Jamie:
I agree 100% with Connie’s impression of the statewide summit.
It was such a great experience to have the free exchange of ideas, but
especially under the auspices of collaboration. Going into the meeting with the
mutual understanding of shared ownership of goals and outcomes is something
new, and establishing that from the beginning opens the door to a whole new set
of conversations.
When Connie first started talking about holding a regional
mini-summit, I got pretty excited. I knew that bringing that approach to a
local level could really bring private and public agencies, as well as other
partners involved with families together, and that we could develop better
solutions together.
