2025 50 State Afterschool Network Leaders Meeting

2025 50 State Afterschool Network Leaders Meeting

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7:30am MDT

Coffee Walk & Talks Tamaya Veranda (Outdoors) Group Breakfast Tamaya Veranda (Outdoors)

8:00am MDT

Headshot Station Badger C

9:00am MDT

Plenary 2: Meeting the Moment: The Power of Thriving Design in Chaotic Times Tamaya Ballroom EFGHDr. Kia Darling-Hammond Informal Meeting Space - Open to Everyone Badger B Network Showcase Mountain View Foyer Registration and Information Desk Mountain View Foyer

10:45am MDT

Communications: Organizing Your Communications Efforts: Building Your Strategy Eagle ABAnnie Cornett • Ursula Helminski • Laurie Lennon • Maria Rizo Leadership: Exploring Equitable Leadership & Management Practices Bear ABRuth Obel-Jorgensen Policy: Policy Updates for OST Advancement with the STEM Next Fellows Tamaya Ballroom EFGHJodi Grant • Holly Miller • Tasha Owens-Green • Philip Steigman • Sheronda Witter Quality: Unified and Inclusive Quality Building Systems Puma ABC Meeting RoomKelly Frank Research & Data: Collecting Data for Impact Case Studies 1 Hawk ABCTerri Foulkes

12:15pm MDT

Networking Lunch and Break Tamaya Veranda (Outdoors)

1:30pm MDT

Communications: Communicating Impact: Demonstrating the Value of Your Network Eagle ABAnnie Cornett • Ursula Helminski • Laurie Lennon • Maria Rizo Leadership: The Changemaking Power of a Network Bear ABKelly Frank • Kelly Riding Policy: Developing Policy Strategies: State Policy Approaches to Advancing Afterschool and Summer Tamaya Ballroom EFGHErik Peterson Quality: Building an Afterschool Workforce Pipeline to Meet Today’s Needs and Tomorrow’s Opportunities Puma ABC Meeting RoomErin Busk • Kelly Riding Research & Data: Collecting Data for Impact Case Studies 2 Hawk ABCTerri Foulkes

3:00pm MDT

Networking Break Mountain View Foyer

3:30pm MDT

Network Share: Continuous Improvement in School-Age Care Puma ABC Meeting RoomDevin Hanson Network Share: Digital Equity Eagle ABMary Graham • Shelli Roberts Network Share: From Headache to Home Run: Shifting State Funding for Afterschool Badger BKelly McMahon Network Share: Innovations in Professional Development Hawk ABCKeem Anderson • Po Eh • Hay Blute Paw Network Share: Vermont Afterschool's Youth Empowerment Framework Bear ABMatt Wolf Featured Session: Possibility Creating Meeting Tamaya Ballroom EFGHTony Smith

4:15pm MDT

Network Share: Creating Professional Development Experiences and More Using the Iterative Design Process Hawk ABCChristine Jones Monaccio Network Share: Engaging Youth in Advocacy Bear ABHolly McPhail Network Share: Shifting our Stance on Workforce Eagle ABTiffany Gipson Network Share: STEM Partnerships – Creating an Engineering Mindset Puma ABC Meeting RoomRegina Sidney-Brown Network Share: The bigger the team, the bigger the budget, with more grants and reports and projects to manage! Badger BTerri Foulkes

5:00pm MDT

Developing Equitable, System-Level Strategies to Strengthen Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mental Health Support for the Out-of-School Time (OST) Community Eagle ABMichele Ritchlin Network Share: Amplifying Youth Voices: Initiatives and Insights from ACT Now and MASP Bear ABTiffany Ellison • Angelique Nichols Network Share: Elevating the OST Profession in Nevada Hawk ABCKendra Gipson Network Share: Statewide Afterschool Networks and Community Schools Efforts Puma ABC Meeting RoomEllie Mitchell

6:00pm MDT

Informal Dinner Cottonwoods (Outdoors)

8:00pm MDT

Informal Connections Cottonwoods (Outdoors)