Keynote Speakers
Kendell Boyson CPC, CPRC
Certified Life, Recovery, and Career Coach
Kendell Boysen is a Life, Recovery, and Career Coach and the founder of Encouragementology, a practice dedicated to instilling hope. Since 2018, Kendell has hosted a weekly podcast, sharing positive alternatives for life’s challenges and inspiring listeners worldwide. Passionate about fostering connection and community, Kendell created Women Connect and Senior Connect support groups to empower individuals to share, learn, and grow. With over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing leadership, corporate training, partnership development, and extensive volunteerism, Kendell is a dynamic leader and motivator committed to helping others realize their full potential.
Cristal Mackay
Vice President, Advisory Solutions
Cristal Mackay is Vice President of Advisory Solutions at Aya Healthcare, parent company for Qualivis. Cristal Mackay’s career has included leadership roles at Banner Desert and Cardon Children’s Medical Centers, Adventist Healthcare and the University of Utah Medical Center. As a mission-driven, hospital Chief Operations Officer, Cristal has been a trailblazer in envisioning and advancing processes to move healthcare organizations to higher capabilities in productivity, quality, patient satisfaction, and cost containment. In her spare time, she brings her therapy dogs to hospitals to provide comfort to the staff and patients.
Thank You to our Sponsors
These vendors have provided additional dollars to provide meals, snacks and after-hour events. We are very grateful to work with businesses like these.
Daily Schedule
Continuing Nurse Education (CNE) hours will be offered.
Great Plains Health Alliance is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas
State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for July 15th 5 hours, July 16th 5.5 hours, July 17th 3 hours contact hours applicable for ARNP, RN, LPN licensure.
Provider Number LT0019-0149.
This meeting may be eligible for 5 continuing education credits on July 15th, 5.5 continuing education credits on July 16th and 3 continuing education credits on July 17th from the American Health Information Management Association
GPHA wishes to take those steps required to ensure no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated, or otherwise treated differently than other individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids and services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this program. Please contact Sara Calhoun | [email protected] at GPHA Wichita if special considerations are needed.
Great Plains Health Alliance is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas
State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for July 15th 5 hours, July 16th 5.5 hours, July 17th 3 hours contact hours applicable for ARNP, RN, LPN licensure.
Provider Number LT0019-0149.
This meeting may be eligible for 5 continuing education credits on July 15th, 5.5 continuing education credits on July 16th and 3 continuing education credits on July 17th from the American Health Information Management Association
GPHA wishes to take those steps required to ensure no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated, or otherwise treated differently than other individuals because of the absence of auxiliary aids and services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this program. Please contact Sara Calhoun | [email protected] at GPHA Wichita if special considerations are needed.
Presentations
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING OUR MEETINGS
day 2
July 16th, 2025
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day 3
July 17th, 2025
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Vendor Fair
Don't forget to stop by our Vendor Fair! The Vendor booths will be open Tuesday July 15th, starting at noon. There will be designated Vendor Fair time set for July 15th from 2:20-3:20 pm and Wednesday, July 16th from 11:20 am - 1 pm. We will have a grand prize raffle drawing for the complete vendor "bingo" cards. Vendors will have a networking session during our After-hours on July 15th starting at 4:30 pm.
Conference Location
TONY'S PIZZA EVENTS CENTER
180 The Midway
Salina, KS 67401
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180 The Midway
Salina, KS 67401
Hotel & Lodging
AFTER-HOURS & MAIN HOTEL
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON
115 E. Mulberry St. | Salina , KS 67401 -- 785.515.2600
Group Code: GPH
1 King Studio Suite - $149 +tax
1 King 1 Bedroom Suite - $159 +tax
2 King 1 Bedroom Suite - $169+tax
Block good for the night of July 14th thru check out July 17, 2025
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/slnknhw-homewood-suites-salina-downtown/
Enter the Date of Stay | Click on the Special Rates Box | Enter the Group Code | Click Check Room Rate | Select Room Type
LAST BOOKING DAY JUNE 17th, 2025
The GPHA block is completely full, but they still have rooms outside the block.
SECONDARY LODGING OPTION
HILTON GARDEN INN
3320 South 9th Street | Salina, KS 67401 -- 785.309.0440
Group Code: 3GPHA | Group Rate: $119
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SLNTCGI&groupCode=3GPHA&arrivaldate=2025-07-14&departuredate=2025-07-17&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
LAST BOOKING DATE JUNE 12th, 2025
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON
115 E. Mulberry St. | Salina , KS 67401 -- 785.515.2600
Group Code: GPH
1 King Studio Suite - $149 +tax
1 King 1 Bedroom Suite - $159 +tax
2 King 1 Bedroom Suite - $169+tax
Block good for the night of July 14th thru check out July 17, 2025
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/slnknhw-homewood-suites-salina-downtown/
Enter the Date of Stay | Click on the Special Rates Box | Enter the Group Code | Click Check Room Rate | Select Room Type
LAST BOOKING DAY JUNE 17th, 2025
The GPHA block is completely full, but they still have rooms outside the block.
SECONDARY LODGING OPTION
HILTON GARDEN INN
3320 South 9th Street | Salina, KS 67401 -- 785.309.0440
Group Code: 3GPHA | Group Rate: $119
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SLNTCGI&groupCode=3GPHA&arrivaldate=2025-07-14&departuredate=2025-07-17&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
LAST BOOKING DATE JUNE 12th, 2025
After Hours
We are pleased to announce our after hours activity for this years Annual Meeting!
VENDOR NETWORKING | SOCIAL | DINNER | GAME NIGHT
This year our after-hours event will be held Tuesday evening following our last session of the day. Located at the Tony's Pizza Events Center.
- Vendor Networking Event 4:30 - 5:30 pm
vendor presentations in upstairs rooms
- Social Hour 5:30 pm
- Dinner 6:30 pm
- Entertainment/Game Night 7:30 pm
presented by Dave Lewis sponsored by Gallagher
- Vendor Networking Event 4:30 - 5:30 pm
vendor presentations in upstairs rooms
- Social Hour 5:30 pm
- Dinner 6:30 pm
- Entertainment/Game Night 7:30 pm
presented by Dave Lewis sponsored by Gallagher
after hours will be tuesday, july 15th, 2025 following the daily sessions.
