Annual State Conference

2025 Conference Brochure

36th Annual State Conference
Thursday, October 2, 2025
8:00am - 5:00pm
Rush Creek Golf Club
Maple Grove, MN 55311

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2025 Conference Agenda

8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am	Welcome & Announcements
8:45am	Session 1: Law & Order: Policy Unit/ Legislative Review and OLA Report - Nathan Danielson, Lutheran Social Service
9:45am	Break/ Visit Vendor Tables
10:00am	Session 2 (Breakout): Dementia & Firearms - Mary Frances Price, Bravura Group P.C. or Navigating Medical Assistance - Kimberly Johnson, Wright County, Kristine Hamm, Wright County, & Sarah Gregerson, Wright County
11:00am	Break/ Visit Vendor Tables
11:15am	Sesson 3 (Breakout): Conservator and Guardian Audit Review and Updates - Useful tips, common issues, and resources for MMC and MMG - Jamie Majerus, Branch Audit Manager, Laura Bendson, Audit Supervisor, and Kayla Dube, Senior Attorney It’s Not All or Nothing: Supported Decision Making and Guardianship - Kathleen Carlson, LSW/ VOA & Ryan Boosinger, Lutheran Social Service
12:15pm	Lunch
1:00pm	Business Meeting
1:30pm	Session 4: View from the Bench (Judges Panel) - Judge Jonathan Judd (Otter Tail County), Referee Elizbeth Wendt (Ramsey County), & Judge Tracy Perzel (Dakota County)
2:30pm	Break/ last chance to visit Vendor Tables
2:45pm	Session 5 (Breakout): Court Administration: Behind the Scenes - Sue Eggert, Dakota County, Deb Hubley, Dakota County, and PaKou Yang, Second District or Cultural Competency - Tuesday Glover, VOA & Bianca Emmons MSW, LGSW/ VOA
3:45pm	Break
3:50pm	Session 6: When, How, and Why to Impose Restrictions - Katie Hestness, LSS & Brian Smith, St. Louis County, & Glenda Ridley, G.S. Ridley, LLC
4:50pm	Door Prizes
5:00pm	Adjourn

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