Workshop Block 1 – Friday 10:30am-12 noon
Building Capacity to Assist Low-Income Debtors to Achieve a Financial Fresh Start
Susan Conn, Esq.
Lecturer, Colgate University
Jason Beck
AmeriCorps VISTA, Colgate University
Building Social Capital: The Importance of Networking and Relationships
Angel Velez, Northeastern Illinois University
Jason Lee Garcia
Northeastern Illinois University
Eduardo Arabu Jr.
Northeastern Illinois University
CARE Global Leaders of Tomorrow
Giulia McPherson
Advocacy Alliances Manager, CARE USA
Graduate School: Jump Start Your Career in Nonprofit Management
Aimee Akimoff
Director of Recruitment, Willamette Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Non-Profit Management
Desiree Vorhees
Admission Counselor, Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Non-Profit Management
Make a “Moooving” Impact on Your Campus and Community
Ashley Farmer-Hanson
Director of Community Service, Buena Vista University
Oxfam America’s CHANGE Initiative: Training today’s student leaders
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America
Nessa Stoltzfus
CHANGE Coordinator, Oxfam America’s CHANGE INITIATIVE
Philosophy as Compassion in Action: Building Schools for the Underprivileged in India
Dr. Malhotra Ashok Kumar
Professor of Philosophy, SUNY College at Oneonta
Linda Marie Drake
Executive Director, Center for Social Responsibility and Community, SUNY at Oneonta
Publicity at the Speed of NOW!
Rick Miller
Director of the Center for Applied Leadership, Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Realizing Our Legislative Dreams: Learning from the legislative victories and failures of DREAM Activists
Ramiro Luna
dreamact.com
Alejandro Aviles and Manuel Rendon,
LULAC
Wait, wait, wait! Did that just happen to me?
Marcus Johnson, Michael Omenzau, Vernon Gair, Teresa Fernandez, Yolanda Beamon, and Dr. Clarice Ford
University of Illinois at Springfield
Workshop Block 2 – Friday 1:00pm-3:00pm
Bridging the Gap for Struggling Families: Bread for the Worlds Movement to End Hunger through Political Advocacy
Mandy Wrinkle
Field Organizer, Bread for the World
Education for ALL: Achieving Millennium Development Goal Number Two through a Global Fund for Education
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow
Facilitating Discussion on Controversial Issues
Anne Weiss
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Linda Musavi
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Increasing the Impact of a Large Community Service Student Organization on Campus: Successes, Failures, and Ongoing Work
Zachary Goldman and Student Presenters
Denison University
Resolve to Fight Poverty: Building a Campus Network of Poverty Activists
Natalie Holtzinger
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
Service Learning at the University Level: Lessons Learned from Community Collaboration
Dr. Richard Freer and Dr. Patricia Walls
Arkansas State University
Beyond the Bake Sale: Creative Ideas and Tools to Plan Your Next Fundraiser
Nessa Stoltzfus
Oxfam America
The Not-For-Profit Job and Life: What it Costs when you Care
Zachary Jackson
AmeriCorps VISTA Outreach Specialist, Corporation for National and Community Service
The Value of Sustainability Reporting
Sandra Vijn-Kumar
ISOS Group
Nancy Mancilla-Georgescu
CEO and Co-Founder of ISOS Group
What Are you Waiting For?: A guide to campus and community engagement
Regina Wilkerson
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
What kind of leader are you? Understanding leadership styles in yourself and your team
Todd Moore
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Workshop Block 3 – Saturday 9:00am-10:15am
AIDS, TB and Malaria Advocacy How Tos!
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow
How HIPPY USA Uses its Pre-K Program to Motivate Parents and Family Self-Advancement and Community Progress
Marvin Schwartz
National Executive Director, HIPPY USA
Engage. REFLECT. Change.
Lindsey Cermak
Academic Coordinator for the Service-Learning Program, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Galen Himrich
Academic Coordinator for the Service-Learning Program, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Getting ‘Em and Keeping ‘Em – Keys to Effective Recruitment and Retention
Rick Miller
Director of the Center for Applied Leadership at Texas A&M University
Green Light Go! Partnering with Local Government to Go Green
Jasmin Moore
Metroplan
Hold a Successful Event, Make a Difference, and End Hunger
Nessa Stoltzfus
Oxfam America and Student Presenter
Innovation, Community Work and the Nonprofit Sector
Deb Salls
YMCA of USA
Amy White
Seattle YMCA
Millennial Philanthropic Engagement: The Missing Piece of the Civic Engagement Puzzle
Daniel Kaufman
One Percent Foundation
REMIX: HIP-HOP Service Learning
Julia Sewell
E.M.P.I.R.E., President/CEO
Student Symposium: Service and School DO Mix
Todd Moore
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Team Nicaragua: Creating Equity for Developing Countries
John Velasco
Associate Director of Equity and Diversity, Montclair State University
Kevin McGowan
Program Assistant for the Center for Non Violence and Peace Initiatives, Montclair State University
Jeff Johnson
Undergraduate student, Philosophy and Religion
Danae Ioannidis
Graduate student, Counseling
Throwing Pebbles in the Pond: The development of Early Childhood Service Learning Experiences to Promote Student Leadership and Understanding of Families and Communities
Mary Jane Eisenhauer
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Purdue University North Central
Erin Foust and Lisa Helmken
Students, Purdue University North Central
It’s Always Too Early To Quit
Helen McCormick
President, The House, Inc.
Jessica Streufert
Director of Programs and Administration, The House, Inc.
Todd McCormick
Executive Director, The House, Inc.
Workshop Block 4 – Saturday 1:00pm-2:30pm
eCitizenship: New Tools, New Strategies, New Spaces
Cecelia Orphan
National Manager, American Democracy Project
VolunTweet
Chris Golden
Executive Director and Co-Founder of myImpact.org
Serving the Local and National Community: Ozanam Scholar Service in Brooklyn, NY and San Juan, PR
John Wilson
St. John’s University
Michael Panico, Eugenia Soldatos, Danielle Swan, Lauren Sessa, and Zehong “Jerry” Chen
St. Johns University
Grow your Organization: Develop a structure to reach your maximum potential!
Kymberly Ruhmann, Bradley Beebe, and Susan Duback
Volunteer Illini Projects, University of Illinois
Immerse Yourself… A Guide to Engaged Learning through the Lens of Immersion Experiences
Meredith Hein
Assistant Director for Office of Community Engagement, Rollins College
Lindsey Clark
Rollins College
Katie Powell
Rollins College
“Let’s Get Engaged”: Taking on the Issues-The Student Impact on Tobacco Free Campus Policy
Hilda Douglas, PMP, BSA; Carolyn Dreslyn, MD, MPH; Rosa M. Pippin, MD
Arkansas Department of Health
Lobby for Social Change
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America.
Master the Media – Getting your issues heard!
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow
Plugged In? Appropriate Technology for Low Income Communities
Dick Muyambi
Founder and President, Bicycles Against Poverty, Bucknell University
Molly Burke and Kylie Brandt
Bucknell University
Putting your Passions to Work: Exploring Careers in the Non Profit Sector
Deb Salls
YMCA of the USA
Amy White
Seattle YMCA
Secrets of campus organizing: Revealed.
Benjamin Davenport
Coordinator for Climate Campaign, AR Sierra Club
Lev Guter
Associate Field Organizer, AR Sierra Club
Service Learning in Higher Education: Interdisciplinary models, Liability Issues and Scholarly Engagement.
Julie Phillips
School of Education at University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-P)
Dr. Lisa Riedle
Professor in Construction Engineering and Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering, Math and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Dr. Rea Kirk
Professor of Special Education, Women’s Studies, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Setting the Foundation of Social Action Work via Experientially Based Training Design
Mary Kay Sigda
Graduate Admissions Counselor, Outreach Manager and Adjunct Faculty, SIT Graduate Institute
The “don’t give a f@#k” generation: A look into a generation of information overload, civic disengagement, and lack of collective action
Javier Barrera and Claudia Montes
Latino Youth Collective of Indiana
The Ladder to Social Change: How young leaders can build fulfilling careers in the nonprofit sector
Naomi Christine Leapheart
Founder, The MatchStick Group
Workshop Block 5 – Saturday 4:00pm-5:30pm
Assessing Your Organization From the Inside Out
Ashley Fisher and Jennifer Ruglio
Juniata College
How to bring out the “FUN” in fundraising: The Week-long Service and Fundraising Campaign Greenfeather
Lauren Acre
Stetson University
Savannah-Jane Atkins
Stetson University
Changing Communities Through Youth Empowerment
Mary Gossett
Americorps VISTA Stetson University
Kimberly Rick
Student, Stetson University
How to Lead a Horse to Water and Get ‘Em to Drink!
Terry Carlile
TLC Youth Services
Sisters on the Planet
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America.
Nessa Stoltzfus
CHANGE Coordinator, Oxfam America’s CHANGE INITIATIVE
That’s all well and good in practice: How Student Leadership Theory can Improve your Service Programs
Caroline Ouwerkerk
The University of Pennsylvania
The Ripple Effect of Experiential & Social Action Based Training – Preparation at the Graduate Level – SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro Vermont
Ryland White
Utilizing Social Networking for Recruitment and Retention
Anthony Simelton
Computer Support Specialist for the Educational Opportunity Center program, University of Arkansas
Students Leading Students in Service: Exploring a model of peer leadership development
Sabrine Ishimwe
Student, Berea College
Ashley Cocrane,
Associate Director for Service-Learning and Student-Lead Service Programs in the Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Berea College
Workshop Block 6 – Sunday 9:00am-10:30am
A Multi-Year Plan for Changing the Culture of Sustainability on Campus
Stacey Fisher and Liesel Schwarz
University of Rochester
Designing an International Service Learning Experience
Jamie Schendt, DeAnna Coughlin, and Trisha Gott
Kansas State University
Developing Service Learning Components in the Global Education Curriculum: A Successful Collaboration between a Professor and Heifer International
J. Rex Enoch
College Program Coordinator, Heifer International
Dorn Van Dommelen
Professor and Chair of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Alaska/Anchorage.
How to Effectively Delegate
Amanda Barrow
Training and Enrichment Coordinator, Amherst College Bonner Community Engagement Leaders.
Human Trafficking: Changing the World. It Starts with YOU and ME!
Stephanie Jira
Regional Director, NOT FOR SALE CAMPAIGN (NFSC)
Co-Presenters
NOT FOR SALE –AR volunteers.
More than Just Service: How Reflection Gives Your Work Meaning
Kiernan Patenaude
Bentley University
Jacqueline Le
Bentley University
Opportunities Abound: Increasing Access to Higher Education
Sue Xiong
Student, Macalester College
Consuelo M. Gutierrez-Crosby
Student Leadership Coordinator, Macalester College
Han Luong, Student
Macalester College
STAY-cation- In a time of Need, Why Leave?
Jessica Reading
AmeriCorps*VISTA, Miami University Hamilton
Student Presenters
Student-led Initiatives: How Ordinary Students Can Make Extraordinary Differences
Jacquelyn Sanders, Graeme Cave, and Hannah Minchow-Profitt
Westminster College Coalition of Student Service Organizations
The Color of $ervice: The Intersections of Race, Class, and Campus-Community Relationships
Naomi Christine Leapheart
Founder, The MatchStick Group
The Power of One: How to Turn Individual Ideas into Collective Action
Christine Caggiano
Founding Member, Buzzing for Change Foundation
Co-Presenter
Board of Directors, Buzzing for Change Foundation
2011 Conference Planning
IMPACT Conference Advisory Committee
