Welcome to the 2026 CalWORKs Association Annual Training Institute
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026 (Board & ATI Committee)
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | 🍽️Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | CalWORKs Board Meeting
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Conference Committee Set-Up
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |🍽️ Lunch Break
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Conference Committee Set-Up
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Registration Opens
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026 (DAY 1)
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration Open
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Family-Friendly Break Room Available
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | 🍽️Breakfast Buffet Served
8:00 AM – 9:20 AM | Breakfast & Welcome
9:25 AM – 10:25 AM | Keynote Session 1 – Dr. Davin Brown
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM |Announcements & 🎟️Raffle Ticket Sales
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop Session 1
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | 🍽️Plated Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |Keynote Session 2 – Dr. Tina Cheuk
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | Workshop Session 2
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Workshop Session 3
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM | Membership Meeting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026 (DAY 2)
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration Open
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Family-Friendly Break Room Available
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | 🍽️Breakfast Buffet Served
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Regional Meetings
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | 🎤Keynote Session 3 – Dr. Jennifer LaBounty
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Announcements & Raffle Ticket Sales
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Workshop Session 4
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | 🍽️Plated Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Workshop Session 5
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Former CalWORKs Students Turned Professionals Panel
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Student Voices Reception & Dance
🌠Wishing on a Star Gala🌠
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026 (FINAL DAY)
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Family-Friendly Break Room Available
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | 🍽️Breakfast Buffet Provided
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | State Chancellor’s Updates – Dr. Stacey Shears, Vice Chancellor for Student Services
9:45 AM – 10:45AM | 🎤Keynote Session 4 – Miss Tee Sandifer
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Closing Session & Final Raffle
CONFERENCE MATERIALS
View Program Agenda in PDF (includes workshop descriptions):
Workshop Sessions at a Glace
Workshop Slide Decks
Barbershop – Men of CalWORKs
Building Community and Persistence: A Counseling Model for CalWORKs Students Success
CalWORKs New Student Onboarding
CalWORKs in Action: Building Holistic Programs
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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💫WISHING ON A STAR GALA
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EXHIBITOR BOOTH
Sponsor Silver Believer
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