Unlock the core of resilient, motivating leadership through a powerful 7-month experience rooted in self-discovery, purpose, skill development, and practical application.
The MNCHA Leadership Academy is designed to challenge, inspire, and equip current and emerging home care leaders to increase confidence and competence in their oversight of others' performance.
Within the 12 content areas included in the series, participants will learn strategies that support clinical care, quality measure, compliance, and staff retention success. The MNCHA Leadership Academy enables participants to briefly step away from their daily work demands and focus on increasing their effectiveness going forward by enhancing current skills and identifying opportunities for growth.
This is NOT a generic leadership program. Real-life home care examples are used throughout, as well as interactive elements where participants can "try on" new skills before returning to their daily routines.
2026-2027 Academy Schedule
- Thursday, October 15, 2026 - Session 1: in-person* (4 hours of education, includes lunch)
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Session 2** (1 hour webinar)
- December 2026 - Off
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 - Session 3** (1 hour webinar)
- Thursday, February 11, 2027 - Session 4** (1 hour webinar)
- Thursday, March 18, 2027 - Session 5** (1 hour webinar)
- Thursday, April 15, 2027 - Session 6: in-person* (4 hours of education, includes lunch)
*In-person sessions will be scheduled for 10AM-3:30PM at the Beacon Institute in Columbia, Maryland.
**Webinars will be held from 2-3PM.
Curriculum Content Areas
- Leadership Agility
- Providing Meaningful Feedback
- Creating Measurable Objectives
- Developing Successful Plans
- Creatively Solving Problems
- Using Data to Improve
- Delegating to Others
- Leading & Inspiring Change
- Addressing Staff Performance & Using Progressive Discipline
- Retaining Exceptional Staff
- Creating a Culture of Trust
Eligibility & Applications
The MNCHA Leadership Academy is open to MNCHA members and non-members, regardless of job title, managerial experience, or clinical background. Leadership potential and aspiration within the organization and/or industry is a key consideration, not the individual's specific role or current position.
Applications must be submitted by all interested participants no later than midnight on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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All applicants should hold the two in-person sessions and webinar dates listed above until notice of selection. Selected participants will be notified by September 25, 2026.
Cost
Tuition includes learning materials, webinar recordings, and meals provided during in-person sessions.
- MNCHA members: Tuition fee is $425.
- Non-member: Tuition fee is $775.
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MNCHA would like to recognize the generous support of our partners whose sponsorship makes the Leadership Academy possible:
Leadership Sponsor: Alfa Specialty Pharmacy
Alfa Specialty Pharmacy, founded in 2007, is a regional provider of pharmacy services in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Alfa is dedicated to providing comprehensive and high-touch pharmacy services to the post-acute care community, specializing in pharmacy case management to home-based individuals with chronic conditions and complex drug regimens.
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Featured Instructor
Lou Ann Brubaker
Lou Ann Brubaker is the Founder and President of Brubaker Consulting, a company providing management and marketing educational programming. Since 1988, she has taught thousands of post-acute care professionals across the entire continuum.
Ms. Brubaker ’s senior management and marketing seminars have earned her national recognition as one of America ’s leading education providers. Her program, Putting the SUPER in Supervision is considered a flagship program in skills development.
Clients include the nation ’s leading direct care providers, ranging from multi-facility chains and CCRCs to home health, hospice, and personal care organizations. Her expertise is also valued highly by senior care ancillary services companies. For more than 20 years she has provided sales education programs to ancillary organizations wishing to expand their market share within the post-acute care environments.
Lou Ann Brubaker ’s diverse professional experience ranges from administration of a senior citizen utility assistance program, the transitioning of an in-house advertising agency to a revenue- generating division and the management of more than 35 satellite operations and 500 sales representatives within a senior care products organization. Just prior to founding her own company, she directed the North American marketing for an organization that in three years grew to become the world ’s largest provider of online clinical, scientific and technical information during which time she served on the leadership team that strategically re-crafted the international pricing of online information.
A graduate of Kent State University (B.S., Public Policy/Political Science), Ms. Brubaker is Past- Chair and Past-Director of the Board of Trustees for The Beacon Institute (the educational affiliate of Mid-Atlantic Lifespan, the largest senior care association in Maryland). She also served as a nationally elected Director of the Business & Professional Women ’s Foundation.
You can reach Lou Ann Brubaker at 301-535-5449 or at brubak97@aol.com. For more information, visit her website at www.brubakerconsulting.com.
