2026 Bridge Conference

2026 Bridge Conference

10:15am PDT

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) 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) Fixing our Fixed-Math Mindsets! Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAnnelise Strobel (she/her) • Jordan Koch (she/her)

12:45pm PDT

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)

2:30pm PDT

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)Shelley Kuang (she/they) • 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)

9:45am PDT

Make Belonging a Daily Practice: Simple, Off-Screen Games for Busy Programs Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterNegar Yaghoobi

10:30am PDT

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) Human-Centered Transitions: Rethinking Layoffs, Firings, and Organizational Change Room 318, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterSangita Kumar (she/her) • Shelley Kuang (she/they)

2:30pm PDT

Community Data in Practice: Who Owns Your Story? Union, Marriott (3rd Floor)Leah Wainman (she/her) • Maayan Simckes (she/her) Build the Village: Circle Practices That Grow Belonging, Resilience, and Youth Leadership Room 407, Greater Tacoma Convention CenterAlex Craighead (he/him) • Davis Luanava (she/her) Building a Dream Team Point Defiance, Marriott (3rd Floor)Shelley Kuang (she/they) • Sangita Kumar (she/her)