Lenawee Forward

Presented by Jebbee

November 12, 2026 at the Align Center for Workforce Development

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About Us

MyKayla Giles, Giles Consulting LLC, and Kelly McNicol, Rise Limitless LLC, are bringing together professionals for a day of learning, conversation, and connection. This conference includes expert-led sessions on building trust and team engagement, navigating tough workplace conversations, strategic planning, and intentional career advancement. We’d love to see you there!

Our Mission

To deliver a high-impact professional development experience that equips regional professionals with practical skills, meaningful connections, and relevant insights they can apply in their work. 

Our Vision 

To be a leading catalyst in building a connected community where professionals are continuously learning, collaborating, and leading forward together.

Thank you to our Event Sponsors

Event sponsorship display with logos and text. Title sponsor Jebbe with purple asterisk; gift sponsor TLC Community Credit Union; bronze sponsors Evonik, Lenco Credit Union, Prestige Title Insurance; building sponsor Align Center for Workforce Development.

Friends and Family Sponsors

180 Nutrition, Adrian Insurance, Adrian Mechanical, Innomotics, Sara Tripp XSell Realty, United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties

2026 Event Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gary Gray PT, FAFS

Chief Executive Officer, Gray Institute®

Gary received his initial education as a Physical Therapist in the mid-1970s.  He immediately pursued additional training as an Athletic Trainer, Personal Trainer, and as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.  Realizing the common thread of creating transformational environments to enhance the lives of others being the science of movement, he developed the discipline of Applied Functional Scienceâ„¢.   With his ongoing passion and mission of learning and sharing more, and with the goal of educating, empowering, and encouraging others through an appreciation of the wonderfully and fearfully made human body, Dr. Gray established the Gray Institute.  Gary has been married to his 7th grade sweetheart (Cindi) since 1976 and has been blessed with two sons and daughter-in-loves (Brad and Shallon, Doug and Valerie) and six grandchildren (Denyon, Aryah, Calyx, Zion, Xyler and Lawson)

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