2015 ACAAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Early Registration Atrium
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ACAAA Board Meeting EOAWC Children’s
House
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. John Q. Hammons
Room
Orientation for Agency Board Members and 1st Time Conference Attendees
Terry Bearden, ROMA Coordinator, ACAAA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration Atrium
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. LIHEAP Meeting Robert Boyce, Grants Analyst, OCS LIHEAP Unit
and Bob Strickland, Director of Technology,
Communities Unlimited
Salon AB
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Finance Directors Meeting Mike Lanier, Executive Director, EOAWC &
ACAAA Vice-President, and Beverly Buchanan,
AR DHS OCS CSBG Manager
Salon FG
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Human Resources Meeting
Jane Bueg, OOI
Rogers/Bentonville
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
TEFAP/Commodities Meeting Jim Ponzini, OCS Commodities
Distribution Manager
Salon AB
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. OCS Annual CSBG Planning Meeting Arkansas DHS OCS CSBG Staff
Salon FG
Professional Affiliate Meetings
12:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. Opening Luncheon Hammons Hall IV
(Convention Center)
Call to Order Toby Atkinson, Executive Director, OOI & ACAAA President
Star-Spangled Banner
Sara Loethen
Welcome to Springdale
Honorable Doug Sprouse, Mayor of Springdale
• Introduced by Mike Lanier, Executive Director, EOAWC,
& ACAAA Vice-President
Greetings from
Arkansas Department
of Human Services
Delia Anderson, Director, AR DHS Division of County Operations
• Introduced by Mike Lanier
Invocation
Rev. Dr. Lora Walsh, Grace Episcopalian Church, Siloam Springs
• LUNCH •
Keynote Address: “The View from the Bus: Hope and Change in the 21st Century”
Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK
• Introducted by Stephanie Ellis, Executive Director, ARVAC,
& ACAAA Secretary-Treasurer
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 • AGENDA CONTINUED
2:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Opening General Session Salon DE
Introduction of ACAAA Officers
Susan Moore, Executive Director, OHC
Charles F. Cunningham Leadership Award
Toby Atkinson, OOI, and Charles Cunningham
Introduction of Guest Speakers
Rebecca Reynolds, ACAAA
Update from HHS Region VI Administration for Children & Families
Leon McCowan, Regional Administrator,
Region VI Administration for Children and Families
Update on Organizational Standards and ROMA Next Generation
Denise Harlow, CCAP/NCRT, Chief Executive Officer,
Community Action Partnership
Legislative Update David Bradley, Executive Director,
National Community Action Foundation
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Workshops:
Atrium
• SEE FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS IN REGISTRATION PACKET INSERT •
Governing the Governors (Org. Std. 5.1 – 5.6)
Denise Harlow, CCAP/NCRT, CEO, Community Action Partnership
Ensuring Your Personnel Policies and Procedure
Are in Compliance (Org. Std. 7.1, 7.2, 7.6, 7.7)
Kimara P. Randolph, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP
Community Engagement & Assessment Process (Org. Std. 1.1, 2.2, 3.1)
Beverly Buchanan, NCRT, CSBG Manager, AR DHS OCS, and
Robin Freeman, NCRT, Planning Director, CADC
Community Action History and the Purpose of Our Work
Tim Ensley, NCRT, Director of Operations, OHC
Terry Bearden, NCRT, ROMA Coordinator, ACAAA
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break • Sponsored by Simmons Bank •
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Vision and Direction
Salon FG
Operations &
Accountability
Salon AB
Maximum Feasible
Participation
Fayetteville/Siloam
ROMA at the Front Line
Rogers/Bentonville
Atrium
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 • AGENDA CONTINUED
10:30 a.m.– 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Workshops:
• SEE FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS IN REGISTRATION PACKET INSERT •
Community Action 101: Board Roles and Responsibilities (Org Std. 5.8) Vision and Direction
Salon FG
Dr. Keith Vire, CEO, Arkansas Support Network
Job Descriptions that Work (Org. Std. 7.3)
Kimara
P. Randolph, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP
Operations and Accountability
Salon AB
Data Collection: What Do We Need to Know
Maximum Feasible
About Our Community? (Org. Std. 3.2, 3.3)
Participation
Fayetteville/Siloam
Denise Harlow, CCAP/NCRT, CEO, Community Action
Partnership Breaking Down Silos: One Mission
ROMA at the Front Line
Rogers/Bentonvillle
Dan “Lucky” Boyd, NCRT, Executive Director, Community
Services of Northeast Texas
Noon – 2:00 p.m. ACAAA Annual Awards Luncheon Hammons Hall IV
(Convention Center)
Invocation
Rev. Leon Massey, Executive Director, CSO
• LUNCH •
Organizational Standards In Arkansas: Baseline Assessment Report
Lorie Williams, Assistant Director, AR DHS DCO OCS, and
Rebecca Reynolds, ACAAA • Introduced by Toby Atkinson, OOI
Awards Ceremony
Emcee: Mae Frances Rowlett, Program Coordinator
Region VI Administration for Children and Families
• Introduced by Rebecca Reynolds, ACAAA
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ACAAA Client Action Awards
ACAAA Supporter Action Awards
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Recognition of 40-Year Employees
Recognition of Retirees
Luncheon Guest Speaker: “Next Steps to Recognition: Reality, Relationships, Revitalization”
Dr. Michael Gaffley, Founding President, Cultureal Talent Consultants
• Introduced by Toby Atkinson, OOI
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
• SEE FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS IN REGISTRATION PACKET INSERT •
Setting Your Agency’s Course (Org. Std. 4.1 – 4.2)
Vision and Direction
Salon FG
Mae Frances Rowlett, Program Coordinator, Region VI
Administration for Children & Families
Organization-Wide Budgeting and
Operations and Accountability
Reporting (Org. Std. 8.7, 8.9)
Salon AB
Bradley Manning, Executive Director, Texas Neighborhood Services
Data Analysis & Decision-Making: Using What
We’ve Learned (Org. Std. 1.2, 2.2, 3.3, 3.4)
Dr. Kimberly Aaron, President/CEO, Arkansas Rice Depot
Building Family Stability: Bundled and Sequenced Services
Brenda Fiser, FDC/NCRT, CADC Family Development Program; Sandy Aguirre, CAPCA Head Start Program; and
Rebecca Hanlin, NCRT, OOI SUCCESS Program
Maximum Feasible Participation
Fayetteville/Siloam ROMA at the Front Line
Rogers/Bentonville
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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 • AGENDA CONTINUED
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break Atrium
• Sponsored by Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) •
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops:
• SEE FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS IN REGISTRATION PACKET INSERT •
Vision and Direction
Salon FG
Strategic Planning for Your Community Action
Agency (Org. Std. 4.1 – 4.4; 6.1 – 6.5)
Dr. Keith Vire, CEO, Arkansas Support Network
Financial Policies and Audit Procedures: Operations and Accountability
Is Your Agency Up-to-Date? (Org. Std. 8.10)
Salon AB
Tony Gilbert, Audit Coordinator, AR DHS Office of Quality Assurance
Reporting the Results of Your Community
Assessment (Org. Std. 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
Dan “Lucky” Boyd, NCRT, Executive Director, Community
Services of Northeast Texas
Maximum Feasible Participation
Fayetteville/Siloam Tracking Progress and Documenting Impact
(Org. Std. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4)
ROMA at the Front Line
Rogers/Bentonville
Terry Bearden, NCRT, ROMA Coordinator, ACAAA, and
Robin Freeman, Planning Director, CADC
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. “Step Right Up!” Buffet Dinner and Dancing
Hammons Hall IV
(Convention Center)
Entertainment by: Music-In-Motion • Contests! Prizes! • Cash Bar • Bid on Silent Auction Items!
NOTE: Silent Auction Bidding Closes at 9:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Pick Up and Pay for Silent Auction Items in Registration Area before 8:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast & Closing General Session Hammons Hall IV
(Convention Center)
Hammons Hall IV
(Convention Center)
• BUFFET BREAKFAST •
Note: There will not be a formal invocation for this meal.
Closing Session Address U.S. Representative Steve Womack, 3rd Congressional District of Arkansas
• Introduced by Stephanie Ellis, ARVAC, and Michael Lanier, EOAWC
CAPPY Awards
Emcee: Mae Frances Rowlett, Region VI ACF
• Best Performance in a Supporting Role
• Best Performance in a Leading Role
• Best Production
Closing Remarks
Rebecca Reynolds, ACAAA
Adjourn Conference Drawings for $100 bills! • Grand Prize Drawing! • Must be present to win!
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