REGISTRATION EXTENDED! Mile High Annual Conference and Expo registration now closes on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Register by September 19th and be entered into a raffle to win one of five prizes! Each winner will receive a $100 refund! 

If you plan to attend, please register today: https://milehighala.starchapter.com/meet-reg1.php?id=467

Thursday, October 9 – Saturday, October 11, 2025

Step back in time and pan for golden insights with another Mile High ALA Conference & Expo

 The Professional Development and Business Partner Committees of the Mile High Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators welcome you to the historic Mining Exchange Hotel for the 2025 Mile High ALA Fall Conference and Business Partner Expo.

Experience an unforgettable Gold Rush-themed retreat where education meets adventure and history sparks innovation. Hosted at the historic Mining Exchange Hotel—once a hub for gold trading during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush—this event is designed to ignite your curiosity, expand your expertise, and strengthen your professional network.

This two-night getaway in beautiful downtown Colorado Springs offers a rich blend of learning and connection for just $249. Enjoy engaging sessions, collaborative networking, and the camaraderie of fellow members and business partners—all in a setting that celebrates discovery and growth.

We will kick off this Gold Rush-themed Conference & Expo with a welcome reception Thursday night from 5-7 p.m.  Friday will start with a hearty breakfast, and Gail and Bruce Montgomery will present "Thriving in Uncertainty."  The fun doesn't stop there!  Lunch and the Business Partner Expo lead us into the afternoon, where Gail and Bruce will present their next session, "Empathy at Work."  We'll finish out the afternoon with a cocktail hour and dinner!  

This Gold Rush adventure continues Saturday morning with another hearty breakfast and a wrap-up session from Gail and Bruce on "The EQ Advantage." 

 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 16, 2025

Visit www.milehighala.com to Register Today!

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Gail Montgomery, CEO & Co-Founder

Gail is on a mission to transform the training and development of teams and leaders. With so much data to support the ineffectiveness of current training, she was inspired to co-create a training approach that is consumable in smaller bites, over time. New behaviors and language can be practiced, refined and applied. She believes in the power of putting people first and has prioritized delivering hybrid training programs that are engaging, fun, and effective.

With a unique background in Human Resources, Change Management, and Training, Gail believes in “smashing” the box, loving the deep-end and ensuring fun comes first. She has worked in Corporate Human Resources as a recruiter for a Fortune 50 Global insurance company, as an Executive Director for a Non-profit Arts organization, and as a Director for a SAAS tech start-up developing Change Management and Training and Onboarding programs.

Her data-supported and proven approach helps businesses get to solutions faster, leaders and teams to work more efficiently and effectively together and positively strengthen culture. Unique and impactful, Gail’s human-centric strategies produce increased trust, belonging and productivity.

Gail is Mom to two adult children, wife to her partner in business and laughter Bruce, a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, a member of the AMCP (Association of Change Management Professionals), and Co-Author of two books: “The Improv Mindset” and “CHANGE! A Leaders Guide to  Fixing Sh*t.”

Affiliated with Vistage Worldwide, Gail and Bruce deliver engaging "duo-notes" on Improv Mindset and Emotional Intelligence (among others) to global CEOs and leaders.

Bruce Montgomery, President & Co-Founder

Bruce has broad business experience, ranging from leading the IT organization for one of the country’s largest non-profit theatres, to driving value through strong relationships as the leader of Key Accounts for a sports and entertainment analytics company (delighting top-tier clients such as: NHL, NFL, NASCAR, and The Shubert Organization).

Prior experience includes over 15 years in IT and Management consulting, where he focused on driving adoption through structured change management and training & development.

Bruce is passionate about business-driven creativity and innovation, focusing on improving adoption through experiential and immersive engagements. He places great importance on partnering with organizations to help develop healthy cultures that lead to measurable success.

Bruce is a graduate of the University of Denver EMBA program and has been a faculty partner ever since. He is also involved with world-renowned researchers such as Charles Limb to better understand the inner workings of the brain while performing creative acts, and Ellen Langer to determine the best methods for increasing productivity through creativity. Much of these approaches are documented in the books he co-wrote with Gail; “The Improv Mindset” and "CHANGE! A Leader’s Guide to Fixing Sh*t." He is also the author of the comic thriller "Terror in the Desert", for which he did the voice-over work, as well.

The 2025 Mile High ALA Conference has been submitted and approved for the following credits.  If you have questions about re-certification credits please contact Sarah Stromberg at [email protected].

The conference has been approved for:
CLM Application Credits:  8.0 hours in the category of Communication Skills
CLM Recertification Credits: 8.0 hours in the subject are of Communications and Organization Management

This conference is valid for 8.0 PDC's toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification.

This Conference has been approved for 8.0 General HR recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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Tickets

$249.00 Member-Hotel, Sessions and Events

$199.00 Member - Shared Hotel, Sessions and Events

$149.00 Member - Sessions and Events only (No Hotel)

$199.00 Member-Guest/Spouse/Partner Ticket (All sessions and events)

$149.00 Member-Guest/Spouse/Partner Ticket (social events & meals only)

$299.00 Guest of Member-Hotel, Sessions and Events

$0.00 Complimentary Ticket for Eligible Business Partner (See MHC Business Partner Program)

$249.00 Business Partner-Additional Reps at member rate