Schedule

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Important Note!

All times displayed on the schedule are in Eastern time. 

 Friday | September 18

Opening Day

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
AAFCS Registration 12:00 pm 5:30 pm
AAFCS Opening Ceremony 5:00 pm 6:00 pm
AAFCS Excursion: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals @ PNC Park
Note: Registration req.; additional cost		 6:15 pm 9:15 pm

 Saturday | September 19

Morning

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
AAFCS Registration 7:00 am 5:00 pm
AAFCS Morning Refresher  7:30 am 8:30 am
Aaron Lavallee The Five Habits of Leadership Communication: How Great Leaders Build Trust, Inspire Action, and Shape Culture Through Every Conversation 9:00 am 9:45 am
Sacha Thompson Accountability Without Fear: Building Psychological Safety on Teams 10:00 am 10:45 am
National Grants Management Association Grant Writing Academy: From Concept to Competitive Proposal | Day One
Note: Registration req.; additional cost		 10:15 am 5:00 pm
Bernard Green Leading with Equity: An Interactive Scholarship Allocation Simulation for Ethical Decision-Making 11:00 am 11:45 am

Afternoon

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
RealityWorks Innovation Lab 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Florence Wydra-Gat From Burnout to Balance: Mind to Body Micro-practices for the FCS Professional 1:00 pm 1:45 pm
Karin Athanas Affiliate Leadership Workshop
Note: Registration req.		 1:00 pm 4:00 pm
Karleah Harris Building Leadership to Address Food Insecurity 2:00 pm 2:45 pm
AAFCS Speed Networking 4:00 pm 4:45 pm

Evening

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
AAFCS

Dine Around
Note: Registration req.; additional cost

 6:00 pm 8:00 pm

 Sunday | September 20

Morning

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
AAFCS Morning Refresher 7:30 am 8:30 am
AAFCS Registration 9:00 am 12:00 pm
National Grants Management Association

Grant Writing Academy: From Concept to Competitive Proposal
Note: Registration req.; additional cost

 9:00 am 3:45 pm
Ethel Jones Grounded and Adaptive Leadership Principles 9:00 am 9:45 am
Julian Costa Students as Program Ambassadors: Building Advocates Through Promotional Video 10:00 am 10:45 am
Diane Mora Fledgling to Flourishing:  A Candid Five-Year Look at Scaling a Multi-State Education Initiative in FCS Classrooms 11:00 am 11:45 am

Afternoon

Presenter Session Name Start Time End Time
AAFCS Innovation Lab 11:45 am 12:45 pm
Karin Athanas Advocacy Workshop 1:00 pm 1:45 pm
Lori Myers The Mr. Rogers Effect 3:00 pm 3:45 pm
AAFCS Closing Ceremonies 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

 Monday | September 21

Post-Conference

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Certification Testing 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Excursion: Heinz History Center
Note: Registration req.; additional cost