2022 National Service Training — West by America's Service Commissions (ASC)

JUNE 1-3 • ALBUQUERQUE, NM • #WESTERNSERVICE

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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Wednesday, June 1

Thursday, June 2

Friday, June 3

9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open + Special Meetings

8:30–10:00am Workshop Block C

WEAR YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE GEAR DAY!

10:00–10:15am Break

8:00–9:00am Special Meetings

10:15–11:45am Workshop Block D

9:00–10:30am Workshop Block G

11:45am–12:00pm Break

10:30–10:45am Break

12:00–1:30pm Keynote Plenary + Lunch

10:45am–12:00pm Closing Plenary

1:30–1:45pm Break

1:00–2:00pm Special Meetings

12:00–1:30pm Welcome and Kick-Off Plenary + Lunch 1:30–1:45pm Break 1:45–3:15pm Workshop Block A 3:15–3:30pm Break 3:30–5:00pm Workshop Block B 5:30–7:00pm ASC Networking Event

1:45–3:15pm Workshop Block E 3:15–3:30pm Break 3:30–5:00pm Workshop Block F 5:15–7:00pm Special Meetings

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HOTEL ANDALUZ NETWORKING RECEPTION Wednesday, June 1 from 5:30 – 7:00pm 125 2nd St NW, Albuquerque NM 87102 Join your national service colleagues for an evening of networking at Hotel Andaluz. Cash bar; appetizers provided. Hotel Andaluz, named for the Andalucian region of Spain which inspired its decor and architechtural style, has a rich history in downtown Albuquerque. It was originally built by New Mexico local Conrad Hilton and opened in 1939. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and it was meticulously restored and updated in 2008, using cutting edge technology and an eye to bringing new life to one of the Southwest’s most iconic buildings. Hotel Andaluz is a less than 5-minute walk from the Albuquerque Convention Center and our headquarters hotel. Meet us there!

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ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR PLANS

All sessions will take place in the West Building of the Albuquerque Convention Center, which is a short walk from our headquarters hotel. Plenary sessions will be held in Ballroom C on the upper level. All other events will take place on the lower level: the Exhibit Hall will be in the La Sala area and workshop sessions will be located in various meeting rooms.

UPPER LEVEL

LOWER LEVEL

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Wear Your Gear Day! FRIDAY, JUNE 3

Sad it’s the last day of the event? Cheer up by suiting up in your finest AmeriCorps gear and national service attire! The more visible, the better. Be proud, be branded! Don’t forget that wearing your gear on Friday will earn you two points as part of the Scavenger Hunt.

VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS Exhibitor booths are located in the La Sala area on the lower level.

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FULL EVENT AGENDA DAY 1 — WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open (La Sala) 9:30–10:30am Special Meetings: West AmeriCorps Region Meet and Greet (Nambé) 10:00–11:00am Special Meetings: AmeriCorps VISTA Project Sponsor Discussion (Tesuque), Serve Washington AmeriCorps Programs (Acoma), and Mountain AmeriCorps Region Meet and Greet (Santo Domingo) 10:30–11:30am Special Meetings: Serve New Mexico Program Meeting (San Juan) 11:00–11:30am Special Meetings: Serve Idaho Commission and Programs (Isleta/Jemez) and Alaskan Attendee Meet and Greet Hosted by Serve Alaska (Zuni) 12:00–1:30pm Welcome Plenary (Ballroom C) Lunch Provided 1:30–1:45pm Break Block A 1:45– 3:15pm

A1 Veteran Cultural Competency and Engaging in the Second Mission (Bryan Bales)

A2 Why Wait? The Time is Now for National Service to Address Climate Change (Kif Scheuer, Brent Kossick, Allen Dietz, and Kaira Esgate)

A3 Experiential Professional Development During COVID-19 and Beyond: Shifting to a Hyflex Model (Annie Reifsnyder and Brandon White)

Sponsored by Service Year

5:15–6:15pm Special Meetings: California Volunteers (Tesuque), Serve Colorado Program Meeting (Santo Domingo), and Utah AmeriCorps Programs Check-In (San Juan) 5:30–7:00pm Special Meetings: BIPOC Networking Event (Zuni)

DAY 3 — FRIDAY, JUNE 3 8:00-8:45am Special Meetings: States for Service Meet and Greet (Tesuque) and Sample Affinity Group for All (Zuni) Block G 9:00– 10:30am

G1 Conservation and Climate Change: Opportunities for State Commissions and AmeriCorps Programs (Yasmeen ShaheenMcConnell)

G2 Stability to Mobility — Best Practices for Organizations and Leaders (Nicole A. Trimble)

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Santo Domingo

G3 Brain-Based Training: Reimagining Member Training Based on Members’ Needs During and Post Pandemic (M. Melissa Hosten)

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Acoma

G4 Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock — The Ins and Outs of Member Timesheets (Jennifer Cowart)

G5 Building Inclusive Work Cultures: Everyday Actions that Lead to Belonging (Laurie Battaglia)

G6 Exploring the Member Training Landscape (Chrissy Sibley and Michael Shen)

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San Juan

Laguna

Isleta/Jemez

10:30–10:45am Break 10:45am–12:00pm Closing Plenary: AmeriCorps Leadership Dialogue (Ballroom C) 1:00–2:00pm Special Meetings: Hawai’i Delegation Debriefing (Zuni)

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G7 Mental Health — Busting the Myths (Will Brown)

G8 Sponsor Office Hours: OnCorps Reports

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Alvin Warren, Vice President LANL FOUNDATION

lvin Warren is a member of Santa Clara Pueblo where he lives with his wife Pamela, A an Isleta Pueblo tribal member, and their children. He is a recently-appointed member of the AmeriCorps agency’s board of directors. He is also the Vice President of Career Pathways and Advocacy for the LANL Foundation in Espanola, NM. Alvin leads the LANL Foundation’s initiatives to increase college, career, and community readiness by expanding students’ and adult learners’ access to highquality academic, technical, and professional opportunities and personalized supports in districts, schools, communities, and Native American Pueblos, Tribes, and Nations across Northern New Mexico. Warren is a former Cabinet Secretary of Indian Affairs for the State of New Mexico, Lieutenant Governor of Santa Clara, program officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, National Tribal Lands Program Director for The Trust for Public Lands, and land claims / water rights coordinator for Santa Clara. During his career, Warren has helped tribes across the United States regain and protect traditional lands; craft and enact state legislation ensuring that over $130 million in state dollars have flowed to tribes to build essential infrastructure and establish a framework for collaborative state-tribal governmental relations; develop and sustain tribal immersion and dual language schools; and positively transform public narratives about Indigenous peoples. He’s the president of the Kha’p’o Community School Board, co-chair of the New Mexico Broadband Collective, and an advisory committee member for the Native American Relief Fund. He’s a longtime farmer who’s actively involved in the cultural life of his tribal community. Warren earned a BA in history from Dartmouth College and an MPA from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Sarah Eagle Heart, Co-CEO RETURN TO THE HEART FOUNDATION

Sarah Eagle Heart is an Emmy award winning stoyteller focused on education and advocacy on behalf of Indigenous Peoples whose deep perspective is rooted in her life story as an Oglala Lakota activist raised on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She is an internationally accomplished executive with a diverse background in tribal, corporate, and nonprofit organizations focusing on communications, marketing, program development, fundraising, and advocacy with a unique vantage point to amplify impact.

@Ms_EagleHeart

https://eagleheartcollectiv.com

She is currently Co-CEO of Return to the Heart Foundation, an Indigenous women led organization focused on resourcing innovative Indigenous women led initiatives in the ecosystems of narrative change, healing, climate justice, civic engagement, and restorative and regenerative development. Her current narrative change initiatives in 2020 revolved around civic engagement with Sisters Rising working with We Stand United and Justice for Migrant Women, as well as supporting traditional helpers and healers. Their organization has worked with actors and musicians like: Anne Hathaway, Brooke Simpson, Mac DeMarco, Marisa Tomei, Mumu Fresh, Taboo, Tonia Jo Hall, Orville Pec, Piper Perabo, and Portugal. The Man.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS As an Emmy winning social justice storyteller, she enjoys utilizing innovative approaches and partnerships to amplify stories from grassroots communities, artists, and movement leaders. Eagle Heart’s project with Baobab Studios won her a 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Media as a consultant producer with John Legend on Crow: the Legend. Eagle Heart has also produced PSA GOTV campaigns with StandNVote with Mark Ruffalo and Sisters Rising with Anne Hathaway and Maria Tomei. She is currently executive producing a docuseries, producing a horror film, and writing a drama film script. She also previously served as CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy, a national nonprofit that focuses on investment in Native American communities, and as the Team Leader for Diversity and Ethnic Ministries and Program Officer for Indigenous Ministry at The Episcopal Church, New York, NY. Under her leadership, The Episcopal Church became the first major denomination to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery focusing programmatic education and advocacy on accurate history, education, cultural teachings, healing, and asset-based community development. Eagle Heart has been a public speaker for over a decade, sharing her traditional cultural knowledge to raise awareness and build strong networks. Eagle Heart won the 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’s critical needs. In 2014, she was awarded the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s Top 40 under 40 for those who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business and in their community. She is currently signed with APB Speakers Bureau. Eagle Heart holds a BA in Mass Communications (print and multimedia emphasis) and a BS in American Indian Studies from Black Hills State University. She also holds an MBA (global management emphasis) from University of Phoenix. She currently volunteers on the boards of Women’s March, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and We Stand United. Eagle Heart’s writing was recently featured in the feminist anthology This Is How We Come Back Stronger released by Feminist Press in the UK and US in April 2021. She also wrote a book on healing, leadership, and advocacy with her identical twin sister/ psychotherapist, Emma Eagle Heart - White, which will be published in June 2022 by Feminist Press.

Michael D. Smith, CEO AMERICORPS AGENCY

Michael D. Smith is the eighth CEO of AmeriCorps, the federal agency for service and volunteerism formerly known as the Corporation for National and Community Service. Smith was nominated by President Biden in June 2021; confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021; and officially started in January 2022. Smith has dedicated his career to social justice and public service in underserved communities like those where he grew up. Most recently, he served as executive director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and director of Youth Opportunity Programs at the Obama Foundation. In these roles, Smith led the foundation’s efforts to reduce barriers and expand opportunities for boys and young men of color, their @AmeriCorpsCEO

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#WesternService families, and other underserved youth. Smith was part of the team that designed and launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative in the Obama Administration, and was appointed special assistant to President Obama and senior director of cabinet affairs, managing the initiative and interagency task force at the White House. My Brother’s Keeper led to new federal policy initiatives and grant programs; tens of thousands of new mentors; more than 250 MBK communities in most states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 19 tribal nations; and more than $1 billion in private sector and philanthropic investments. Prior, Smith was a political appointee in the Obama Administration serving as director of the Social Innovation Fund, a key White House initiative and program of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He reinvigorated the initiative, managed its largest funding competition, introduced its first Pay for Success grant program, and oversaw a portfolio of more than $700 million in public-private investments in support of more than 200 nonprofits. Prior, Smith served as senior vice president of Social Innovation at the Case Foundation, where he oversaw the foundation’s domestic giving and program strategy, and guided numerous global public-private partnerships. Earlier in his career, he helped build national initiatives aimed at bridging the “digital divide” at the Beaumont Foundation of America and PowerUP, served as a senior staff member at the Family Center Boys & Girls Club, and was an aide to U.S. Congressman Richard E. Neal. Smith is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity and a member of Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s Alumni Hall of Fame, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. Prior to his government service, he served on the board of directors of Results for America, Venture Philanthropy Partners, Public Allies, Idealist.org, and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Marymount University, and resides in Springfield, Virginia.

Sonali Nijhawan, Director of AmeriCorps State and National AMERICORPS AGENCY

Sonali Nijhawan has committed her career to developing leaders and growing national service.

@AmeriCorps

Prior to becoming the Director of AmeriCorps State and National, she served as the executive director of Stockton Service Corps, a six-year, $12 million initiative to address local needs through AmeriCorps. Her professional background also includes extensive experience in education, beginning as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago. Inspired by the students, families, and AmeriCorps community she met, she then went on to help found City Year Sacramento and launch the organization’s 22nd site with 50 new AmeriCorps members. Nijhawan also served as the California Director of Education Pioneers where she recruited, placed, and supported managers in urban school systems and education nonprofits, empowering people to challenge the status quo of our public education system. She holds a bachelor’s in education and psychology from Marquette University and a master’s in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

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BIPOC Affinity Group Networking Event!! Join us during the "Optional Networking" block for an opportunity to unwind and sociali'e with fellow BIPOC colleagues from the region at this casual networking event.

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