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

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)

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

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2023 FALL CONFERENCE AGENDA

 October 25 - WEDNESDAY

October 26 - THURSDAY

October 27 - FRIDAY

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
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
	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
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
4:45pm - 5:45pm	HAPPY HOUR WITH THE EXHIBITORS
8:00pm - 10:30pm	OPRA PARTY - Featuring: Shucking Bubba LIVE BAND				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
	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:

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2023 FALL SPONSORS

HEADLINE SPONSOR

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

KEYNOTE SPONSOR

AWARDS SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSOR

HEADSHOT SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

LUNCH SPONSOR

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: