AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025
DAY 1

Location: Alabama House of Representatives
11 S Union St., Rm 206

Time Event Location
9:00-9:30am  Registration I TBA
9:30-11:00am Advocacy Training TBA
11:00am-2:00pm Visit with legislators and lunch on own


Location: Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center
201 Tallapoosa Street (see Conference Center Map below)

Time Event Location
2:00-2:30pm Registration II TBA
2:30-3:00pm Welcome Address TBA
3:15-4:45pm Affinity group meetings TBA
5:00-6:15pm Open bar reception Pre-function Space (1st Fl.)
6:15-7:30pm Dinner & Keynote Address Alabama Ballroom (1st Fl.)

         

Learn more about Dr. Mark Ottoni-Wilhelm here.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025
DAY 2

Location: Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center
201 Tallapoosa Street (see Conference Center Map below)

Time Event Location
7:00-8:00am Breakfast & Announcements Alabama Ballroom (1st Fl.)
8:15-9:45am  Breakout Session 1 (see details below)  Riverview Meeting Rooms (2nd Fl.)
10:00-11:30am  Breakout Session 2 (see details below) Riverview Meeting Rooms (2nd Fl.)
11:35-11:45am Closing Remarks   TBA

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

You will have two opportunities to attend breakout sessions on Day 2. Choose from the following sessions:


 

CONFERENCE CENTER MAP

AAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025

CURRENT CHAIR Chandra Scott, Executive Director, Alabama Possible

VICE CHAIR Jackie Wuska, Executive Director, United Way of West Alabama

SECRETARY Keith Wolfe-Hughes, Financial & Administration Director, Alabama Audubon

TREASURER DaShana Jelks, Comptroller, City of Birmingham

PAST CHAIR Adam Muhlendorf, President, Longleaf Strategies

Hallie Bradley, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Alabama Power Foundation

Veleda Davis, Executive Director, AshaKiran

John Eagan, Retired Truist Senior Vice President

Rachel Hagues, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, Samford University, Department of Social Work

Kyle Heslop, Shareholder, Public Finance, MaynardNexsen

Jennifer Jenkins, President, JJPR Agency

Concetta Odongo, Human Resources, BF Goodrich

Jada Shaffer, Alabama Government Relations Director, American Heart Association

AAN 2025 NONPROFIT SUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE

Carie Wimberly, Cherry Grove Creative

Deidre Clark, Alabama Association of Nonprofits

Gaynelle Jackson, Alabama Association of Nonprofits

John Stone, Children’s Aid Society

Pauletta Windham, Walker Area Community Foundation

Portia Shepherd, Blackbelt Women Rising

Ryan Hankins, PARCA

Zhaundra Jones, Women’s Foundation of Alabama

Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Walker Area Community Foundation

The Daniel Foundation

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

PBS PEO

Foot Soldiers Park

LUCA

Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama

Regions

See It Productions

Alabama Possible

Alabama Self-Insured Worker's Comp Fund

Aprio

BMSS Advisors and CPAs

Bright Street Solutions

Buffalo Rock

Cherry Grove Creative

Hayes Street Consulting

Longleaf Strategies

Mutual of America

Truist

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