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Tuesday, August 13th
11-12 pm In-house Registration, Lunch & Exhibitor Hall Opens - Foyer
12-12:15 pm Opening: Remarks & Welcome from Planning Committee - Ballroom
12:15-2:15 pm Keynote:(2hr) Jennifer Closson: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
2:15-2:30 pm Break - Visit Exhibitor Hall
2:30-3:30 pm Mary Ellen Maunz - Health and Nutrition: How Can Accessible Learning Contribute to Your Child's Health?  Roch Turner - Data and QI: Incorporating Cultural Competencies in Your Teaching Practice Kimberly Baishnab - Health and Nutrition: Nutrition Properties for Your Children - Standards Practice
3:30-3:45 pm Transition Break - Visit Exhibitor Hall
3:45-4:45 pm Jennifer Closson - Understanding and Solving Sensory Barriers in Children Jami Rokala - Health and Nutrition: Addressing Feeding Concerns in Children & Understanding Individualized Approaches to Nutrition Therapy Ellysse Boughey - Health Nutrition: Mapping Milestones: Using GIS to tell Montana's Breastfeeding Story.
4:45-5:00 pm Visit Exhibitor Hall 
Wednesday, August 14th
7-8 am In-house Registration & Exhibitor Hall Opens - Foyer   
8-10:30 am Keynote: (2.5 hr with mid-session break) Charlie Applestein: No Such Thing as a Bad Kid - Understanding and Responding to Kids At-Rish Using a Positive, Trauma-Informed, Strength-Based Approach   
10:30-10:45 am Transition Break - Visit Exhibitor Hall   
10:45-11:45 am Charlie Applestein: No Such Thing as a Bad Kid Part 2 Kristen Krane - Data The Marshmallow Challenge: Building Quality into Your Processes Beth Demmons - Family Wellness QPR Gatekeeper Training
11:45-1 pm Lunch - 2 buffet areas - Capital and Natatorium (back of Lobby)  
1-2 pm Charlie Applestein: No Such Thing as a Bad Kid Part 3

Erin Campbell - Health and Nutrition Raising Intuitive Eaters

Marjorie Vegoren - Family Wellness Do No Harm

2:15-3:15 pm

 Kristi Aklestad - Health and Nutrition 

Syphilis in the Reproductive Lifespan: Montana Epidemiology, Challenges, and Lessons

Kody Ramler - Family Wellness 

The EQ Blueprint: Crafting a More Emotionally Intelligent Future

Aimee Duncan - Health and Nutrition 

The WIC Food package: addressing nutrients of concern for maternal and child health

3:15-3:30 pm  Break - Visit Exhibitor Hall  
3:30-4:30 pm

 Charlie Applestein: Use the Force Luke!

Managing Number One, First! & Staying Motivated to Do the Job!

Patricia Cutshall-Bailey - Health and Nutrition

Empowering Caregivers: Strategies for Balance and Resilience 

Jennifer Racicot - Data and QI

The Power of Words

4:30-5 pm  Visit Exhibitor Hall  
Thursday, August 15th
7-8 am In-house Registration & Exhibitor Hall Opens - Foyer    
8-9 am

Grey Bertsche - Family Wellness

Trauma-Informed Foundation: Assesing and Revising Organizational Policies

Lora Cowee - Family Wellness

Learn the Signs. Act Early

Promoting Early Identification of Developmental Delay Disability

Kathy Rich and Bright Futures B5 Team - Quality and QI

Bright Futures B-5 Preschool Development Grant

9-9:45 am Transition Break - Visit Exhibitor Hall
9:45-10:45 am

Tonette Hollingsworth - Health and Nutrition

Beyond the Brush 

Sara Schreiner - Family Wellness 

Balancing Acts: Thriving in Care and Career

Alex DuBois - Family Wellness 

Empowering Parent Voices: The Impact of Community-led Early Childhood Initiatives 

10:45- 11:45 am Keynote: Roch Turner - Whole Child - Ballroom
11:45-12 pm Closing Remarks, Raffle & Evaluations - Ballroom