Elevate22

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Welcome Message	Shannon Cotsoradis - Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Turning My Childhood Experience into a Solution to America’s Child Care Crisis	Chris Bennett - Wonderschool
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Living the Boss Life: Wellness, Happiness and Health	Tracey Pearson, LMSW, LIMHP
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Build Strong, Resilient Brains and Hearts With Evidence-Based Mindfulness Techniques	Dana Dyksterhuis - HERE For You, For Them Anne-Marie Sullivan - HERE For You, For Them
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	No Going Back: New Possibilities and Opportunities in the Business of Child Care	Albert Wat, M.A. - Alliance for Early Success
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	More Bucks for Your Bang: Maximizing Revenue for Your Child Care Business	Molly Sullivan - First Children’s Finance Brandee Lengel - Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative Geeta Surti - Pie for Providers
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Ensuring Optimal Beginnings in the First Five Years: Equitable Investment in the Early Care and Education Workforce	Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D - Equity Research Action Coalition at UNC FPG
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Closing Remarks

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