Fall Conference

November 3
- November 5, 2024

Ticket Prices:

  • Member Registration: $200
  • Non-Member Registration $300
  • Sunday Welcome Dinner – Bentonville: $20
  • Monday Dinner – Fayetteville Square: $20

Speakers

Ben Richards
Branches Mission Lab
Dr. Collin Swafford
Arkansas Children's Hospital NWA
Jennifer Daniel Breeze
Director
DDS
Brad Hagan
Vice President of Adult Services
Easterseals AR
Kathy Patterson
First Step Inc.
Chelsea Loy
Easterseals AR
Allison Frey
Building Bridges Developmental & Community Services, Inc.
Trish Baumgartner
BOST
Becky June
Becky June Consulting
Natasha Kile
Northwest Arkansas Community College

Conference Information

Hotel/Center

Graduate Hotel - Downtown Fayetteville

Address

70 N East Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Conference Schedule

Special Events

Sunday Night Social

Downtown Bentonville

Event Ticket Required for Event

Night filled with breathtaking art and fabulous food. More details will follow. Transportation will be provided from the Graduate hotel to Downtown Bentonville. Bus will depart at 4pm. 

Starting at 9pm – Hospitality Suite open for attendees to network.

November 3, 4:00 pm -
8:00 pm

Progressive Dinner

Downtown Fayetteville

Event Ticket Required for Event

A progressive dinner party where guests move from restaurant to restaurant to eat a different course at a different restaurant for each course. There will be four courses for dinner on the square. 

Starting at 9pm – Hospitality Suite open for attendees to network.

November 4, 5:30 pm -
8:30 pm

Day 1 Schedule

Registration

Lobby
November 4, 8:00 am -
8:45 am

Welcome

Main Room
November 4, 8:45 am -
9:00 am

Trauma Informed Care

Main Room

Keynote Speaker

November 4, 9:00 am -
10:00 am
Natasha Kile
Northwest Arkansas Community College

Break

Main Room
November 4, 10:00 am -
10:15 am

Leadership Development

Main Room

Leadership Development using Clifton Strengths 

November 4, 10:15 am -
11:45 am
Becky June
Becky June Consulting

Lunch

November 4, 11:45 am -
1:00 pm

Trends in Social Media

Main Room
November 4, 1:00 pm -
2:00 pm

Board 101

Main Room
November 4, 2:00 pm -
3:00 pm

Enabling Tech Grant Update

Main Room
November 4, 3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
Brad Hagan
Vice President of Adult Services
Easterseals AR
Kathy Patterson
First Step Inc.
Chelsea Loy
Easterseals AR
Allison Frey
Building Bridges Developmental & Community Services, Inc.
Trish Baumgartner
BOST

Day 2 Schedule

Breakfast

November 5, 8:00 am -
8:30 am

DDS Update with New Director

Main Room
November 5, 8:30 am -
9:30 am
Jennifer Daniel Breeze
Director
DDS

Break

November 5, 9:30 am -
9:45 am

Ask a Neurologist

Main Room
November 5, 9:45 am -
10:45 am
Dr. Collin Swafford
Arkansas Children's Hospital NWA

Not Your Average Roundtable

Main Room

Fundraising, Marketing, Nonprofits 101.

November 5, 10:45 am -
11:45 am
Ben Richards
Branches Mission Lab