Usssa conference 2026: ask an expert

30 minutes with someone who’s already figured out the thing you’re stuck on.

Mary Reilly-Magee and Rose Cholewinski have hand-picked some of the best minds in the swim school business community to give you focused, one-on-one access to their experience.

This year’s theme is: Wise Women of water

How It Works

1. Choose your expert.
Find the person whose experience matches your challenge.

2. Choose your time.
Reserve an available 30-minute session during the conference.

3. Make your $150 donation.
100% goes to drowning prevention advocacy.

4. Bring your biggest questions or challenges.
Thirty minutes moves fast. Come ready to talk about what will make the biggest difference in your business.

5. Walk away with way more than answers.
The insights you gain and the friendship you create reverberates forever.

Meet our Experts

Learn a bit more about our ‘Wise Women of Water’ and choose which expert you’d like to have your session(s) with.

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Tracy Koleber
Tracy Koleber

Expertise: Swim school operations, business systems, risk management, government and regulatory affairs, and organizational leadership

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Kathy Hubbard
Kathy Hubbard

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Nikki Miller
Nikki Miller

Expertise: Growing & Scaling a Swim School, Leadership, Longevity & Lessons from 45+ Years in Business, Child Development & Behavior, Understanding the Psychology Behind Teaching & Learning

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Lori Klatt
Lori Klatt

Expertise: Program Development, Hiring, Budgets & Financial Management

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Lynn Ledford
Lynn Ledford

Expertise: Growth, enrollment, retention, brand story and legal

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Jett Cutler
Jett Cutler

Expertise: Finance

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Kendra Walker
Kendra Walker

Expertise: Creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for growth, Swim school design and construction, Navigating transitions of business ownership

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Miren Oca
Miren Oca

Expertise: B Corp certification process and using business as a force for good; employee ownership alternatives to exit; building strong cultures; creating a people centered culture.

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Carrie DeMont
Carrie DeMont

Expertise: Company Culture, Leadership and Development of People, Relationships and Connection, EOS and Business Systems, Working with Students with Disabilities, Building and Growing a Swim School

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Micha Seal
Micha Seal

Expertise: Marketing, Brand Trust, and Community Reputation / Building a Self-Sustaining Business Through Systems and Leadership / Scaling and Growing a Multi-Location Swim School Business

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Karen Clay
Karen Clay

Expertise: From Startup to Sale, and the Life That Comes After.

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Ann Marie Sunderhaus
Ann Marie Sunderhaus

Expertise: Camp - Additional profit center. Operational management. Systems. Processes. Hiring. Training. Family Business

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Ready to Ask an Expert?

Getting one-on-one time with your expert is easy. Choose who you want to talk to, grab the time that works for you, and complete your payment to make it official.

Please note, your session is not held until your donation is made. Be sure to complete both steps to secure your spot!

1 - save your spot

Select your expert and choose from their remaining conference availability. Once you reserve a time, that session will be held for you while you complete the final step.

2 - submit payment

Your session is not officially confirmed until payment has been completed.

Please use the same name and email address on your USSSA payment that you use when reserving your session so we can easily match your payment to your booking.

Once both steps are complete, you're in. Come ready with your biggest questions, because those 30 minutes are yours.

And the best part?
100% of your $150 session fee supports drowning prevention advocacy.

Pick your expert. Bring your questions. Let's get to work.

Complete your $150 payment through the USSSA payment form below to confirm your session.

Submit Your Payment to USSSA Here