Oct 
24
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First Place Symposium Fall 2018

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David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

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Oct 
24
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Oct 
26

Global Leadership Institute Symposium Fall 2018

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Speaker Highlights

Tour "the most
autism-friendly city
in the world"


Attend Workshops 

led by First Place & Industry leaders

Broker Garden

experience the newly completed First Place-Phoenix property

 

City Paradigm

Meet passionate

thought-leaders &

fellow pioneers

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Featured Leaders

Peter Bell

President & CEO, Ascendigo

Joe Blackbourn

President & CEO, Everest holdings; Past Chair, Urban Land Institute AZ

George Braddock

Director, Creative Housing Solutions

David C. Brown

co-founder, home matters®; 

CEO, Valley leadership

Mike Duffy

Senior Associate / Project Design Architect, RSP Architects

Charles D. Hammerman

President & CEO

Disability Opportunity Fund

Anna Hundley, M.Ed.

Executive Director, Autism Treatment Center (ATC) 

Desiree Kameka

Director of Community Engagement & Housing Networks, Madison House Autism Foundation

Dave Kingen

Managing Member,
Keystone Senior Living

Christopher J. Manente, Ph.D., BCBA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RUTGERS CENTER FOR ADULT AUTISM SERVICES

Chris Marsh

Managing Director,
UBS Financial Services

MARCI MUHLESTEIN

Global Leadership Institute

Director, Center for Education, Training, and Employment,
First Place AZ

Daniel Openden, Ph.D., BCBA-D 

President & CEO, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)

Valerie Paradiz, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR, VALERIE PARADIZ, LLC;

BOARD MEMBER, AUTISM SPEAKS

Paige Raetz, Ph.D., BCBA-D 

Transition Academy Director, SOUTHWEST AUTISM RESEARCH & RESOURCE CENTER (SARRC)

Denise D. Resnik

Founder & President/CEO,
First pLace AZ

Tom Toronto

President, Bergen County’s
United Way

Michael Trailor

Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security

Caren Zucker

Award-winning Journalist and Co-Author of Pulitzer Prize finalist, In A Different Key - The Story of Autism

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Starting your own business and picking the right niche in no time

As part of the symposium, we are co-hosting a real estate think tank in collaboration with the Autism Housing Network—a project of the Madison House Foundation—and other leaders in the field, advancing a sister study to the Opening Doors report. 

 

Our goal is to better equip public, private, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors individually and through collaboration to meet the ever-increasing demand. By creating the foundational nomenclature for housing and service delivery models, the market can begin to respond nationwide with clear examples for expansion. We will set forth 10 strategies for how sector interests can build, grow and align communities to serve the vast and diverse needs of people with autism and other neuro-diversities.

 

Ultimately, this overview and analysis will present the universal language needed for exploration, explanation, engagement and expansion of supportive housing development throughout North America. We’re excited to have you join us!

 

 Check out this story from Autism Spectrum News' Fall issue:
"A Responsive, New Wave of Real Estate Options for Adults with Autism and for Special Populations."



WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 2018

3:00 PM

Hotel Check-in


5:00 PM

Symposium Kick-Off - Reception and Dinner

Barrow Neurological Institute Sonntag Pavilion
350 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, 85013


• Welcome – Dr. Javier Cardenas, MD, Neurologist, Barrow Neurological Institute

• Stronger Together, Working Together - Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place AZ

 • Building the World’s Most Autism-Friendly City - Dr. Daniel Openden, PhD, BDBA-D, President & CEO, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)

 • Real Estate & Community Development Focus - Desiree Kameka, Director of Community Engagement & Housing Networks, Madison House Autism Foundation

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018

8:00 aM

Bus Pick-Up

Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Midtown 
4000 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 85012


Tour First Place - Phoenix

3001 N. Third St., Phoenix, 85012

10:00 AM

Experience Phoenix - A Powerful Expression of Community:
Public, Private, Philanthropic & Nonprofit Collaboration

Travel to multiple locations within our connected community and experience how it brings together healthcare, employment, arts, culture and transportation to demonstrate a sustainable model.


Tour First Place Transition Academy's Year 2 Property: 29 Palms

This affordable, multigenerational property is made possible through a grant from the Arizona Department of Housing and a collaboration among the Foundation for Senior Living (FSL), the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) and First Place AZ. Meet our neighbors, appreciate the 32-course Learn4IndependenceTM curriculum. 

 4901 E. Holly St., Phoenix 85008

11:30 aM

Think Tank, hosted by First Place & Autism Housing Network
Defining the Marketplace; Developing More Housing Options

Snell & Wilmer
One Arizona Center, 400 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 1900, Phoenix, 85004

 

Ingredients for Advancing a New Wave of Housing

 • Dave Brown, Home Matters Founder & Valley Leadership President/CEO

 • Michael Trailor, AZ Dept of Economic Security Director & Former Arizona Dept of Housing Director

 • Chris Marsh, UBS Financial Services Managing Director

12:45 pM

"A Place in the World" Think Tank Assignments; Break-Out Sessions


Market Perspectives & Lessons Learned 
(Moderated by Denise D. Resnik)

  • Joe Blackbourn, President & CEO, Everest Holdings; Past Chair, Urban Land Institute AZ
  • Dave Kingen, Managing Member,Keystone Senior Living

 

Universal Concerns: Property Design and Location, Support Services, Financing and Public Policy
(Moderated by Desiree Kameka)

  • George Braddock, Director, Creative Housing Solutions

  • Peter Bell, President & CEO, Ascendigo

  • Valerie Paradiz, Director, Valerie Paradiz, LLC; Board Member, Autism Speaks


In the Trenches: What's Working, What's Not?
(Moderated by Denise D. Resnik)

  • Anna Hundley, Executive Director, Autism Treatment Center (ATC)

  • Tom Toronto, President, Bergen County’s United Way
  • Charlie Hammerman, President & CEO, Disability Opportunity Fund

  • Caren Zucker, Award-Winning Journalist and Co-Author of Pulitzer Prize Finalist, In a Different Key - The Story of Autism
 

Emerging Models: University- and Community-Based
(Moderated by Desiree Kameka)

  • Christopher Manente, Executive Director, Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services
  • Paige Raetz, Transition Academy Director, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)

  • Marci Muhlestein, Director Global Leadership Institute, Center For Education, Training & Employment, First Place AZ

  

More Ingredients to Consider - "What’s it going to take to create and ride the wave?"


Reports on Findings/Discoveries

5:00 PM

Return to Hotel

Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Midtown
4000 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 85012

6:30 pM

Casual "Fiesta" Dinner

Ajo Al's

5101 N. 16th St., Phoenix 85016

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 2018

8:00 aM

Bus Pick-Up

Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Midtown
4000 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 85012


Tour SARRC's Campus for Exceptional Children: Building Community for More Than 20 Years

SARRC continues to support people with autism and their families throughout their lifetimes, continually advancing discoveries and implementing core values that include a pioneering and collaborative spirit, research, community education and integration - and impact.
300 N. 18th St., Phoenix, 85006


Tour SARRC's Vocational & Life Skills Academy and Beneficial Beans Garden

Beneficial Beans, a social enterprise, applies commercial strategies, tactics and discipline to create employment training opportunities for adults with autism.
2225 N. 16th St., Phoenix, 85006

11:00 AM

Workshop: Elements of a Sustainable Model - Advancing Your Vision

Reflections and lessons learned featuring major components of First Place based on 20 years of discovery, community building, collaborating and fundraising.

First Place–Phoenix

3001 N. Third St., Phoenix, 85012

12:00 PM

Workshop: Marketing/Communications - Shaping Your Story, Earning Support

Tips and strategies for creating authentic, inclusive communities and building content for stories that inspire, engage and fuel your funding strategies.

2:00 PM

Program Concludes


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Hotel Accommodations

We recommend staying at Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Midtown.

 

4000 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85012

  


 

Pricing

$900 + PROCESSING FEE
INCLUDES: All Tours, Workshops & Meals

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