Tennessee Association of Community Action
Creating Change & Promising Futures
April 30 – May 2 in Chattanooga, TN
Opening Speakers
- Legislative Update - David Bradley, NCAF
- Keynote Presentation - Dr. David Banks, Coordinator of Career Development, Chattanooga Youth & Family Empowerment
Workshops
Monday, April 30
- Burnout – Becoming a Resilient Professional Dr. Valerie Radu, Executive Director, Family Justice Center
- Streamlining Fiscal Systems – Kay Sohl (Consulting)
- TBA – Dr. Cynthia Croom, Metro Action Commission
- Nuts & Bolts of the CSBG Act – Chris Logue, Attorney, CAPLAW
Tuesday, May 1
- Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning – Lessons Learned Maryanne Cunningham Interim Dir., UT College of Social Work, Research & Public Service and Amie Whitworth, Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority
- Motivational Interviewing – TBA
- Tools & Techniques for Effective CAA Board Leadership – Chris Logue, Attorney, CAPLAW
- On the Front-line of the Opioid Epidemic (Target Audience: Front-line Staff) – Carrie Ann Lawrence, Sarah Cooper, Susan Miller
- Sexual Harassment Prevention (Target Audience: Board Members, Directors, Supervisors) – Chester Darden, TML
- Performance Targeting and More – Denise Harlow, CEO, Community Action Partnership
- Creating Change & Promising Futures for the Incarcerated – Tim Carothers (SWHRA), Demetrius Ramsey (BCCSA)
- Agencies and Communities Respond to the Opioid Epidemic (Target Audience: Boards Members, Directors) – Carrie Ann Lawrence, Sarah Cooper, Susan Miller
- Harassment-Free Workplaces (Target Audience: Front-line Staff) – Chester Darden, TML
- An Overview of Economic Development & Microenterprise Lending – Kevin Kelly, Community Action Partnership
- Communications: Strategies & Tactics – Lisa McCrady, Metro Action Commission
- Braided Funds and Other Cost Tracking Challenges – Kay Sohl (Consulting)
- Empowering Families Using the Whole Family Approach – City of Chattanooga, Office of Youth and Family Empowerment
- Understanding Social Security – Arnoldo Moore and Raymond Rivera, SSA
- An Overview of Housing Development – Kevin Kelly, Community Action Partnership
- Our Change Our Futures Our Stories Agencies and clients share success stories
- Internal Controls and Procurement – Kay Sohl (Consulting)
- Grantwriting – Rachel Howard, City of Chattanooga, Office of Family Empowerment
