MARO Spring Leadership Conference

The 42nd Annual

MARO Spring Leadership Conference

June 8-10, 2016

Special Events

Wednesday, June 8, 8:30 – 10:30 PM

MARO Hospitality, Suite 905

Enjoy the view from the Presidential Suite while you share a libation with colleagues and friends.

Thursday, June 9, 6:00 PM

Beer Tasting Reception, Courtyard

Sample some of the best brews Right Brain Brewing Company has to offer while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and musical interludes. – Sponsored by BHS Insurance.

Thursday, June 9, 7:15 PM

Banquetand Leadership Academy Recognition, Dome

Agenda – Revised 5/19/16

Wednesday, June 8

11:00 AMRegistration Opens

11:30 AM Workers’ Comp Fund Annual Meeting and Luncheon (Comp Fund members only)

Minerva’s Board Room

1:00 PM Conference Opens, Welcome Remarks- Dome

Todd Culver, Executive Director - MARO

1:15- 2:15 PMStatewide Community Mental Health Update - Dome

Robert Sheehan, CEO – MI Association of CMH Boards

2:15 – 3:15 PMCommunity Outreach and Family Education - Dome

Rachel Pollack, Office of Disability Employment Policy

3:15 PM Break – Moomers Ice Cream, Sponsored by The Lighthouse Group

3:30 – 4:30 PM Breakout Sessions

❆Source America/Ability One Update –(Invited) - Courtyard

Chris Stream, Executive Director

Source America, North Central Region

❆Employment Law Update – Lakes (Lower Level)

Janis Adams,Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge

❆Provider Transformation – How to Get Started – Lakes (Lower Level)

Rachel Pollack, Office of Disability Employment Policy

Genni Sasnett, Office of Disability Employment Policy

4:45 PM - MARO ANNUAL MEETING, DOME

DINNER ON YOUR OWN

8:30 – 10:30 PM - MARO HOSPITALITY SUITE, Room 905

Thursday, June 9 (All general sessions are in the Dome)

7:30 AM Breakfast at the Top of the Park

8:30 – 9:30 AM Meeting Employer Needs and Creating Economic Opportunity

Kevin Stotts, President, TALENT2025

9:30 – 10:30 AM Michigan Education / Transition Update

Janis Weckstein, Assistant Director, Office of Special Education – MI Dept. of Ed.

10:30 Break

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Disability Employment Initiatives at DTE

Diane Antishin, Vice President, Human Resources Operations – DTE Engergy

11:45 AM Lunch at the Top of the Park and in the Courtyard Rooms

1:00 – 2:00 PM Resource Re-allocation to Promote Community Employment

Genni Sasnett, Office of Disability Employment Policy

2:00 – 3:00 PM WIOA and Changes in the Federal Policy Context

David Mank, PhD, Director – Indiana University Institute on Disability and Community

Chair, WIOA Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID)

3:00 Break

3:15 – 4:15 PM Diversity and Inclusion

Robby Griswold, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses

6:00 p.m. Beer Tasting Reception, Courtyard

7:15 p.m. Banquet and Leadership Academy Recognition, Dome

Friday, June 10

6:30 AM Yoga – Lakes (Lower Level)7:30 AM Networking Breakfast in the Dome

7:45 – 8:45 AM Walk-Ability Tour (Mobility Audit) of downtown TC – meet in the lobby

8:00 – 8:45 AM CEO Roundtable – Lakes (Lower Level)

9:00 – 10:00 AM Michigan Vocational Rehabilitation Panel - Dome

Sue Howell & Tina Fullerton - Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Ed Rodgers & Lisa Kisiel - Bureau of Services for Blind Persons

10:00 Break

10:15– 11:15 AMState and National Political Update - Dome

Zoe Clark, Co-Host – “It’s Just Politics,” Michigan Radio

11:15 – 12:15 AMMichigan Behavioral Health Services Update - Dome

Lynda Zeller, Deputy Director–Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities Administration

12:15 PM - ADJOURN