
Management Activities**
Pros and Cons of a Reverse
Mortgage
Workforce in Action Series II
GIS TAC Meeting
Healthcare Zones: The
Importance of the Health Care
Industry in MS Communities
Paulette Johnson
Jacqueline Dixon
MS Division of Medicaid
MS Division of Medicaid
Camellia A
Evelyn Edwards
Banc Corp South
Magnolia G
Mitzi Lawrence
John Shows
Virginia Overstreet
PDD Staff Only
Sally Williams
David Wade
Gray Ouzts
Golden Triangle PDD
MS Gulf Coast Community College
MS Gulf Coast Community College
Azalea D
MS Development Authority
Central MS PDD
Central MS PDD
Azalea A
Magnolia E
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Ethical Reasoning**
Fall Prevention **
Jackie Smith
Southern Christian Services
Nikki Johnson
MS Dept. of Health
Thania Averett
MS Dept. of Health
ARC/DRA Funding
CDBG Economic Development Funding
CDBG Public Facilities Funding
Economic Development Administration Funding
Housing Programs
MDA Core Programs
Camellia A
Magnolia G
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Roundtables: Discussion on Grant
and Loan Programs for
Community Development
Best Practices: Marketing and
Advertising Business Loans
James Smith
Tom Collins
Lamar Daley
Ray Williams
Monica Walker
Magnolia F
Noon
Fiscal Roundtable
MAC 2.0**
Diversity in the Workplace
Magnolia Ballroom Luncheon
PDD Staff Only
Kristi Plotner
Angela Savage
Joe McKinney
1:45 pm
6:00 pm –11:00 pm
Closing Session
Gala Reception
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Jim Richmond
Larry Weaver
The First Bank
Community Bank
Hancock Bank
Hope Enterprise Corporation
Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope
Credit Union
MS Division of Medicaid
MS State University
National Association of Development
Organizations
C Spire
Friday, April 24, 2015
7:30 am – 9:30 am
Closing Breakfast
** Approved for Continuing Education credit by the MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers
Azalea B & C
Magnolia H
Magnolia G
Camellia A
Magnolia Ballroom
Camellia Ballroom
Magnolia Ballroom
Azalea Ballroom