MnAEYC and MnSACA Summer Institute

Due to a low number of registrants for the 2010 Summer Institute we are cancelling the training and will be rescheduling in the Fall/Winter.

Leading from the middle and solid financial management as the vehicle to ensure meaningful experiences for children and youth.

Wednesday, July 28 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Edina Community Center, Room 350 | 5701 Normandale Road | Edina, MN 55424

Download the pdf registration form.

Designed for site leaders, team leads, and middle management staff.

Cost: $75 Members, $100 Non-members
Registration fee Includes lunch

Speakers:

Emily Holder, M.A., has been working with Discovery Club, Saint Paul Public School’s School-Age Care Program, for ten years. She also teaches college level courses on working with school-age children, programming for positive development, and developing reflective practice.

Mara O’Neill has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of community economic development. She is currently Director of Capital Investments for First Children's Finance (FCF), a non-profit organization that supports the business of child care. Prior to joining FCF in 2007, Mara was Chief Operating Officer at Neighborhood Development Center (NDC), a community–based non-profit organization providing training, business financing and ongoing technical assistance to start-up and young micro-businesses in targeted neighborhoods and ethnic communities in the inner cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. In 2006, Mara received a Top Women in Finance Award from Finance and Commerce Magazine. In 2001, Ventures Magazine selected Mara for a Minority Business Advocate Award for her work helping minority and new entrepreneurs. Prior to joining NDC in 1995, Mara worked for the Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED) for twelve years providing financing and technical assistance to small business and developers, most recently as head of the Department’s Business Development Division. Mara has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is certified as an Economic Development Finance Professional by the National Development Council.