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  • Sunday, Mar 1st
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    Pre-conference Workshop: Examining Your School’s Financial Health Using BIIS Data and Tools
    Location: Magnolia 4-6
    Presenter: Elizabeth Dabney – NBOA
    Presenter: Micaila Schwebe – NBOA
    Presenter: Ann Marie Tidona, CPA – Friends Academy
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    8:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Opening Session with Remarks from Jeff Shields, Sarah Daignault Award Presentation, and Keynote, Tucker Bryant
    Location: Cypress 3
    Keynote Speaker: Tucker Bryant
    Presenter: Jeff Shields, FASAE, CAE – NBOA
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    A Curated Top 10 List for Business Officers
    Location: Magnolia 1-3
    Presenter: Dyana Conroy, MBA – The Potomac School
    Presenter: Russ Friedson – Sidwell Friends School
    Presenter: Alex Heiberger – University School of Nashville
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    10:30 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Deep Dive: Communicating Strategic Finance to Key Stakeholders
    Location: Cypress 1B
    Presenter: James P. Honan, Ed.D. – Harvard University
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    School Mergers and Acquisitions: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
    Location: Magnolia 16-18
    Presenter: Andrew Schneider, MBA – The Masters School
    Presenter: William H. Auerswald, JD, MBA – Greenwich Country Day School
    Presenter: Olaf Weckesser, MBA, CPA – The Pingry School
    Presenter: Frank V. Aloise, Jr. – Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    1:30 PM - 2:45 PM ET
    Deep Dive: Innovation as Adoption and Emergence: Bringing New Practices to Life
    Location: Cypress 1B
    Presenter: Howard Teibel – Teibel Education Consulting
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    Win the War for Talent Without Breaking the Bank
    Location: Canary 3-4
    Presenter: Travis Dommert – OneDigital
    Leadership
  • Monday, Mar 2nd
    3:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Deep Dive: Securing the Future of Independent Schools
    Location: Cypress 1B
    Presenter: Jennifer Osland, CPA, CGMA – NBOA
    Presenter: Patrick Schuermann, Ed.E. – Strategic Compensation Partners
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Honest Mistakes: The Leadership Lies We Tell Ourselves
    Location: Magnolia 13-15
    Presenter: Damian Kavanagh, Ed.D, CAE – MISBO
    Presenter: Aggie Malter, Ed.D – PAISBOA
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Understanding Generational Diversity: Practical Strategies for School Operations
    Location: Canary 3-4
    Presenter: Jen C. Cort, LCSW-C – Jen Cort Educational Consulting
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    10:30 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Deep Dive: Heads of School Thoughts on Trust, Roles, and Strategic Partnerships
    Location: Cypress 1B
    Presenter: Patrick Meehan – La Salle Academy
    Presenter: Jesse Dougherty, Ed. D. – The Green Vale School
    Presenter: Michael Ebeling, PhD – Summit School
    Presenter: Shannon Gilligan – Archbishop Spalding High School
    Presenter: Julie Anderson – Rectory School
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    11:45 AM - 2:00 PM ET
    NBOA Luncheon: State of NBOA Presented by Jeff Shields and Beth Pollard, and Ken White Award Presentation
    Location: Cypress 3
    Presenter: Jeff Shields, FASAE, CAE – NBOA
    Presenter: Beth Pollard, CPA – Ensworth School
    Leadership
  • Tuesday, Mar 3rd
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Boarding School Forum
    Location: Magnolia 4-6
    Presenter: Gwen E. Pojasek, MBA – Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
    Presenter: Jeffrey Smith, JD – Millbrook School
    Leadership
  • Wednesday, Mar 4th
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Closing Keynote from Heather E. McGowan and Presentation of the 2026 Jeffrey Shields Innovation in School Business Operations Award
    Location: Cypress 3
    Keynote Speaker: Heather E. McGowan
    Leadership