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Empower Youth Success 2026

Welcome to Empower Youth Success 2026!
Get ready for an exciting few days of innovative learning, engagement, networking, and fun. Whether this is your first time or you’re a returning attendee, we’re so glad you’re here to help make this event unforgettable!

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10:00am EDT

A Gym for Empathy: Drama Games to Move You, Physically and Emotionally Governor Ballroom EClaire Comtois • Carla Stough Huffman Back Pocket Games! ChambersShania Irby • Heather Swallow • Dallas Garven Bridging Systems, Building Trust: Cultivating Collaborative Leadership in Urban School Communities Hudson BallroomTimothy Fowler • Trina Nurse Evaluator Networking Session (Closed - Only available to Evaluators) State RoomJody Imbimbo • Laura Sweig Lead Like a Knight: Our School - Our Community Kelsey'sGerardine Georges • Joe Palmer Lit Happens: Where Literacy Meets the Arts Governor Ballroom CRigaud Noel • Erica Hoskins • Scarlett O'Dell Meaningful Activities in After School Programs Governor Ballroom A&BLesley Lawrence • Arlene Rider Raise Them Up: 4+ Ideas & Activities to Connect with Youth Governor Ballroom DAlissa Repetti • Julia Gabor

1:45pm EDT

21st CCLC Data Management Session Governor Ballroom A&BAlli Lidie • Nicholas Canino • Laura Sweig • Jody Imbimbo Activating Invention Education Through Hands-On Projects Governor Ballroom EAlissa Repetti • Polly Jones Before and After the Bell: How One Question Can Change a Child’s Story Governor Ballroom CAli Wittenberg • Darise JeanBaptiste • Kari Horn Lehman Communication, Connection & Collaboration: The Core of Successful School Communities Hudson BallroomLesley Lawrence • Patricia Williams Community Schools Sustainability through a CoSer Model (New) Kelsey'sKelley Burt • Shannon Farnung • Kailin Kucewicz • Andrea McKenna From Outputs to Outcomes: Aligning Activities with Impact Governor Ballroom DCarla Stough Huffman • Theodore Phillips Pivot Playfully ChambersShania Irby • Daniel Speciale

3:30pm EDT

Community School Drop-In Centers: A Strategy for Student Success and Family Engagement Hudson BallroomAlli Lidie • Katie Bowers • Shannon Verdon • Luciana Rubicondo • Kristin Galusha Creating Pathways in Afterschool STEM Governor Ballroom CGeraldine Dorsaint • Doron Spleen Creativity on a Creative Budget: Loose Parts & Prop Boxes Governor Ballroom EClaire Comtois • Sarah Hansen Cultivating Purpose in Youth Programs Kelsey'sLesley Lawrence • Kristen Elmore • Casey W. Adrian Equitable and Inclusive SEL Governor Ballroom DCarla Stough Huffman • Ali Wittenberg Joint (Ad)Ventures: Reinventing Field Trips into Collective Learning Expeditions Governor Ballroom A&BRigaud Noel • Jolynn Thaickal Networking for Leaders: Making Connections That Help You Thrive ChambersShania Irby • Timothy Fowler