Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies
2016 Winter Legislative Conference
January 27 – 29 in Columbus, Ohio
Conference Web Page
Overview
This year's conference will offer six specialized tracks. The tracks include:
- Leadership
- Family Development/Intake
- Fiscal/Human Resources
- Public Relations
- Head Start
- Weatherization
Attendees can pick and choose from the different tracks - see tentative agenda.
Pre-Conference, Tuesday, January 26
ROMA sessions will be featured throughout the day
Wednesday, January 27
- Legislative visits throughout the morning
- Morning Plenary: Ohio Means Jobs
- Lunch Guest Speaker: John Husted, Secretary of State (confirmed)
- Afternoon Plenary: FDS/Intake: Navigating Through Internal and External Barriers for Success, Office of Community Assistance
- District Meetings
- Legislative Reception
Thursday, January 28
Morning
- Leadership: Succession Planning - Jarle Crocker, Community Action Partnership
- FDS/Intake: Advance FDS Training, Part 1 - Laurice Kennedy-Brown (for FDS Certified professionals)
- Fiscal/HR: What the heck is happening? Department of Labor Updates - Scott Warrick
- PR: PR/Communications Roundtable - Kenneth Wright, IMPACT CA
- Head Start: Facebook & Twitter & Instagram, Oh My! Family Engagement in a 21st Century Learning Environment - Amber Simmons
- Weatherization: OPAE/OCA - Topic to be announced
- Lunch Guest Speaker: Mike DeWine, Attorney General (invited)
- Leadership: Do the Right Thing: How to Cultivate a Culture of Compliance and High Ethical Standards
- Head Start: Effective Listening
- Fiscal/HR: Control Yourself: Internal Control Guidance Under the New Standards
- FDS/Special: Working with the Migrant Worker
Afternoon
- Leadership: To be announced
- FDS/Intake: The Hip Hop Dating Guide for Teens and Young Adults
- Fiscal/HR: Fiscal Roundtable
- PR: Photography 201 - Frank Robertson
- Head Start: To be announced
- Weatherization: OPAE/OCA, Topic to be announced
- Women's Plenary: Author, Playwright, Motivational Speaker, and Entrepreneur Tiffany Alexander
- Plenary: To be announced
Friday, January 29
- Membership Meeting
- David Bradley, National Community Action Foundation
