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Our 2025 Conference was a resounding success, marked by insightful discussions, meaningful connections, and the exchange of innovative ideas. It served as a vibrant platform for our fellow professionals to come together, acquire knowledge, share knowledge, and foster collaborations for future endeavors.

 

Thank you to all of our participants who made our 2025 Fall Conference a great success. What was our conference like and why was is such a success?
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We enjoyed dynamic speakers and we took time to break bread together. We also learned from knowledgeable presenters as we also networked with colleagues and enjoyed being together again. A FASPA thank you to our attendees, our Board and, of course, our sponsors.

See you in 2026!

Below are the informative, relevant, session topics which our attendees enjoyed.

FASPA CONFERENCE 2025

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025

8:15 AM MAIN STAGE: HIGH ROLLERS SESSION

Salons 1-5: Welcome & Keynote with Kelly-Coash Johnson, AASPA Executive Director

9:45 AM COFFEE JACKPOT

10:05 AM TABLE GAMES 1

Salons 1-3: Navigating through Educator Certification with BEC (Part 1) or

Salons 4-5: Smarter, Not Harder: Leveraging AI in HR, Tonya Whitehurst, Putnam County School District

11:00 AM WINNER’S CIRCLE LUNCH

12:15 PM TABLE GAMES 2

Salons 1-3: Navigating through Educator Certification with BEC (Part 2)

Salons 4-5: The How-to of Investigations with Randy Kosec, Office of Professional Practices

1:25 PM TABLE GAMES 3

Salons 1-3: Employment Law: All Things Workers Comp, ADA, Interviewing & Hiring Protocols, Public Records & More Hot topics, Nancy Blastic & Lisa Augspurger (Part 1)

Salons 4-5: Human Expertise Meets AI Innovation: Collaborative Strategies for Smarter Recruitment and Retention, Quiana Peterson, Lake County Schools

2:20 PM SNACK JACKPOT

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025 (Continued)

2:40 PM TABLE GAMES 4

Salons 1-3: Employment Law: All Things Workers Comp, ADA, Interviewing & Hiring Protocols, Public Records & More Hot topics, Nancy Blastic & Lisa Augspurger (Part 2)

Salons 4-5: Auditor General, Alex Riggins

3:45 PM THE PIT

Round Tables

Salons 1-3: Certification, Out of Field, Audit

Salons 4-5: HR Basics, Evaluations, Progressive Discipline, Employment Law

HIGH STAKES & HANDSHAKES – 5:15 PM

Networking Reception

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025

8:15 AM THE FINAL SPIN

Salons 1-5: Business Meeting, Recognitions & Door Prizes

9:30 AM THE HOUSE RULES

Salons 1-5: Legislative Updates, Danielle Thomas

10:15 AM COFFEE JACKPOT

10:30 AM THE BIG DEAL

Salons 1-5: Updates from the Office of Professional Practices and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration: AHCA, Randy Kosec & Taylor Haddock

 

Lunch on Your Own – 12:00 PM

See You Next Year