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2021 Business Office Team Intensive

2021 Business Office Team Intensive

Monday, June 14, 2021 to Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Event Details

Back by popular demand! This program provides collaboration opportunities and valuable sessions specifically designed for business office professionals in independent schools.
The 2021 Business Office Team Intensive builds upon the success of prior years’ deep dives into key areas of independent schools. This program is designed for everyone in your school’s business office: Accounts Payable/Receivable, Student Billing, Benefits Administrators, Payroll Specialists, Controllers, and of course, Business Officers (and aspiring Business Officers).
 
The event will consist of general sessions as well as opportunities to collaborate and share with your peers who hold similar positions in their schools. Attendees will leave with valuable takeaways to help them in the daily tasks that are critical to their schools’ smooth and successful operation. More importantly, each person will leave with a new group of colleagues they can call upon when they need guidance.
 
Schools will get the most from this event with their entire business office team in attendance, whether it is a team of one or ten!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Business Officers
  • Aspiring Business Officers
  • Controllers
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
  • Student Billing
  • Benefits Administrators
  • Payroll Specialists

SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Financial compliance for K-12 schools
  • Mitigating risk in the business office
  • Records management and retention
  • Ethics in independent schools
  • Practical tools for building healthy teams
  • Updates to financial reporting based on changing standards
  • ...and more!

Session CPE Information


REGISTRATION

Members 
Pre-Sale (through 3/5):  $175
Early Bird (3/6 - 5/21):  $225
Regular (after 5/21):  $275
*Additional attendees from the same school:  $125

Non-Members 
Early Bird (3/6 - 5/21):  $275
Regular (after 5/21):  $325
*Additional attendees from the same school:  $175


HRCI Credit

This program has been submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.


CPE CREDIT

Session CPE Information

MISBO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.


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Attendees 

Joanne Andruscavage
Joanne Andruscavage Director of Accreditation SAIS
Lee Arledge
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Lee Arledge Senior Employee Benefits Consultant USI Insurance Services
Kim Avery
Kim Avery Controller The Westminster Schools
Janet Baxter
Janet Baxter Payroll and Benefits Administrator Harpeth Hall School
Evelyn Booth
Evelyn Booth Accounts Payable Specialist The Collegiate School
Toni Boyd
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Toni Boyd Vice President for Finance and Operations The Westminster Schools
Kelli Brettel
Kelli Brettel Business Office Accounting Manager Oak Hall School
Hue Bui
Hue Bui Controller Saint Francis Episcopal Day School
Anita Childers
Anita Childers Controller St. Joseph's Catholic School
Bill Clem
Bill Clem Director of Finance and Operations Westminster Schools of Augusta
Patti Collins
Patti Collins Accounts Payable Manager Harpeth Hall School
Lindsay Cuppia
Lindsay Cuppia Program and Event Manager MISBO
Jay Danielson
Jay Danielson Director of the Purchasing Consortium MISBO
Ron Davis
Ron Davis President Sivad Business Solutions
Sean Dixon-Parker
Sean Dixon-Parker Admin Associate Finance & Development, & Registrar Friends School of Atlanta
Charmaine Dorrell
Charmaine Dorrell Assistant Director of Finance Berkeley Preparatory School
Heather Edmiston
Heather Edmiston Business Manager and Controller Atlanta Youth Academy
Cameron Evans
Cameron Evans Student Billing Coordinator The Collegiate School
Susan Ferraro
Susan Ferraro Senior Accountant Cary Academy
Cherry Fiske
Cherry Fiske Accounting Manager Saint Andrew's School
Beth Gaffney
Beth Gaffney Student Billing/Virtual Bookstore Manager Berkeley Preparatory School
Alex Garner
Alex Garner Accounts Payable Magnolia Heights School
Cheryl Goode
Cheryl Goode IT/Database Manager MISBO
Johnny Green
Johnny Green Chief Operations Officer Brandon Hall School
Ann Gushue
Ann Gushue Business Office Accountant Saint Joseph's Catholic School-SC
Mina Harris
Mina Harris Accountant Cary Academy
Lillian Hazelton
Lillian Hazelton Accountant The Collegiate School
Dana Holbrook
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Dana Holbrook Business Office Coordinator The Howard School
Chanda Hutton
Chanda Hutton A/R Specialist Saint Francis Episcopal Day School
Paul Ibsen
Paul Ibsen Former Assistant Head of School
Benjamin Johnson
Benjamin Johnson Controller The Frances Xavier Warde School
Larissa Johnson
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Larissa Johnson Student Billing Manager Berkeley Preparatory School
Damian Kavanagh
Damian Kavanagh President & CEO MISBO
Kristoffer Kennedy
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Kristoffer Kennedy Finance Director Bedford School
Shelley Kinder
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Shelley Kinder CFO/COO Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
Amy Kostel
Amy Kostel Accounting Manager The Westminster Schools
Siobhan Kozicki
Siobhan Kozicki Staff Accountant, Accounts Payable & Payroll The Frances Xavier Warde School
Kim Krebs
Kim Krebs HR/Payroll Coordinator Whitefield Academy
Beth Lucas
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Beth Lucas Director of Human Resources Charlotte Latin School
Liz Maher
Liz Maher Director, Accounting and Tax Programs National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
Laura Maxwell
Laura Maxwell Chief Financial Officer Riverside Military Academy
Allison McCloskey
Allison McCloskey Controller Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Shannon McCoy
Shannon McCoy Business Manager Salisbury Academy
Cody McGee
Cody McGee Accountant Baylor School
Erin Meadows
Erin Meadows CEO Cause Collaboration, LLC
Shanna Morales
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Shanna Morales Business Manager Palisades Episcopal School
Melissa Newcomb
Melissa Newcomb Financial Assistance & Accounting Coordinator The Collegiate School
Gina Noble
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Gina Noble Controller Porter-Gaud School
Carly Ogden
Carly Ogden Business Office Manager/Comptroller Montverde Academy
Kimberly Oliver
Kimberly Oliver Business Manager Grymes Memorial School
Brandye Polisky
Brandye Polisky Student Accounts Baylor School
Jennifer Quindoza
Jennifer Quindoza Controller/Risk Manager The Collegiate School
Julie Ray
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Julie Ray Chief Financial Officer Mount Paran Christian School
Julie Reader
Julie Reader Accounting Manager The Davis Academy
Deborah Reichel
Deborah Reichel Chief Financial Officer Cary Academy
Dianne Sagaas
Dianne Sagaas Director of Professional Development MISBO
Jennifer Sandberg
Jennifer Sandberg Partner Fisher Phillips
Elsie Santway
Elsie Santway Director of Finance Friends School of Atlanta
Fernando Silas
Fernando Silas Manager of Finance and Operations Hirsch Academy
Lisa Stallworth
Lisa Stallworth Payroll/A/P Specialist Saint Francis Episcopal Day School
Tanya Taylor
Tanya Taylor Controller The Lovett School
William Turner
William Turner Director of Operations Mill Springs Academy
Cristy Walden
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Cristy Walden Chief Financial Officer Cornerstone Christian Academy
Danaka Williams
Danaka Williams Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable The Frances Xavier Warde School
Natalie Wright
Natalie Wright Accounts Receivable Magnolia Heights School
Khristina Young
Khristina Young Purchasing Agent Montverde Academy
Nathan Wagner
Nathan Wagner Senior Accountant The Davis Academy
4 Other Registered Attendees

Agenda

June 14
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Welcome & Opening Activity Damian Kavanagh, President & CEO, MISBO
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM The Anatomy of Happy, High-Functioning Teams Erin Meadows, Founder & CEO, Cause Collaboration
June 15
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM So You Want to Prepare a Records Management & Retention Plan... But Where Do You Start? Ron Davis, CEO, Sivad Business Solutions & Julie Ray, CFO, Mount Paran Christian School
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Financial Compliance for K-12 Schools Angela Nielsen, AAP, ETA CPP, Product Manager, FACTS Management
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Wage and Hour Compliance Challenges Facing Independent Schools Megan Butz, Esq., General Counsel, HR Compliance, CheckWriters
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Evening Social Event
June 16
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Revamping Your Chart of Accounts Liz Maher, CPA, MBA, Director, Accounting and Tax Programs, NBOA
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM The Expectation of Privacy - HIPAA, Unauthorized Disclosures, and More Jennifer Sandberg, Attorney, Fisher Phillips
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ethics in Independent Schools Beth Lucas, Director of Human Resources, Charlotte Latin School & Paul Ibsen, Former Assistant Head of School for Finance and Management, Providence Day School
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For More Information:

Dianne Sagaas
Dianne Sagaas
Director of Professional Development MISBO (404)921-3812

Here's what past attendees have said...

"This was a welcoming and thorough event that was skillfully directed at many Business Office positions and issues. I never felt like any of the sessions weren't directed at me. I gained knowledge from every session."

"This conference was one of the best I have attended. This was the first time I brought my whole team. I will do that in the future!"

"I enjoy the smaller size of the conference because it allows me to get to know the other attendees."

"It was great for my team to participate. They gained a lot of knowledge and experience at this conference."