09/04/2026
What an amazing event to chat with leaders in our state!!
👀 Look who's talking!
Meet the voices behind this year's Great Conversations event — researchers, practitioners and community leaders who are shaping what's possible in early childhood, maternal health, aging, community inclusion, mental health and beyond.
Come chat with:
- Colette Canchola-Cox (Director, Missouri Family to Family)
- Maxine Henry, (Director, Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating Office - ATTC NCO)
- Gerardo R Martinez (Director, Alianzas partnership with MU Extension)
- Danielle Chiang, Ph.D (Director, UMKC-IHD Maternal & Child Health Programs -Missouri Maternal Health Action Network - MHAN)
- Skye VanLanduyt, M.A (Lead Trainer, UMKC-IHD WeSaid at the UCEDD)
- Kelli Zerr (Barton), Ph.D. (Director, UMKC-IHD Health & Aging Programs)
- Melissa Newkirk (Director, UMKC IHD Early Childhood Innovation Center)
- Stacie Williams (Senior Training Specialist, LifeCourse Nexus)
On September 18, they'll be leading small-group, dinner-table discussions where you don't just listen — you're part of the conversation.
Tag a friend who needs to meet these folks, and reserve your seat: ihd.umkc.edu/gc
