MO-SECA Business Academy - Columbia

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM to Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT

3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd, Columbia, MO, 65201, United States

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Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM to Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT

Courtyard Marriot - Columbia, 3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd, Columbia, MO, 65201, United States.

This Business Academy offers valuable tools for improving the management of your program. Whether you are a director, coordinator, or family child care owner/operator, you will find valuable tools for running an early childhood business and gain skills to use them effectively. Join us for these encouraging sessions to pick up some gems that will make your work life better and drive change in your program to make it more efficient and effective. Rub shoulders with other program leaders, learn from their experiences, and share what is working for you.

Early Childhood Innovation Center at UMKC - IHD

The Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC) at UMKC's Institute for Human Development

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Sessions on May 03, 2024

12:00 PM

New to MO-SECA? Start Here! (Optional)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
    Jacklyn Aldrich
    MO-SECA Project CoordinatorUMKC-IHD Early Childhood Innovation Center
    Jacklyn Aldrich is The Project Coordinator for the MOSECA. She has been working in public education for the past 22 years in both large districts and small rural districts as a classroom teacher in PreK-4th grades, Special Education teacher in PreK-12th grades, School Based Behavioral Specialist, Parent as Teachers Director, Preschool Director, Curriculum Director, Special Services Coordinator and Director, and Grants Writer and Grants Administrator. Jacklyn received her bachelor's in elementary education from Southwest Missouri State University, a master's in Curriculum and Instruction (Reading Emphasis) from Grand Canyon University, and a Specialist in School Administration (Special Education Director). Her family (husband, herself, and four kids) reside in Chadwick, Missouri, where they operate a working farm.
    12:30 PM

    Plenary Session: The Upside of Getting Down to Business

    12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
      Susan Schmidt
      Content SpecialistUMKC - IHD Early Childhood Innovation Center
      Susan Tomlinson Schmidt, MPA, ACNP, joined Early Childhood Innovation Center in June 2023. Schmidt brings a distinguished background in workforce development systems that bridge early career recruitment to education pathways with employment on-ramps and lifelong learning opportunities. Most recently, she served as President of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, a national network of universities, employers, and working professionals focused on building the capacity of the nonprofit workforce. In her career, Schmidt led the Institute of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at The University of Memphis.
      02:15 PM

      Let's Get Moving! Motivating EC Staff

      02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
        Sarah Kennedy
        Field Specialist in CommunityMU-Extension
        Sarah Kennedy is a public health professional with nearly 15 years of experience. She is a systems change agent who specializes in epidemiology, data and evaluation. She enjoys using data to engage individuals in conversations about health inequities and disparities. Her experience has been in various coalition settings engaging multi sector stakeholders to align their goals. This includes building bridges between community members and organizations. Most recently, Sarah was at Generate Health and worked to eliminate racial disparities in infant and maternal health in St. Louis. Sarah also has worked in collaborative spaces focused on asthma and employee health care.

        Improving Performance Through Staff Evaluation

        02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
          Shannon Peery
          Trainer Facilitator SpecialistMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
          Shannon Peery is a Trainer Facilitator Specialist for MO-SECA with the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership (MCNL) of the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He is excited and grateful to be a part of this university community, enjoys sharing applied scholarship to ECAs across the state, and collaborating on capacity building and strategic projects with the Center. Shannon has a Bachelor’s in Theatre/Liberal Arts from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and a M.Ed from Avila University. He completed the Nonprofit Certificate in Management and Innovation in 2021 and, in December 2023, graduated from UMKC/Bloch with a Master of Public Administration degree. He joined MCNL in March 2023. Shannon’s experience includes many years as a secondary educator, primarily teaching Speech, Theatre and Humanities and serving as a Lead Teacher and Curriculum Expert. He is an amateur musician and actor. His creative interests are balanced with professional capacities of policymaking, program and arts advocacy, administration, presentation, research and writing, all in the service of good governance, inspirational nonprofit leadership, effective metric-based management and positive change.

          QuickBooks Online for Your Early Childhood Program - Part 1

          02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
            Kelly Dyer
            Quickbooks InstructorMissouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
            Kelly Dyer is the owner of KD Business Services LLC. She offers bookkeeping, payroll services, financial reviews, QuickBooks setup and cleanup, and consulting services. Prior to opening her business, Kelly was a business counselor for the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center (MO-SBTDC) for over 12 years. Kelly provided one-on-one counseling for people who wanted to start a business or an existing business owner that wanted to grow their business. Kelly has taught QuickBooks Desktop for over 24 years and QuickBooks Online since it was available to businesses. Kelly also has taught other business classes. Some of the topics included Starting and Managing a Business in Missouri, Understanding Your Financial Statements, Analyzing and Managing Your Cash Flow, Predicting Your Cash Flow Needs, Being a Customer Service Champion, and Selecting an Accounting and Other Recording Keeping Systems.
            04:00 PM

            Secure Your Business: Risk Management for Family Childcare

            04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
              Christy Weisel
              Trainer SpecialistChild Care Aware® of Missouri
              Christy Weisel has her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and her undergrad degree in Elementary Education. She owned and directed her own child care program for 18 years and currently is the Director of United Cerebral Palsy Heartland Child Development Center for the last 16 years. In the past five years, she has delivered curriculum for Child Care Aware® of Missouri and recently lead two cohorts of the MO-SECA business trainings to family child care providers.

              What Makes You Unique? Your Program's Strategic Fit

              04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
                Shannon Peery
                Trainer Facilitator SpecialistMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
                Shannon Peery is a Trainer Facilitator Specialist for MO-SECA with the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership (MCNL) of the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He is excited and grateful to be a part of this university community, enjoys sharing applied scholarship to ECAs across the state, and collaborating on capacity building and strategic projects with the Center. Shannon has a Bachelor’s in Theatre/Liberal Arts from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and a M.Ed from Avila University. He completed the Nonprofit Certificate in Management and Innovation in 2021 and, in December 2023, graduated from UMKC/Bloch with a Master of Public Administration degree. He joined MCNL in March 2023. Shannon’s experience includes many years as a secondary educator, primarily teaching Speech, Theatre and Humanities and serving as a Lead Teacher and Curriculum Expert. He is an amateur musician and actor. His creative interests are balanced with professional capacities of policymaking, program and arts advocacy, administration, presentation, research and writing, all in the service of good governance, inspirational nonprofit leadership, effective metric-based management and positive change.

                QuickBooks Online for Your Early Childhood Program - Part 2

                04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
                  Kelly Dyer
                  Quickbooks InstructorMissouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
                  Kelly Dyer is the owner of KD Business Services LLC. She offers bookkeeping, payroll services, financial reviews, QuickBooks setup and cleanup, and consulting services. Prior to opening her business, Kelly was a business counselor for the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center (MO-SBTDC) for over 12 years. Kelly provided one-on-one counseling for people who wanted to start a business or an existing business owner that wanted to grow their business. Kelly has taught QuickBooks Desktop for over 24 years and QuickBooks Online since it was available to businesses. Kelly also has taught other business classes. Some of the topics included Starting and Managing a Business in Missouri, Understanding Your Financial Statements, Analyzing and Managing Your Cash Flow, Predicting Your Cash Flow Needs, Being a Customer Service Champion, and Selecting an Accounting and Other Recording Keeping Systems.

                  Sessions on May 04, 2024

                  08:30 AM

                  Plenary Session: Voices of Vision: Operational Effectiveness in EC Programs

                  08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
                    Jennifer Biles
                    Plenary SpeakerNational Presenter
                    Jennifer Biles has over 25 years of experience in early childhood education, ranging from teaching student teachers to owning and operating her own childcare center. She has a master's degree in Early Childhood and is a Certified Business Analyst. Jennifer has a passion for training and coaching educators in the early childhood field. She believes that directors and owners of childcare centers need to dedicate time to working “on” their business and not merely just “in” their business.
                    10:15 AM

                    Business Practices and Supports for Family Childcare - Part I: Community is Key

                    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
                      Christy Weisel
                      Trainer SpecialistChild Care Aware® of Missouri
                      Christy Weisel has her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and her undergrad degree in Elementary Education. She owned and directed her own child care program for 18 years and currently is the Director of United Cerebral Palsy Heartland Child Development Center for the last 16 years. In the past five years, she has delivered curriculum for Child Care Aware® of Missouri and recently lead two cohorts of the MO-SECA business trainings to family child care providers.

                      Building a Culture of Feedback

                      10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
                        Shannon Peery
                        Trainer Facilitator SpecialistMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
                        Shannon Peery is a Trainer Facilitator Specialist for MO-SECA with the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership (MCNL) of the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He is excited and grateful to be a part of this university community, enjoys sharing applied scholarship to ECAs across the state, and collaborating on capacity building and strategic projects with the Center. Shannon has a Bachelor’s in Theatre/Liberal Arts from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and a M.Ed from Avila University. He completed the Nonprofit Certificate in Management and Innovation in 2021 and, in December 2023, graduated from UMKC/Bloch with a Master of Public Administration degree. He joined MCNL in March 2023. Shannon’s experience includes many years as a secondary educator, primarily teaching Speech, Theatre and Humanities and serving as a Lead Teacher and Curriculum Expert. He is an amateur musician and actor. His creative interests are balanced with professional capacities of policymaking, program and arts advocacy, administration, presentation, research and writing, all in the service of good governance, inspirational nonprofit leadership, effective metric-based management and positive change.

                        Understanding Your Center's Financial Statements - Part 1

                        10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
                          Paul Zacharias
                          Trainer SpecialistSmall Business Development Center (SBDC)
                          Paul Zacharias has lived in Missouri since attending Hickman High School in the 1980's. After graduating from St. Louis University in 1993 with an MBA, Paul co-founded Slackers, a music and video game store in Columbia. The company grew to 9 locations in Missouri and Illinois before Paul exited in 2006. Since 2014, Paul has been an adjunct faculty member at Central Methodist University and was Marketing Director at Moberly Area Community College. In 2020, he joined the Missouri SBDC, and has served as a small business counselor for the Missouri SBDC at Mizzou since then.
                          01:15 PM

                          Business Practices and Supports for Family Childcare - Part 2: Increasing Revenue

                          01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                            Christy Weisel
                            Trainer SpecialistChild Care Aware® of Missouri
                            Christy Weisel has her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and her undergrad degree in Elementary Education. She owned and directed her own child care program for 18 years and currently is the Director of United Cerebral Palsy Heartland Child Development Center for the last 16 years. In the past five years, she has delivered curriculum for Child Care Aware® of Missouri and recently lead two cohorts of the MO-SECA business trainings to family child care providers.

                            Supporting Workplace Wellness

                            01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                              Christy Roberts
                              Community TrainerUMSL- Community Innovation and Action Center
                              Christy holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology and has been involved in early childhood for 25 years. The past 18 years have been in the Parents as Teachers (PAT) world starting as a parent educator for two Missouri school districts and then moving to Parents as Teachers National Center working with affiliate programs nationwide. Currently she enjoys facilitating training for PAT and the MO-SECA project. Additional training experience has been with Missouri's Parent Training and Information Center, MPACT, training and educating families of children with disabilities on their rights under IDEA. A special personal and professional highlight has been traveling with her son and delivering conference plenaries on their family’s experience receiving an autism diagnosis. Her passion is to shine a light of awareness, inclusion, and belonging for individuals of all abilities. Her most important roles are wife to Ed Roberts, and mom to Will, 23; Griffin, 21; and Laney, 12.

                              Understanding Your Center's Financial Statements - Part 2

                              01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                Paul Zacharias
                                Trainer SpecialistSmall Business Development Center (SBDC)
                                Paul Zacharias has lived in Missouri since attending Hickman High School in the 1980's. After graduating from St. Louis University in 1993 with an MBA, Paul co-founded Slackers, a music and video game store in Columbia. The company grew to 9 locations in Missouri and Illinois before Paul exited in 2006. Since 2014, Paul has been an adjunct faculty member at Central Methodist University and was Marketing Director at Moberly Area Community College. In 2020, he joined the Missouri SBDC, and has served as a small business counselor for the Missouri SBDC at Mizzou since then.

                                Living Out Loud: Navigating Deeper into the Principles of Traction

                                01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                  Jennifer Biles
                                  Plenary SpeakerNational Presenter
                                  Jennifer Biles has over 25 years of experience in early childhood education, ranging from teaching student teachers to owning and operating her own childcare center. She has a master's degree in Early Childhood and is a Certified Business Analyst. Jennifer has a passion for training and coaching educators in the early childhood field. She believes that directors and owners of childcare centers need to dedicate time to working “on” their business and not merely just “in” their business.

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