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2003 Conference
Invitation - Sponsors
- Presenters - Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Registration
*** Last-minute schedule changes ***
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
“Change of Heart: Creating a More Caring School Climate”
Keynote Address, 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM
 Presenter:
Marilyn Peplau is a Senior Trainer for Search Institute (Vision Training
Associates) specializing in the area of school communities and asset
development. She is
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 strength-based 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 presently
resides in New Richmond, WI
Keynote Description:
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.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn how to build strong and positive
relationships among youth and adults in a school community.
- Promote a supportive school community.
- Build developmental assets intentionally and consciously.
“ Working with Youth Ages 15-18”
Institute E, 9:45 AM to 2:45 PM
Presenter: Ayanna Traylor is the Achievers Director of the YMCA of Philadelphia
in Philadelphia, PA. Ayanna is a Philadelphia Native, and is a graduate
of Temple University.
She has worked for 8 years as a Program Director with the YMCA of Philadelphia
and vicinity, having worked at both inner city and suburban branches since
1996. She is involved in many areas of YMCA work. She serves as the Association’s
Technical Expert for the Youth Development Cabinet and she is also a trainer
for YMCA of the USA and is the Assistant Director of the YMCA Teen Leadership
Training School serving teens in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
and Washington, D.C. Ayanna is currently the Director of the YMCA Achievers
program, a career development and mentoring experience for teens of color in
and around Philadelphia
“Deepening Asset Building in Schools and Communities”
Institute F, 9:45 AM to 2:45 PM
Presenter:
Marilyn Peplau is a Senior Trainer for Search Institute (Vision Training
Associates) specializing in the area of school communities and asset
development. She is
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 strength-based 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 presently resides in New Richmond, WI
Workshop Description:
Search Institute’s developmental asset framework will be an anchor
for this voyage into the deep! Participants will bring a working knowledge
of asset
building to the session as they renew personal commitment to positive youth
development within their school community. Prepare to go beyond personal commitment
to strategies that engage an entire school in asset-building efforts.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to renew their commitment to
the importance of personal transformations as it relates to developmental
assets.
- Identify elements of and steps in the creation of asset-building
movements in school communities.
- Identify organizational strategies for strengthening asset
building by emphasizing relationships, environment, and educational
programs and practices.
“Parenting: Using All of the Love and Logic You Can Muster”
Workshop Session Five, #17, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
 Presenter:
Diane Vella is the President of Diana’s Council based in Jeffersonville,
PA. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and has extensive experience
working with troubled youth and their parents or foster parents as a trainer,
behavior specialist and therapist. Diane has led women’s retreats and
has also been involved in creating meaningful rites of passage for young people.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will discuss a parenting program called “Love and
Logic”.
Love and Logic is a way to communicate with kids that provides loving support
from adults while, at the same time, holding kids accountable in a special
way that causes the child to see the adult as the "good guy" and
the child’s decision as the "bad guy". When done on a regular
basis, kids develop an internal voice that is capable of standing up to peer
pressure.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn how to avoid anger, threats, warnings
and lectures with children.
- Participants will learn how to take care of themselves
in their parenting role.
- Participants will learn how to understand a child’s misbehavior
as an opportunity for gaining wisdom.
“Busting Images: Pennsylvania’s Teen Tobacco Advocacy
Initiative”
Workshop Session Five, #18, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Workshop #18 has been canceled and will
be replaced with "BUSTED! Pennsylvania's Tobacco Youth Advocacy
Initiative" presented by Lori Blondell of the Coalition for a Smoke
Free Valley, Allentown, PA.
Presenter:
Lori Blondell is the coordinator of the Lehigh Valley youth group called
BUSTED! Lori is employed by the Coalition for a Smoke Free Valley,
Allentown, PA.
 Workshop Description:
This interactive presentation will include a thirty minute presentation
on BUSTED!, Pennsylvania’s youth advocacy movement on tobacco
cessation. The presentation depicts “big tobacco's” way
of marketing to our youth population and what youth can do to stop
this. In 2001, 400 high school
students began Pennsylvania’s official youth anti-tobacco movement called
BUSTED! BUSTED! is not anti-smoker. BUSTED! is anti-Big Tobacco. BUSTED! works
to expose Big Tobacco’s deceptive advertising and marketing. BUSTED!
is making it known that youth have the power to stop Big Tobacco, and empowering
teens to tell their peers that the tobacco industry views them as replacement
smokers is a primary strategy. BUSTED! teens participate in regional conferences,
stunts within their community and at meetings at schools or community sites.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about big tobacco’s manipulative marketing
practices.
- Everyone will understand the BUSTED! Message.
- Participants will realize the power of youth advocacy.
“
The Integrated Approach: Blending CTC, Assets and America’s Promise”
Workshop Session Five, #19, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
 Presenter:
John Kriger is the President of Kriger Consulting, Inc., Burlington,
NJ. John has provided consultant services for many agencies including
the Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, the National Guard; the National Parenting
Is Prevention program, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the City of Washington,
DC. John is the former Deputy Director of the NJ Office on Child Abuse Prevention
and the former Deputy Executive Director and Acting Director for the N.J. Governor's
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. He had been with the Governor’s
Council for 12 years; and was instrumental in the formation of the Municipal
Alliance Program. This program is the largest state run alcohol and drug abuse
prevention program in the United States today involving over 500 of the 566
municipalities in New Jersey. It has received numerous national awards including
the CADCA Outstanding Program award, the International Pride award and recognition
by the National Office on Drug Control Policy as a National model program.
Since 1994 he has been an instructor for the Rutgers Summer School and Advanced
School on Alcohol and Drug Studies, an instructor and Board Member for the
Rowan Summer Institute on Addiction Studies since 1989, and instructor for
the 1997 Tennessee Summer Summit on Addictions at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tenn.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will address ways to maximize the many different approaches
for community empowerment. By using cognitive shift activities to
effectively integrate
current models this institute will help facilitate your thinking into a common
sense approach. Ways to accommodate various models such as Communities That
Care, Asset Development and America’s Promise will be explored.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify six strategies in developing
prevention programs
- Will describe two strategies for preparing a community
for change process.
- Outline three primary steps for initiating the integrated
process of prevention
“Involving the Faith Community in Coalitions”
Workshop Session 5, #20, 9:45 AM to 11:30 AM
 Presenter:
Reverend John C. Weatherhogg has been an Associate Pastor at the Doylestown
Presbyterian Church since 1991. John has been a founding Board Member of the
Central Bucks Healthier Community Team since 1996. He is also a Board Member
of the Doylestown Hospital Foundation, the Princeton Institute for Youth Ministry
and continues to enjoy every day! He received his Masters of Divinity from
Princeton Theological Seminary in 1988 and his Bachelors of the Arts from the
University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1984. He and his wife Tracy (also
an ordained Presbyterian minister) share raising their beautiful twin daughters
Kyle and Emma who are 8 years old and loving second grade.
Workshop Description:
Come and learn how to develop a lasting partnership with the faith
community. Hear from a Presbyterian minister who has been on the
ground level in developing
a 40 Assets-based community initiative and how the Developmental Assets integrate
into a faith framework. Explore ways to create an inter-faith component to
your community outreach. Know that your ideas are never too outlandish, and
are expected! Be prepared to have fun, share with each other your own stories,
and grow together!
Learning Objectives:
- To foster a better understanding of the faith community
as a natural asset building community.
- To learn how to engage the faith community in becoming
intentional asset builders.
- To equip local asset organizations with the language and
knowledge of how to develop powerful relationships with local faith
communities that will enrich
their programs locally
“What Does an Asset Rich School Look Like?”
Workshop Session Six, #21, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenter:
Dennis Tulli is an Assistant Professor of Education, Lebanon Valley
College, Lebanon, PA. He is the former Superintendent of Lebanon
School District. He
began his career in education as a teacher of Social Studies in the Annville-Cleona
School District. He served as school counselor from 1976 to 1983 in Cornwall-Lebanon
School District. Dennis then moved into the administrative ranks, first as
an Assistant Principal and Principal, then as the Assistant to the Superintendent
in the Lebanon School District. He became Superintendent of Lebanon School
District in 1999. In addition to his work in education, Dennis is an active
member of his community, serving as Chairman of the Community Health Council
of Lebanon County, and as a member of Board of Directors of the United Way
of Lebanon County. He has also served as a Board Member of the YMCA, Good Samaritan
Hospital and the Lebanon Valley College. Dennis is a vocal proponent of infusing
the Asset Development philosophy into all aspects of school and community life.
Workshop Description:
Asset building in schools begins with a commitment from leadership
to support this initiative. This “support” should not
be misinterpreted as financial support. While there is some start
up costs to any worthwhile program,
asset-building initiatives are inexpensive. School leaders must understand
the importance of developmental assets to the success of the child. Teachers
are “naturals” as asset builders as they provide support that pays
huge dividends for the total school climate. Many asset-building plans, which
begin with a school program, reach out to families and connect parents and
relatives with schools. In an asset rich school environment everyone feels
that they are a part of a school wide improvement plan. Schools committed to
the asset approach are easily recognizable. The bulletin boards recognize their
accomplishments, they are seen talking to adults, and their eyes are filled
with enthusiasm and their smiles heartwarming. So what is the next step? Where
do we go from here? Becoming an asset rich school is challenging. The journey
must be recognized as just that- a process rather than an overnight transformation.
The outcomes are improved achievement, attendance and behavior.
Learning Objectives:
- Those in attendance will recognize which assets are “school” related.
- Participants will learn of strategies to build assets
in all levels of education.
- Become aware of the power of asset building in the school
environment.
“Assets through the Arts”
Workshop Session Six, #22, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenter:
Judy Orlosky is a practicing Psychologist and works with the Hopewell
Valley Municipal Alliance in Pennington, NJ. She specializes in the
treatment of children
and their families and is also a consultant to Millhill Child and Family Centers,
a preschool for neglected and abused children. She has been involved in the
Healthy Community/Healthy Youth initiative in Hopewell Valley as a speaker
and presentation of workshops and intergenerational retreats. She attended
four of the national Search Institute conferences, presenting workshops at
two of them. The proposed workshop was presented at the 2002 Search conference
and was well received.
Jessica Furlong, Alex Seiz and Liz Castoro are all students from Hopewell Valley
Central High School in Hopewell Valley, NJ
Workshop Description:
Since 70% of communication is nonverbal, this intergenerational workshop
will explore ways to build assets and relationships without words.
You will learn
ways to connect with others and grow yourself while having fun with dancing
and creative arts. Strategies for bringing arts to communities with few resources
will be included. No experience or special talents are required for this workshop.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn ways to incorporate the arts in
building assets.
- Participants will learn ways to build a sense of community
across generations through the arts.
- Realize your unique contribution to your community.
“ Marking Rites of Passage for Youth through Initiation and
Ritual”
Workshop Session Six, #23, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Presenter:
Diane Vella is the President of Diana’s Council based in Jeffersonville,
PA. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and has extensive experience
working with troubled youth and their parents or foster parents as a trainer,
behavior specialist and therapist. Diane has led women’s retreats and
has also been involved in creating meaningful rites of passage for young people.
Workshop Description:
Modern Western culture gives few opportunities for families to mark
rites of passage for children in healthy ways. Because this is a
basic human need, children
make their own rituals, that sometimes can be dangerous, inappropriate or not
reflect parental values. This workshop will give you the opportunity to explore
the how and why of making ritual and initiation a part of your life. This will
teach us to pause amidst the chaotic stream of living to look around, check
where we are, where we are going, and emerge more balanced and refueled.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain a greater understanding of the
importance of acknowledging milestones in the lives of children and
youth.
- Participants will learn to “name” their experience through
the art of initiation and ritual.
- Participants will have the opportunity to design a ritual
for themselves.
“Welcoming Diversity in a Not So Welcoming Community”
Workshop Session Six, #24, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Note: Original speaker Phyllis Alexander
had to cancel her appearance.
Kirby Edmonds will speak on the same topic.
 Presenter:
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.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will teach participants
a new definition
for diversity. How we’re set up to be against and apart from each other.
Participants will learn how to get beyond the set up and become effective advocates
for welcoming diversity.
“Community Building – It’s Personal”
Keynote Address, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Note: Original speaker Phyllis Alexander
had to cancel her appearance.
Kirby Edmonds will speak on the same topic.
Presenter:
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.
Workshop Description:
Imagine a community where neighbors are a support system for each
other, there is intergenerational relationships, people are drawn
together due to their
common interests, and while pursuing these interests racial, gender, and
socio-economic diversity is present at all times; in other words,
a community that prides
itself on inclusively and healthy relationships. Sound ideal but unlikely?
Well, it is possible, although no small task. This interactive presentation
will allow participants to personally examine and discuss their welcoming
diversity stumbling blocks and their welcoming diversity building
blocks.
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