2026 Workshop Session Information

Thirty-four workshops will be offered across two days at the ALP National Conference, with sessions running concurrently during each of the six time slots. Below, you’ll find workshop details organized by session time.

Please note: Workshops are offered once and will not be recorded.
Pre-registration is not required. Each room accommodates approximately 50 attendees, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full workshop descriptions and speaker bios are available by clicking through the session block image or by clicking the session time header in the list view at the bottom of the page.

Please note that workshops, their dates and times are subject to be changed.

TUESDAY, JULY 14 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

LIST VIEW

Tuesday, July 14 | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Morning General Session

Your Story is the Strategy: Leveraging Identity for Authentic Leadership • PJ Diamond

Tuesday, July 14 | 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Workshops

From Strong Programs to Enduring Organizations • Carli M. Meurs | Leadership Kitsap
A Practical Approach to Building Alumni Communities That Last • Kai Lawrence | Leadership Cobb
Making Leadership Learning Stick Through Purposeful Practice • Scott Winter | Collaborative Commons
| Facilitator for Leadership Rancho Cordova
The Leadership Roundtable: A Role-Playing Lab for Trust, Perspective, and Long-Term Community Leadership • Tim Sarrantonio, CNP
| Generosity Spectrum
No Dolly. No problem. How We Raised $150,000 Anyway. • Dr. Alfred Degrafinreid II | Leadership Tennessee
Best Practices Panel: AI • TBA

Tuesday, July 14 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Workshops

A Seat at the Table: Why Boards That Reflect Our Communities Matter • Henry Johnson Jr. | Leadership Akron
Class Projects: Moving from Doing to Learning • Amy Jennings | Lead DSM
Conversations for Change Navigating Difficult Conversations • Holly M. Davis, CAE | Gauge Strategy Co-Founder | Indiana Leadership Forum
Bridging Classrooms to Career Pathways: Building a Community-Wide Youth Leadership Model • Zoey LeTendre
| Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Growth Before Readiness Breaks Organizations: A Diagnostic Framework for Sustainable Capacity Building • Leslie Ellis
| Meaningful Change Consulting LLC
Building Bridges Across Systems: A Blueprint for Cross-Sector Leadership Collaboration • Daniela Rojas Florez
| Greater Omaha Chamber • Khenda Mustafa | Center for Immigrant & Refugee Advancement

Tuesday, July 14 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshops

A Framework for Action: Embedding Youth Leadership in Community Work • Arturo Aceves & Itzel Lopez
| Latino Economic Development Council | Leadership Omaha Alumni
Designing Leadership Spaces That Center Lived Experience • Racquel D. Henderson | City of Omaha - Mayor's Office | Leadership Omaha Alumni
Transforming Alumni Passion into Action and Measurable Community Impact • Becky Ruppert McMahon | Cleveland Leadership Center
The 'Reverse Keynote': Leadership Insights in the Age of AI • Abraham Sorock | LeadersAtlas • Jill Goodman | Leadership Austin
Designing Leadership Programs That Scale with Purpose • Jessica Erickson | Technology Association of Iowa

Wednesday, July 15 | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Workshops

Good Boards, Bad Impact: When Governance Practices Fuel Burnout and Stall the Mission • Liz Mayfield, MPA | Briga Collective
| Leadership Tomorrow (NE) Alumni
The Secret Sauce Exchange: Sharing Design Ideas from Flagship Programs • Aaron Miller | Leadership Louisville Center
BRAVE (Uncomfortable AF) Conversations • Varsey Laurelle | Varsey Laurelle Enterprises | Leadership Columbus Alumni
Leading from the Inside Out: Developing Self-Aware, Resilient, and Adaptive Leaders • Jabaria M. Dent & Charles Dent | Dent Enterprises, Inc
Compass in Chaos: A Practical Framework for Bridging Connections and Building Community • Chantel Schieffer
| True North Leadership, LLC | Former CEO of Leadership Montana
Diversity focused Leadership programming: Advancing Inclusive Leadership • Cammy Watkins | Inclusive Communities

Wednesday, July 15 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Workshops

Building a Life-Stage Alumni Engagement Engine • Jill Goodman | Leadership Austin
Bridging Connections Through Story: Leading Tough Conversations That Build Trust, Not Division • Griff Hall
| Griff Hall Strategic Leadership | Leadership Dayton Facilitator • Derek Matthews | Griff Hall Strategic Leadership
Beyond the Agenda: Mastering the Facilitator Stance for Transformational Meetings • Charity Adams, CTF | Facilitate Co
| Leadership Tomorrow (NE) Alumni
Building a Connected Leadership Ecosystem • Jessi McQuerrey | Community State Bank | Former Leadership Iowa Program Director
• Liesl Seabert, CEcD, AICP | University of Northern Iowa - Institute for Decision Making
You Can't Build What You Can't See: Relational Intelligence for Community Leadership • Dr. Gary Owens, Jr., BCC, PCC | Amplifi Executive Coaching & Development | Leadership Orlando Alumni

Wednesday, July 15 | 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Workshops

Multiply Your Impact: Designing ROI-Driven Alumni Engagement • Amie Morgan | Leadership Winter Park
Delivering Programs That Actually Move the Needle • Kevin Hensel | BetterCulture
The Party's Quest: Leveraging TTRPG Simulations to Navigate Systemic Leadership and Team Dynamics • Susan Sims | Blue Pen Rose | Leadership Fairfax Programs Director
Cultivating Youth Leaders Through Multi-Year Pathways • Mallory Riesberg | Lead DSM
The Mirror Effect: How Self-Accountability Shapes Stronger, More Resilient Leaders • Porscha Jackson, PhD | PJ & Co | Leadership Houston Alumni
Bridging the Boardroom: Activating Your Board as a Connector Between Program, Mission, and Community • Bindiya Patel & Paola Maranan
| Leadership Tomorrow • C. Marie Taylor | Association of Leadership Programs

Thursday, July 16 | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Closing Session

Closing Keynote: From Learning to Action
Measuring and Stories of Impact – Tools You Can Use To Tell Your Story