Allyson MacKenna
Executive Director
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
Sessions in which Allyson MacKenna attends
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Make the Change You Wish to See Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Change is constant. Community needs and our organization's relevance are daily considerations. As much as our field is changing, it's worth refl...
- Talk
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Program Engineering: Increasing Impact with Design Thinking Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How do we learn from the successes of other fields and disciplines? How do we apply principles and concepts that have served others well to make...
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Effective Fundraising Data: Growing Your Organization From Good To Great Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Based on the principles of the book Good To Great, this presentation empowers participants to realize the importance of making sma...
- Talk
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- From New England to the Nation's Capital: Lessons Learned and the Future of Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- There is a prevailing belief in the animal welfare community that New England has ‘solved’ pet overpopulation, has no more shelter animals, yet has...
- Talk
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Smile because it happened! Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The New England Federation of Humane Societies is celebrating its 75th anniversary because of the people who’ve invested their energy...
- Talk
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Role of Social Science in Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will discuss cutting-edge social science research and discuss these concepts in the c...
- Talk
- Beyond the Dog Bite Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This session will cover the common risks associated with general operations of animal shelters. In...
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Engaging, Empowering, and Managing Your Community Through Social Media Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This presentation highlights best practices for animal shelter community mana...
- Talk
- Reunited and It Feels So Good: Changing the conversation about stray cats in our shelters and increasing your reclaim rate! Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Leave all your preconceived notions about "dumped, abandoned, or unwanted" stray cats at the door! What if we presumed every stray cat w...
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Terrified Tigers and other Ferocious Felines: Shelter Cat Behavior Modification Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Behavior modification isn’t just for the dogs! In this presentation, learn about how to work with cats with different personalities and behavior...
- Talk
- Irresistible Emails: Entice Your Audience to Open and Act Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Supercharge your email communications with targeted and compelling messaging and images! Three mem...
- Talk
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- GENERAL SESSION: Animals We Are Placing in the Community Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Should or should not? When it comes to placing behaviorally challenged dogs, that is the question.The unintended consequence ...
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Implementing Enrichment and Playgroups at Your Shelter Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Attendees will learn about the Shelter Playgroup Alliance (SPA), including our inter-dog playgroup guidelines and enrichment program. The SPA playg...
- Talk
- Empathy: The Prescription for Better Client Relationships Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Some clients will be irate, some will be full of questions, a few will be uncomfortable and act ou...
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Forgotten Pets of Domestic Violence Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Your shelter (and you!) are a resource for your community. Animal sheltering is very much a social service that is expanding to me...
- Talk
- A New Look At Enrichment and Building Sustainable Enrichment Programs Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In the pet and sheltering communities, people typically think of enrichment as play and exercise. ...
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Vendor & Exhibitor Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Association of Animal Welfare Administrators: Companion Animal Transport Best Practices Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Animal transport is an important component in sheltering and there are severa...
- Talk
- Beyond Spay/Neuter: Innovative Programs & Practices to Decrease the Number of Pets Relinquished to Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Animal shelters in the Northeast have made tremendous strides in reducing the homeless animal population through spay/neuter programs. New programs...
- Talk