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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::: Tuesday, Oct. 12th :::"The Power of Youth " Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex and Were Not Afraid to Ask” Presenter:
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Working with 15-18 Year Olds” Presenter: 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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "The Essential Components of a Community Coalition” Presenter:
Description: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "How to Create a Retreat to Make Your School More Caring” Presenters:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Power Play and Storytelling to Build Youth Assets” Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Finding Your Voice: Stand Up and Speak Out" Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Who’s Line Is It Anyway? Improve with Improv” Presenters: Courtney Hope Basist has been an active member of Teen.TAPS (Teenagers Taking Action to Power Solutions), since 2002. Through Teen.TAPS she completed leadership training and then facilitated a youth leadership workshop in the summer of 2003. Courtney also served as the co-host for the 2003 Unleashing the Power of Youth conference. She started the teen board at the Civic Theatre of Allentown, the community theatre at which she was involved herself for seven years, and serves as president on the teen board. She presently serves on the board responsible for organizing the Youth Weekend of Caring in the Lehigh Valley, continuing to instill the 40 assets in her community. Alexandra Teale, a high school student, has been involved in community theatre for ten years, whether taking classes, performing, or working backstage. She also serves as treasurer on the teen board at the Civic Theatre, promoting creative opportunities for high school students in the community. Alexandra has completed several volunteer projects, and serves as secretary in Kid-to-Kid, and organization promoting a drug and alcohol free teen community. Alexandra uses her background in theatre and her involvement in Kid-to-Kid to support positive asset building in her community. Matt Candio is involved at his high school as a member of the drama department. He promotes the 40 assets in his position on the teen board at his community theatre at which he has participated for five years by taking classes, performing, and working behind the scenes in various productions. Matt’s community service projects also include volunteer work at a local hospital. Through his various service involvements, Matt demonstrates the forty assets in a teen community. Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : What to Do When There’s Nothing to Do” Presenter:
Description: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “From Bullying to Burglary: Restorative Practices in Schools and Communities” Presenter:
Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Taking Your Coalition to the Next Level of Performance” Presenters:
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Description: Objectives: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Workshops/Institutes/Keynoter Details ::: Sunday ::: Monday ::: Tuesday 2004 Conference : Keynote Speakers : Workshops : Registration : Details/Logistics : Brochure : Sponsors |
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Daniel Horgan is the Executive Director of Allegheny County’s Promise, (Pittsburgh) local affiliate to the national America’s Promise movement. As one of the youngest directors on the national board of America’s Promise, Daniel has been recognized by President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell for his work. Daniel is a senior training fellow for the Performance Institute in Washington DC and has consulted in both the public and private sectors. He directs leadership programs for Robert Morris University and the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils. He is the author of The Ethics Toolbox, a publication distributed in partnership with the Content of Our Character project at Duke University. Committed to affecting positive social change through the empowerment of young people across the nation, Daniel lives in Pittsburgh, PA
Loretta Trapani has worked for the YMCA since 1990 and for close to nine years was the Associate Executive Director at the Flushing YMCA where she was responsible for Membership, Aquatics, Health and Wellness and Virtual Y sites. She joined the YMCA as the Program Director at Brooklyn Central YMCA and worked with teens in the Leaders Club, Youth and Government and supervised after-school, summer camp and youth sports. Loretta has a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Fairfield University in Connecticut. Loretta is a Certified Trainer with the YMCA of USA Faculty and has been a presenter at the YMCA of USA Program Expo.
Jane Callahan is the Director of the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute and is responsible for a large federally funded program to support community anti-drug coalitions throughout the country. The Institute is administered by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). Her duties include developing and carrying out an effective strategy to show a measurable increase in the knowledge, capacity and accountability of community anti-drug coalitions throughout the nation. As the former Director of the City of Vallejo, California Fighting Back Partnership (FBP), Ms. Callahan guided the operation of this local community coalition from 1990-2002. With the support of numerous community partners, Vallejo successfully obtained a twelve-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fighting Back grant, a CSAP Community Partnership grant and a large scale AmeriCorps project to support the activities of the Partnership. One of the largest, broadest and most comprehensive anti-drug coalitions in the country evolved during Ms. Callahan’s tenure.
Judy Orlosky, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist. She has worked with children and their families in private and public settings for 25 years. In the course of that work, she has presented workshops to parents, teachers and community groups. Judy has been involved with the Hopewell Valley HCHY initiative for 8 years. She has been involved in the school sector committee, the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance (which oversees all aspects of the initiative), review of the community’s Search Institute survey results, training of youth to evaluate the survey results, and in two intergenerational retreats. Judy has presented workshops at the 2001 and 2003 Unleashing the Power of Youth conferences.
Christopher Ridenhour is currently serving as a Quality Program Improvement Specialist under the auspices of Philadelphia Mayor John Street's Children Investment Strategy. Christopher also trains for such organizations as the Philadelphia and New Jersey affiliates of the Anti-Defamation League, Fellowship Farm, and the National Coalition Building Institute. With over 15 years of serving youth and youth service organizations, Christopher's passion for children, families and communities has taken many forms. He is a certified TQAS trainer and specializes in issues surrounding diversity, youth empowerment, cooperative games, non-profit leadership, and teambuilding. 
Derek Peterson is the former Director of Child/Youth Advocacy for the Association of Alaska School Boards and is now a full time consultant in the youth development field. Traveling by plane, boat, dog sled and snowshoes throughout Alaska, Derek has delivered teacher in-services, school board seminars, student leadership workshops and community nights. He has designed and facilitated workshops for over a thousand audiences throughout the United States, Mexico, and Africa, on topics related to personal responsibility and community building. He lives in Juneau, AK.
Alannah Hurley was raised in Yupik Eskimo Alaskan village, Alannah founded a dance group her freshman year in high school to help bring Yupik Eskimo culture back into her school. She is currently a student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has presented at many statewide events, including the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Conference, and hopes to inspire people to love themselves. In 2003 Alannah presented the keynote address (along with Derek Peterson) at the National Search Institute conference in San Jose, CA. Alannah wants to help people discover, that they have the power to become the positive change they wish to see.
Bob Costello is the Director of Training of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) in Bethlehem, PA. Bob was previously the Coordinator of an alternative high school for troubled youth at the Community Service Foundation (CSF). He facilitates various trainings for the IIRP and CSF, provides management training and serves as a consultant to public schools on implementing Restorative Practices through the Safe and Saner Schools Program.
John Kriger is the President of Kriger Consulting, Inc. of Burlington, NJ. John provides consulting services for agencies and organizations nationally and internationally including Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, the National Guard, the National Parenting Is Prevention program, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the City of Washington, D.C., Rotary International and the United States Army. John was formerly 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 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) as a 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, TN.