Conference Agenda
Wednesday, June 25 - Leo & Leona’s Dance Hall
5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Gathering
All are welcome to join us for music and fellowship to kick off the conference.
Thursday, June 26 - Weber Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental breakfast
8:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Reflection – Passion & Purpose
Tom Thibodeau, Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership at Viterbo University
8:30 a.m. Servant Leadership: The Ho-Chunk Sacred Story
Ryan Crain '24, Executive Director of Education, Ho-Chunk Nation
Jon Greendeer, President, Ho-Chunk Nation
9:30 a.m. Housing: A Servant Leadership Approach
Chris Laurent ‘24, Cinnaire
10:15 a.m. Break
10:35 a.m. Interactive Activity
11:00 a.m. A Little Empathy Goes A Long Way
Heather Schimmers, Gundersen Region President
11:50 a.m. Lunch @ The Weber Center
1:00 p.m. Purpose & Passion
Carolyn Colleen '07, '10, Founder of FIERCE Network
Neal Zygarlicke '11, '12, President of Badger
Lauren Journot, Impact Director at La Crosse Area Community Foundation
1:50 p.m. Interactive Activity
2:10 p.m. The Culver’s Story
Jake Bowe, Owner/Operator of Culver’s
3:05 p.m. Purpose and Passion: An Elder's Perspective
Dr. Jeff Thompson, MD
Dr. Julio Bird III, MD
3:55 p.m. Closing
Friday, June 27 - Weber Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 a.m. Gathering and Continental breakfast
8:15 a.m. Opening Activity – Leading & Serving with Passion & Purpose
Creating a Purpose Statement
8:30 a.m. The Courage of Vulnerability: The Chileda Story
Derek Cortez, CEO of Chileda
9:15 a.m. The Gift of Feedback
Misty Lown, Founder of Misty’s Dance Unlimited, More Than Just Great Dancing!®,
Willow & Grace Boutique, and the Chance To Dance Foundation
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Empathetic Imagination
James Bowey, Documentary Artist
11:30 a.m. Interactive Activity
11:45 p.m. Lunch @ The Cargill Room
12:45 p.m. Purpose & Passion Through Words
Valerie Savage ‘22, Author
Martha Boehm ‘23, Author of Just Keep Growing: 25 Servant Leadership Lessons
Dennis Dean Ondrejka, Author
1:30 p.m. The Power of Purpose
Lucas Herro, USA Para Archer
2:15 p.m. Purpose and Passion: A Concert - Dan Sebranek, Mary Cortesi, Tim Kolek
3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks