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Registration Rates

• Member - $200
• Non-Member - $300

SDAHO Refund/Cancellation Policy

Policies regarding refunding of registration fees for SDAHO’s Rural Health Leaders Conference are 1) Full Refund if cancellation is received 2 weeks (June 11 or earlier) prior to SDAHO’s Rural Health Leaders Conference; 2) NO REFUND if cancellation is received less than 2 weeks prior to (June 12 or later) to the SDAHO Rural Health Leaders Conference; 3) NO REFUND for “No Shows.” Exceptions to this policy may be made in unusual circumstances at the discretion of the SDAHO President.

Tuesday, June 25

11:15 am – Registration & Lunch

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Business as UnUsual | Steve Steckler, Pritchett LP

1:05 – 2:00 pm – A View from the Hill: Rural Health Updates from DC | Alexa Mckinley, NRHA

2:05 – 3:00 pm – South Dakota Housing Challenges: A Conversation About Solutions | Panel

3:15 – 4:10 pm – Revolutionizing Rural Mental Wellness: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Reality | Jason Haglund & Renee Schulte, Rural Policy Partners

4:15 – 5:00 pm – SDAHO Update: Medicaid Expansion, Financial Updates & Workforce Initiatives | Tim Rave, Jacob Parsons, Becky Heisinger

5:15 – 6:30 pm – Social Reception

Wednesday, June 26

7:15 am – Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 am – South Dakota Department of Health Welcome & Update

8:35 – 9:30 am – Be the CHANGE: Effective Leadership Comes from Within | Darren Walker, SoundMind Leadership

9:40 – 11:10 am – Healthcare Compliance: Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Managing Risk | South Dakota Healthcare Executive panel

11:15 – 12:15 pm – The Future is Human: Creating People-First Work Cultures | Lisa Walden, Good Company Consulting

Steve Steckler, Senior Performance Consultant, Pritchett, LP

For over three decades, Steve has worked with business and HR executives across diverse industries to develop strategy, increase leadership effectiveness, successfully execute transformations and introduce change to achieve top-line growth. Prior to joining Pritchett as a Senior Performance Consultant, he held leadership roles in organization effectiveness, change management, executive assessment and HR M&A integration at a number of the most admired global companies.  

Alexa McKinley, Government Affairs and Policy Director, National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Alexa leads NRHA’s executive branch advocacy and provides policy and technical assistance to Capitol Hill. Her portfolio includes Medicare payment, Medicare Advantage, rural hospital policy, Graduate Medical Education, 340B, and oral health. She received a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2021 and a B.A. in political science from Michigan State University in 2018.

Jason Haglund, Rural Policy Partners

Mr. Jason Haglund, an accomplished senior executive, and proven leader within the healthcare field, brings both provider and state systems design experience. Jason has spent his career implementing programs and leading teams which span behavioral healthcare, addiction treatment, prevention, and child welfare systems. He has partnered with Schulte Consulting for the past 3 years on projects across the region and Midwest. In 2022, Mr. Haglund and Renee Schulte formed Rural Policy Partners. Mr. Haglund provides an array of services, training, and business support products to government entities, for-profit, and not-for-profit businesses and organizations. He has first-hand knowledge and personally conducts fidelity reviews and improvement consultation of evidence-based practices. His work has extended from local provider consultations to statewide system design and implementation. He has served on local and state workgroups and committees providing input to system transitions and legislative activities in multiple states.

When not working in the behavioral healthcare sector, Mr. Haglund can be found on his fifth-generation Iowa farm that he co-owns and operates with his wife Jennifer. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa and his master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Conference Location

Drifters Event Center, Fort Pierre, SD

Lodging

AmericInn, 312 Island Dr, Fort Pierre, South Dakota 57532

The SDAHO room rate is $149 a night plus taxes and fees.

The deadline for discounted rooms is June 10 or when they sell out.

Click here to book your room.

SDAHO is the South Dakota Affiliate of LeadingAge, an approved provider of continuing education in nursing home administration by the South Dakota Board of Nursing Facility Administrators.  There are up to 10.1 hours available.

In-person continuing education credits are pending for the American College of Healthcare Executives.