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• AFA 2026 Spring Conference Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration

  • Start
    26 Mar 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    27 Mar 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Desert Willow Conference Center

  AFA 2026 Spring Conference
  

  Sponsorship Opportunities

  March 26 – March 27, 2026

  Desert Willow Conference Center

  
  

  AFA Platinum Sponsor- $6,000 (Sold Out)
  

  • Sponsorship of the one Opening Keynote/General Session & one Morning Coffee Break
    
  • Opportunity to make a brief presentation - up to three (3) minutes - during opening remarks and introduce Keynote Speaker.
  • Recognition as a Platinum Sponsor on the AFA Website Home Page/Conference Materials – with LOGO & WEBSITE LINK displayed prominently on all printed/electronic materials.
  • A 6-ft exhibit table in PRIME location in Exhibit Hall.
  • Opportunity to provide a promotional item (i.e. pens, coffee mugs, etc.) to each attendee at the registration desk or in the plenary meeting room
  • A FULL-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT/INSERT 
    
    

  AFA Gold Sponsor- $5,000 (Sold Out)
  

  • Sponsorship of one Lunch
    
  • An opportunity to make a brief two (2) Minute welcome/address at the Lunch.
  • Recognition as a Gold Sponsor on the AFA Website Home Page/Conference Materials – with LOGO & WEBSITE LINK displayed prominently on all printed/electronic materials.
  • Opportunity to place marketing items (i.e. pens, mugs, etc.) on the tables at lunch.
  • A 6-ft exhibit table in PRIORITY location in Exhibit Hall.
  • A HALF-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT/INSERT 

   

  AFA Silver Sponsor- $4,000 (4 available)

  • Sponsorship of one General/Plenary Session
    
  • An opportunity to make a brief one (1) Minute Presentation - and introduce the presenter/panel of your assigned plenary session at our Spring Conference.
  • Recognition as a Silver Sponsor on the AFA Website Home Page/Conference Materials – with LOGO & WEBSITE LINK displayed prominently on all printed/electronic materials.
  • Opportunity to place marketing items (i.e. pens, mugs, etc.) on the tables in your assigned plenary session.
  • A 6-ft exhibit table in PRIORITY location in Exhibit Hall.
  • A HALF-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT/INSERT 

   

  AFA Exhibitor - $2,000

  • Recognition as an Exhibitor on the AFA Website Home Page/Conference Materials –
  • Two complimentary registrations for the Spring Conference (RSVP required)
  • A 6-ft exhibit table in the Exhibit Hall.

   

  Event Advertiser - $600

  • FULL-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT/INSERT

   

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• AFA 2026 Spring Conference - In Person

  • Start
    26 Mar 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    27 Mar 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Desert Willow Conference Center

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  2026 Annual Spring Conference 

  Desert Willow Conference Center | Phoenix, AZ 
  Tentative Schedule of Events
  March 26-27, 2026
  

  

  Thursday, March 26, 2026

   8:00 am – 9:00 am
  Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit with Exhibitors

   9:00 am - 10:15am | Keynote

  Respecting and Valuing Your Profession and Colleagues:
  Communication is Key
  Joyce McHugh, LCSW, Advocated Care Services

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  10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

  10:45 am – 12:00 pm | General Session

  Beyond the Diagnosis: Capacity, Autonomy, and
  Clinical Insight in Fiduciary Decision-Making
  Salim A. Shleef, Esq., Becker & House and
  Danielle E. Eagan, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Encanto Neuropsychology, PLLC (Invited)

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  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |   Networking Lunch

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  1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Breakout Sessions

  Setting Boundaries to Prevent Burnout
  Joyce McHugh, LCSW, Advocate Care Services
  
  

  An Alzheimer's Update
  From the Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter

  2:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

   2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Breakout Sessions

  Processing Secondary Trauma
  Jean Llamas, MSN, RN, NCG, Care Navigators

  The Fundamentals of Special Needs Trusts (SNTS)
  Jim Wolverton, TrueLink

   3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

  4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | General Session 
  From Private to Public: Nominating Arizona’s Fiduciary of Last Resort
  Deborah Primock, DPS Fiduciary Services, Martelle Olsen, Sterling Case Management, Heidi Ernst, Maricopa County Public Fiduciary, Rashida Sumihnski, Coconino Public Fiduciary and Juliann DuBerry, Maricopa County Deputy Attorney

  Friday, March 27, 2026

  8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit with Exhibitors

  9:00 am - 10:15am | Keynote
  Limiting Your Liability: 
  Legal Tools and Practical Strategies for Minimizing Exposure
  Andrea Burnett O'Neil, Esq., Becker & House,PLLC

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  10:15 am – 10:45 am | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

   10:45 am – 12:00 pm | General Session
  ALTCS Planning/Miller Trust
  Charlotte Johnson, Esq., Elder Law of Arizona
  
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  12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Networking Lunch

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  12:45 pm – 1:45 pm | Breakout Sessions

  Reducing Your Risk by Protecting Your Client in Real Estate Transactions
  Chris Carter Kent

  Understanding Tribal Adult Guardianship: Respecting Sovereignty and Centering Elder Protection
  Peggy Jo Archer, Director of Elder Justice Projects and Judith Kozlowski
  International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2)

   1:45 pm – 2:15 pm | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

  2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | General Session

  Data-Driven Adult Guardianship:
  Building a Case Acuity Scale in Maricopa County
  Heidi Ernst, Esq., Maricopa County Public Fiduciary

   3:15 3:30 pm | Break/Visit with Exhibitors

  3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing General Session

  Elder and Dependent Adult Financial Abuse and Legal Remedies
  Spencer M. Wilkinson, Esq.,JacksonWhite

  Anticipated CEU Hours: 11 Total CEUS (5.5 Each Day(   Ethics Credit Pending.

  

  

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