About the State Conference
The Michigan Occupational Special Populations Association (MOSPA) is pleased to welcome K-12 educators, post-secondary faculty and staff, community partners, administrators, non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals to the in-person 2024 State MOSPA Conference! Each year the state conference committee puts together an event that meets both the expressed wishes and diverse needs of our attendees. That means we are trying to make sure each time slot offers speakers and topics of interest to both secondary and post-secondary conference attendees.
For more information, direct any questions regarding the 2025 MOSPA State Conference contact the following:
- Registration contact Tiffany Hall at tiffany@edgepartnerships.com
- Conference in general contact Ariel Maturine, MaturinArielT@jccmi.edu or
Tracey Taylor, tracey@cismichigan.org - To volunteer complete the following form or reach out to the co-chairs. Link to volunteer: https://forms.gle/RVYmqQpsHMAv2bXR7
50 Years of CTE Impact: Michigan's Legacy of Transforming Special Populations
Registration is live for the 2025 Michigan Occupational Special Populations Association (MOSPA) Conference! Join us April 30-May 2, 2025, at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne, Michigan.
We welcome K-12 educators, post-secondary faculty and staff, community partners, administrators, non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals to this year’s conference. Hear cutting-edge ideas from experts in secondary and post-secondary education, learn from innovative speakers, network and socialize with fellow educators. We hope you can join us!
Please note the “Meal Only Guest” option is for guests who are ONLY attending just meals, a separate registration will need to be completed for those who are attending the full conference.
2025 Keynote speaker
Dr. Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami is the Director of Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services at the University of Michigan, where he oversees the office of Services for Students with Disabilities, two Testing Accommodation Centers, and the Adaptive Sports & Fitness Program. He is also an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Urology at Michigan Medicine, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
“Dr. O” was born in Nigeria before immigrating to the US at a young age. He attended High School at Deerfield Academy and college at Stanford University where he also ran Track & Field, serving as captain his last two seasons and achieving Academic All American recognition.
He then earned his MD from the University of Michigan before matching into Orthopedic Surgery at Yale. At the beginning of his 3rd year he experienced a spinal cord injury, paralyzing him from the chest down. After two surgeries and intense rehabilitation, he was blessed with some return of motor function, and navigates the world as a proud wheelchair user, managing the other long-term sequelae of an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury.
