Keynote Sessions

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM 
From Surviving to Thriving: You Are More Than Enough!

What will drive the great rebound? How should leaders position themselves and their associations for recovery, future success, and wellbeing?

In this high-energy session, author, agent of transformation, and executive leader, Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC shares ten steps toward leadership resilience that will help you refocus, recharge, and revitalize your association. Mindset is everything! Move away from feeling like you’re in a fight for survival and find a path towards personal and professional restoration!

Speaker: Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC

Mariama knows about trailblazing to ‘bridge head and heart’ of 3 million people during her 20+ year career. Being the first to pioneer STEM grants, organization-wide DEIA+A and multicultural initiatives, the first to launch national leadership programs, restructure association governance, volunteers, and components, as well as the first African American female Executive Director for MMEA and ACY, she enjoys advancing associations, non-profits, and corporations to flourish through the transformation process!

As an award-winning educational administrator, DEIA+A visionary, executive leader, and coach, her content knowledge spans over 100 topics in leadership, DEIA+A, and wellbeing with a world-wide impact that includes 1000+ trainings and programs, 550 projects and consultations with over 800 groups and teams. 

With multiple certifications, licensure, and authorized partnerships, Achieve More LLC and Mariama is a go to resource for turning goals or problems in solutions and profits. Since she has served in every role within an association or non-profit, Mariama writes about her experiences as the author of articles, book chapters, and 3 books, the latest of which is VENT: Our Resilience Is Enough.

In her spare time, she enjoys philanthropy, her faith community, live comedy, entertainment, and the arts while volunteering at the highest levels with ASAE committees and conferences, the CAE Kickoff, and DELP, plus as a board member for the Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network and the Syracuse University Office of Multicultural Advancement.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | 2:40 - 3:40 PM 
Keynote TBA

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Adult Development Theory is fascinating research showing exactly how adults pass through predictable stages of development. Each stage has different characteristics, fears, and core motivators. This research has been proven over the last 60 years, with tens of thousands of data points, But most people don't even know it exists! 

By understanding these stages you can more clearly understand why people make the decisions they make, predict causes of conflict before it happens, and use it to drive outcomes with incredible efficiency. After this engaging, a-ha inducing presentation, you'll leave with an almost superhuman-like ability to connect with and influence others!

Speaker: Arel Moodie, Chief Human Development Officer, Reed Oak LLC 

Arel Moodie is a "human development investigator" who has extensively studied the intricacies of human dynamics and relationships. He is a best-selling author who has spoken to over 750,000 people throughout 48 states and 5 countries. He has been invited to speak at the White House twice, and on the TEDx stage three times. He has been featured in The New York Times, Inc. Magazine, Essence, USA Today, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Huffington Post, and has been a contributor to the television program The Doctors. He shares the fascinating research of how to use Adult Development Theory to dramatically change how you can effectively build connections with others and positively influence those around you.