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ISCA Conference History

 YearDate
Location
Theme
Attended
Monday Keynote
Tuesday Keynote
Tuesday Lunch
# of Sessions
 2023 Nov 5 - 7HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center Lighting the Future 592 Candid Counselors - Brian Coleman & Olivia Carter SaulPaul N/A 49
 2022 Nov 6 - 8  HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events Center  #StrongerTogether 600 Julia Cook Houston Kraft & CharacterStrong N/A 43
 2021Nov 14-16 HyVee Hall @ Iowa Events CenterGameChangers: Leveling Up Together575Kristin SouersPanel: Becky Lins, Liz Roper & Sarah Kirk N/A  47
 2020Nov. 1-3  Virtual  20/20 Vision: School Counselors are the Future  487 Trish Hatch & Hatching ResultsHouston Kraft   N/A 33
 2019 Nov. 3-5Prairie Meadows, Altoona  All In for Student Success 653 Dr. Michele Borba Dr. Lisa Koenecke Amanda Fitgerald 50
 2018Nov.  4-6
Prairie Meadows, Altoona
Go the Distance: Stepping into the Future
 673Dr. Joyce V. Brown
Ryan Nesbit
Dr. Ryan Wise
50
 2017 Nov. 5-7Prairie Meadows
Altoona 
 Ignite a Movement: Turning Equity into Action 632Dr. William 'Flip' Clay (My Counselor has SWAG: Igniting the "Fire" from Within) Dr. Kyle Reyes (Developing the Lenses to Champion All Students) Jake Troja 48
 2016Nov. 6-8
Prairie Meadows Altoona
Mission Possible
School Counselors: Agents of Change
 681Rosalind Wiseman (Queen Bees and Masterminds)
Dr. Kris Meyer (An Engine, A Giraffe, A Cat, and You: Mastering Mindsets and Resiliency)
Dr. Ryan Wise
 50
 2015Nov. 1-3
Prairie Meadows
Altoona
Be Bold: Celebrating 50 Years  of School Counseling in Iowa
 671Trevor Ragan (The Growth Mindset: How to Supercharge your Ability to Learn, Grow, and Achieve your Goals)
Lisa Van Gemert (The Not-So-Fab-Four: What Counselors Need to Know about Addressing Common Mental Health Issues in Youth)
Special Guest Speaker: Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

Lunch Speaker: Dr. Ryan Wise
 48
 2014Nov. 2-4
Prairie Meadows
Altoona
 Iowa School Counselors: Putting it All Together
734
Dr. Trish Hatch (Miracles for the Profession of School Counseling)Julia Cook (Unlearning Helplessness - Motivating the Underachiever)Panel: Dan Smith, SAI; Lisa Bartusek, ISVA; Linda Fandel, Special Assistant for Education; Kathie Obradovich, DM Register
48
 2013 Nov. 3-5
 Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines
Counselor, Educator, Advocate: Supporting the Whole Child
 628 Julia Taylor Bill Whitters Brad Buck
 65
 2012 Nov. 4-6
 Airport Holiday Inn, Des MoinesCome, Learn, Grow
 561 John Littrell Tarrell Portman Brad Buck
 66
 2011 Nov. 6-8
 Airport Holiday Inn, Des MoinesBuilding Bridges: Advocacy, Leadership and Student Achievement
472
Jim Verlengia (Building Bridges as School Counselors) Alan Burkhard, 2012 ASCA President (Top 10 School Counselor Accountability Practices) Jason Glass
 50
 2010 Nov. 7-9
 Airport Holiday Inn, Des MoinesChanges, Challenges and Champions
 317 Dr. Mark Grey, UNI
(Impact of Demographic Changes on School)
Dr. Troyce Fisher Captain Ryan Sextro
 
 2009 Nov. 8-10
 Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines Iowa School Counselors - The Heart of the Core
 276Frank Russell, President, Geo Learning
  
 2008 Nov. 2-4
Airport Holiday Inn, Des Moines  Cherie Louvre (Lessons Learned in School Crises)Jim Bierma, ASCA President (Rising to the Challenges - News from ASCA)  
 2007 Nov. 3-5
Merle Hay Holiday Inn, Des Moines Strengthening our Connections
  Dr. Troyce FisherCatherine Stjernberg (Love and Logic)  
 2006 Oct. 28-30
Merle Hay Holiday Inn, Des Moines    Carolyn Stone, ASCA  




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