Will We STATE CONFERENCE PROMOTES COOPERATION & GROWTH B uild 2016 UMADAOP
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sessions and events designed to spark initiative and further understanding of the key issues facing Ohio’s population. Now in its 27th year, organizers say the annual event has a unique spirit all its own. “It’s a little dierent from most conferences,” says Jessica Horne, executive director of the Cleveland UMADAOP. “It has a very cultural, spiritual tone to it.” e conference begins with an unocial reunion on the rst
night, giving UMADAOP sta a chance to network and reconnect with colleagues they may not have seen for a year.e hope is that those connections will lead to further collaboration in the months to come, with all UMADAOP sta partnering to achieve a common goal.
State Conference carries the slogan
“Tutajenga,” which translates from Swahili to “we will build.” It’s a tting motto for an event that oers UMADAOP employees, clients, and other professionals from across Ohio a chance to come together to learn and grow as an organization. e three-day conference will run Sept. 28 to 30 in Cleveland, and will feature a broad range of
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