Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association
April 25-27 in North Little Rock, AR
Conference Agenda – ACAAA T-Shirts
Special Guest Speakers
- Dr. Margaret Pinder, Motivational Speaker
- Community Action Partnership Update – Denise Harlow, CEO, Community Action Partnership
Conference Events
ACAAA Professional Affiliate & Networking Meetings
ACAAA Award Presentations (see below) – Retiree Recognition – Memorial Service
- Diamond Mission Award – Innovative programs and initiatives or best practices with wide impact, broad-based support, and high levels of customer achievement and satisfaction or community improvement
- Diamond Leader Award – Program managers/coordinators; center directors; supervisors; senior administrative staff
- Diamond Champion Award – Program & frontline staff
- Diamond Empowerment Award – This award recognizes those we serve. Nominations may be for individuals or for families who exemplify the journey towards self-sufficiency that is at the heart of the Community Action mission.
Workshops
Workshops are being offered in four groupings – see conference agenda for more info
Board, Executive Directors, and Administrative Staff
- Using Theories of Change to Communicate with Stakeholders, Denise Harlow
- The Board’s Role in Resource Development, Denise Harlow
- Board Roles and Responsibilities, Denise Harlow
- The Governing Board and Head Start Policy Council, Allison Ma'luf
- Board Development and Engagement: Building an Effective, Diverse Board of Directors Who Get Things Done!, Allison Ma'luf
- Agency-Wide Communications Planning
- Update on DHS Reorganization and Medicaid Programs, Craig Cloud
- Organizational Sustainability
Family Development, Head Start, Case Management, and Other Direct Service Staff
- Recognizing Child Traumatic Stress, Dr. Joy Pemberton
- FDC Recognition Ceremonies, Terry Bearden
- Taking Care of Yourself: Mindfulness and Self-Care, Laurie Swain
- Connecting Families with Children to Specialized Services
- Helping Parents and Other Adults Access Specialized Services
- Professional Development Opportunities, Shelby Fiegel, Dr. Michael Moore and Marie Lindquist
- Reality Enrichment And Life Lessons (REALL), Jamie Phariss
- Cultural Competence: Working with Diverse Populations, Sandra Brown and Dr. Joe Banken
- Communicating with Skill and Heart, Sandra Brown and Dr. Joe Banken
ROMA Next Generation
- Creating a Local Theory of Change, Fred Richmond
- Introduction to Analysis and Use of Data, Fred Richmond
- Understanding Community Level Work, Tim Ensley and Kathy Ruminer
- Implementing the Full ROMA Cycle, Melissa Allen and Lisa Lockwood,
Breaking the Silos – Program Managers, Program Planners, Direct Service Staff
- Using Your Mission to Build Agency Cohesion
- Can We Talk? – Staff Meetings That Foster Communication and Cooperation Across Agency Programs, Dr. Joe Waldrum
- An Agency-Wide Approach to Customer Engagement: The Nevada Model, Fred Richmond
- Measuring the Impact of Referrals, Terry Bearden
