HIVE Leadership Conference 2026 has ended

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HIVE Leadership Conference 2026

8:00am MDT

Registration and Networking All Hands

9:00am MDT

Caregiver Simulation Lonestar

1:00pm MDT

HIVE Leadership: Conference Kick Off All HandsLibby Oseguera Resource Fair and Exhibitor Booths All Hands

2:10pm MDT

ABCD In Your Community BeehiveRickie Crandall • Kelly Holt Healthy Relationship Green Flags LonestarAlexandria Acor • Julie Hanna Friendly Feud All Hands

3:15pm MDT

Break – Networking All Hands

3:30pm MDT

Advocacy, Leadership and Policy Success Panel BeehiveTori Simpson • Alyssa Cronin • Brianna Murray • Robert Jones • Dustin Davis How to Manage a Relationship When It's Hard and Scary. LonestarEric Stoker The S.L.I.M.E. Challenge All Hands

4:35pm MDT

Reflections and Feedback: The End of Day Wrap-Up All Hands

8:00am MDT

Registration and Networking All Hands

8:45am MDT

Welcome Address All HandsLibby Oseguera

9:00am MDT

Joyful Grit: How Embracing Obstacles Unlocks Optimism All HandsZach Anner

10:10am MDT

Music as an Everyday Tool: Supporting Communication, Regulation, and Connection in Disability All HandsJaycie Voorhees

11:15am MDT

Introduction to Utah Independent Living LonestarKathy Self Recognizing and Responding to Unsafe Sexual Behaviors BeehiveAlexandria Acor • Julie Hanna Rotation Series #1 All Hands

12:30pm MDT

Networking Lunch All Hands

1:25pm MDT

ADA IRL: Turning Rights into Action LonestarJesse Yarger • Alex Makowski From Compliance to Consent: Strategies for Building Autonomy Through Choice Making BeehiveVittawat Sriphong-Ngarm Rotation Series #2 All Hands

2:35pm MDT

On Autonomy and Interdependence and Their Impacts on Disability Advocacy LonestarWhitney Geertsen Turn Your Dreams Into Reality BeehiveAlison Campbell • Marie West • Marc Rodriguez • Sam Eliason Rotation Series #3 All Hands

3:45pm MDT

Break - Networking All Hands

4:00pm MDT

Reflections and Feedback: The End of Day Wrap-Up All Hands

8:15am MDT

Registration and Networking Breakfast All Hands

9:00am MDT

Creating Impact Through Services All HandsAngie Pinna

10:00am MDT

Keynote Address: The Commodity of Connection All HandsMolly Bice-Jackson

11:00am MDT

Partnering to Ensure Success (Yours, Ours, and the Utahns We Serve) All HandsFlorencia Schapira De Gro • Shannon Thoman-Black • Carrie Bambrough • Angie Pinna • Amanda Slater

12:20pm MDT

Lunch and Awards Presentation All Hands

1:35pm MDT

Making It Work: Real-World Employment Strategies for Individuals with I/DD BeehiveTaylor Walters • Corban Remund Ombuds what? - From conflict to clarity: The Ombuds role in concern resolution and customer experience LonestarAngie McCourt Rotation Series #4 All Hands

2:45pm MDT

988 Overview: The Crisis Continuum in Utah BeehiveJoanna Sutherland • Teighlor Kodel Assistive Technology for Enhanced Safety and Independence LonestarAnoo Nathan • Desirea Leal Rotation Series #5 All Hands

4:00pm MDT

Reflections and Feedback: The End of Day Wrap-Up All Hands