BOOST Conference 2025 is in a few short weeks, and TEAMBOOST is here to help you plan for your best conference experience EVER! Today, we are spotlighting BOOST 2025 Workshops with content from a Data & Storytelling (Program CQI and Advocacy) context.
Data & Storytelling content offers opportunities for discussion that empower attendees to assess program quality, create internal processes that support positive outcomes, and utilize procedures to implement CQI. All registered attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Those who directly advocate for program improvement and awareness are encouraged to add these workshops to their BOOST Conference schedule!
Interested in attending these workshops and would like more information? Visit boostconference.org/workshops for descriptions!
Amplifying Employee Engagement: People-Centered Approaches to Boost Retention and Performance
Taylor Mayer, MA, Talent Development & Learning Manager; Lindsey Bynum, MA, Learning & Development Facilitator, Think Together, Santa Ana, CA
Answering the CALL: How a Federal Survey & Community Partnership Supports Student Achievement
Susie Estrada, M.Ed., MPA, Family and Community Engagement Specialist, Utah State Board of Education, West Valley, UT
Building Organizational Culture through a Positive Youth Development Lens
Marc Fernandes, MS, Director, Youth INC, New York, NY
Co-Creating Authentic & Resilient Intergenerational Leadership: Smartest Practices for Collective Growth and Belonging
Elliot A. Rivera, Resilient Leadership & Belonging Consultant, Providence, RI
Coaching with Empathy
Marti Reed Love, Director of National Partnerships & DEI Programming Manager, Positive Coaching Alliance, Pasadena, CA
Compassionate Systems: A Path to Educational Renaissance
Sargina Yonan, Director of Expanded Learning Programs, Master Practitioner in Training in Compassionate Systems, Center for Systems Awareness, Linden Unified School District, Linden CA; Danielle Jones, System of Support for Expanded Learning Lead, Certified Master Practitioner in Compassionate Systems, Center for Systems Awareness, Region 6 Stanislaus County Office of Education, Modesto CA; Sheilah Brooks, System of Support for Expanded Learning Lead, Certified Master Practitioner in Compassionate Systems, Center for Systems Awareness, Region 7 Merced County Office of Education, Merced CA; James Hall, Director of Student, Family, and Community Engagement, Lassen County Office of Education, Susanville, CA
Creating and Communicating with Impact: Telling the Story of OST
Nat Rosales, Specialist, Policy & Outreach; Heather Williams, Director, Policy & Outreach, California AfterSchool Network, Sacramento, CA
Dust Off Your Data! Building Capacity to Use Data to Make an Impact
Haley Umans, Ph.D., Senior Director of Evaluation & Insights, Think Together, Santa Ana, CA
Empowering Tomorrow: Supporting Our Young Workforce
Cori Ove, MS, Project Specialist I, Expanded Learning, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA
The Essential Components of a Highly-Effective OST Program
Marie Pinto, Ed.D., CEO; Judy Gibson, Director of Human Resources; Juan Valencia, Operations Manager, ProYouth, Visalia, CA
High Quality Facilitation: Staff Practices for Program Success
Nathaniel Hilliard, Director, Training & Program Implementation; Crystal Smith, Director, Teen Connection Project, Wyman Center, Inc., Eureka, MO
Lead, Listen to, and Love Your People: 3 Guiding Principles for Great Leadership
Anne Laguzza, M.A., CEO, The Works Consulting, Long Beach, CA
Leading with Impact: Elevating School Leadership through Vision, Collaboration, and Innovation
Joshua De Weerd, Principal, Sonoran Schools, Tucson, AZ
Leveraging Funding & Partnerships for Equitable Family Engagement: Creating Accessible Weekend & Summer Programs
Jen Littleton-Bruno, PPS, Executive Director Expanded Learning; Nancy Zuniga, MA, PPS, Assistant Director Expanded Learning, Pajaro Valley USD, Watsonville, CA
Lights on Afterschool 101
Tiyana Glenn, MS, Project Manager; Maria Rizo, Sr. Communications Associate, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC
Passion to Possibilities: Strategies for Successful Programs
Danny Martinez, MS, Senior Consultant, SCRI, Austin, TX
Pathways to Powerful Partnerships
LeAnn Binford, MM, MA, MBA, Senior Director, Consulting Services, Big Thought, Dallas, TX
Resources for Quality, A 360° Conversation for Staffing and Programs
Tiffany Gipson, Director, Equity & Quality; Lupita Perez, Senior Specialist, Equity & Quality; Troy Selvey, Manager, Equity & Quality, California AfterSchool Network, Sacramento, CA
Short on Time. Big on Impact. The Kernels Approach to Social and Emotional Learning
Penny Willis, MDiv, Senior Trainer and Program Developer, Lions Quest LCIF, Oak Brook, IL
Storytelling for Advocacy
Mike de la Rocha, Co-Founder, Revolve Impact, Los Angeles, CA
Strategies for an Equitable and Inclusive After-School Program
Mikala Royal, Site Coordinator; Marcel Nelson, Site Coordinator, Bay Area Community Resources, Oakland, CA
Take on Tough Challenges with Data-Informed Confidence
Sarah Cusey, MBA, Nexus Project Manager and Lead Trainer; Vicki Wodarczyk, Ed.D., Senior Director of Research and Evaluation; Najmo Abdi, B.A., Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Monarch School Project, San Diego, CA
Transforming Leadership: Elevate Team Performance and Foster Growth
Tennille Woodward, Ed.D., Lead Learner, GrowLeadEmpower, Muskegon, MI
Uncover Your Purpose: Discovering and Defining Your Why!
Dwayne Wiggins, Jr., Thought Leader & Motivational Coach, A Human. Being!, Philadelphia, PA
Visioning Together: Build Program Buy-in From the Beginning
Brooklyn Joseph, MA, Lead Program Facilitator, Lead by Learning, Oakland, CA
WE>ME: How to Get Students, Caregivers, and Staff to Work as a Team
Lance Loya, MS, CEO, The Good Teammate Factory, Windermere, FL
Get ready for this one-of-a-kind professional development experience, where local, national, and global leaders gather to grow together, build community, and co-create a great world for kids. Together we INSPIRE YOUTH, INSPIRE LEARNING, and INSPIRE CHANGE.
Still need to register for BOOST 2025? Visit boostconference.org/registration for more information.
BOOSTers, we can’t wait to learn with you April 29 – May 2, 2025, in sunny Palm Springs!
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