Agenda
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:45-9:00 a.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | Welcome Address | Veronica Sanchez, TMHRA President |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | Legislative Update | Amber McKeon-Mueller, Director of Legal Services, Texas Municipal League Stephanie Huser, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League |
| 10:00-10:15 a.m. Barcelona I & II | Networking Break | |
| 10:15-11:30 a.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | Lead the Way: Creating Growth, Change, and Momentum | Chad Wright, Founder + Coach, Forward Partners |
| 11:30-12:00 p.m. Barcelona I & II | Sponsor Networking in Vendor Hall | |
| 12:00-1:15 p.m. Barcelona Foyer | Lunch | |
| 1:15-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona IV & V | Strategies to Address Misuse of Leave | Julia Gannaway, Gannaway Clifton, PLLC |
| 1:15-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona III | Financial Stress and Public Safety: Building Resilient Teams for Safer Communities | Nicole Stec, Vice President, Lockton Glenn Able, Advisor, Creative Planning Andrea Cockrell, Administrative Services Manager, City of Plano Lauren Safranek, Lockton |
| 2:45-3:00 p.m. Barcelona I & II | Networking Break | |
| 3:00-4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona III | The Market Matters: How to Define and Align Public Safety Pay | Jada Kent, Managing Director, Baker Tilly |
| 3:00-4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona IV & V | Dignity in Leadership | Marcel Brunel, Co-Founder, Dignity in Policing, LLC. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Thursday, January 29, 2026
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona III | Leadership Reimagined: Little Adjustments that Make a Big Difference | Keith Shaw, CEO and Keynote Speaker, Leadership and Personal Development Academy |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona IV & V | Financial Wellness into Retirement | David Rodriguez, Director of Government Services |
| 9:30-9:45 a.m. Barcelona I & II | Networking Break | |
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona III | The A.R.T. of Connection: Authenticity, Relationships, & Trust | Will Baggett, Founder and Chief Development Officer, Emergent Executives LLC |
| 9:45-11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session Barcelona IV & V | Slipping the Silo, Making Sure the PD and the Chief Do Not Become a Silo | Gene Ellis, Executive Director, Texas Police Chief’s Association |
| 11:00-11:15 a.m. Barcelona I & II | Networking Break | |
| 11:30-12:45 p.m. Barcelona Foyer | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:15 p.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | You Mean, There’s More: Discrimination Issues that Fly under the Radar | Rodney Klein, Rodney Klein EEO Training, LLC |
| 2:20-3:30 p.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | How Excluding HR Fuels Dysfunction and How to Fix It | Micheal Boese, Clear Career Professionals Chereé Bontrager, Director of HR, City of Allen |
| 3:30-3:45 p.m. Barcelona I & II | Networking Break | |
| 3:45-4:45 p.m. General Session Barcelona III, IV, V | TCOLE Requirements and Police Department personnel records – are you ready? | Julia Gannaway, Gannaway Clifton, PLLC |
| 4:45 p.m. | Adjourn | |
| 5:00-6:30 p.m. Skyline Ballroom | Networking Reception |
Friday, January 30, 2026
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:15-8:30 a.m. | Sponsor Door Prize Drawings | |
| 8:30-9:45 a.m. General Session Skyline Ballroom | They Said *WHAT* Online?! | Jeff McKissack, Defense By Design |
| 9:45-10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. General Session Skyline Ballroom | TRAIAXIS IA: Trauma-Informed Administrative Investigations for a Resilient Workforce | Mike Alexander, LION Organizational Development Institute LLC |
| 11:00-12:00 p.m. General Session Skyline Ballroom | Strengthening Civilian–Sworn Relationships to Rebuild Organizational Trust | Thomas Faulkner, Founder and Principal Consultant, Faulkner HR Solutions |