This paper presents the results of a survey asking about the impact of attending professional development on 12 quality of life (QOL) factors and given during a collaborative session at the Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) Annual Conference. Results showed that participants reported positive outcomes on the factors of increases in network of colleagues and confidence, satisfaction with career, job motivation, willingness to take on new challenges, sense of belonging, and feelings of health and well-being. During discussion, participants described the very positive impact of attending AHEA conferences over the years. Recommendations are made to create an AHEA mentoring program and provide more formally designed activities and opportunities during the conference to connect new and experienced conference attendees. [For the complete proceedings, see ED590245.]