Agenda - Community Development Institute Southeast

Community Development Institute Southeast – Agenda – 2025

**Monday – June 9**
Time	Session
7:45am – 8:45am	Registration and Breakfast (Lobby of Birmingham/Central)
8:45am – 9:00am	Welcome and Announcements
9:00am – 10:00am	Artificial Intelligence: Your Path to the Community of Tomorrow Dawn Horn, Lee Laska, Jason Miller – University of Alabama Birmingham Room
10:00am – 10:30am	Break and Move to Classes
10:30 am – 12:00pm	Year 1 Classroom IntroductionsRetail is Community Development for Your City Lacey Bacchus Birmingham Room	Year 2 Classroom Introductions Retail is Community Development for Your City Lacey Bacchus Birmingham Room	Year 3 Classroom IntroductionsRetail is Community Development for Your City Lacey Bacchus Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Tourism as Community Development Josh Rivers, Jasmine Rainey Birmingham Room	Tourism as Community Development Josh Rivers, Jasmine Rainey Birmingham Room	Tourism as Community Development Josh Rivers, Jasmine Rainey Birmingham Room
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm	Break and Class Picture
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm	Newtonia –A Real-World Simulation Jamie Dykes, Amanda Bergeron Nichols Room	Marketing Your Community Jimmy Hart Birmingham Room	Marketing Your Community Jimmy Hart Birmingham Room
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Social Meetup: Networking at a Legends Bistro – Hotel Capstone

**Tuesday – June 10**
Time	Session
8:00am – 9:00am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Birmingham/Central)
9:00am – 10:15am	Year 1 Workforce Development Donny Jones Birmingham Room	Year 2 Workforce Development Donny Jones Birmingham Room	Year 3 Workforce Development Donny Jones Birmingham Room
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Understanding Community Economies Ahmad Ijaz Smith Room	Strategies for Rural Community and Economic Development Brenda Tuck, Carter Thomas Central Room	Empowering Alabama: How Alabama Power’s “Make, Move, Serve” Strategy Fuels Economic and Community Development Karen Burklew Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Building Entrepreneurial Communities Brenda Tuck, Holle Smith Carter Thomas, Keith Bridges Birmingham Room	Building Entrepreneurial Communities Brenda Tuck, Holle Smith Carter Thomas, Keith Bridges Birmingham Room	Building Entrepreneurial Communities Brenda Tuck, Holle Smith Carter Thomas, Keith Bridges Birmingham Room
2:30pm – 2:45pm	Break
2:45pm – 4:30pm	Newtonia: A Real-World Simulation Jamie Dykes, Amanda Bergeron Nichols Room	Wealth Gap Simulation Dorothy George, Mary Patterson Birmingham Room	Wealth Gap Simulation Dorothy George, Mary Patterson Birmingham Room

**Wednesday – June 11**
Time	Session
8:00 am – 9:00am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Birmingham/Central Room)
9:00am – 10:15 am	Year 1 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham Room	Year 2 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham Room	Year 3 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham Room
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00pm	Community Strategic Visioning and Planning Tim Climer Smith Room	Business Attraction and Site Selection David Thornell Central Room	Measuring Community Progress Mary Jackson Pollard Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Identifying and Developing Stakeholders, Leaders and Volunteers Chance McDavid Smith Room	Business Retention and Expansion David Thornell Central Room	PCED Exam Review Mary Patterson Birmingham Room
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 4:30 pm	Newtonia: A Real-World Simulation Jamie Dykes, Amanda Bergeron Nichols Room	Teambuilding Nellie Christian Birmingham Room	Teambuilding Nellie Christian Birmingham Room

**Thursday – June 12**
Time	Session
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Birmingham/Central Room)
9:00 am – 10:15 am	Year 1 Community Asset Mapping and Assessments Chance McDavid Smith Room	Year 2 Problem Solving Ben Baxter Birmingham Room	Year 3 Problem Solving Ben Baxter Birmingham Room
10:15 am – 1 Br0:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Community and Economic Development Practice David Thornell Smith Room	Community and Economic Development Finance Allison Brantley Central Room	The Shameless Guide to Shameless Fundraising Mike Putman Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Community Leadership Development Martin Houston Birmingham Room	Quality of Place Allison Brantley Central Room	Community Leadership Development Martin Houston Birmingham Room
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Graduation Birmingham Room	Graduation Birmingham Room	Graduation Birmingham Room
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Debrief and Adjourn

For questions about this agenda, please contact Mary Patterson, CPA, SHRM-CP, PCED
Phone Number: 205-348-7049
Email: professionaldevelopment@ua.edu