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 Birmingham Room	Building Entrepreneurial Communities Brenda Tuck, Holle Smith Carter Thomas Birmingham Room	Building Entrepreneurial Communities Brenda Tuck, Holle Smith 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 Mobile 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