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SPARC National Conference 2024

Advancing independent schools through auxiliary program excellence

Holly Hofbauer

Greensboro Day School

Director of Summer Programs

4:00pm MST

Registration Lobby

5:00pm MST

Welcome Reception Palm Court

7:30am MST

Breakfast Main Place Courtyard

8:30am MST

Welcome and Opening Comments SoHo 1 and 2Nat Saltonstall

9:15am MST

SPARC Ignite Opening Session SoHo 1 and 2Michael Brandwein

10:15am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

11:00am MST

CONFLICT COMMUNICATION: How to Deal with Disagreement, Conflicts, & Hot People without Antacids SoHo 1Michael Brandwein

12:15pm MST

Lunch on the Lawn Palm Court

1:30pm MST

Super Staff SuperVision: Leading & Coaching to Bring Out the Best in Staff Leaders SoHo 1Michael Brandwein

2:45pm MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

3:30pm MST

Top 10 Failures Pool What’s Next? Summer/Auxiliary Directors Career Planning Sahara

5:00pm MST

Sky Line Rooftop Reception Sky Line Rooftop

7:00pm MST

Karaoke Night - SPARC Harmony TBA

6:30am MST

Sunrise Yoga Sky Line Rooftop

7:30am MST

Breakfast Main Place Courtyard

8:30am MST

2024 Excellence in Auxiliary Awards SoHo 1 and 2

9:00am MST

SPARC Ignite Session SoHo 1 and 2Nat Saltonstall • David Sullivan

10:15am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

10:45am MST

Unleashing Summer Camp Magic: Crafting Engaging Special Events SoHo 2Laura Walker • Katie Peterson • Dan O'Neil

12:00pm MST

Lunch on the Lawn Palm Court

1:00pm MST

Building Thriving Workplaces: 6 Game-Changing Strategies for Effectively Partnering with Your HR Team Valley Ho 1Krystal Speed Launching Your Auxiliary Programs Department through a Micro and Macro Lens Valley Ho 2Joe Ali

2:15pm MST

Handling Difficult Conversations with Staff and Stakeholders Valley Ho 1Jason Shuster New (Again) Director TropicanaJoe Ali • Whitney Ennis • Cindy McArthur

3:15pm MST

Ice Cream Break with Courtyard Games Main Place Courtyard

5:00pm MST

Sponsor Reception on Main Place Courtyard Main Place Courtyard

7:30am MST

Breakfast Sky Line Rooftop

8:45am MST

Trailblazing with the SPARC Compass: Stories of Success & Innovation SoHo 2Caitlin Hampton • Maggie Magner • Morgan Smith • Kristi Jacobi

9:45am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

10:15am MST

The First 60 Minutes of Staff Training TropicanaBob Rojee

11:30am MST

SPARC Onward SoHo 1 and 2