Convention Agenda

Note: The agenda is in progress and will continue to be updated as sessions and speakers are confirmed.

Monday, September 8, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Business Center (DeVos Place)
 
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
Clif Porter, American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Robert Long, Plante Moran, PLLC
Jon Lanczak, Plante Moran, PLLC
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
Dr. Gayer, The Supportive Care
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
Manda Ayoub, Pomeroy Living
Angie Szumlinski, HealthCap Risk Management
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
 
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
 
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
 
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Mandy Smith, Aspire Regional Partners
Andrew Rothman, Lebenbom & Rothman, PC
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
Krista Virost, AHCA/NCAL
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Matthew Stentz, US Department of Homeland Security - HIS Detroit
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
Mandy Smith, Aspire Regional Partners
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
 
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
7:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Business Center (DeVos Place)
 
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
 
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
Ron Martoia, wildlybetter
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Victoria Burlew, Lebenbom & Rothman Consulting
Michelle (Shelly) Berryman, Prestige Healthcare Management/The Medilodge Group
Amanda Brock, Trilogy Health Services
Jessica Zweng, Medilodge of Marshall
Andrew Rothman, Lebenbom & Rothman, PC
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
 
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Dr. Gayer, The Supportive Care
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
Jon Barch, Northern Michigan University
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
Andrew Rothman, Lebenbom & Rothman, PC
Victoria Burlew, Lebenbom & Rothman Consulting
Colin Endres-Bercher, HCAM
Rita Vann, Prestige Healthcare Management
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Ballroom B (DeVos Place)
 
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
 
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
 
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
Michael Marlow, Watercrest Senior Living Group
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
 
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
 
Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)
Jay Calewarts, State of Michigan-LARA
Andrea Moore, LARA, Bureau of Community and Health Systems
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Ballroom C (DeVos Place)
Beth Jones, Aspire
Ballroom D (DeVos Place)
Jon Barch, Northern Michigan University
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
Michael Goldsmith, Behavioral Care Solutions
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
 
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
 
 
7:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Center Concourse (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
Jon Barch, Northern Michigan University
 
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
Barbara Speedling, Innovations for Quality Living
Andrew Rothman, Lebenbom & Rothman, PC
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)
Grant Pecor, Miller Canfield
 

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