2026 Annual Conference Friday

Friday, April 17


7:30 am – 8:15 am

BREAKFAST: Meet with colleagues and enjoy breakfast
ROOM: Lobby
ALUMNI BREAKFAST: University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
ROOM: Roosevelt
SENIOR ADVISOR MEETING
ROOM: 1893 Board Room

8:30 am – 9:15 am

SESSION ONE: Say It Like You Mean It: Reaching Residents with Authenticity, Not Perfection 

PRESENTER: Kim Newcomer, CEO and co-founder, Slate Communications
ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: Interviewing for Your Next Position:  What To Expect

FACILITATER: Greg Schulte, Senior Advisor, CCCMA
PANALISTS: Gloria Kaasch-Buerger, City Manager, Basalt; Shannon Vassen, City Manager, Fruita; Jenn Ooton, Deputy Manager, Longmont; and  Melissa Barker: V.P. of Practice Development, Duffy Group
ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: All Aboard! Steering Your Boards, Commissions, and Committees in the Right Direction

MODERATOR: Megan Davis, Deputy City Manager, City of Lafayette
PANALISTS: Alex Nelson, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Lafayette; Marianne Schilling, Assistant City Manager, City of Wheat Ridge; and Melissa Wiley, Deputy Town Manager, Town of Erie
ROOM: Colorado

9:30 am – 10:15 am

SESSION ONE: TBD

PRESENTER: TBD
ROOM: Devereaux

SESSION TWO: TBD

PRESENTER: TBD
ROOM: Roosevelt

SESSION THREE: TBD

PRESENTER: TBD
ROOM: Colorado

10:30 am – 11:30 pm

KEYNOTE: Dr. Richard Wobbekind
Colorado Economic Overview

ROOM: Devereaux

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Annual Meeting & Update
ROOM: Devereaux