2023 NST Central Program

MAY 2 -4 • NEW ORLEANS, LA • #CENTRALSERVICE

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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Year of Silver Sponsors — $25,000

Tuesday, May 2

Wednesday, May 3

Thursday, May 4

9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open + Special Meetings

8:00–8:45am Breakfast Networking

WEAR YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE GEAR DAY!

12:00–1:30pm Welcome Plenary + Lunch 1:30–2:00pm Break 2:00–3:15pm Workshop Block A 3:15–3:45pm Break

Tier 4 Sponsors — $15,000

3:45–5:00pm Workshop Block B 5:30–7:00pm ASC Networking Reception

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

9:00–10:15am Workshop Block G 10:15–10:45am Break 10:45am–12:00pm Closing Plenary

1:30–2:00pm Break 2:00–3:15pm Workshop Block E 3:15–3:45pm Break 3:45–5:00pm Workshop Block F

Tier 3 Sponsors — $10,000

8:00–8:45am Special Meetings

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5:15–6:30pm Special Meetings

Tier 2 Sponsors — $5,000 Cigna

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Service Year Alliance

Tier 1 Sponsors — $2,500 Do Good Be Good

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SOLARIUM LOBBY

NETWORKING RECEPTION Tuesday, May 2 from 5:30 – 7:00pm InterContinental New Orleans

Join your national service colleagues for an evening of networking at the InterContinental’s Solarium Lobby.

Cash bar; appetizers provided.

The Solarium Lobby is an atrium on the first floor of the InterContinental located off the Blue Dog Alley. Meet us there!

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INTERCONTINENTAL FLOOR PLANS

Wear Your Gear Day!

All event sessions will take place at the InterContinental New Orleans, our headquarters hotel. Plenary sessions will be in the La Salle Ballroom. Workshop sessions will be in the following rooms: Pelican I, Pelican II, Acadian I/II, Poydras, Algiers A/B, and Frenchmen I. Sponsor showcases will be in Fulton and Algiers C.

THURSDAY, MAY 4

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A gender-non-specific restroom is available on the 2nd floor. If you need a lactation room, quiet space, or private prayer room, please see a staff member at the event registration desk to sign-out the key.

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Sad it’s the last day of the event?

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

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VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS Exhibitor booths are located outside the La Salle ballroom on the 3rd floor.

Melpomene Meeting Room Algiers Room A Tremé Meeting Room

Algiers Room B Algiers Room C

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Marigny Atrium Grand Staircase

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FULL EVENT AGENDA DAY 1 — TUESDAY, MAY 2

DAY 2 — WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open (Pelican Prefunction Area, 3rd Floor)

8:00–8:45am Breakfast Networking (La Salle Ballroom) Breakfast Provided, ASC Updates (Pelican I)

10:00–11:00am Special Meetings: ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps Programs and Staff (Algiers A/B), Georgia AmeriCorps Programs (Frenchmen I)

Block C 9:00– 10:15am

10:30–11:30am Special Meetings: Serve Indiana AmeriCorps Programs (Pelican I), Michigan’s AmeriCorps Program Staff Meet and Greet (Pelican II), Missouri Community Service Commission Meeting (Acadian I/II), AmeriCorps Texas Programs (Poydras)

C1 National Service Public Policy Briefing (Kaira Esgate)

12:00–1:30pm Opening Plenary: Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser (La Salle Ballroom) Lunch Provided 1:30–2:00pm Break Block A 2:00– 3:15pm

A1 Civic Engagement and Health: Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of Civic Engagement during Emerging Adulthood (Matthew Hudson-Flege)

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A2 Maximizing Your Small State Potential (Jessica Dorsey)

A3 Navigating Burnout and a Realistic Approach to Self Care (Vanessa Washington and Michelle Gaither)

A4 Our Top 10 Tips for Investigating DEI in AmeriCorps Programming: Learn from Our Experience — the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! (Sarah Tummala and Jason Torres Altman)

A5 Affinity Groups in AmeriCorps: Building Space for Inclusion and Belonging (Danielle Maser)

A6 National Service Challenge Innovations (Kaira Esgate)

A7 Sponsor Showcase: The SISGI Group

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B2 Developing a Compelling Data Story (Jennifer Perkins and Amirpasha Zandieh)

B3 Developing Dashboards to Support AmeriCorps Members (Jonah Liebert)

B4 From Service Recipient to Coworker — Developing a Talent Pipeline for AmeriCorps Members (Sarah M. Kuntz)

B5 Avoiding Questioned and Disallowed Costs (Jerry Bertrand)

B6 They Will Be the Ones to Save Us All: Public Health Leaders with Lived Experience (Ebony C. Barney and Stephen Everett)

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

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Block D 10:45am– 12:00pm

3:15–3:45pm Break Block B 3:45 – 5:00pm

B1 Accessible Service (Thenera Bailey and Stacy Jones)

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C5 Strong Systems for the Beginning of Member Service — Understanding Good Eligibility and Enrollment Practices (Jennifer Cowart)

C6 Rapport at its Corps: Building and Sustaining Relationships with Members (Kristen Thomas and Chanika R. Perry)

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D2 Leading from Within (Tray T.S. Deadwyler)

D3 Grant Management 101 (Scott S. Sheffler)

D4 Operating as a Service Enterprise: Maximizing Volunteer and Service Member Impact for Mission Delivery (Kayla Paulson)

D5 Elevating Stories of Service (Scott McFarland)

D6 Dimensions of Successful Site Management (Amy Salinas)

D7 Sponsor Showcase: OnCorps Reports

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E4 Find ‘em and Keep ‘em: AmeriCorps Recruitment and Retention (Jordanya Reeves)

E5 A Balancing Act: Addressing Member Challenges with Compassion and Accountability (Lauren Currie)

E6 Restorative Practices as a Tool for AmeriCorps Program Management (Nikki Chamblee and Jane Atkinson)

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

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C4 Partnering for Opportunity: Developing Meaningful Higher Education Partnerships (Liz Jackson)

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C3 Successes from the Field: Expanding What’s Possible with AmeriCorps Member and Volunteer Recruitment (Jacqueline Dulude, Amy Albert, and Rhonda Daniel)

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C2 Potential Pitfalls When Overseeing Grants (and How to Avoid Them) (Monique Colter and Michael Pritchard)

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5:30 – 7:00pm ASC Networking Event (Solarium Lobby, first floor atrium)

Please note that workshops are available on a first come, first served basis according to room capacity.

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D1 Pipelines and Pathways: Modernizing the Corps Member Experience (Maureen K. Eccleston and Kristen Bennett)

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

E1 Redefining Professional Development: Shaping the Membership Experience by Incorporating the CIS Model (Alyssa Mostaffa)

E2 Operation DEIA: Strengthening Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Disaster Services (Luke Wigle and Katie Keane)

E3 Managing Unexpended Funds (Jaclyn Kolar)

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FULL EVENT AGENDA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Billy Nungesser, Lieutenant Governor

3:15–3:45pm Break Block F 3:45– 5:00pm

F1 AmeriCorps Grantmaking 201: The Stuff No One Tells You How to Do (Alexis Matthews and Shannon Ramsey)

F2 Using AmeriCorps as a Workforce Development Strategy (John Kelly, Lyndie Kenlon, Yasmeen ShaheenMcConnell, and Robert Godfried)

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F4 Understanding the Multi-Facets of Match (Susan Meche)

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F6 White Supremacy Culture in National Service (Ava Hernández and Élysse Chay)

F7 Sponsor Showcase: GivePulse

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5:15–6:15pm Special Meetings: Engaging with the AmeriCorps Disaster Services Unit “DSU Office Hours” (Pelican I), Workforce Development Workshop (Pelican II), AmeriCorps South Central Regional Office Meet and Greet (Acadian I/II), AmeriCorps North Central Regional Office Meet and Greet (Poydras), All Iowa Program Meet Up (Algiers A/B) 5:30–6:30pm Special Meetings: BIPOC Affinity Group Networking (Treme)

DAY 3 — THURSDAY, MAY 4 8:00–8:45am Special Meetings: States for Service Meet and Greet (Pelican I), Affinity Group Facilitator Meet Up (Pelican II), Sponsor Showcase: America Learns — Just for Service Commissions (Fulton) Block G 9:00– 10:15am

G1 Telling Your Corps’ Story: Marketing Your Program to Funders and the Community (Josh Mullins and Justin Brown)

G2 Running a Trauma Informed Volunteer Program: ACE Score Basics for Volunteer Coordinators (Mandy Culbreath)

G3 Restorative Justice and AmeriCorps: Increasing DEI through RJ Approaches (Ellen Williams)

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G4 A Deep Dive into Our Effort Evaluating for Public Value and Making Service Count (Ronjanett Taylor and Nadia Akhtar)

G5 eGrants Member Management Fundamentals (Carie Kizziar)

G6 Service Commission Network Advancing Youth Service (Alli Zuel and Shana Chaplin)

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

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

Billy Nungesser is Louisiana’s 54th Lieutenant Governor. Lt. Governor Nungesser returned to work as a public servant from retirement as a successful business owner to serve two terms as Plaquemines Parish President. People remember Lt. Governor Nungesser as the voice of Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina devastated the region in 2005.

He again became a national spokesperson for the unmet needs of the Gulf Coast in 2010 after the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion occurred, one of the worst man-made disasters in U.S. history. @LouisianaLtGov crt.state.la.us/lt-governor

Since taking office in 2016, he and his team have guided the state to record-breaking tourism numbers, revitalized the State Park system, and been an advocate for national service and volunteerism, especially in times of disaster. In 2020-21, in addition to the global pandemic, Louisiana was impacted by eight named storms, three making landfall with devastating effects. Despite these seemingly insurmountable challenges, Louisiana still welcomed over 41 million visitors in 2021.

Lt. Governor Nungesser continues to strategize and build bipartisan relationships to solve short and long-term solutions benefiting every citizen in our state. He is a friend and bold champion for entrepreneurs, veterans, law enforcement, special needs children and adults, the elderly, and of course, national service.

He truly is a Lieutenant Governor for ALL of Louisiana.

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

#CentralService KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Sonali Nijhawan, Director of AmeriCorps State and National

Jamira Burley, Founder IAMHERETO

AMERICORPS AGENCY

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 antiviolence 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 impacted communities. Currently, she manages global strategic education initiatives for an international tech company. In 2018, she was the first United States citizen awarded the Global Leadership Award for Vital Voices and was selected as an MIT Media Lab Fellow.

Jamira previously worked as the Director of Social Impact at Adidas, Global Head of Youth Engagement and Skills at the Global Business Coalition for Education, National Deputy Millennial Vote Director at Hillary For America, 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, community, and social good; Jamira provides unique insight that will help actualize the change we all so desperately need. Lastly, Jamira consults with 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 has committed her career to developing leaders and growing national service.

@AmeriCorps americorps.gov

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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Service Year Alliance

Service Year Alliance is working to make a year of paid, full-time service — a service year — a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans. We envision a future in which national service is part of growing up in America.

To advance our mission, we focus on:

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We build support from external stakeholders to make the recent expansions of national service successful in this new era.

We bring the next generation of youth into national service, modernize their experience using ServiceYear.org, and align the field around shared recruitment efforts and systems.

Impact We foster collaborative approaches to demonstrate the impact of service years by lifting up exemplary programs and communities.

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EXHIBITOR BINGO Visit each of the exhibitors below and have them initial next to their logo. Once completed, show this BINGO card at the Registration Desk no later than 10:45am on May 4 to receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of five $10 Starbucks gift cards! Must be present to win.

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