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

APRIL 26 -28 • MILWAUKEE, WI • #CENTRALSERVICE

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Golden Rule Sponsors

Change Maker Sponsors

Community Builder Sponsors Cigna

On3Learn

Feldesman + Tucker + Leifer + Fidell LLP

Parson Williams Group

McMahon Consulting Group

Skill Success

Additional Support Provided By DF Meetings & Events

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SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Tuesday, April 26

Wednesday, April 27

Thursday, April 28

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

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

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1:30 – 1:45pm Break 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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TURNER HALL NETWORKING RECEPTION

Tuesday, April 26 from 5:30 – 7:00pm 1040 N. Vel R. Phillips Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53203 Join your national service colleagues for an evening of networking at a historic Milwaukee landmark: Turner Hall. Cash bar; appetizers provided. Constructed in 1882, Turner Hall began as a showplace for the panoramic painters and other German immigrant artists who dominated the Milwaukee art scene throughout the early 1900’s. It is the only building in Milwaukee that currently holds the following three honorary architectural and historical designations: a National Landmark, a listing on the National Registry of Historic Places, and a local Historical Landmark. Located in the heart of downtown, Turner Hall is a central hub for a vast array of events in the city of Milwaukee. Turner Hall is a less than 10-minute walk from the Wisconsin Center and our headquarters hotel. Meet us there!

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WISCONSIN CENTER FLOOR PLANS

All sessions will take place at the Wisconsin Center, which is connected by skywalk to the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The Welcome Plenary and Keynote Plenary will be held in Ballroom AB on the first floor. All other events will take place on the second floor: the Exhibit Hall and all breaks will be in Room 202-DE, workshop sessions will be located in Suites 201 and 203, and the Closing Plenary will be in Room 202-ABC. MEZZANINE LEVEL

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Wear Your Gear Day! THURSDAY, APRIL 28

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 Thursday will earn you two points as part of the Scavenger Hunt.

VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS Exhibitor booths are located in Room 202-DE.

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FULL EVENT AGENDA DAY 1 — TUESDAY, APRIL 26 9:00am–12:00pm Registration Open (Hallway Outside Suite 203) 9:00–11:30am Special Meetings: Midwest AmeriCorps Region Meet and Greet (Room 201-C) 10:30–11:30am Special Meetings: AmeriCorps Texas Program Meet and Greet (Room 203-C) and Serve Wisconsin Meet and Greet (Room 201-B) 12:00–1:30pm Welcome Plenary (Ballroom AB) Lunch Provided 1:30–1:45pm Break Block A 1:45– 3:15pm

A1 AmeriCorps Grantmaking 101: How to Navigate eGrants (Scott McFarland and Shannon Ramsey)

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

A3 Living and Leading Intentionally 2.0 (Tray T.S. Deadwyler)

A4 Leading to Inspire Great Service (Dee Dee Raap)

A5 Meaningful Community Engagement: What Might It Look Like? (Mike Moon and LaDawn Stoddard)

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A6 Successful Going Foward: Financial Roundtable for Fiscal Managers at Commissions (Susan Meche)

A7 Making Change in Network of Influence Rather Than Power (Jordan Vernoy)

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS

Jeremy Triblett, Founder JEREMY TRIBLETT, LLC

Jeremy Triblett is the founder of Jeremy Triblett LLC, where he designs evidencebased presentations, curriculums, youth programs, and professional development training for corporations and public figures across the nation. Triblett’s insatiable passion for creating content that equips everyone to be their best selves has led to partnerships with nonprofits, international public figures, and Fortune 500 companies. He is sought out as a keynote speaker, lead trainer, presentation designer, and coach.

https://www.jeremytriblett.com/

He began his racial equity work with Marquette University after developing The Microaggression Game Training, which uses scenario-based learning to help participants understand how marginalized people might interpret, internalize, and react to daily subtle slights and insults. The Milwaukee County Executive Office later commissioned him to plan and facilitate the first enterprise-level strategic planning effort in 20 years around a vision of achieving racial equity to become the healthiest county in Wisconsin. He continued to advance racial equity initiatives as the creator of the 2020-2021 service year’s Racial Justice Training Series and Continuous Learning Initiative for Serve Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s National and Community Service Board. He has acquired multiple certifications throughout his career, including a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from UWM School of Continuing Education. Since 2016, he has been a Youth Program Quality Intervention External Assessor and YPQI Manager Coach for the David P. Weikart Center. The National Council for Behavioral Health certified him as both a Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid trainer in 2019. Lastly, Triblett became a certified AED/CPR First Aid trainer through the American Red Cross in 2019.

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. As an Emmy winning social justice storyteller, she enjoys utilizing innovative approaches

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS 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.

@AmeriCorpsCEO

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 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

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#CentralService 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.

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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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Proud to support 10,000+ AmeriCorps Members nationwide Join ASC’s AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP) We created the Member Assistance Program (MAP) to support AmeriCorps programs in providing accessible and quality mental health services to AmeriCorps members and program staff. In order to access MAP, the AmeriCorps program must be an AmeriCorps Program member with America’s Service Commissions. MAP benefits include: • 24/7 unlimited toll-free telephonic counseling services with Master’s degree-level counselors and translation services in 140 languages • Financial and legal consultation, medical advocacy, life coaching, and more • Two low-cost options: • Basic Package (virtual only): $5 per member/year plus an ASC Program Annual Membership ($250) • Premium Package (3 in person sessions available): $10 per member/year plus an ASC Programr Annual Membership ($250)

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

#IamRemarkable is a Google Initiative that empowers people to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. Our Founder/CEO, Dr. Thenera Bailey, is a certified #IamRemarkable facilitator who will be leading this very engaging workshop to help you develop the skills and confidence to break the barriers and begin promoting your personal and professional accomplishments.

You will meet new people, enjoy great conversations, tasty snacks, and our Photobooth. This event includes a cash bar and don't miss the special gifts and prizes for attending.

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EXHIBITOR BINGO Visit each of the exhibitors below and have them initial next to their logo. Once completed, show this BINGO card at the Registration Desk no later than 10:30am on April 28 to receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of five $10 Starbucks gift cards! Must be present to win.

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