Workshops | Session Descriptions & Information

Thirty-six workshops will be offered over two days throughout the ALP National Conference, with six sessions running concurrently at six separate times.
Below, you will find information on each workshop based on the time it is being offered.

Please note that workshops are only offered once and are not recorded. Attendees do not pre-register for workshop sessions.
Each session room will have a capacity of approximately 60, and seating is first come, first served.

Click through to read full session descriptions & speaker bios!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

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Tuesday, August 6 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Workshops

Creative Facilitation: Deepening the Ways We Engage • Teresa DeFlitch | Leadership Rhode Island & Elizabeth Crawford | Rhode Island School of Design
Rethinking Who is on the Board: Increasing Representation and Sustainability • Rebecca Hutton | Leadership Indianapolis, IN
Handling Live Wires: The Psychological Hazards of Leading Others • Allessandria Polizzi | Verdant Consulting
AI with Heart: Designing Responsible, Community-Centric Leadership Programs • Tim Sarrantonio | Neon One
It's Election Season! How to Instill Civil Discourse in a Time of Division • Sara Emhof | Sarah Emhof Leadership
Expanding Education and Talent Development Initiatives for Youth • Laura Brogdon-Primavera | Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, NC

Tuesday, August 6 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Workshops

Charting a Path Forward for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion after SFFA • Nicole Benjamin | Adler Pollock & Sheehan
Evaluating Your Impact Beyond the Program Year • Rachel Ciomcia | Cleveland Leadership Center, OH
The Case for Strengths • Marcus Jannitto | Centerline Consulting
Best Practices: Recruitment & Selection • Panel | Mark Hollander | Vision St. Charles County Leadership, MO, Dawn Kraus | Leadership Seminole, FL, & Lisa Winkelbauer | Leadership Orlando, FL
Addressing the 'Place' in Workplace • Rebecca Twitchell | Half Full Consulting
Ask the Sponsors: Building Effective Partnerships • Panel | Marisa Albanese, Manager, External Affairs, Rhode Island Energy, Carmen Diaz-Jusino, Strategic Initiative Officer, Rhode Island Foundation, and Cortney Nicolato, President and CEO, United Way of Rhode Island

Tuesday, August 6 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Workshops

SOARing from SWOT: An Interactive How-To for Strength-Based, Participatory Planning and Engagement • Jennie Silbert & Tony Silbert | Spartina Consulting
How to Leverage Program Milestones • Marisa Markowski & Amber Elizabeth | Leadership Kenosha, WI
The Self-Aware Leader: The Link Between Self-Awareness and Leadership Effectiveness • Bryce Roberts | Foxwood Consulting
The Power of 360 Collaboration in Programs: The Black Boardroom Leadership Success Story • Deloria Nelson & Daniel Downer | Leadership Orlando, FL
Harmonizing Connections: Cultivating Servant Leadership for Transformative Community Engagement • Samantha Bergbauer | Leadership Rhode Island
Human-Centered Work For An Evolving World - The Future Of Work Is Now • MJ Kaplan | Kaplan Consulting

Wednesday, August 7 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Workshops

Using Organizational Landscape Maps as Tools to Inform Leadership Transitions • Dana Ginestet & Mark Kravatz | Alidade Consultants
Training THROUGH (not FOR) Challenge • Andrew Spofford | Outward Bound & Jan Kearce | Leadership Maine
The Courage Keeper: Lean into Vulnerability & Take Action to Bring out the Best in Self, Others, & Organizations • John Yeager | Leadership Marshall County, IN
The Power of Everyday Equity • Matisa Wilbon | Wilbon Enterprises
Developing Your Compelling Superhero Origin Story • Tino Chow | Giant Shoulders
Becoming Conscious Allies: Gender Identity & Acceptance • Julio E. Berroa | House of Codec

Wednesday, August 7 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Workshops

Empowering the Next Community Leaders: LT NEXT • Alfred Degrafinried II | Leadership Tennessee
Place-Based Belonging: Restoring Cohesion in an Outwardly-Mobile World • Greg Garvin | Gilbane Building Company
Transforming Communities through Engaging Service Projects • Cheryl Johnson | Leadership Montgomery, AL
The Certified Community Leadership Practitioner Program • Jessie Baginksi, Ph. D. | Association of Leadership Programs
Integrating the Enneagram into All Aspects of CLP Programming • Andre Santiago & Mae Maloney | Leadership Greater Hartford, CT
CLPs Collaborating Beyond Boundaries • Cynthia Knapek | Leadership Louisville, KY & Tammy White | Leadership Knoxville, TN

Wednesday, August 7 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Workshops

Self-Inflicted: How Incomplete & Problematic DEI Approaches Are Hurting our Efforts & What to Do About Them • Dan Egol | Ideas Generation
The Power of Intergenerational Communication: Optimizing Cross-Generational Performance • Kamber Parker | The YoPro Know
Self-care Isn't Selfish. It is your Duty. • Katie McDonald | bnourished
Best Practices: Alumni Engagement & Program Curriculum • Panel | Alfred Degrafinreid II | Leadership Tennessee, Catherine Lautenbacher | Leadership Perimeter, GA, & Jennifer Trevino, Leadership Fort Worth, TX.
Expansion: Your Toolkit for Launching a New Community Leadership Program • Aaron Miller | Leadership Louisville Center, KY
One Day, Endless Opportunities: Rethinking High School Programming • Nicole Susdorf | Leadership Toledo, OH