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Wednesday, April 26
7:30 am – 8:15 am
BREAKFAST: Art of Management light breakfast
Pre-Conference
8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Colorado Room
WORKSHOP: Art of Management
Workshop for managers on the job five years or less. Managers and presenters will share wisdom and knowledge gained from experience. It’s the stuff they don’t teach in graduate school, but you don’t have to learn the hard way! See workshop schedule.
MAIN CONFERENCE
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Devereaux Room
WELCOME
Jen Ooton- President
Dr. Beverli Marshall-Glenwood Springs City Manager
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nicole Lance – Author, Executive Coach
CCCMA AWARDS RECOGNITION
WELCOME RECEPTION
5:30 -7:00 pm
Roosevelt Room
CCCMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS DINNER
7:00-8:30 pm
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Thursday, April 27
7:30 am – 8:15 am
BREAKFAST: Join us for a light breakfast
Room: Colorado
8:30 am – 9:30 am
KEYNOTE: Amanda Henderson, Director of the Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture at the Iliff School of Theology
Room: Devereaux
9:30 am – 10:00 am
BREAK
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Breakout Sessions:
CONFERENCE TOPIC ONE: Land Use & Housing Resources
PRESENTER: Andy Hill, DOLA
Room: Colorado
CONFERENCE TOPIC TWO: tbd
PRESENTER: CEBT
Room: Roosevelt
CONFERENCE TOPIC THREE: Wheat Ridge Versus Black Cat – Lessons Learned From a Recent Cyber-Attack
PRESENTERS: Patrick Goff, City Manager; Allison Scheck, Deputy City Manager; Marianne Schilling, Assistant City Manager; Jesse Dubin, IT Manager; Alyssa Watzman, Partner, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete
Room: Devereaux
CONFERENCE TOPIC FOUR: Partner – Interstate Parking
PRESENTERS: TBD
Room: Classroom
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Breakout Sessions:
CONFERENCE TOPIC ONE: Reset: Leveraging Culture & the Employee Cycle to Overcome the Great Resignation
PRESENTERS: Kayla Barber-Perrotta and Traci McLean, City of Brighton
Room: Colorado
CONFERENCE TOPIC TWO: DEI
PRESENTER: Aimee Kane, COB & ???
Room: Roosevelt
CONFERENCE TOPIC THREE: Going to the Voters for Funding: Stories, Strategies, Best Practices
PRESENTERS: David Flaherty, Magellan Strategies; Scott Trainor, City of Fountain; Mike Foreman, City of Monument
Room: Devereaux
CONFERENCE TOPIC FOUR: Partner – Veregy
PRESENTER: TBD
Room: Classroom
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
LUNCH: Meet with colleagues and enjoy a grab and go lunch
1:00 pm-1:45 pm
Breakout Sessions:
CONFERENCE TOPIC ONE: The Science Behind Workplace Distractions and Associated Stress
PRESENTER: Drew Sanders, City of Cortez
Room: Colorado
CONFERENCE TOPIC TWO: Proactive leadership for BOLD IDEAS: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessible Services
PRESENTER: Chantal Unfug, DOLA
Room: Roosevelt
CONFERENCE TOPIC THREE: Rock of Ages – Leveraging Talent (from all generations) to harmonize the workplace
PRESENTER: Chantal Unfug, DOLA
Room: Devereaux
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions:
CONFERENCE TOPIC ONE: tbd
PRESENTER: Landrum/HR
Room: Colorado
CONFERENCE TOPIC TWO:
THERE’S NO LAUGHING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Eight observations from the front lines on communications and engagement and what to do about them.
PRESENTER: Kim Newcomer and Ryan Burke, Slate Communications
Room: Roosevelt
CONFERENCE TOPIC THREE: COVLG Presents: Title TBD
PRESENTER: Department of Military Affairs
Room: Devereaux
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
EXHIBIT BREAK: Visit our Partners and Sponsors in the main lobby and hallway. There will be giveaways and useful information for your organizations!
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Breakout Sessions:
CONFERENCE TOPIC ONE:
PRESENTER:
Room: Colorado
CONFERENCE TOPIC TWO:
PRESENTER
Room: Roosevelt
CONFERENCE TOPIC THREE: Ethics
PRESENTER: Jessica Cowles, ICMA
Room: Devereaux
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
DEI Mixer
Room: Colorado
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
RECEPTION:
Room: Roosevelt