NWAIS Business Officers Conference

April 20-22, 2026

Alderbrook Resort and Spa

Union, WA

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Conference Overview

Each year NWAIS hosts a dynamic conference which is an opportunity to gather with colleagues and engage with content around school finance and operations.

Who Should Attend?

Independent School Business Managers and Their Colleagues.

Speakers and Sessions

Your planning committee is hard at work building an agenda to meet the needs of NWAIS finance professionals. Stay tuned for the speakers and topics. Participants will engage in sessions around the economic and legal landscape and the changing role of leadership, as well as have an opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the region.

Conference Agenda Overview

Monday, April 22, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Pricing and Registration

TO RECEIVE THE REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: Your registration must be complete by the appropriate deadline.

Online registrations paid by credit card must be completed by 11:59pm ET on the deadline date.

Accommodations

We have reserved a limited number of rooms at a special group rate of $199/night.

Reservations can be made by phone or online.

To reserve by phone please call (360) 898-2145 and ask for the rate reserved for the NWAIS Business Officers Conference

To reserve online, navigate to alderbrookresort.com in input group code: 40X8YX under group code.

Both online and call-in reservations will have first night room and tax collected as a deposit. Subject to 7-day cancelation policy.

RATE: Group discount is available through Friday, March 20, 2026. After that date, all guest rooms in the group will be released back into hotel's general inventory. Please note all guest room reservations and room types are subject to availability at the hotel.

NWAIS Event Policies

Cancellation Policy

Substitutions may be made any time prior to the conference. Written cancellations received by April 10, 2026 are eligible for a refund after a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations received after April 10, 2026 are ineligible for any refund.

Program Cancellation

In the unlikely event that NWAIS cancels a program for any reason, all pre-registered participants will receive notification via email. The cancellation will also be posted on the NWAIS website, and sent via listservs.

Schools Affiliated with NWAIS: Participants’ will have full refunds for all program fees applied to their NWAIS school accounts.

Schools Not Affiliated with NWAIS: Participants will receive a full refund for all program fees paid. NWAIS is unable to reimburse other expenses (such as travel) incurred by attendees prior to the event.

Travel and Other Expenses Incurred Before Event Cancellation

Typically, cancellations and postponements are very rare, however the pandemic has forced us to utilize these options more frequently. In the case that NWAIS needs to cancel, all registration fees will be refunded. NWAIS is however, unable to reimburse other expenses (such as travel) incurred by attendees prior to the event. NWAIS strongly recommends that attendees make travel arrangements such as airline tickets and hotel accommodations that allow for some flexibility such as rescheduling, cancellation and/or future credit.