Chateau on the Lake Resort & Conference Center
In September 2026, CAPPA — APPA's Central Region — invites facilities professionals from across the region to gather in the heart of the Ozarks for its annual conference in Branson, Missouri.
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Ozark Mountains, this year's conference brings together the best of professional development and regional community in one of Missouri's most vibrant destinations. Whether you're new to facilities management or a seasoned leader, the 2026 CAPPA Annual Conference is designed to meet you where you are and equip you with the tools, insights, and connections to move your institution forward.
Educational sessions will be offered for all levels of your organization. From front-line maintenance staff and supervisors to business officers and senior leaders, ensuring that every member of your team walks away with relevant, actionable knowledge.
Beyond the sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to network with peers from across the region, engage with industry partners and vendors, and experience the unique culture and hospitality that make Branson an exceptional conference destination.
Shuttle service to and from the Springfield, MO airport is being offered.
Fisk transportation will have a shuttle, along with an APPA representative at the airport to meet you. You will be asked to confirm your transport need at checkout.
Sunday: Shuttle from airport to resort will leave at 12pm
Wednesday: Shuttle from resort to airport will leave at 7am
**Please plan on at least a one hour commute back to the airport from the resort**
We look forward to welcoming you to Branson this September for three days of learning, connection, and inspiration.
Marissa Pierson · Matt Rom
Read moreInnsbruck
Hear practical insights and real-world experiences from two leaders who began their careers outside of Facilities Management and have since progressed to overseeing the Facilities Management department at the University of Oklahoma, highlighting decisions, strategies, and opportunities that opened the door for advancement.
Casey Romero, CEM CEFP · James Rosner, P.E., C.E.M.
Read moreHeidelburg
Oklahoma State University’s Energy Management Program has achieved millions in energy and cost savings through a deliberate “crawl, walk, run” approach to energy efficiency and infrastructure improvement. This session highlights OSU’s phased strategy, key milestones, and the role of strategic partnerships in scaling from small projects to a comprehensive, campus-wide energy program. Attendees will gain practical insights they can apply to advance energy performance and cost savings at their own institutions.
David Trask
Read moreSt. Moritz
Campus buildings are expected to serve for decades, but the information needed to operate, maintain, and renovate them often doesn’t last nearly as long. Critical building knowledge is frequently lost between construction, day-to-day operations, and future projects—creating gaps that slow response, increase risk, and impact long-term planning.In this session, David Trask of ARC Facilities presents a practical, end-to-end approach to lifecycle documentation that keeps building information accessible and usable over time. Attendees will explore key phases including construction, turnover to operations, Facility Condition Assessments, and renovation planning—along with strategies to ensure continuity between teams.Walk away with a clear framework to preserve institutional knowledge, improve decision-making, and support campus operations across decades.
Matt Pace
Read moreMilan/Venice
Facilities teams across the country are working harder than ever yet repairs stack up, replacement requests get denied, and budgets tend to shrink. The answer isn't more effort; it's better data. This session explores how capital planning and forecasting transforms facilities management from reactive firefighting to proactive strategy. Attendees will learn how to use facility condition assessments, repair-vs-replace analysis, and data-driven reporting to build credible budgets, justify staffing needs, and protect their institution's long-term financial stability.
Suzanne Healy
Read moreInnsbruck
Leaders at every level are being asked to deliver more, faster—often with stretched and sometimes disengaged teams. When leadership is inconsistent, the costs show up quickly: missed commitments, rework, burnout, and attrition. The answer isn’t adding more to a leader’s plate; it’s changing how they lead with what’s already on it.6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team is a practical operating system that helps leaders build simple daily and weekly habits to balance high expectations with genuine care. This session equips leaders with core people skills that shape trust, engagement, and performance—turning strategy into outcomes and enabling organizations to achieve consistently great results through people, not at their expense.Participants will explore how to move from uneven execution to predictable performance with clear goals, role clarity, and high‑value 1‑on‑1s that keep priorities moving. They’ll learn how to relieve capacity bottlenecks by distributing ownership and matching support to each person’s skill and will. They will also address turnover and burnout by pairing high expectations with authentic care and purpose that motivates people to give their best. Ultimately, leaders will see how six repeatable practices create a common leadership standard, replacing pockets of excellence and high risk with consistent, sustainable results across teams.
Luis B. Morales · Yecenia Arismendi
Read moreHeidelburg
Grounded in peer experiences, this session highlights how institutions are strengthening internal response capabilities through structured planning and operational alignment. Attendees will hear how facilities teams are navigating real-world challenges, improving consistency across departments, and building more resilient campus operations.With a focus on outcomes, the session connects day-to-day response decisions to broader impacts like cost control, risk reduction, and operational continuity—helping leaders position emergency readiness as a strategic function, not just a reactive one.
Jacob Nelson, PE · Jon Kamies, PE
Read moreSt. Moritz
This program will discuss Design-Build as a procurement method, when the procurement method is advantageous to the facility, and methods to procure design-build services.
Robert Eshelman
Read moreMilan/Venice
Chilled beams are increasingly used in higher education buildings to meet aggressive energy, acoustics, and comfort goals—especially in classrooms, labs, offices, and student commons where ventilation needs, control zones, and ceiling coordination can be challenging. This session explains how active and passive chilled beam systems work, where they best fit on campus, and what it takes to make them successful—from DOAS integration and humidity control to layout, controls, maintenance, and owner expectations. The presentation will highlight a recent new university lab building that used chilled beams for supplemental cooling. Attendees will leave with practical guidance for evaluating feasibility early, avoiding common pitfalls (condensation risk, poor zoning, ceiling conflicts), and communicating tradeoffs versus VAV and radiant systems.
Ben Boslaugh
Read moreInnsbruck
This presentation will cover the broad spectrum of District Steam Operations and Maintenance at a medium-sized university in the CAPPA Region.
Suzanne Healy
Read moreHeidelburg
For campus facilities leaders, disruption is no longer a special project—it’s the daily reality of the job. Aging infrastructure, budget constraints, shifting enrollment, new technologies (including AI), and evolving expectations for learning, living, and working spaces are converging all at once. While the pressure to adapt is immense, facilities operations are often built on long-standing processes and “the way we’ve always done it,” making it hard to innovate at the speed institutions now demand.This breakout session translates the concepts from Patrick Leddin’s New York Times bestseller, Take Control of Your Future: Disrupt Everything and Win, into the real-world context of facilities management in higher education. Participants will learn The Disruptive Loop—a simple four-step cycle (Discern, Behave, Achieve, Refine) that facilities professionals can apply to any disruption, from major capital shifts and deferred-maintenance backlogs to new sustainability mandates, changing space-utilization patterns, and organizational restructuring.Facilities leaders and team members will walk away with practical tools to:Discern: Challenge legacy assumptions about how campus space, maintenance, and capital resources “must” operate, and identify both risks and hidden opportunities in facilities’ role on campus.Behave: Lead themselves and their teams through disruptive change by leveraging existing strengths, building cross-functional partnerships, and modeling calm, credible leadership.Achieve: Turn strategic facilities ideas into action through small, low-risk experiments that improve service levels, responsiveness, and campus experience.Refine: Capture lessons learned from projects and crises, celebrate operational wins, and prepare facilities teams and processes for the next wave of change.Designed specifically for facilities professionals, this session offers a practical, repeatable framework to turn disruption into a catalyst for smarter operations, better campus experiences, and greater strategic impact.
Bryan Yates · Jason Hainline · Zach Kramer
Read moreSt. Moritz
Building commissioning, whether envelope or building systems commissioning, is rooted in the design process. More than just a well-written OPR, good design decisions on the part of the architect and engineer establish a framework for a successful commissioning process. Commissioning, when treated as a design discipline rather than a construction formality, becomes one of the most powerful and underutilized tools available to campus sustainability and facilities teams.
Chris Akin
Read moreMilan/Venice
As experienced staff retire and teams shrink, valuable institutional knowledge about assets, utilities, systems, and maintenance practices can be lost. This session explores how organizations can capture that knowledge and transform it into a modern GIS-based asset inventory. Learn how mobile GIS tools and centralized mapping platforms help preserve expertise, improve data accuracy, support operations, and strengthen long-term planning.
Brooke Frost · David Hall · Mason Morefield
Read moreInnsbruck
On June 6, 2025, a fire caused by an overheated fan coil unit motor in the backstage area of an academic theater at Missouri State University resulted in a $1.9 million loss. While the incident created significant operational, property, and recovery challenges, the overall impact was reduced because of prior emergency planning, established relationships, and a recovery contract already in place. This case study will walk through the incident response, property conservation, long-term recovery, documentation, insurance coordination, and key lessons learned for facilities leaders preparing for similar emergencies.
Corey Ruff · Phil Garcia
Read moreHeidelburg
Higher education facilities leaders are facing a perfect storm: aging infrastructure, increasing energy demands, and a shrinking skilled trades workforce. This session explores how institutions can address these challenges through the integration of advanced technologies and innovative delivery models like Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS).Featuring a real-world case study from Abilene Christian University, attendees will learn how campuses can modernize infrastructure, reduce deferred maintenance, and improve operational efficiency, without increasing debt or staffing burdens. By combining smart building technologies, energy management platforms, and long-term infrastructure partnerships, institutions can enhance resilience while doing more with fewer resources.
Chris Ruth
Read moreSt. Moritz
The Art of Building Sustainability challenges the idea that sustainability is only about energy efficiency. A truly sustainable campus building is one that continues to perform, adapt, remain serviceable, and deliver value over time. For colleges and universities, building systems must support changing occupancy, aging infrastructure, limited maintenance resources, cybersecurity expectations, comfort, energy goals, and long-term institutional value. This session explores how building automation supports that long-term sustainability through open protocols, secure data, IFDD, analytics ownership, a single app experience, minimal waste, backward compatibility, operator training, and factory service. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for making BAS decisions that reduce obsolescence, improve maintainability, and help campus facilities remain functional, resilient, and supportable for years to come.
Thomas Diliberti
Read moreMilan/Venice
AI is rapidly changing energy management, but poor data can lead to misleading results. This session focuses on building the data foundation needed to use AI responsibly and confidently.
Jason Whipple · Raymond Crespo
Read moreInnsbruck
This presentation cuts through the complexity of the controls market to help campus facilities teams take command of the modernization process. You'll learn how to select the right BMS brand, contractor, and procurement mechanisms while avoiding the change orders, schedule delays, and poor outcomes that plague controls retrofits. We'll cover how to break free from proprietary contracts and limited vendor pools in favor of truly agnostic, open, and future-proof solutions — treating MEP controls and facility technology as a strategic priority. We'll close with an expert perspective on where the controls industry is headed and what it means for your campus.LEARNING OBJECTIVES:When to modernize your BMS and how to select the brand, contractor and procurement mechanisms.Controls retrofits: How to avoid change-orders, schedule delays and poor outcomes.How to manage the controls and retrofit process to match industry standard construction methods.How to cost effectively transform a campus from proprietary contracts and systems with limited vendors to Controls that work for youNavigating the controls industry in search of true agnostic, open, and future-proof solutions.What is next for controls and an experts’ view on how the controls industry will change in the future.
Jeff McManus
Read moreHeidelburg
Facilities teams are often seen as maintenance-focused, but high-performing organizations treat them as drivers of excellence and growth. This session shows how leaders can shift mindsets, implement proactive strategies, and invest in development to build engaged, empowered teams. Attendees will gain practical ways to move from reactive operations to a culture of opportunity and impact.
Mike Harvey
Read moreSt. Moritz
The “Holy Grail” in facilities management isn’t a new software platform or a bigger budget. It’s something deceptively simple and stubbornly elusive: a unified picture of what needs to be done, in what order, and why — one that holds up in the boardroom and in the boiler room alike.Facilities leaders across the CAPPA region are under compounding pressure. Infrastructure is aging faster than renewal budgets can keep pace. Maintenance teams are running harder to stay ahead of failures. And leadership is asking hard questions about where the money is going and what campuses are getting for it. The disconnect between capital planning and maintenance operations is rarely intentional — it’s structural. Different data systems, different planning cycles, different vocabularies, and different performance expectations create a gap that quietly grows until a failure makes it impossible to ignore.This session draws on more than 30 years of owner-side experience in higher education and state government to present a practical, jargon-free framework for closing that gap. Rather than prescribing a specific tool or technology, the session focuses on decision-making, prioritization logic, and leadership communication — the elements that determine whether integrated asset management actually takes hold in an organization or remains a goal on a strategic plan.Attendees will explore how to connect facility condition data with maintenance realities, develop prioritization approaches that hold up to scrutiny, and communicate facilities needs in terms that resonate with presidents, CFOs, and boards. Case examples from real campuses and government portfolios will anchor each concept, making the session immediately applicable regardless of institution size or system maturity.
Shawn Harding
Read moreMilan/Venice
In 2015, the University of Kansas Facilities Services team reset its computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to address inconsistent data, inefficient workflows, and limited reporting capabilities. The result was a restructured, enterprise-wide platform designed to standardize processes using a universal service model, improve decision-making, and support long-term institutional needs.This session offers an “under the hood” look at transforming a CMMS into an integrated system supporting work management, mobile operations, asset tracking, preventive maintenance, space management, and automated financial processes. Attendees will learn how establishing standardized data structures (“nouns”) and unified workflows (“verbs”) creates reliable, actionable and future-proof metrics.The presentation will highlight how a strong work order culture, clear prioritization standards, and asset-based management enable organizations to better understand maintenance costs for deferred maintenance planning and long-term asset reliability. Participants will leave with practical strategies to improve data integrity for better data driven decisions, implement meaningful standards, and leverage their CMMS to drive more effective, enterprise-level service delivery.
The 2026 CAPPA Conference brings together higher education facilities leaders, decision-makers, and trusted industry partners from across the region.
We value our Business Partners and the critical role they play in supporting higher education facilities.
Sponsorship opportunities are intentionally limited to preserve the professional and educational integrity of the conference while maximizing meaningful engagement.
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All Exhibitor purchases include the following:
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Supporting Exhibitor - $1,750 (Limited Availability)
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Cornerstone Exhibitor – $5,000
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Visionary Exhibitor – $7,500 (Limited to 3)
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Presenting Exhibitor – $12,500 (Exclusive)
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Lead Capture $250 Maximize your return on investment with our Lead Capture add-on. A powerful tool designed to help you seamlessly collect and manage attendee information directly from your booth. Quickly scan badges, log visitor details, and capture key notes in real time, ensuring no valuable connection goes unrecorded. |
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Ice Cream Social - $500 Sponsor the conference ice cream social — a lighthearted networking break where attendees gather, unwind, and connect. Your logo is featured at the station, giving your brand a warm, memorable presence in a fan-favorite moment. |
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Raffle Gift (In Kind) Donate a prize for the conference raffle and enjoy fun, high-energy visibility with all attendees. Your company is recognized by name at the time of the drawing, creating a memorable brand moment in front of the full audience. |
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Speaker Gifts (In Kind) Provide a thoughtful gift presented to conference speakers in appreciation of their time and expertise. Your brand is acknowledged at the time of presentation, associating your company with the educational leadership that makes this conference exceptional. |
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Attendee Gifts (In Kind) Contribute a gift or branded item distributed to all conference attendees. A tangible way to put your company directly in the hands of every participant — an impression that travels home with them long after the conference ends. |
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Individual Sponsor – $1,000 A great entry point for companies looking to establish a presence at the CAPPA conference. Individual sponsorship provides brand recognition in conference materials and the opportunity to engage with higher education facilities professionals throughout the event. |
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Hard Hat – $1,000 Put your brand on every attendee's head during facility tours. Sponsored hard hats featuring your company logo are distributed to participants, delivering visible, on-site brand presence during one of the conference's most hands-on experiences. |
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Coffee Break – $1,000 Keep attendees fueled between sessions with a sponsored coffee station. Your signage is prominently displayed throughout the break period, giving your brand a natural, high-traffic moment of visibility. |
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Swag Bag Inserts – $1,000 Place a promotional item, brochure, or branded piece directly into every attendee's conference bag. A targeted, cost-effective way to ensure your message reaches 100% of participants from the moment the conference begins. |
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App Banner – $1,000 Feature your company's logo or advertisement as a banner within the official CAPPA conference mobile app. With attendees checking the app throughout the event for schedules, maps, and updates, your brand stays top-of-mind all conference long. |
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Attendee Scholarships - $1,500 Invest in the future of higher education facilities by funding a scholarship registration for an eligible colleague. Your generosity is recognized in the conference program and during the opening session as a meaningful contribution to the profession. |
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AM/PM Breaks – $2,500 Sponsor the mid-morning or afternoon refreshment breaks where attendees step away from sessions to recharge and network. Your branding is prominently featured at the break station with signage and verbal recognition throughout the break period. |
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Tour Transportation – $2,500 Support the logistics of conference facility tours by sponsoring attendee transportation. Your company name is displayed on vehicles and recognized in tour materials, associating your brand with one of the most eagerly anticipated experiences of the conference. |
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Swag Bag (Co-Branded) – $3,500 Sponsor the official conference swag bag, co-branded with your company logo alongside CAPPA's. Every attendee carries your brand throughout the conference and takes it home — one of the most visible and lasting impressions available to sponsors. |
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Lanyards – $3,500 Put your brand around every attendee's neck for the entire conference. Sponsored lanyards are one of the most consistently visible impressions a sponsor can make — worn from check-in through closing, your logo is seen in every session, hallway, and networking moment. |
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Hotel Key Cards & Sleeves – $3,500 Greet every attendee at check-in with your brand on their hotel key card sleeve. High-impact visibility from the moment they arrive — and every time they return to their room throughout the conference. |
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Lunch – $3,500 Sponsor the conference lunch and enjoy prominent recognition in the dining space. Includes signage at meal stations, verbal acknowledgment, and logo placement in lunch area materials — reaching all attendees during one of the day's most relaxed and social moments. |
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Breakfast – $3,500 Start each conference morning with your brand front and center. Breakfast sponsorship includes signage, verbal recognition, and logo placement throughout the morning meal service — a consistent, high-visibility touchpoint to open each conference day. |
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WiFi – $3,500 Be the brand that keeps everyone connected. Your company name is featured as the official conference WiFi network name, ensuring every attendee sees your brand every time they log on — one of the most repeated touchpoints of any modern conference. |
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Presidential Suite – $3,500 (2 Available) Treat a VIP guest or top team member to one of Chateau on the Lake’s two penthouse Presidential Suites — 1,000 sq. ft. of top-floor luxury overlooking Table Rock Lake and the Ozark Mountains. Each suite features a hand-carved four-poster king-size bed, private balcony, and spa-like bathroom with a two-person Jacuzzi and computerized waterfall shower head. French doors open to an elegant parlor with a full-size refrigerator, wet bar, microwave, ice maker, and dining table — ideal for entertaining and hosting small gatherings throughout the conference. |
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Keynote – $5,000 Align your brand with the conference's premier educational moment. Keynote sponsorship includes prominent logo placement before and during the keynote address, a verbal introduction by the emcee, and recognition in all related conference materials.
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Closing Banquet – $5,000 Cap the conference on a high note as the sponsor of the closing banquet celebration. Enjoy top-tier visibility with prominent signage, a brief speaking opportunity, and recognition throughout the evening as attendees reflect on the week and celebrate the profession together.
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Evening Dinner – $5,000 Host a memorable evening dining experience for conference attendees. Your company is front and center with prominent signage, branding at tables, and a brief speaking opportunity — an ideal setting for relationship-building in an elevated, relaxed atmosphere.
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Welcome Reception – $5,000 Set the tone for the entire conference as the Welcome Reception sponsor. Be the first company recognized as attendees arrive, with prominent signage, a brief company introduction, and logo placement throughout the reception space — making your brand the face of the conference from day one.
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Contact events@appa.org for sponsorship questions.
Discounted Hotel Rooms through CAPPA Room Block
Stay onsite at the conference hotel with special rates starting at $155/night. Room block discount expires August 27th.
Venue Chateau on the Lake is the ideal venue to host the CAPPA Conference, offering a perfect balance of elegance, functionality, and scenic beauty. Nestled above Table Rock Lake with panoramic views of the Ozark Mountains.
Attendees will enjoy luxurious accommodations, full service amenities, and on-site dining—all under one roof—creating a convenient and immersive experience.
The resort also features a world-class spa, a marina, walking trails, and proximity to Branson’s top attractions, giving guests a variety of options for relaxation and entertainment beyond the conference schedule.
With its combination of resort-style comfort and professional-grade facilities, Chateau on the Lake offers a premier setting collaboration, for learning, and celebration.
Chateau on the Lake
415 N State Hwy 265
Branson, MO 65616
The Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators (CAPPA) Professional Development Committee is now accepting presentation proposals for educational sessions at the 2026 Annual Conference in Branson, Missouri.
Help shape the future of facilities leadership by presenting innovative ideas, proven practices, and emerging trends across key educational tracks, including administration, operations, energy, and construction.
We welcome you to contribute to a high‑quality educational program by leading a focused topic discussion, presenting an educational paper, or delivering other impactful learning content that supports the facilities profession.
Educational Tracks
General Administration & Management
Leadership development, human resources, financial management, and organizational effectiveness.
Operations & Maintenance
Custodial services, grounds, maintenance operations, and best practices for physical plant stewardship.
Energy & Utility Systems
Sustainability initiatives, environmental management, and utility procurement and distribution.
Planning, Design & Construction
Facility planning, renovations, project management, and construction delivery strategies.
How to Apply
Click the link below to submit an Educational Session Application.
Important Information
CAPPA Code of Professional Conduct
Submission of an application constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of CAPPA’s Code of Professional Conduct.
Conference Registration Required
All selected presenters—both Higher Education professionals and Business Partners—must pay the full conference registration fee in order to present.
Deadline for submissions:
June 15, 2026
CAPPA - Professional Development Committee
Ben Boslaugh
Vice President
Missouri State University
benjaminboslaugh@missouristate.edu
Heath House
Co-Chair
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Jacob Sharrer
Co-Chair
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Empower your leadership journey with APPA’s Supervisor’s Toolkit — hosted by CAPPA.
This intensive three-day professional development experience equips facilities supervisors and emerging leaders with the essential tools to manage teams, communicate effectively, and drive performance with purpose.
Supervisor’s Toolkit has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the facilities management professional. It is a structured, open-ended, and pragmatic approach to developing supervisors. It is not so much a teaching program as a development process, designed to help supervisors realize both personal and professional growth.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Lead with confidence: Understand the difference between managing tasks and leading people.
Communicate with clarity: Learn proven techniques to deliver messages that motivate and build trust.
Coach for results: Develop strategies to train, mentor, and hold staff accountable with empathy and consistency.
Foster inclusion and respect: Build stronger team culture through diversity awareness and emotional intelligence.
Make better decisions: Apply structured problem-solving tools to navigate daily challenges effectively.
Participants will engage in dynamic modules such as:
Organizing Facts & Decision-Making Tools
Effective Communication: Sender, Receiver, and Message Design
Managing Up and Leading Down
Supervisor Tips: The Diversity Wheel
Coaching for Performance and Habit Change
Leadership Types and Mapping Your Role
Through interactive discussions, exercises, and reflection, attendees will leave with practical tools ready for immediate application in their roles.
The APPA Supervisor’s Toolkit has been a cornerstone in professional development for facilities managers across higher education. Whether you’re a new supervisor or an experienced professional ready to sharpen your skills, this training will help you:
Cultivate a leadership mindset
Enhance team performance
Build stronger communication channels
Create a culture of safety, inclusion, and accountability
Campus Tour & Ice Cream Social — College of the Ozarks
Monday, September 28. 2:30pm-4:30pm
Ice Cream Social to Follow: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Transport provided to/from
Infrastructure Tour at College of the Ozarks – “Hard Work U”
One of the signature experiences of the 2026 CAPPA Conference will be a guided infrastructure tour of College of the Ozarks, proudly known as “Hard Work U.”
This remarkable institution is built on a student work program that allows students to graduate debt-free by operating many of the college’s core facilities. Attendees will explore an impressive array of student-run operations, including the dairy (where milk and ice cream are produced), the fruitcake and jelly kitchen, the bakery, and the full-service hotel and restaurant—all maintained and managed by students.
The tour also includes a visit to the college’s greenhouse, a vital part of its sustainability and academic programming. With Patriotism as one of its core values, College of the Ozarks offers a uniquely meaningful setting to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
Guests will also have the opportunity to visit Patriots Park, which features a 9/11 memorial, a World War II memorial, and the Ralph Foster Museum, home to a wide variety of Ozarks history—including Jed Clampett’s iconic 1941 Oldsmobile roadster flatbed truck from The Beverly Hillbillies.
This inspiring tour combines education, tradition, and innovation—perfectly aligning with the spirit of CAPPA 2026.
Then, Join Us for an Ice Cream Social!
Wind down, recharge, and connect with colleagues over a cool scoop in true C of O hospitality style. It's the ideal setting to swap insights with fellow CAPPA professionals, engage with College of the Ozarks faculty and staff, and enjoy the kind of genuine community that defines this campus.
Monday, September 28. 2:30pm-4:30pm
Ice Cream Social to Follow at College of the Ozarks 4:30-5:30pm
Transport provided to/from
Trade your conference badge for a front row seat to one of the Ozarks' most beloved landmarks. CAPPA attendees are invited to tour behind the scenes at Silver Dollar City, the iconic 1880s-themed park nestled in the hills just outside Branson, Missouri.
Built around the charm and craftsmanship of an 1880s Ozark mountain town, Silver Dollar City is home to world-class rides and attractions, over 100 resident craftsmen demonstrating traditional Ozark arts and trades, and some of the most celebrated live entertainment in the region.
After days of engaging sessions and meaningful professional dialogue, this tour is the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect with colleagues, and share an experience as memorable as it is uniquely Ozarkian.
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