9:00 - 10:00 AM Legislative Update
Deena Bosworth, Director of Governmental Affairs, MAC
10:15 - 11:45 AM Improved Communication is Key to Staff Engagement
Steve Palmreuter
Owner, Boost Value Consulting
10:45 - 11:45 AM The County Apportionment Process in Michigan
John Amrhein, MSU Extension
Eric Walcott, MSU Extension
10:45 - 11:45 AM County Veterans Service Grant Fund
Robert Price
Director Strategic Outreach, MI Veterans Affairs Agency
12:15 - 1:45 PM Stories of Why: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Antiracism
Zoe Lyons, County Director, Jackson MDHHS
Jemar Sutton, Race Equity Analyst, MDHHS
12:45 - 1:45 PM Leading In Times Of Great Change
Tim Rahschulte
CEO, Professional Development Academy
12:45 - 1:45 PM Michigan’s Failing Septic Policy
Jon Beard
Director, Public Sector Consultants
12:45 - 1:45 PM Leveraging Federal Relief Grants
Sean Carlson
Deputy County Executive, Oakland County
9:00 - 10:00 AM Legislative Roundtable
House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Clare)
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Jackson)
House Minority Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi (D-Washtenaw)
10:15 - 11:45 AM Workplace Diversity and Sensitivity Training
Steve Girard
Clark Hill
10:45 - 11:45 AM Legislative 101
Deena Bosworth, Director of Governmental Affairs, MAC
Meghann Keit-Corrion, Governmental Affairs Associate, MAC
10:45 - 11:45 AM Labor Negotiations in the Current Environment
Matt Nordfjord
Attorney, Cohl, Stoker & Toskey, P.C.
10:45 - 11:45 AM Dispelling the Myths of DEI in County Work
Robyn Afrik, Director of DEI, Ottawa County Office of Diversity
Roger Bergman, Ottawa County Commissioner
Qualifies for credit in County Commissioner Academy
11:45 - 12:15 PM Implementing the American Rescue Plan to Rebuild Local Economies
Judge Gary Moore, President, NACo
Matthew Chase, CEO/Executive Director, NACo
12:50 - 1:00 PM NACo-MAC Flag Retirement Program
John Losh
Associate Membership Director, NACo
1:00 - 1:45 PM CCA 'Graduation'
Hosted By: Steve Currie
2:00 - 3:30 PM State Licensure and Federal Certification Regulatory Update
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Larry Horvath
Bureau Director, State of MI - Bureau of Community and Health Systems, LARA
2:30 - 3:30 PM The Cause of Death Is What Now?
Lisa M. Kaspriak
Small Business Owner / Administrator, Mid Michigan Medical Examiner Group
2:30 - 3:30 PM Personal Property Taxes and Replacement Options
Tim Dempsey
VP, Public Sector Consultants
2:30 - 3:30 PM Juvenile Justice
Elizabeth Clement
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court