Retreat
Winter Retreat in Vail
A 4-day winter retreat in Vail, Colorado each January. Sixteen practitioners, senior faculty, full immersion, a focused off-season intensive for coordinators and investigators who want to go deep.
- Format
- On-ground · 4 days
- Hours
- 30
- Tuition
- $5,400
- Lodging
- Preferred rate
- Meals
- Breakfast only
- Cohort
- 16 max
Purpose & scope
What this covers.
A 4-day in-person retreat held each January in Vail. Sixteen practitioners, senior faculty, full immersion. A focused winter intensive for senior practitioners, smaller than our Seattle flagship, and built around case practice and reflection rather than breadth.
Prerequisites
Before you register.
- Senior practitioner standing, typically five or more years in a coordinator or investigator role, or current leadership of a compliance function.
- An invitation or sponsor. The retreat is not open registration; self-nominations are welcome but require a short conversation first.
- Ability to take the full four days off from active casework. Email and phone are off during sessions.
- Travel to Vail and lodging at the partner property. Preferred rates are negotiated, but lodging and travel are at attendee’s expense.
Certificate requirements
To complete.
- Attendance at all four days. The retreat is not modular, sessions build on each other.
- Active participation in the operating-model audit and peer review.
- Submission of a follow-up reflection (3–5 pages) within 60 days.
- 30 hours of qualifying continuing-education content; we provide attendance documentation and an hour-by-hour agenda for self-submission to SHRM and state bar CLE.
ADA accommodations
How we accommodate.
Our partner property in Vail is fully accessible, step-free site, accessible rooms (limited; reserve early), and hearing loops in main session rooms. Dietary accommodations are handled at registration, including kosher, halal, vegetarian, vegan, and most allergen profiles. ASL interpretation is available with 30 days’ notice. If you need anything we haven’t anticipated, email training@fractionalcoordinator.com, we work with the property to make it work.
Special requirements
What to expect.
Phones off during sessions and meals. Lodging is private rooms with shared common areas. Afternoons are open, for the mountain, a walk, or peer conversation. Confidentiality norms apply across the entire retreat, including casual conversation.
Materials supplied in advance
What you receive.
- Pre-reading: a curated packet of papers, recent OCR resolutions, and a regulatory comment. Sent four weeks before the retreat.
- The Vail Retreat field guide (locally printed). Sent two weeks ahead, with the operating-model audit framework and reflection template.
- Access to the FC Senior Practitioner Library.
- On arrival: a journal, a reading list, a name placard, and the printed cohort directory.
Schedule
Day-by-day. All times Mountain. Days are unhurried, with open afternoons.
Where you stay
A Vail partner property.
A mountain property in Vail chosen for its meeting spaces and its quiet in the off-season. Four days, sixteen practitioners, full immersion. We’ve negotiated preferred rates; lodging is booked directly with the property at the FC rate. Breakfast and beverages during program hours are included with tuition; lunches, dinners, and travel are at attendee’s expense.
Preferred lodging rate
Single-occupancy mountain rooms; booked directly with the property.
Breakfast & beverages
During program hours; dietary needs accommodated. Lunches and dinners at attendee’s expense.
Vail Village
Walkable to the village and the base of the mountain.
Dedicated breakouts
Rooms reserved exclusively for the cohort.
Reliable wifi throughout
Work-suitable, with printer access for groups.
Fully accessible
Step-free site; accessible rooms on request.
A typical day
What's included
Tuition covers.
3 nights at our partner property
Booked directly at the FC negotiated rate. Single occupancy in a quiet mountain room.
Breakfast & beverages
During program hours, included with tuition. Dietary needs accommodated. Lunches and dinners at attendee’s expense.
Pre-program materials
Weeks of pre-work, including reading and a personal case file for the retreat.
Post-program follow-up
A 60-minute 1:1 with a senior instructor within 90 days of completion.
Led by practitioners
Taught by active practitioners.
Albert Roberson, LL.M.
Chief Executive Officer
Anchors the faculty and leads the theory-of-change and program-design sessions.
Whitney Kenner-Jones, Esq.
Chief of Investigations
Facilitates the case-lab small groups and leads the investigations track.
Want a seat?
Enrollment for the 2027 Winter Retreat is open. Reach out and we’ll send the prospectus, the application form, and a short conversation about fit. Cohort size is capped at 16.
