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All Bodies are Good Bodies: Building Weight-Inclusive Spaces to Protect Youth Development and Wellbeing Room 315, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterMaayan Simckes (she/her) • Robyn Evans (she/her)
From Compliance to Collaboration: Empowering Families, Students, and Staff Through Intentional Partnership Point Defiance, Marriott (3rd Floor)Dr. Elena Kelley (she/her/ella) • Mary Williams (she/her/ella)
Belonging Before Leadership: Creating Communities Where Every Young Person Can Lead Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterGreg Barker (he/him)
Reimagining Resilience: Understanding Trauma & Creating Safer Environments Chambers Bay 1, Marriott (3rd Floor)Aaron Norikane (he/him)
Building Knowledge Together: Data Equity from Early Learning to Early Adulthood Room 317, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterDiana Parades (she/her) • Vanessa Quince (she/her) • Leah Grodinsky (she/her) • Lauren Dinsmore (she/her)
Belonging: The Impact of Difference Commencement I & II, Marriott (2nd Floor)Sheryl Blessing (she/her) • Bao Huong Doan (she/her)
Serving Youth & Adolescents of Color Through Connection, Cultural Awareness, and Mental Health Support Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)Toni Williams (she/her)
Design Organizations Where Hope Thrives: Creating the Conditions for Belonging and Impact Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterJolynn Kenney (she/her) • Sheely Mauck (she/her)
Inspiring Action: Crafting Stories with Purpose Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Luca Savotsky (he/they)
Playworks Group Management Chambers Bay 3, Marriott (3rd Floor)Taylor Timms (she/her) • Casey Gackle (he/him)
LGBTQI+ Inclusive and Affirming Programs: Using an Intersectional Lens Chambers Bay 2, Marriott (3rd Floor)Tracy Flynn (she/her)
Fixing our Fixed-Math Mindsets! Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAnnelise Strobel (she/her) • Jordan Koch (she/her)
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Weaving Without Erasing: Equitable Enculturation for Diverse Communities. Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterRichard Kim (he/him)
KC CONNECT: Restorative Responses to Harm Chambers Bay 3, Marriott (3rd Floor)Fergie Rodriguez (she/her) • Sharon Moon (she/her)
From Staff Learning to Youth Impact: Building a Community of Practice for Continuous Improvement Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterDr. Kelly Hudson (she/her) • Sheely Mauck (she/her)
On the Same Page: A Positive Coaching System with Ready-to-Use Tools for Staff & Volunteer Success Room 317, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterBrian Brandt (he/him)
The Wild Current: Moving with Purpose in Work That Asks So Much Room 315, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAnna Folsom (she/her)
Inclusive Facilitation: Creating Spaces Where Everyone Can Participate and Thrive Chambers Bay 2, Marriott (3rd Floor)Sangita Kumar (she/her) • Be the Change Consulting
Mindsets Matter: exploring fixed, growth and benefit mindsets Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)Sevan Bussell (they/them)
Skills for Theatre, Skills for Life: incorporating social and emotional learning into the classroom through drama games and activities Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Janet Cole Hamilton (she/her) • Blaire Smith (she/her)
Youth Power in Practice: How Young People Are Leading Social Change Across Washington Commencement I & II, Marriott (2nd Floor)Olivia Thai (she/her) • Chetan Soni
Creating Ripples of Opportunity: Financial Aid Strategies that Advance Equity and Access Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterChristina Winstead (she/her) • Kathie Pham (she/her)
OSPI 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs (21st CCLC) - CLOSED SESSION Point Defiance, Marriott (3rd Floor)
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Refugee School Impact Program Grantee Gathering (CLOSED SESSION) Chambers Bay 1, Marriott (3rd Floor)
Advocacy 101: Creating Your Advocacy Toolkit Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)Gabriel Linares (he/him) • Malea Sary (she/her)
Supervision for Growth: Inclusive Leadership for Effective Employee Development Chambers Bay 2, Marriott (3rd Floor)Be the Change Consulting • Sangita Kumar (she/her)
Flowing Together: Coalition Clinics for Building Collective Power Commencement I & II, Marriott (2nd Floor)Liz Huizar (she/her/ella)
Flow by Design: Creating the Conditions Where People and Teams Thrive Room 317, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterBill Wells (he/him) • Darla Vidger (she/her)
Riding Upstream: Showing Up When the Current Gets Strong Room 315, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterSheryl Blessing (she/her) • Bao Huong Doan (she/her)
Tuning In: Building Feedback Loops and Amplifying Youth Voice Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Ella Kim (she/her/hers) • A.S. Pualani (he/him/his)
Engage IRL: Building Student Belonging Through Meaningful Engagement Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAaliyah Ashley-Meek • Austin Johnson • Crystal Medina (she/her/ella)
Art With, Not About: Building Ethical Art-Making and Storytelling Practices Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterJae Eun Kim (they/them)
Beyond Four Walls: Mapping Multidimensional Ecosystems and Black Girl-Led Geographies of Belonging Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterTiana (Tee) Freeman (she/her)
Designing Our Own Learning (DOOL): Building Belonging, Invigorating Student Voice and Practicing Shared Power Chambers Bay 3, Marriott (3rd Floor)Alan Wong (he/him)
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Human-Centered Transitions: Rethinking Layoffs, Firings, and Organizational Change Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterSangita Kumar (she/her) • Be the Change Consulting
Stronger Together: Building Strategic Partnerships to Support School Behavioral Health – The Kids Mental Health Pierce County Approach Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAshley Mangum, LICW (she/her) • Vanessa Adams (she/her)
The Art of Facilitation: Leading through Emotions in Discourse about Race Room 317, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterDr. Caprice Hollins (she/her) • Ilsa Marie Govan (she/her)
The Journey of Transcreation: SOWA Case Study - Adapting the School Age Basic Training into Spanish Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterPaola Mizrahi Kaplan (she/her/ella)
Being Water in Practice: Supporting Newcomer Students & Families Through Adaptability, Access, and Belonging Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)Milagros Alarcon Casafranca (she/her) • Nataliia Ledchak (she/her)
Finding the Current: How Black Male Mentor-Educators Build Trust, Brotherhood & Belonging Point Defiance, Marriott (3rd Floor)Kristian Jones (he/him) • Shelby Cooley (she/her)
Moving Beyond Labels Room 315, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterElisia Sanchez (she/her)
Who Taught Us That? Unpacking the Messages That Shape Us Chambers Bay 2, Marriott (3rd Floor)September Clark (she/her)
Why Grief Matters and how we might respond Chambers Bay 1, Marriott (3rd Floor)Lisa Duke MSW (she/her) • Paulette Juarez • Mat Ledin • Paula Blanchard
The Water We Don't See: Building Belonging Across Race, Culture, Ability, and Identity Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Eseosa Paula Ajala (she/her)
De-escalation Strategies: Return to Baseline Chambers Bay 3, Marriott (3rd Floor)Janet Cole Hamilton (she/her) • Maurianna Zingarelli (she/her)
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School-Community Partnerships: A Blueprint to Improve Youth & Family Food Security Commencement I & II, Marriott (2nd Floor)Haley Ballenger (she/her) • Angel Swanson (she/her) • Romajean Thomas (she/her) • Theresa Williams (she/her)
The River of Liberation: Connecting Past, Present, and Future Through Healing and Action Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterTheresa Az'Lee Romance (she/her)
Community Data in Practice: Who Owns Your Story? Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Leah Wainman (she/her) • Maayan Simckes (she/her)
Soothing the Nervous System Sound Bath Meditation Chambers Bay 1, Marriott (3rd Floor)Clemence Lafrades (she/her)
Build the Village: Circle Practices That Grow Belonging, Resilience, and Youth Leadership Chambers Bay 2, Marriott (3rd Floor)Alex Craighead (he/him) • Davis Luanava (she/her)
Building a Dream Team Room 317, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterBe the Change Consulting • Sangita Kumar (she/her)
All Means All: Using Differentiation to Increase Access & Inclusion Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterClaire Finders (she/her)
Ask, Listen, Empower: Shifting from Control to Connection Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterHailee Moehnke (she/her) • Kristin Stayer (she/her)
Beyond the Circle: Expanding Your Multi-Modal Toolkit for Deeper Reflection and Debriefing Chambers Bay 3, Marriott (3rd Floor)Brian Brandt (he/him) • Jeff Dickmann (he/him/his)
The Power of Home, How Place-Based Programs Build Upon the Strengths of Youth, Family, and Community Stadium, Marriott (2nd Floor)Delaney Wright (she/her) • Brittney Hutchinson (she/her)
Flow Forward: Help Youth Build Identity, Belonging, and Career Pathways Room 315, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterSophia Downs (she/her)
