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2025 50 State Afterschool Network Leaders Meeting
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Tuesday, April 15
 

9:00am MDT

Plenary 3: What We Need to Know and What’s Next
Tuesday April 15, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am MDT
Updates on research and policy; Discussion on what’s possible in the coming year.

Research Panel:
Michael Lemon, Director, Kansas Enrichment Network
Sandra Simpkins, Ph.D., Director, Center for Afterschool and Summer Excellence, University of California, Irvine School of Education
Ashlee Sjogren, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership, Foundations and Policy, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development
Deepa S. Vasudevan, Ed.D., Researcher | Youth, Family, & Community Development, American Institute for Research

Policy Panel:
Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
Lauren Maddox, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland+ Knight
Patrick Stanton, Executive Director, Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership

Access the session slides HERE.
Speakers
avatar for Deepa S. Vasudevan, Ed.D.

Deepa S. Vasudevan, Ed.D.

Researcher | Youth, Family, & Community Development, American Institute for Research
Dr. Deepa S. Vasudevan is a researcher at the American Institutes for Research in the youth, family, and community development program area. Through sociocultural inquiry, Deepa explores the working lives of community-based youth workers, youth experiences in out-of-school time programming... Read More →
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Jodi Grant

Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
Since 2005, Jodi Grant has been Executive Director of the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality, affordable afterschool programs. As Executive Director, she oversees federal... Read More →
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Michael Lemon

Director, Kansas Enrichment Network
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Lauren Maddox

Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight
The Honorable Lauren Maddox was an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Education during the Bush Administration. She also served on Capitol Hill for nearly a decade in senior roles, including for the Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the House Republican Conference... Read More →
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Sandra Simpkins, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Sandra Simpkins, Ph.D. in psychology, is a professor in the School of Education. She received the William T. Grant Young Scholars Award and National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study how families, friendships, and social position factors (such as, ethnicity and culture) shape... Read More →
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Ashlee Lester Sjogren

Research Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Ashlee Sjogren is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations and Policy at the UVA School of Education and Human Development. She is also a faculty affiliate of Youth-Nex, The UVA Center to Promote Effective Youth Development. Her research interests... Read More →
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Patrick Stanton

Mass Afterschool Partnership
Patrick Stanton is Executive Director of the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership. Patrick has spent the last 11 years, his entire professional career, dedicated to advocating and fighting for afterschool and summer programs that benefit the youth that need it the most. Before joining... Read More →
Tuesday April 15, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am MDT
Tamaya Ballroom EFGH

11:10am MDT

Policy: Advancing Afterschool in Challenging Policy Landscapes
Tuesday April 15, 2025 11:10am - 12:40pm MDT
Afterschool networks looking to advance afterschool policy in their states face a myriad of potential challenges to that important work. Relying on strong bipartisan support for afterschool and key allies, a number of state networks have overcome challenging political climates and divisive rhetoric to make policy gains that help more young people access quality afterschool and summer opportunities. This session will include state sharing, state policy experts, and plenty of time for discussion.
Speakers
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Emma Giamberdino

Policy and Communications Manager, ACT Now Illinois
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Jahaziel Hiriart

Director, Oklahoma Partnership for Expanded Learning
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Jen Rinehart

Sr VP, Strategy & Programs, Afterschool Alliance
Tuesday April 15, 2025 11:10am - 12:40pm MDT
Tamaya Ballroom EFGH

1:40pm MDT

Featured Session: Growing Revenue: What it takes from peers who have done it
Tuesday April 15, 2025 1:40pm - 2:55pm MDT
What does it take to succeed at growing revenue from . . . .foundations, government agencies, corporations, fee-for-service or other streams? Come learn from your peers who have successfully grown revenue streams. This panel discussion will explore where Networks are having success, what they needed to be successful, how they went about it, and what strategies worked and which didn’t. The engaging and interactive discussion aims to answer your questions about revenue streams, providing ideas for where you might focus moving forward.
Speakers
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Steve Zimmerman

Principal, Spectrum Nonprofit Services
Steve Zimmerman is the Principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services where he provides training and consulting focused on the areas of strategy and finance for nonprofit organizations throughout the country.  He is the co-author of two books, The Sustainability Mindset and Nonprofit Sustainability... Read More →
Tuesday April 15, 2025 1:40pm - 2:55pm MDT
Tamaya Ballroom EFGH

3:30pm MDT

Closing Plenary: Collaboration
Tuesday April 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
Join together to honor what we’ve learned and commit to what comes next!
Tuesday April 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm MDT
Tamaya Ballroom EFGH
 
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