Draft Agenda
Times are listed in EDT.
2026 New Directors Training
April 28—29, 2026
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852
8:15 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions, Icebreaker, and Day One Agenda Review
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks & ACL Overview
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
BREAK
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Orientation (Center Services) and Data System Tips & Tricks and Introduction to the National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment (NCBOE)
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
Networking Activity
1:15 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Person-Centered Thinking
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – Tribal Relationships
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
BREAK
3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – A Model of Teamwork
3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – Leading SHIP and SMP for Impact
4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wrap-up/Share Learnings
4:30 p.m. –6:30 p.m.
Team Bonding (Optional)
8:15 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking
9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
Welcome Back and Day Two Agenda Review
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC) Program Overview
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. – ACL and CMS
BREAK
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Partnerships – ACL and CMS
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
Medicare Activity
1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Managing Your Grants: Programmatic Aspects and Interactive Case Studies
2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
BREAK
2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – Lessons Learned from Wisconsin and Maximizing Data Impact
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – A Day in the Life
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Typical Day as a Director – Teams + Tools + Data
4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wrap-up/Share Learnings