2023 NST East Program

MAY 15-17 • CHARLESTON, WV • #EASTERNSERVICE

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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Monday, May 15 9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open + Special Meetings 12:00–1:30pm Welcome Plenary + Lunch 1:30–2:00pm Break 2:00–3:15pm Workshop Block A 3:15–3:45pm Break 3:45–5:00pm Workshop Block B 5:30–7:00pm ASC Networking Reception

Tuesday, May 16

Wednesday, May 17

8:00–8:45am Breakfast Networking

WEAR YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE GEAR DAY!

9:00–10:15am Workshop Block C 10:15–10:45am Break 10:45am–12:00pm Workshop Block D 12:00–1:30pm Keynote Plenary + Lunch

8:00–8:45am Special Meetings

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9:00–10:15am Workshop Block G 10:15–10:45am Break 10:45am–12:00pm Closing Plenary Build a custom schedule, connect to sponsors and exhibitors, view resources and speakers, and so much more!

1:30–2:00pm Break 2:00–3:15pm Workshop Block E 3:15–3:45pm Break

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3:45–5:00pm Workshop Block F 5:15–6:30pm Special Meetings

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NETWORKING RECEPTION Monday, May 15 from 5:30 – 7:00pm Charleston Marriott Town Center 200 Lee Street East, Charleston WV 25301 Join your national service colleagues for an evening of networking in the Grand Ballroom at the Charleston Marriott Town Center. Cash bar; appetizers provided.

The Charleston Marriott Town Center is our headquarters hotel and is located across the street from the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Meet us there!

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CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR PLANS

All event sessions will take place at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Plenary sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom or the Theater on the first floor. Workshop sessions and sponsor showcases will be held in Terrace Rooms 211-217 on the second floor. The registration desk will be located on the second floor in the Upper Main Lobby, indicated below by a red star.

A gender-non-specific restroom is available on the first floor near the Grand Ballroom off the Elk River Atrium. If you need a lactation room, please use the nursing room on the first floor off the Grand Lobby.

If you need a quiet space or prayer room, please use Room 205 on the second floor.

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BALLROOM LOCATED IN THIS SPACE ON FLOOR 1; ACCESS VIA ELK RIVER ATRIUM THEATER LOCATED ON FLOOR 1, BELOW BOARD ROOM AND OFFICE

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Wear Your Gear Day! WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

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Cheer up by suiting up in your finest AmeriCorps gear and national service attire! The more visible, the better. Be proud, be branded!

VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS Exhibitor booths are located in the Elk River Atrium, near the Grand Ballroom on the first floor.

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Bill Lynch, Host of Inside Appalachia WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Bill Lynch is the host of West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Inside Appalachia podcast. Inside Appalachia tells the stories of Appalachian people, and how they live today. The show is an audio tour of the region’s rich history, food, music, and culture. You can listen to new episodes of Inside Appalachia every Monday wherever you get your podcasts.

@InAppalachia bit.ly/in-appalachia

Bill has been loitering somewhere in the West Virginia media scene for over 20 years. He’s been a DJ, a copywriter, a features reporter, and a columnist for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. While he was born in Michigan (and spent less than a year living there), Bill grew up in the heart of Appalachia, in Pearisburg, Virginia, right on the border with southern West Virginia.

Pearisburg is still a regular stop for hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Bill spent more evenings than he can count serving the hikers pizza at Papa’s Pizzeria, and listening to their stories, as they passed through town on their way to stay at the local hostel. Bill went to college in West Virginia and then never really left. He currently lives outside of Charleston in a place called Pinch where he attempts to fend off the local deer, while trying to grow tomatoes worth eating.

Jamira Burley, Founder IAMHERTO

As a native of West Philadelphia, Jamira Burley saw first-hand the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities. In 2005, sparked by the murder of her brother Andre, Jamira discovered her calling at the age of 15 years old. She organized an anti-violence program in her high school, which reduced the rate of violence by 30%. Gaining public recognition through her efforts, she received a $50,000 grant from the governor to implement the program in the city’s ten most persistently dangerous high schools. @JamiraBurley jamiraburley.com

She is the first of her 15 siblings to graduate high school and pursue higher education, obtaining a BA in International Business and Legal Studies from Temple University. For the past decade, Jamira has worked with corporations, nonprofits, and government leaders on better engaging

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#EasternService impacted communities. Currently, she manages global strategic Bill Lynch, Host Inside Appalachia education initiatives for anofinternational tech company. In 2018, she WEST PUBLICStates BROADCASTING was theVIRGINIA first United citizen awarded the Global Leadership Award for Vital Voices and was selected as an MIT Media Lab Fellow.

Bill Lynch is the host of West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Inside Appalachia. Inside Appalachia tells the stories of Appalachian people, Jamira previously worked as the Director of Social Impact at Adidas, Global and how they live today. The show is an audio tour of the region’s Head of Youth Engagement and Skills at the Global Business Coalition for rich history, food, music, and culture. You can listen to new episodes Education, National Deputy Millennial Vote Director at Hillary For America, of Inside Appalachia every Monday wherever you get your podcasts. and director of the gun violence and criminal justice portfolios at Amnesty International USA. Jamira’s work and passion sit at the intersection of policy, Bill has been loitering somewhere in the West Virginia media scene community, and social good; Jamira provides unique insight that will help for over 20 years. He’s been a DJ, a copywriter, a features reporter, actualize the change we all so desperately need. Lastly, Jamira consults with and a columnist for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. While he was born several public/private entities on how to authentically engage impacted communities and guest hosts on SiriusXM, where she and leading youth/ young adult experts reexamine this country’s history and the reemerging of past conflicts (current events) to generate a fresh perspective and create REAL change through solution-driven dialogue.

Sonali Nijhawan, Director of ASN AMERICORPS AGENCY

Sonali Nijhawan has committed her career to developing leaders and growing national service.

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Prior to becoming the Director of AmeriCorps State and National, she served as the executive director of Stockton Service Corps, a six-year, $12 million initiative to address local needs through AmeriCorps. Her professional background also includes extensive experience in education, beginning as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. Inspired by the students, families, and AmeriCorps community she met, she then went on to help found City Year Sacramento and launch the organization’s 22nd site with 50 new AmeriCorps members.

Nijhawan also served as the California Director of Education Pioneers where she recruited, placed, and supported managers in urban school systems and education nonprofits, empowering people to challenge the status quo of our public education system. She holds a bachelor’s in education and psychology from Marquette University and a master’s in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

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FULL EVENT AGENDA DAY 1 — MONDAY, MAY 15 9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open (Upper Main Lobby, second floor) 9:30–11:00am Special Meetings: Vermont AmeriCorps Programs (Room 213) 9:30–11:30am Special Meetings: North Carolina AmeriCorps Program Meet Up (Room 211) 10:00–11:30am Special Meetings: AmeriCorps Workforce Development (Room 212) 12:00–1:30pm Opening Plenary: Bill Lynch (Grand Ballroom) Lunch Provided 1:30–2:00pm Break Block A 2:00– 3:15pm

A1 National Service Public Policy Briefing (Kaira Esgate and Tom Branen)

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A2 Using AmeriCorps as a Workforce Development Strategy (Paul Brown, Lyndie Kenlon, Yasmeen ShaheenMcConnell, and Robert Godfried)

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A3 Expanding What Is Possible and Creating a Legacy of Pride for Service Members through Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention (Carolina Urrechaga)

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A4 Leadership Styles — Facts and Friction (Chuck Stump)

A5 Wrangling Cats and Harnessing Lightning: Staff Training Comes Alive! (Eric Rowles and DJ Coles)

A6 Civic Engagement and Health: Understanding the Long-term Impacts of Civic Engagement during Emerging Adulthood (Matthew Hudson-Flege and Martie Thompson)

A7 Sponsor Showcase: The SISGI Group

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B2 Dimensions of Successful Site Management (Amy Salinas)

B3 Start with What’s Strong: Identifying and Developing Member Assets (Janna Pennington)

B4 Five Ways to Expand Performance Measures into an Evaluation Study (Gretchen Biesecker)

B6 The Revolving Door of Volunteers — New Approaches to End the Dizziness (Elisabeth Donovan)

B7 Sponsor Showcase: America Learns — The AmeriCorps Impact Suite for Programs

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B5 Understanding Planning Grants and How They Fit into Your Grantmaking Strategy (Katie Koski, Paul Brown, and Abby Fleiss)

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B1 National Service Challenge Innovations (Kaira Esgate and Jamie Orozco Nagel)

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5:30–7:00pm ASC Networking Event (Charleston Marriott Town Center) Please note that workshops are available on a first come, first served basis according to room capacity.

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DAY 2 — TUESDAY, MAY 16 8:00–8:45am Breakfast Networking (Grand Ballroom) Breakfast Provided, ASC Updates (Room 217) Block C 9:00– 10:15am

C1 Potential Pitfalls When Overseeing Grants (and How to Avoid Them) (Monique Colter and Eric Tarnovsky)

C2 Build the Bench — Creating Meaningful Service Development Opportunities to Set Your Members up for Success (Erin Susman)

C3 Building from Success: Helping Communities Help Themselves (Chris Roper and Kelli Fleming)

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D1 Grant Management 101 (Scott S. Sheffler)

D2 Self-Care for the Real Life of Service (Dee Dee Raap)

D3 Accessible Service (Thenera Bailey and Stacy Jones)

D4 Reducing Barriers in Rural Program Development and Strengthening Outreach Strategies (Monica Lallo)

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C4 Elevating State Commissions’ Supporting Role in AmeriCorps Recruitment (Kerry Whitacre Swarr)

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C5 A Path to Success: Improving Career Readiness Skills through Mentoring Relationships for Youth with Disabilities (Priti Pandya)

C6 Leveraging National Service and Partnerships to Support Student Success (Kate Cochran and Terra Wallin)

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D5 ServiceLearning — A Process Not Just a Project (Julie Rogers Bascom)

D6 Introduction to Privilege, Bias, and Microaggressions in Volunteerism (Maureen Bourgeois)

D7 Sponsor Showcase: OnCorps Reports

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E5 Assets Mapping Individuals: A Strengths Based Approach — from Members to Program Participants, Volunteers, and Program Staff!

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E6 Taking a Closer Look: ReExamining Tools and Processes in Program Monitoring (Andrea Farren)

E7 Sponsor Showcase: America Learns — The AmeriCorps Timesheet Mobile App

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10:15–10:45am Break Block D 10:45am– 12:00pm

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12:00–1:30pm Keynote Plenary: Jamira Burley (Grand Ballroom) Lunch Provided 1:30–2:00pm Break Block E 2:00– 3:15pm

E1 Pipelines and Pathways: Modernizing the Corps Member Experience (Maureen K. Eccleston and Kristen Bennett)

E2 Confessions of an AmeriCorps Program Director (Nicole Vera and Nick DiColandrea)

E3 Maximizing Potential: The Art of Getting from A to Done (Yexandra Diaz and Shanee Ransom)

E4 RelationshipBuilding with Members and Volunteers as a Leadership Strategy (Barry Altland)

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FULL EVENT AGENDA Block F 3:45– 5:00pm

F1 Recruitment, Retention, and Re-Enrollment ‘RR&R’: Where Commissions Can and Should Fit into the Equation (Mark Weller and Eilis Gambill)

F2 Building Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationships (Matthew B. Tolliver)

F3 Strategies to Build a More Engaged Board (Chester W. Spellman)

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F4 Establishing Climate Career Pathways through AmeriCorps (Bobby Tillett and Victor Robertson)

F5 Food Security: The Foundation of Improved Recruitment, Belonging, and Retention (Hope Braveheart)

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5:15–6:15pm Special Meetings: AmeriCorps SC (Room 212) 5:30–6:30pm Special Meetings: BIPOC Affinity Group Networking (Room 217)

DAY 3 — WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 8:00–8:45am Special Meetings: States for Service Meet and Greet (Room 211), Affinity Group Facilitator Meet Up (Room 212), Engaging with the AmeriCorps Disaster Services Unit “DSU Office Hours” (Room 213) Block G 9:00– 10:15am

G1 Service Commission Network Advancing Youth Service (Alli Zuel and Lisl Hacker)

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G2 Understanding the Multi-Facets of Match (Susan Meche)

G3 Operation DEIA: Strengthening Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Disaster Services (Katrina French and Lindsay Ward)

G4 The Power of Inclusion (Norma Johnson)

G5 Social Emotional Learning — Let the Students Teach Us! (Paul Costello)

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G6 The STAR Treatment: Recruitment Playbook for People Skilled through Alternative Routes (Stacey Grant)

10:15–10:45am Break 10:45am–12:00pm Closing Plenary: AmeriCorps Leadership (Theater)

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