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Nutrition Track

 

 

Development & Fundraising Track

Strategy & Governance Track

 

Communications Track

Conference | Certificate Program Workshops | Management 

 Management Track

 

 

Volunteer Management Track

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

 

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

MOWAA Board Meeting  (Invitation Only)     

12:00p.m. – 7:00p.m.

Registration and MOWAA Info Booths Open      

1:00p.m. – 5:30p.m.

Conference | Certificate Program Workshops | Management

Business Planning for MOW Programs
    
> Pre-registration required
        
Robert Kollar, CPA

Key Competency: Fiscal Responsibility

6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m.

State Association Meetings

  • Meals On Wheels Association of Georgia   

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012

 

CONFERENCE OPENING

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.  

State-to-State Networking Meeting

9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m.

Opening Session 2012 MOWAA Annual Conference

- Keynote – Eldertopia: Exploring the New World of Aging
Speaker: Dr. William Thomas
, Author and President of The Center for Growing and Becoming, Inc.

10:00a.m. – 10:15a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:15a.m. – 11:45a.m.

Certificate Program Workshops (1 credit)

Fine-Tuning the Board to Support Your Work
- Alyson Ball, MBA

Key Competency: Planning for the Future

Panel of Peers
- Vinsen Faris, CFRE, Debra Furtado, Mary Kate Keith, and Samantha Blauwkamp

Key Competency: Planning for the Future

Food Safety on the Go: A Training Program for MOW Programs
- Nadine Sahyoun, PhD, RD and Amy Anderson, PhD

Key Competency: Foodservice Knowledge

Managing an Aging Volunteer Corps
- Jennifer Bennett, CVA

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

 

The Art of Listening
- Barra Kahn, MA, CCEP

Key Competency: Relationship Building

11:45a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Certificate Program Workshops (1 credit)

Working More Effectively with Your Board
- Alyson Ball, MBA

Key Competency: Relationship Building

Food Recalls: What Does It Mean for Your Clients? 
- William K. Hallman, PhD

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

Using Social Media at an Advanced Level
- John Dawe, CFRE

Key Competency: Revenue Development

Stemming the Tide of Elder Abuse: How MOW Programs Can Help
- Sue Russell, MA

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:10p.m. – 6:10p.m.

Intensive Certificate Program Workshops (3 credits),
including Break

Leadership is like the Game of Twister™ — If You Cant Find Your Balance, You're Out!
- Elizabeth Faircloth, MSW

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

Surviving in a Changing Environment
- Jean Lloyd, MS, RD and Linda Netterville, MA, RD, LD

Panel of Peers
- Pam VanKampen, RD, CD; and Shawn Sredersas

Key Competency: Planning for the Future

Strategically Thinking about Sustaining Your Program's Funds
- Dr. Lilya Wagner

Key Competency: Revenue Development

Difficult Conversations: Understanding and Leveraging Conflict in Volunteer Organizations
- Corinne Berry, MA

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

6:15p.m. – 7:15p.m.

Opening Reception

7:30p.m. – 10:00p.m.

Cherry Blossom Boat Cruise

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012
Perspectives on Nutrition and Aging:
A National Summit 

7:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

Registration Open

7:45a.m. – 8:45a.m.

Meals On Wheels Association State Meetings and State Meetings

  • New York
  • Pennsylvania 
  • Texas
  • West Virginia
  • Ohio
  • New Jersey

9:00a.m. – 9:30a.m.

Welcome and Opening Session
-
The Honorable Kathy Greenlee, Administrator, Administration for Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging

9:30a.m. – 10:30a.m.

Conference | Certificate Program Workshops | Management  *Panel: Perspectives that Shaped the Present.
  Celebrating 40 Years of OAA Nutrition Programs

- Josefina Carbonell, former Assistant Secretary for Aging
- Jeanette C. Takamura, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Aging
- Carol V. O'Shaughnessy, MS, Moderator

10:40a.m. – 11:30a.m.

Conference | Certificate Program Workshops | Management  *Your Perspective: New Challenges and Opportunities (Part I)

11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.

Conference | Certificate Program Workshops | Management  *Panel: Perspectives on Aging.
   Critical Trends in a Changing World

- Mary Jane Koren, MD, MPH
- David Lindeman, PhD
- Ginger Zielinskie, MBA
- Robyn Stone, PhD, Moderator


*Leadership Certificate Program enrollees can earn 3 credits toward the Planning for the Future Key Competency by attending all three morning sessions.

12:30p.m. – 2:00p.m.

Lunch with Keynote Speaker
- Dr. David Katz, Director and Co-Founder Yale Prevention Research Center

2:15p.m. – 2:45p.m.

  **Your Perspective: New Challenges and Opportunities (Part II)

2:45p.m. – 3:45p.m.

  **Panel: Perspectives on Nutrition.
   Connecting Food, Health and the Future

- Robert Post, PhD
- Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD
- Robert Russell, MD
- Linda Myers, PhD, Moderator

**Leadership Certificate Program enrollees can earn 1 credit toward the Planning for the Future Key Competency by attending the two afternoon sessions.

3:45p.m. – 4:00p.m.

Closing Session of the National Summit

4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m.

Common Goods Vendor Expo (Cash bar available)

7:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.

State Association Meetings 

  • Florida
  • Kansas

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012
(2012 MOWAA Annual Conference resumes)

8:00a.m. – 11:00a.m.

Registration Open

8:30a.m. – 9:00a.m.

Coffee Break

9:00a.m. – 10:30a.m.

Certificate Program Workshops (1 credit)

From Survive to Thrive: Improving Your Skills as a Leader, Part I
- Steve Miranda, MS

Key Competency: Organizational Planning




 

How Care Transitions Impact MOW Programs
- Abigail MorganMSS, MLSP, Juliana Tiongson, MPH and Jennifer Fralic, RD, LD 

Key Competency: Planning for the Future

How to Organize Innovative and Effective Fundraising Events
- Alice Conway, MBA, MM

Key Competency: Revenue Development



Advanced E-Strategy
- Heather Gwaltney, MS

Key Competency: Revenue Development




Communicating with Your Community
- Rodger Smith, MBA

Key Competency: Relationship Building

10:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:45a.m. – 12:15p.m.

Certificate Program Workshops (1 credit)

From Survive to Thrive: Improving Your Skills as a Leader, Part II
- Steve Miranda, MS

Key Competency: Organizational Planning

Tailoring Meals for Dietary Restrictions
- Michele Powers-Farber, RD

Key Competency: Foodservice Knowledge

Anatomy of Donor-Centered Marketing
- Mark Hierlihy

Key Competency: Revenue Development

Developing Videos for the Web
- Heather Gwaltney, MS

Key Competency: Relationship Building

Panel of Peers
- Cathy Perlingiere, Sarah McKinney, Renee Griffin, Jeanne Martin and Lisa Cottingham

Key Competency: Planning for the Future

12:30 p.m. – 12:44 p.m. 

American Volunteer Award

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Presentation by Vision Grantees
- Stephanie-Archer Smith
, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Dan Pruett, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels and More, Austin, TX 
- Sister Alice Marie Quinn
, DC, RD, Founder and Program Director, St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program, Los Angeles, CA

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Lunch and Business Meeting

2:45 p.m. – 3:30p.m.

Keynote – Will We Define Our Future .......Or Allow The Present To Define Us?
Speaker - Robbe Healey, MBA, NHA, ACFRE,
Immediate Past Chair, Association of Fundraising Professionals 

3:30p.m.  

 Conference Closing

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