Connect > Learn > Grow

Over 100 staff + 30 organizations + 14 speakers + 8 sessions + 5 counties + 4 teams =
1 TFC | 1 goal | 1 mission: together, for change

Connect and network with TFC partner staff and organizations. Learn, practice, and begin applying your knowledge and ideas to your work before the conference ends. Grow your knowledge of techniques, skills, resources and relationships with fellow TFC partners and staff.

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Make sure to register for the conference and choose your breakout sessions before time runs out. You will need to choose your breakout sessions in the main course page. This will be avaialble after you complete your conference registration.

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Schedule of Events

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S)
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Welcome to
Nicole Piispanen
Melissa Cornejo-Nell
1:30PM to 2:30PM Session 1: A Systems Thinking Overview Elevate Consulting:
Amy Campbell
Consultant & Co-Founder

               
           and

Hannah Wohltjen
Consultant & Co-Founder

2:30 PM BONUS: Conference Bingo Join us for a virtual game of Bingo and win extra points for yourself & your team.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
You will have the option of choosing one of these three sessions to attend.

Session 2.1: Trauma Informed Motivational Interviewing in Practice

Session 2.2: Legal Support Resources

Session 2.3: System Building for Supervisors
Session 2.1: Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing in Practice

Matthew Bennet, MBA, MA
Trainer, Author, & Researcher

Session 2.2: Legal Support Resources

Ann Pruitt, J.D
Attorney & Executive Director
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS)


Session 2.3: System Building for Supervisors

Rod DeVore
Director of 2-Gen Initiatives
United Way of Greater Nashville


Thursday, October 28th, 2021

TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Session 3: The Family Collective Hour
TFC Team & Family Advisory Committee Members:
Ashlee Carter
Erica Todd
Melonye Rae Athey
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Session 4: Collective Impact 101 Elevate Consulting:
Jessica Gibbons-Benton
Consultant & Co-Founder

           and

Amy Campbell
Consultant & Co-Founder
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Mercedes Frierson
Mercedes Frierson, MSW, ASW
DEI Consultant, California State University Northridge Professor, Social Worker
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
You will have the option of choosing one of these three sessions to attend.

Session 5.1: Supporting Clients of Interpersonal Violence

Session 5.2: Trauma Informed Leadership & Supervision

Session 5.3: A Closer Look - Austin 2Gen Coalition
Session 5.1: Supporting Clients of Interpersonal Violence

Jaimie Riccitelli
Coordinated Entry Specialist & Community Outreach Educator

Session 5.2: Trauma-Informed Supervision

Matthew Bennet, MBA, MA
Trainer, Author, & Researcher


Session 5.3: A Closer Look- Austin 2Gen Coalition

Paola Silvestre Porras
Director Family Pathways
United Way for Greater Austin

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Session 6: Together, For Growth The Family Collective:
Melissa Cornejo-Nell
Community Coordinator

         and

Nicole Piispanen
Associate Director


Friday, October 29th, 2021

TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
You will have the option of choosing one of these three sessions to attend.

Session 7.1: Courageous Conversations & Leadership

Session 7.2: Applying to Different DHS Assistance Programs

Session 7.3: Kids Home Initiative
Session 7.1: Courageous Conversations & Leadership

Dawn Stone, MBA
The Conflict Chick: Speaker, Consultant, Coach

Session 7.2: Applying to Different DHS Assistance Programs

Lisa Cowell
SNAP/EBT Director for the Tennessee Department of Human Services

and
 
Lakecia Peterson
TANF/FF Program Director for the Tennessee Department of Human Services


Session 7.3: Kids Home Initiative

Amy Barrow
Senior Director of Homelessness, United Way of Greater Atlanta
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Session 8: Together, For Action Elevate Consulting:
Hannah Wohltjen
Consultant & Co-Founder
11:30 AM Closing Ceremonies The Family Collective