MO-SECA Leadership Academy - St. Louis

Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM to Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT

660 Maryville Centre Dr, St. Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

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Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM to Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT

Marriott St. Louis West, 660 Maryville Centre Dr, St. Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States.

This Leadership Academy will inspire early childhood program administrators—directors, coordinators, and family child care owner/operators—to consider the future of their programs and provide them with the skills and tools to motivate others. Leadership requires “forward, big picture thinking” which can be challenging when you are putting out the daily fires that overwhelm you. These refreshing training sessions will encourage you to reflect on your program and consider new ways to lead. Connect with other leaders to 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 Apr 19, 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 a?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 - Riddle Me This: Asking the Right Questions for Decision-Making

    12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
      Mike Abel
      DirectorUMKC-IHD Early Childhood Innovation Center
      Mike Abel is the Director of the Early Childhood Innovation Center at the UMKC Institute for Human Development. He has extensive experience in national and state program evaluation, validation of research instruments, and facilitating community-based collaboratives. He holds an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Educational Leadership Policy and Foundations, an M.A. in Educational Administration, and an M.A. in Early Childhood Education. Mike leads several projects for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to advance the early childhood workforce and to improve the quality of early education, teaching, and home visiting. He is the co-author of Building on Whole Leadership: Energizing and Strengthening Your Early Childhood Program (Gryphon House).
      02:15 PM

      When Climate Change is Good: Improving Organizational Climate - Part 1

      02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
        Jill Bella
        Founder, Presenter, and AuthorBella Mattina

        Whole Leadership - Part 1: Essentials

        02:15 PM - 03:45 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.

          Renovate Your Leadership Style

          02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
            Hilary Sedovic
            Training SpecialistUMSL
            Hilary Sedovic, MSW (she/her) is a transdisciplinary social work professional who focuses her work on designing and facilitating accessible, responsive experiences that support systems change and transformation. With an eclectic background of acute behavioral health, consulting, racial equity, learning design, group facilitation, and project management, Hilary operates through lenses of systems thinking, power shifting, and capacity building. She earned a Master of Social Work degree with a specialization in Management from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, during which time she completed a two-semester practicum with Parents as Teachers National Center. In her free time, you can often find Hilary at her local community pottery studio growing her skills as an amateur ceramicist and consistently being humbled by clay.

            Follow the Leader: Understanding Followership

            02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
              Elizabeth Ireland
              Director of TrainingMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
              Elizabeth Ireland is the Director of Training for the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. In addition to leading training efforts for the Midwest Center, Elizabeth has designed and implemented leadership and business trainings to help raise the collective capacity of early childhood administrators throughout Missouri as part of the MO-SECA program (Missouri Supporting Early Childhood Administrators). Elizabeth also teaches undergraduate- and graduate coursework at UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management in the following areas—nonprofit management and leadership, creating and measuring social change, and nonprofit organizational context. As a lifetime learner, Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at UMKC focusing on organizational behavior of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Elizabeth is passionate about further developing our understanding of leading and following within organizations. Prior to this, Elizabeth earned her master’s in public administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from UMKC. Elizabeth has four children and a beautiful new grandson to make sure she stays plenty busy! Having previously balanced school (by earning two master’s degrees) as a stay-at-home mom; she now finds herself working through the complexity of trying to balance work, academic pursuits, and life. This rich context helps ensure she brings a sense of authenticity and humility to each session.

              Activating Your Community

              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.
                04:00 PM

                When Climate Change is Good: Improving Organizational Climate - Part 2

                04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
                  Jill Bella
                  Founder, Presenter, and AuthorBella Mattina

                  From Surviving to Thriving: Building a Sustainable EC Program

                  04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
                    Hilary Sedovic
                    Training SpecialistUMSL
                    Hilary Sedovic, MSW (she/her) is a transdisciplinary social work professional who focuses her work on designing and facilitating accessible, responsive experiences that support systems change and transformation. With an eclectic background of acute behavioral health, consulting, racial equity, learning design, group facilitation, and project management, Hilary operates through lenses of systems thinking, power shifting, and capacity building. She earned a Master of Social Work degree with a specialization in Management from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, during which time she completed a two-semester practicum with Parents as Teachers National Center. In her free time, you can often find Hilary at her local community pottery studio growing her skills as an amateur ceramicist and consistently being humbled by clay.

                    Leveraging Community Assets to Lead Change

                    04:00 PM - 05:30 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.

                      Whole Leadership - Part 2: Pedagogical and Administrative

                      04:00 PM - 05:30 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.

                        Nurturing Trust and Persistence

                        04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
                          Elizabeth Ireland
                          Director of TrainingMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
                          Elizabeth Ireland is the Director of Training for the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. In addition to leading training efforts for the Midwest Center, Elizabeth has designed and implemented leadership and business trainings to help raise the collective capacity of early childhood administrators throughout Missouri as part of the MO-SECA program (Missouri Supporting Early Childhood Administrators). Elizabeth also teaches undergraduate- and graduate coursework at UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management in the following areas—nonprofit management and leadership, creating and measuring social change, and nonprofit organizational context. As a lifetime learner, Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at UMKC focusing on organizational behavior of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Elizabeth is passionate about further developing our understanding of leading and following within organizations. Prior to this, Elizabeth earned her master’s in public administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from UMKC. Elizabeth has four children and a beautiful new grandson to make sure she stays plenty busy! Having previously balanced school (by earning two master’s degrees) as a stay-at-home mom; she now finds herself working through the complexity of trying to balance work, academic pursuits, and life. This rich context helps ensure she brings a sense of authenticity and humility to each session.

                          Sessions on Apr 20, 2024

                          08:30 AM

                          Plenary Session: The 5 Essentials of Leadership; Building an Emotionally Responsive Culture by the Book but Let's Use a "Different Book"!

                          08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
                            Steve Zwolak
                            Executive DirectorUniversity City Children's Center
                            Stephen P. Zwolak is the founder and CEO of LUME Institute and Executive Director of University City Children’s Center (UCCC), LUME’s lab school. Steve has more than 50 years experience working in the field of early childhood. He is recognized for leading the conversation on the impact and future of early childhood education in St. Louis and beyond. His years as a classroom teacher, and a leader in various educational arenas, drove him to develop the LUME Approach, for which there is growing evidence of closing the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap. The LUME Approach brings together theoretical, observational, and neuroscientific research that affirms that the emotional development of children is critical to academic success and lifelong positive outcomes. As a young teacher, Steve studied at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute, an educational center for which he now periodically serves as an instructor for others in child- and family-serving professions. In 2015, he received the American Psychoanalytic Association Educational Achievement Award. Today, Steve is recognized for his visionary thinking and entrepreneurial ability to create, enhance, and expand programs and develop infrastructure. He develops curricula which includes understanding the importance of children’s sexual development and addressing angry love with ruthless compassion in the classroom and home. As a speaker and educator known for his warm demeanor, Steve skillfully challenges and motivates teachers to develop reflective practices in their daily relationships with children and families and to be prepared to administer therapeutic triage using a multi-disciplinary approach.
                            https://www.uccc.org/
                            10:15 AM

                            Inclusive Leadership and the Power of Shared Decision-Making - Part 1

                            10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                              Jill Bella
                              Founder, Presenter, and AuthorBella Mattina

                              Leading Change: Organizational Strengths and Vision

                              10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                                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.

                                Fostering Followership: Reframing Conflict

                                10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                                  Elizabeth Ireland
                                  Director of TrainingMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
                                  Elizabeth Ireland is the Director of Training for the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. In addition to leading training efforts for the Midwest Center, Elizabeth has designed and implemented leadership and business trainings to help raise the collective capacity of early childhood administrators throughout Missouri as part of the MO-SECA program (Missouri Supporting Early Childhood Administrators). Elizabeth also teaches undergraduate- and graduate coursework at UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management in the following areas—nonprofit management and leadership, creating and measuring social change, and nonprofit organizational context. As a lifetime learner, Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at UMKC focusing on organizational behavior of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Elizabeth is passionate about further developing our understanding of leading and following within organizations. Prior to this, Elizabeth earned her master’s in public administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from UMKC. Elizabeth has four children and a beautiful new grandson to make sure she stays plenty busy! Having previously balanced school (by earning two master’s degrees) as a stay-at-home mom; she now finds herself working through the complexity of trying to balance work, academic pursuits, and life. This rich context helps ensure she brings a sense of authenticity and humility to each session.

                                  Improve Communication with Educator Resource Hubs

                                  10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                                    Phillis Mills
                                    Content SpecialistUMKC ECIC

                                    Leveraging Community Assets to Lead Change

                                    10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                                      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.

                                      Building on Staff Strengths

                                      10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
                                        Phillis Mills
                                        Content SpecialistUMKC ECIC
                                        01:15 PM

                                        Inclusive Leadership and the Power of Shared Decision-Making - Part 2

                                        01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                          Jill Bella
                                          Founder, Presenter, and AuthorBella Mattina

                                          Activating Your Community

                                          01:15 PM - 02:45 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.

                                            Developing The Professional Development Trainer in You

                                            01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                              Phillis Mills
                                              Content SpecialistUMKC ECIC

                                              Renovate Your Leadership Style

                                              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.

                                                The Professional Development Trainer in You

                                                01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                                  Phillis Mills
                                                  Content SpecialistUMKC ECIC

                                                  Nurturing Trust and Persistence

                                                  01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
                                                    Elizabeth Ireland
                                                    Director of TrainingMidwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
                                                    Elizabeth Ireland is the Director of Training for the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. In addition to leading training efforts for the Midwest Center, Elizabeth has designed and implemented leadership and business trainings to help raise the collective capacity of early childhood administrators throughout Missouri as part of the MO-SECA program (Missouri Supporting Early Childhood Administrators). Elizabeth also teaches undergraduate- and graduate coursework at UMKC’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management in the following areas—nonprofit management and leadership, creating and measuring social change, and nonprofit organizational context. As a lifetime learner, Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at UMKC focusing on organizational behavior of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Elizabeth is passionate about further developing our understanding of leading and following within organizations. Prior to this, Elizabeth earned her master’s in public administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from UMKC. Elizabeth has four children and a beautiful new grandson to make sure she stays plenty busy! Having previously balanced school (by earning two master’s degrees) as a stay-at-home mom; she now finds herself working through the complexity of trying to balance work, academic pursuits, and life. This rich context helps ensure she brings a sense of authenticity and humility to each session.

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