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16th Annual Inclusion Conference

March 15, 2023 @ WMU Fetzer Center


Join us for our 16th Annual Inclusion Conference

where our focus will be Advocacy In Action.

Register Here

Keynote Speakers

John Ball and Lisa Goyette, they will be presenting; Desperate Times Call For Intentional Measures:  How To Communicate Effectively In Times of Crisis, Trauma and Stress.


Lisa Goyette is Co-Founder of CH Training & Coaching which empowers people to live out their best lives both professionally and personally. Lisa has a wealth of experience from working in the business world for 22 years as a skilled Program and Contract Manager, Negotiator and Presenter. Lisa is passionate about empowering people to improve the skills they are lacking while teaching them how to transfer the skills they are excelling in through mentorship. All of the work Lisa does utilizes a lens of empathy to care for the person first so that they can reach their highest potential. 


John has spent the majority of his career empowering people to break the barriers that hold them back.  John demonstrates a great deal of empathy for the life that people are currently living while challenging them to reach for more. John’s youngest son has autism.  He has been instrumental in what drives so much of not only who John is, but also what he does. John has experienced the journey of moving from despair to hope and the countless fears and anxieties that come with having a child with unique abilities.

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Presenters

Breakout 1 Presenters:

  1. Tanequa Hampton, Kalamazoo Nature Center - Get Inspired: Neurodiversity Camp at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
  2. Cheryl Levine, Special Education Mediation Services - How to Succeed and Communicate Effectively with the Most Challenging Personalities 
  3. Jan Lampman, Owner, Community Drive - From Guardianship to Supported Decision Making

Breakout 2 Presenters:

  1. Miranda Grunwell, Disability Network Southwest Michigan - Disability & Intersectionality 
  2. Tabi Swain, mA-OCL, ASK Family Services - Getting in the Door: Gaining Access to Services 
  3. TBD
  4. Lisa Goyette & John Ball, Building Your Support System: The essential Foundation for Careproviders and Service Professionals 

Breakout 3 Presenters:

  1. Cheree Thomas, MLS, Insight Associates - Intersectionality: Getting to Know the Why Behind Inequality
  2. Kathy Lentz, Stephanie Meyer, and Raeana Donaldson, ISK - Charting a Life Course
  3. Lois, Baldwin, MA, Kalamazoo Value Community College - KVCC: A Great Place for Access
  4. Parent Panel

Conference Schedule

8:00-8:30 AM - Registration 

8:45-10:00 AM – KEYNOTE 

10:15-11:15 AM - Breakout Session 1

11:15-12:00 PM - Lunch 

12:00-1:30 PM - Breakout Session 2

1:30 PM - Afternoon Break

1:45-2:45 PM - Breakout Session 3

2:45 – 4:00 PM – Closing Keynote

Closing Keynote

Closing Keynote

More details coming soon.

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