FALL 2023 CONFERENCE

Registration

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the FALL CONFERENCE

OPRA will be offering the following CEU's at the Fall Conference.   We are still waiting to receive session approvals from Social Work & HRCI.  Please check back to view updates as approvals come in.  Thank you!!

  • Nursing CEs - All sessions in the Health Care Track ONLY!
  • BELTSS - All sessions approved
  • DODD - All sessions approved
  • HRCI - Still waiting for approvals
  • Social Work - Still waiting for approvals
  • SHRM - All sessions approved

2023 FALL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES

  MEMBERS NON-MEMBERS

Two Day Registration

$275 $550

One Day Registration

$175 $350

Continental breakfasts, lunches, break stations, happy hour, Awards Reception, 
and the OPRA Party are included with your registration.

PAC Top Golf Event is not included.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR PAC TOP GOLF


General Conference Questions?

Contact Melissa Fannon, Events Manager: mfannon@opra.org

HOTEL & TRAVEL

Hotel Information

Host Hotel:

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center

(SOLDOUT - please use overflow hotel below)

NATIONWIDE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER

100 Green Meadows Drive
Lewis Center, OH 43035

Room Rate: $143

Click here to book at Nationwide

Overflow Hotel:

Hyatt Place
7490 Vantage Dr.
Columbus, OH 43235
1-800-993-4751

Room Rate: $109

Click here to book at Hyatt Place


PARKING

Parking is self-park and complimentary.


HOTEL

Nationwide Hotel Tax Exempt:

  • The method of payment must be directly from the exempted entity (a credit card or check from the organization.)  It cannot be a personal credit card or cash as that is a reimbursement rather than direct pay.  
  • As we are in Lewis Center in Delaware County, all guests are subject to the local 9% tax.  (There is a tax-exempt form that can be found online for Delaware county but that is for the hotels over in the Polaris area that are annexed by City of Columbus.  Delaware county does not exempt at all).

NATIONWIDE HOTEL TAX EXEMPT GUIDE

NATIONWIDE HOTEL TAX FORM


MODIFY YOUR REGISTRATION

Already Registered?

If you have already registered for the Conference and need to modify your registration, email Melissa Fannon: mfannon@opra,org


GENERAL CONFERENCE QUESTIONS

Contact Melissa Fannon, Events Manager: mfannon@opra.org

SCHEDULE

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the FALL CONFERENCE

2023 FALL CONFERENCE AGENDA

 October 25 - WEDNESDAY

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM

OPRA PAC Top Golf Event
(additional fee required)
Location: Top Golf Polaris

6:00 PM Exhibitor Setup
Location: Nationwide

October 26 - THURSDAY

7:30 AM Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Breakfast & Breaks with the Exhibitors
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration / Information Desk
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM WELCOME: Pete Moore, OPRA CEO & President
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM KEYNOTE: Mickey Rowe, Speaker, Author, Consultant
8:00 AM - 5:45 PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
HEADSHOTS AVAILABLE in Exhibit Hall!
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break/Visit Exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Attendee Lunch Buffet
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Exhibitor Lunch Buffet
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Breakout Sessions
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Break/Visit Exhibitors
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break/Visit Exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM AWARDS Reception
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Happy Hour with the Exhibitors
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

OPRA PARTY
Featuring: Shucking Bubba LIVE BAND

Photo Booth
PUB FARE + DRINK TICKETS
Location: Edgewater at Nationwide


October 27 - FRIDAY

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Registration / Information Desk
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break/Visit Exhibitors
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Sessions
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Break/Visit Exhibitors
11:30AM - 12:30 PM Breakout Sessions
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch & Learn: Legislative & Department Updates

 

Conference Sessions

 Click Here to View Conference Session Descriptions

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the FALL CONFERENCE

OPRA will be offering the following CEU's at the Fall Conference.   We are still waiting to receive session approvals from Social Work & HRCI.  Please check back to view updates as approvals come in.  Thank you!!

  • Nursing CEs - All sessions in the Health Care Track ONLY!
  • BELTSS - All sessions approved
  • DODD - All sessions approved
  • HRCI - Still waiting for approvals
  • Social Work - Still waiting for approvals
  • SHRM - All sessions approved

Conference Program Fall 2023

2023 OPRA Fall Conference Schedule - Day 1

Thursday, October 26th

9:00am - 9:30am WELCOME - Peter Moore, OPRA President & CEO  
9:30am - 10:30am

Session 1

Keynote Session:

Mickey Rowe - Fearlessly Different:  Our Differences Are Our Strengths


Keynote Sponsor

deTASO

Visit the Exhibitors 8:00 am to 4:15 pm in the Exhibit Hall!

  LEADERSHIP HEALTHCARE ICF WORKFORCE SPONSORED SESSION
Breakouts
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 GT Independence
Reframing Disability and Access

 

Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome - What You Need to Know


Voice, Choice, and Control


Supervisory Bad Habits and How to Break Them


Self-Directed Transportation: Ohio's Pilot Program

Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers
Mickey Rowe
Top Youth Speakers
Pamela Myers
Alzheimer's Association
Josh Young
Ohio Network for Innovation

Debra Easley
Academy for Professional Development

Sarah Davies
GT Independence

11:45am - 1:00pm


Attendee Lunch


Lunch Sponsor

Mullaneys 2022

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Exhibitor Lunch

  LEADERSHIP HEALTHCARE ICF WORKFORCE  
Breakouts
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9  


Person-Centered Service Delivery: Achieving Quality Outcomes and Services


Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Common Behavioral Presentations of Underlying Medical Conditions in People with IDD

The Five 5's of Supporting People on Their Worst Days

OSHA Resources to Help Your Organization Sustain a Safe Workplace

 

Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers  
Michael Marshall
Nineteen Services, Inc.
Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
IntellectAbility
Heather Leffler & James Bennett
DODD
Larry Johnson
U.S. Dept. of Labor / OSHA
 
  LEADERSHIP HEALTHCARE ICF WORKFORCE  
Breakouts
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Session 10 Session 11 Session 12 Session 13  

Unleashing Possibility by Changing Company Culture

Multi-Disciplinary vs. Inter-Disciplinary Systems of Care for the Dually Diagnosed

ICF/IID Reimbursement


Workplace Stability: Improving Retention, Productivity, and Engagement in Entry-Level Workers

 

Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers  
Susan Arwood & Nicholas Filarelli
Core Services
Frank Koerber
Merakey
Denise Leonard & T. J. Ely
Plante Moran, PLLC
Lora Fish
Applegate Talent Strategies
 
3:45pm - 4:45pm


AWARDS RECEPTION

 

Awards Sponsor

Giv.Plus Logo

4:45pm - 5:45pm


HAPPY HOUR WITH THE EXHIBITORS


8:00pm - 10:30pm


OPRA PARTY - Featuring: Shucking Bubba LIVE BAND

Entertainment Sponsor

Safedose Entertainment Sponsor

           

2023 OPRA Fall Conference Schedule - Day 2

Friday, October 27th

Visit the Exhibitors from 8:00am - 12:00pm

DAY & TIME DAY & EMPLOYMENT HUMAN RESOURCES RESIDENTIAL WAIVER HOT TOPICS  
Breakouts 
9:00am - 10:00am
Session 14 Session 15 Session 16 Session 17  

Ticket To Work - Long Term Retention



Part 1 - Building a Diverse, Inclusive and Accessible Future: A Three-Step Process for Advancing Your DEIBA Objectives


Smart Living: Innovating a New Model of Technology Enabled Supports

Five Tools for the Involuntary IT Manager

 
Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers  

Liz Mann & Morgan Triplett
ventureLINX
Stacy Sufka
Gladegy Consulting, LLC
Brian Hart
LADD, Inc.

Howard Pincham
I Am Boundless, Inc.

 
  DAY & EMPLOYMENT HUMAN RESOURCES RESIDENTIAL WAIVER HOT TOPICS SPONSORED SESSION
Breakouts
10:15am - 11:15am
Session 18 Session 19 Session 20 Session 21 Gladedgy Consulting



Employee-Centered: A Path to Organizational Success

Chat GPT: The HR Superhero You Never Knew You Needed


The ISP Meeting and Managing Medicaid Waiver Utilization

Transition Resources for Every Age and Stage

Part 2 - Empowering Organizational Transformation: A Live Demonstration of the DEIBA Interactive Dashboard for Comprehensive Assessment and Action Planning

Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers 
Beth Barr & Jane Huber
Capabilities, LLC
Chris Hadley, Choices In Community Living & Michelle Madden, Independence of Portage Co. Shari Weber
Medicaid Billing Solutions
Alex Corwin & Elizabeth Wietmarschen, OCALI & Britta Hough, DODD Stacy Sufka
Gladegy Consulting, LLC
  DAY & EMPLOYMENT HUMAN RESOURCES RESIDENTIAL WAIVER HOT TOPICS  
Breakout Sessions
11:30am - 12:30pm
Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 Session 25  

Person Centered Planning and Community Integration


Building a Sustainable Workforce: Unleashing the Potential of Employer Resource Networks


The Path to Shared Living

Understanding Autism

 
Speakers Speakers Speakers Speakers  
Wendy Mbugua & Laura Borows
RVI, Inc.
Stephen MacDonald,
Lucas Co. Family and Children First Council, Natalie Longmeier, Marion Matters & James Vander Hulst, Employer Resource Network
Sara Eppard, Dungarvin Ohio, LLC
Jeff Pattison, Franklin Co. Board of DD &
Nyoka Craddolph, DODD
Steve Maenle
Manahan
 
12:45pm - 1:45pm

LUNCH & LEARN
Session 26
Legislative & Department Updates - Panel Discussion with The Success Group, DODD & OOD

 


Sponsored by: OnSeen

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2023 FALL SPONSORS


HEADLINE SPONSOR


Headliner Sponsor: HealthDirect


ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR

OPRA 2022 FALL CONFERENCE ENTERTAINMENT


PLATINUM SPONSOR

BRADYWAREPlatinum Sponsor: THS

VORYS


KEYNOTE SPONSOR

deTASO


AWARDS SPONSOR

Awards Sponsor 2023


GOLD SPONSOR

Gold Sponsor: BrittcoSETWorks


HEADSHOT SPONSOR

TARRYTOWN


SILVER SPONSOR

INSocial Risk Session Sponsor

GALLAGHER

Silver Sponsor: PlanteMoran


LUNCH SPONSOR

Mullaneys 2022


BRONZE SPONSOR

Medicaid Billing SolutionsImpact MedicalSedgwick Bronze Sponsor


Questions? Contact Melissa Fannon, OPRA Events Manager @ mfannon@opra.org

 

OPRA ANNUAL FALL AWARDS

The purpose of the OPRA Annual Awards is to honor dedicated service professionals, groups and volunteers who have made outstanding contributions in the I/DD Field.  We encourage all provider member agencies to submit nominations to recognize those that have worked hard and dedicated their time to help support the people they serve.

Thank you OPRA members for submitting your nominations!  Nominators will be contacted by Monday, September 11th regarding status of their award nomination.

Please contact Sonya Summers at ssummers@opra.org if you have any questions.  

SPONSORED BY:

Awards Sponsor 2023