The Finch Literacy Screener, a Teaching StrategiesⓇ

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Shonette Lewis, Ed.S. | Northwest and Piedmont-Triad Office of Early Learning Room: Conover 4 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Strategies for Supporting & Family Engagement

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Jerome Thompson | South Carolina State Head Start Association Fatherhood Coalition Room: Conover 3 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Get Ready… Here I Come

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Keshona Hargrove | GROW Early Learning formerly ECMHSP Room: Conover 2 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Home Plate

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Kenneth Robinson | JUST A.T.A.D Room: Conover 1 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

R.E.A.L. (Rebuilding Every Active Legacy)

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Marcus Crank | Cleveland County Reach Room: Catawba 2 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Succession Planning for Head Start Leaders

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Chris Barnes | Barnes & Associates Consulting, LLC Room: Conover 4 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Inside Out

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Shawn Jones | Personal Trainer, Motivational Speaker & Life Coach Room: Conover 3 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

“Man Up”-Negativity or Inspiration

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Jerome Thompson | South Carolina State Head Start Association Fatherhood Coalition Room: Catawba 4 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Leading with a Trauma-Informed Lens

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Lester Young | Path2Redemption Training & Consulting Room: Catawba 3 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Need More Energy? Eat Your Plants

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Brenda Workman | Brenda Workman Speaks, LLC Room: Catawba 2 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

Designing your own TIE!

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Joy Abernathy | Joyful Strategies LLC Room: Catawba 6 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).

“Processing & Navigating This World”: The Review

Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory

Presenter: Rev. Dr. Rodney Coles, Sr. | National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Pitt County Room: Catawba 1 Session of the Annual Male Engagement 2026 conference (Hickory Metro Convention Center).