GET READY FOR THE 2025 SKILLSUSA UTAH FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Utah Valley Convention Center
Monday October 27th
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Registration/Check In
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Keynote Speaker and Group Activity
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM Breakout Session 1
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:40PM - 1:30 PM Breakout Session 2
1:35 PM - 2:25 PM Breakout Session 3
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Closing Ceremony, Chapter Planning Time & Raffle Prizes
Keynote Speaker: Patty Hendrickson
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Patty Hendrickson is a booked and busy professional speaker from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Patty promises her program will be a little "different". You won't just listen to words from the speaker. You will be engaged in fun activities and meet a lot of people. Patty brings a lot of expertise. She has spoken to more than a million people, has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), has earned the highest designation from the National Speakers Association of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), served as a CTSO National President AND is an author.
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Student Breakout Sessions
Beams, Dreams and Schemes
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Brendan Peterson and Emmalee Yost
Raise the roof on your skills and pour the concrete of confidence—maybe misplace a hammer or two along the way! In this session you’ll build your leadership toolkit by learning engagement strategies, crafting elevator speeches, and mastering time management. With a focus on facilitation fundamentals, you’ll leave ready to lead, communicate, and collaborate like a true SkillsUSA champion.
Raise the roof on your skills and pour the concrete of confidence—maybe misplace a hammer or two along the way! In this session you’ll build your leadership toolkit by learning engagement strategies, crafting elevator speeches, and mastering time management. With a focus on facilitation fundamentals, you’ll leave ready to lead, communicate, and collaborate like a true SkillsUSA champion.
Leadership with a Pop of Pink
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Ava Stanger, Nixon Treanor and Thaddaeus Smith
Step into Barbie’s world and discover how to lead with trust, teamwork, and problem-solving! Through fun, hands-on activities (with a pop of sparkle!), you’ll explore the SkillsUSA Framework and learn how personal, workplace, and technical skills come together to create confident, capable leaders.
Step into Barbie’s world and discover how to lead with trust, teamwork, and problem-solving! Through fun, hands-on activities (with a pop of sparkle!), you’ll explore the SkillsUSA Framework and learn how personal, workplace, and technical skills come together to create confident, capable leaders.
Pass Go and Shift up your Finances
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Brian Bang and Enzo Nunez
It’s time to pass GO and collect your financial power! Boost your advocacy and fundraising skills while unlocking scholarship opportunities to support you and your chapter. Learn how financial management and marketing connect to your success, and discover practical ways to raise funds. Don’t miss your chance to cash in on free money and win big!
It’s time to pass GO and collect your financial power! Boost your advocacy and fundraising skills while unlocking scholarship opportunities to support you and your chapter. Learn how financial management and marketing connect to your success, and discover practical ways to raise funds. Don’t miss your chance to cash in on free money and win big!
Painting a Year of Chapter Success
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Mo Johnson and Ashleigh Oliver
Combine planning and design to bring your Chapter’s year to life! In this creative session, you'll become your own Picasso by designing posters and brainstorming fun, engaging chapter activities. Using color and imagination, you’ll bring your ideas to life and leave with practical, hands-on tools to boost participation and strengthen your chapter.
Combine planning and design to bring your Chapter’s year to life! In this creative session, you'll become your own Picasso by designing posters and brainstorming fun, engaging chapter activities. Using color and imagination, you’ll bring your ideas to life and leave with practical, hands-on tools to boost participation and strengthen your chapter.
Advisor Breakout Sessions
From Medals to Momentum
Patty Hendrickson
Preparation for students beyond the competitions, creating a thriving chapter. In this high-energy session with national trainer Patty Hendrickson, you’ll discover success benchmarks of SkillsUSA and learn how to measure what’s really working. Patty will guide you through practical strategies to balance competition with leadership development, showing how to build a chapter culture that lasts long after the awards ceremony. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned advisor, this session will help you make the leap from simply preparing champions to creating a chapter that champions success.
Preparation for students beyond the competitions, creating a thriving chapter. In this high-energy session with national trainer Patty Hendrickson, you’ll discover success benchmarks of SkillsUSA and learn how to measure what’s really working. Patty will guide you through practical strategies to balance competition with leadership development, showing how to build a chapter culture that lasts long after the awards ceremony. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned advisor, this session will help you make the leap from simply preparing champions to creating a chapter that champions success.
Pathful of Surprises and Power Ups
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Nathan Pickett and Savannah Costello
Whether you’re a first-time advisor or a seasoned vet, we will cover SkillsUSA resources, deadlines, and tips to set your chapter up for a strong year. Walk away with a clear game plan, practical tools, and confidence to help your students thrive in 2025–2026. We'll also be showing you how to unlock everything Pathful has to offer including: virtual job shadows, technical standards, chapter resources, and more all in one place.
Whether you’re a first-time advisor or a seasoned vet, we will cover SkillsUSA resources, deadlines, and tips to set your chapter up for a strong year. Walk away with a clear game plan, practical tools, and confidence to help your students thrive in 2025–2026. We'll also be showing you how to unlock everything Pathful has to offer including: virtual job shadows, technical standards, chapter resources, and more all in one place.
Creating Champions 101
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Blair Jensen and Jared Massic
Want to turn your students into champions? This session breaks down everything you need to guide students from the classroom to the podium. We’ll walk through the SkillsUSA Technical Standards and show how they connect to state and national contests. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at contest updates, testing info, and what judges are really looking for. With sample scorecards, sample projects, and a “Contest in a Box” toolkit, you’ll leave with practical resources you can use right away. We’ll share proven steps to help your students prepare with confidence and compete for gold. Whether it’s your first year or your tenth, this session is packed with insider tips to sharpen your coaching game and set your chapter up for success.
Want to turn your students into champions? This session breaks down everything you need to guide students from the classroom to the podium. We’ll walk through the SkillsUSA Technical Standards and show how they connect to state and national contests. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at contest updates, testing info, and what judges are really looking for. With sample scorecards, sample projects, and a “Contest in a Box” toolkit, you’ll leave with practical resources you can use right away. We’ll share proven steps to help your students prepare with confidence and compete for gold. Whether it’s your first year or your tenth, this session is packed with insider tips to sharpen your coaching game and set your chapter up for success.