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2003 Conference
Invitation - Sponsors
- Presenters - Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Registration
*** Last-minute schedule changes ***
Oct. 12-14, 2003 - Keynote Presenters
Sunday's Keynote Presenter
Dan Horgan
 Dan Horgan is a youth activist who at the age of nineteen, founded
Allegheny County’s Promise, (Pittsburgh, PA), and now serves
as the
youngest director on the board for America’s Promise, which
was
established under the leadership of Colin Powell, United States Secretary
of State. In a few short years he has raised over $1 million to
support
his organization’s work. Daniel was recently recognized by
President
George W. Bush and Secretary Powell at the White House for his leadership
with the America’s Promise movement. He is presently the
Executive Director of Allegheny County’s Promise and lives
in Pittsburgh, PA
The Game of Life: Rules of Engagement
In this game called life, we are
the players and the community is our field. The rules of engagement
challenge us to unleash our power to step beyond our limits and
seize the moment. Discovering our
passion is a key to achieving our true potential.
Sunday Evening’s Reception and Entertainment
Keynote address will be followed by entertainment provided by
the Dieruff High School Step Dancing Team and the Hispanic-American
League of Artists (HALA), both of Allentown, PA. The evening will
conclude with a dessert reception.
Enjoy an evening reception to get acquainted with other conference
participants that will feature entertainment from the Dieruff High
School Step Dancing Team
and the Hispanic-American League of Artists (HALA), both of Allentown,
PA. Those who attended the 2002 Unleashing the Power of Youth and
Community Potential
conference will remember the spirited and high energy performance of
a group of young Salsa dancers from HALA. This year, along with HALA’s performance
we have invited one the region’s top step dancing teams from a
local high school, Dieruff High School of the Allentown School District.
Monday’s Keynote Presenters
Morning Keynote: Media, Manipulation and Me
 Peter DeBenedittis
Peter DeBenedittis is
one the most engaging presenters in the country
today to speak to mixed audiences of young people and adults
alike.  Peter has consulted with many organizations including the
White House Office on Drug Control Policy, the American Medical
Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has developed
media literacy curriculum for the New Mexico Highway Traffic
Safety Bureau and co-authored two other prevention oriented CDROMs
published by the New Mexico Media Literacy Project. He has
spent 10 years living in the Pacific on the American colony of Guam,
where he ran an
advertising agency and taught for the University of Maryland—Asian
Division. He is the
President of Media Literacy for Prevention and living in Santa Fe,
NM.
Media, Manipulation and Me
This highly visual and interactive presentation will help teach
people to become critical thinkers
and wise consumers of the many forms of programming and advertising
that come across the
airwaves. Media literacy education helps children understand the
motivations and production
techniques of media and will result in viewers who are less likely
to adopt some of the destructive
attitudes and behaviors that are depicted as desirable.
Afternoon Keynote: Moving From Preaching to
Teaching
 Tom Jackson
Tom
Jackson is
a highly sought after keynote speaker. To experience one
of his talks, one can quickly see how his style epitomizes  the old
axiom
that people learn best by “doing” and being involved
in their own learning.
A former high school teacher and prevention specialist, Tom has served
on
the Governor of Utah’s Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
Council and has published a number of articles in the “Student
Assistance
Journal” and the “Colorado School Healthy News.” He
has authored five
books: Activities That Teach, More Activities That Teach, Activities
That
Teach Family Values, Still More Activities That Teach and Conducting
Group
Discussions With Kids. Tom is the Director of the Active Learning
Center and Foundation and
resides in Cedar City, UT.
Moving From Preaching to Teaching
Active learning is a teaching strategy that reaches out to visual,
auditory and kinesthetic
learners. This approach increases the retention rate of information,
changes attitudes of
learners and helps people acquire life skills such as communication,
goal setting, resisting
peer pressure and cooperative decision making. Experience a way
to teach these necessary
skills that is fun, interactive, user-friendly and effective.
Tuesday’s Keynote Presenters
Morning Keynote: Change of Heart: Creating
a More Caring School Climate
 Marilyn Peplau
Marilyn
Peplauis
a former teacher and counselor who has “lived the
message” of asset building throughout her career.  One of her
greatest
assets is her depth of hands-on experiences in bringing to life a
strengthbased
approach in a school system. Marilyn was the chairperson for her
local coalition which allowed her to work with multiple community
sectors
in developing healthier communities. She has contributed to Great
Places
to Learn, Pass It On and Get Things Going and presently works with
graduate education students which allows her to support others in
the
intentional use of developmental assets within their schools. She
is a Senior Trainer for Search
Institute (Vision Training Associates) specializing in the area of
school communities and asset
development. She presently resides in New Richmond, WI.
Change of Heart: Creating a More Caring School Climate
Learn how to take the philosophy of asset building to the next
level and truly create a more
caring climate. For many schools throughout the country, this invigorating
approach has
revitalized their learning communities to a point that goes beyond
mere jargon. Using the
developmental asset framework as a guide, participants will learn
concrete examples of ways
to make a difference back home.
Afternoon Keynote: Community Building:
It's Personal
Note: Original speaker Phyllis Alexander
had to cancel her appearance.
Kirby Edmonds will speak on the same
topic.
 Kirby
Edmonds
Kirby Edmonds is the managing partner of TFC Associates,
a human relations training and consulting firm based in Ithaca, New
York. With over twenty years of experience, Kirby has worked
as a management consultant, mediator and trainer with experience
in a variety of areas including: team-building, supervisory
issues, building and valuing diversity in the workplace, and managing
conflict and stress in the work environment. He has worked
on diversity issues in both the public and private sectors and also
in higher education and public schools. Kirby has also worked in
corporate as well as union environments (e.g. AFLCIO, CWA, 1199,
NTEU) and has been a consultant to public-private partnerships throughout
the country. He has worked with many work groups tasked with
developing diversity initiatives for large organizations.
Community Building: It’s Personal
Imagine a community where neighbors are a support system for each
other and where
intergenerational relationships are common. Imagine a community that
prides itself on
inclusiveness and healthy relationships. Though no small task, this
is entirely possible with
intention and “right” leadership. This interactive presentation
will allow participants to
personally examine and discuss their diversity stumbling and building
blocks.
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