Schedule
2025 Conference | Sept 9–12 at Hershey Lodge
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Monday
RCPA PAC Golf Outing to be held at Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, 4901 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112
| 11:00 am | Golf Outing Registration and Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | Golf Outing Shotgun Start |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite (Hershey Lodge) |
Tuesday
| 7:30 am – 9:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration |
| 9:15 am – 10:30 am | Keynote: Building Organizational Culture and High Performing Healthy Teams, Karen Weeks |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am – 11:15 am | Plenary: State of the State, DHS Secretary Valerie Arkoosh |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Boxed Lunch |
| 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Workshop Session A |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Coffee Break |
| 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Workshop Session B |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Coffee/Soda Break |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Workshop Session C |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite |
Wednesday
| 6:30 am – 7:30 am | Gentle Yoga and Breathwork (All Levels) |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Speaker: Applying Resilience and Mindfulness to Enhance Leadership, Judge Victor Reyes (Ret.) |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session D |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Association Awards Luncheon |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Workshop Session E |
| 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Connections Hall Opening Reception |
| 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite |
Thursday
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast in Connections Hall |
| 7:30 am – 2:00 pm | Connections Hall Open |
| 8:00 am – 3:45 pm | Registration |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Speaker: The EEOC is NOT Messing Around: Harassment Prevention in 2025 and Beyond, Michael Cohen |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Connections Hall Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session F |
| 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Connections Hall Luncheon / Prize Giveaways |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Workshop Session G |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Workshop Session H |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner on Your Own |
| 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm | RCPA Hospitality Suite |
Friday
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Plenary Session: National Outlook: The Turbulent Landscape of 2025/26, Donna Martin and Mohini Venkatesh |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Keynote Speaker: Rediscovering You: How to Reconnect, Recharge, and Rise, Kory Shrum |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Travel Snacks, Sponsored by Berks Counseling Center |