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2004 Conference : Keynote Speakers : Workshops : Registration : Details/Logistics : Brochure : Sponsors Workshops/Institutes/Keynoter Details ::: Sunday ::: Monday ::: Tuesday 2004 Workshops and Institutes::: Monday, Oct. 11th :::“Unleashing the Power of Tomorrow's Leaders"
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Working With 10-14 Year Olds" Ayanna Traylor is the Achievers Director of the YMCA of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA. The YMCA Achievers program is a career development and mentoring experience for teens of color in and around Philadelphia. Ayanna is a Philadelphia Native, and is a graduate of Temple University and has worked for 8 years as a Program Director with the YMCA of Philadelphia. She is involved in many areas of YMCA work and serves as the Association's Technical Expert for the Youth Development Cabinet. Ayanna is also a trainer for YMCA of 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. Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Creating a Caring School Climate: Building Assets through Invitational Education" Presenter:
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Strategies for Reclaiming Our Youth" Presenters:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Assets 101: An Introduction to the 40 Developmental Assets Model"
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Presenter: Lori Blondell is the BUSTED Coordinator for the Coalition For a Smoke Free Valley based in Allentown, PA. Lori has worked for the Coalition For a Smoke Free Valley since December 2002. Lori has a degree in Public Health and enjoys working. Lori’s undergraduate degree is in Public Health. BUSTED is an extremely well known groups of student activists in the Lehigh Valley who have brought considerable focus to the issue of tobacco use and the many ways that Big Tobacco has targeted youth as future customers. BUSTED! is a movement made up of teens from all over Pennsylvania who want to tell the tobacco industry that if they think they can keep targeting Pennsylvania teens, they will be BUSTED! Teens in BUSTED! have learned how to expose the deceptive marketing practices of tobacco companies and empower young people to stand up against them. These teens will work to teach you how to recognize the deceptive marketing practices of Big Tobacco companies such as Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, and Lorillard. Description: "Budweiser Gametime: Alcohol Advertising and Youth" Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Lights, Camera, Prevention! Youth in Action” Presenters:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “The Power of One: Inspiring Youth to Lead " Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Resilience: You Can Make a Difference” Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “You Can PARTY? Preventing Abusive Relationships Through Youth”
Diana Young is the Prevention Education Supervisor for A Women’s Place in Bucks County, PA. Since 1999, Diana has worked within the domestic violence movement to empower youth towards health and safe relationships. She has carried out his work through her roles as a High School educator, legal advocate, and advisor to teen volunteers. She receiving her B. in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin and has provided training on the local and state level regarding dating and domestic violence. Her interest in preventing relationship abuse have also led her to training with Men Can Stop Rape, leaders in the men’s movement to end violence against women, and attendance at the Pennsylvania State Victim Assistance Academy. Diana is also involved with Community Action Against Racism, No Place For Hate, and Peace Week Bucks County. Anna Menard is a senior at Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown, PA. Anna is a committed and passionate young person that has spent an enormous amount of time and energy working with A Women’s Place to raise awareness about domestic and dating violence. Anna’s dedication can been seen in her volunteering with children in the shelter, her participation in agency events, and in her voice for awareness in her high school. Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No More “Children At Risk” – Now it is “Children of Promise” Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Tune Us In and Turn It Up: A Multi-Media Prevention Experience" Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Workshops/Institutes/Keynoter Details ::: Sunday ::: Monday ::: Tuesday 2004 Conference : Keynote Speakers : Workshops : Registration : Details/Logistics : Brochure : Sponsors |
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Dr. Crystal Kuykendall is a highly engaging motivational speaker, endearing author and loving mother. She is a former teacher and has served as the Executive Director of the National Alliance of Black School Educators. In 1979, she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education where she served as Council Chairperson from 1979-1981. She is the author of Developing Leadership for Parent/Citizen Groups and Improving Black Student Achievement through Enhancing Self-Image. Her most popular book is the best seller, entitled, From Rage to Hope: Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students. In 1989, Crystal founded Kreative and Innovative Resources for Kids (KIRK), providing technical assistance and consulting services to national and international clients. Crystal lives in Potomac, MD.
Sharon Mast is currently the Director of Youth Development at the United Way of Berks County. In this capacity, she works with parents, school districts, faith communities and business to help develop an environment where all youth have the opportunity to reach their potential. She has twenty years experience in the medical profession as an Operating Room Nurse and as the Clinical Manager for the Outpatient Clinic at the Reading Hospital before changing careers in 1998 when she was given the opportunity to devote her time to community building and youth development. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from St. Francis College in Chicago with graduate studies in youth and adolescent development. Sharon has presented workshops and keynote addresses at several regional and national conferences on youth and has written numerous articles and newsletters on asset building in youth. Her articles have been duplicated in several communities across the United States
Kevin Kervick is a Pennsylvania Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He has served as the Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He has also served as coordinator for the United Way’s Lehigh Valley Asset Builders and was newsletter editor for the Pennsylvania Assets Network. In addition to providing talk therapy, clinical supervision, consultation, and professional development education/enrichment, positive youth development, and family life.
Jay Hedlund manages the Campaign for Alcohol-Free Sports TV for the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Jay has thirty years experience in non-profit advocacy as the first President and CEO of the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, Director of Government and Community Affairs at the Children’s Defense Fund, Vice-President of Common Cause, on the faculty of the John’s Hopkins University School of Public Health, and consultant to the American Diabetes Association. He is a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Brown University.
Esther Herron is a sophomore at Newberg High School. She participated in the Meth Awareness Project (MAP) during the 2003-2004 School year. Esther worked very hard to help write and produce two PSA‚s during the project. In the MAP project she headed up the props department as the prop master and participated in the premiere planning committee. She is very active in her youth group and is the oldest of five children in her family. Esther is a leader in her family and in her peer group. She is dedicated to prevention and community awareness about the Meth Awareness Project .
Natasha Manion began coordinating the MAP project for its first year of the three year grant. Before she joined the MAP at Oregon Partnership, Natasha worked doing drug and alcohol prevention at the Boys and Girls Club in Oregon and Alaska. As a national trainer for the SMART Moves program she conducted outreach to 25 rural communities in Alaska. She provided training and implementation assistance for community supported drug and alcohol prevention. Natasha has worked with youth around drug and alcohol prevention since 1998.
Tamika Davis, as Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Center for Youth Development (CYD) and is responsible for developing curriculum, providing training and technical assistance for all Core Standards related topics other than licensing. She is a graduate of Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Currently, she is pursing a Master’s in Organizational Management and Leadership. Tamika also has experience in conducting program assessments, assessing training and technical assistance needs; assisting program improvements, standards implementation, and progress toward DPW licensure. Tamika is an experienced professional trainer, certified by the Pennsylvania Pathways Trainer Quality Assurance System in 2003, specializing in positive youth development, youth leadership and parental/family involvement. In addition, she is experienced in community organization and mobilization; program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Mervlyn Kitashima is the parent coordinator at the Parents and Alumni Relations Department of the Kamehameha Schools. She was a childhood participant in Emmy Werner’s groundbreaking “Kauai Longitudinal Study on Resilience”, the seminal study done on resiliency research. She has worked with the Hawaii Department of Education’s Parent Community Networking Center Program, the Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Governor’s Commission on Teacher Morale. Her speaking engagements have included institutes and seminars at universities and colleges, state and national conferences on education, prevention, juvenile justice and student assistance programs. In 2003, she was named the State of Hawaii and the National Mother of the Year by American Mothers Incorporated, an organization dedicated to strengthening the moral and spiritual foundations of the home and family. She lives in Honolulu, HI.
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Jim Mothersbaugh is the founder and creative mind behind Road Radio. Theater and communications have always been a big part of Jim's life. He performed on many different stages as a teenage cast member of a world-renowned musical theater group in California. Jim earned college degrees in Broadcasting and Communications. He worked for many years on the radio as both an "on air" personality and newsman. In 1991 he received a Pennsylvania Highway Safety Award for his efforts to communicate to students the hazards of drinking and driving and underage alcohol use. His goal is to promote prevention, education and entertain students everywhere via Road Radio USA.