50th ANNUAL
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE
The Association of NYS Youth Bureau is excited to announce the return of its Annual Youth Development Leadership Training Conference. The 50th annual conference will take place IN-PERSON at The Marriott Albany in Albany, NY on November 3-4, 2022.
Registration Now Open
The Association of New York State Youth Bureaus (ANYSYB) is pleased to announce their annual youth development training, November 3-4, 2022 at The Marriott Albany in Albany, NY. Youth development experts from across the state and country will convene to share ideas, learn best practices, and exchange knowledge on issues pertaining to positive youth development, prevention services, healthy living and high risk youth.
The planning committee has developed a training that offers timely educational sessions in an efficient two-day format so that you and your staff can attend cost-effectively and productively. We are confident you will find the sessions worthwhile to better position youth development in your community. We encourage you to share this brochure and training opportunity with your contract agencies, Advantage After School Programs, community based organizations, recreation programs, runaway and homeless youth shelters and other youth serving organizations in your region.
Throughout the training, time has also been allocated for networking so that you can learn from your colleagues across the State. The time we spend together is invaluable as we set the course for continued quality youth development for the over 1.5 million youth we serve. We look forward to seeing you in November.
Preliminary Agenda at a Glance
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All sessions pending approval to provide SACC credit.
Thursday, November 3, 2022
10:00am – 11:30am
Concurrent Sessions
1. Municipal Youth Bureau: Back to Basics
Cynthia Alvarez, Youth Development Specialist, Youth Development and Partnership for Success, Bureau of Youth Development, NYS OCFS
Phillip Jones, Youth Development Specialist, Youth Development and Partnership for Success, Bureau of Youth Development, NYS OCFS
Jennifer Mims, Youth Development Specialist, Youth Development and Partnership for Success, Bureau of Youth Development, NYS OCFS
2. Local Youth Bureau Roundtable
Facilitator: Frank Williams, Executive Director, City of White Plains Youth Bureau
John Trojanowsky, Executive Director, Town of Lancaster Youth Bureaus
3. Supporting the Need of LGBTQ+ Youth
Kate Shanks-Booth, Director of Youth Services Department, Tompkins County
James Norrs, School and Youth Development Coordinator, Madison County Youth Bureau/Department of Social Services
11:45am - 1:30pm
Keynote Presentation & Networking Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Butler, Chief Administrative Officer, ICAN & Event Specialist, Grand Dynamics International (GDI)
1:30pm – 2:45pm
Concurrent Sessions
1. We Are Family: How to Effectively Integrate Parent Participation and Engagement into the After-School Model
Kevin Richtback, Multi-Site Supervisor, NIA Community Services Network
Shanelle Jenkins, Program Director, NIA Community Services Network
2. Setting the Foundation for Authentic Connection
Cody Robinson-Bullock, Youth Bureau Director, Schoharie County Youth Bureau
Kaitlyn Schultz, Youth Program Coordinator Assistant, Schoharie County Youth Bureau
3. Post Pandemic Trends in Youth Substance Use - #1 Vaping
Karen Marcum, Youth Bureau Director, Jefferson County Youth Bureau
Tammie Nabywaniec, Project Director, The Youth Alliance
4. ICAN Connect: The Power of Connection in Protecting our Mental Health
Jeremy Butler, Chief Administrative Officer, ICAN & Event Specialist, Grand Dynamics International (GDI)
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Break
3:15pm – 4:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
1. The Authenticity Compass: A Tool for Achieving Success in School & Life
Pamela Bond, BS, MS, Retired VP of Customer Experience-Fidelity Investments; Author-The Authenticity Compass, The Authenticity Compass, LLC
2. Agitated to Elevated, A Transformational Program for Youth
Leah Gooch, Founder/Teacher, The Gooch School
3. Changing the Youth Development Program Calendar Year
Moderator: Rebecca Robarge, Saratoga County Youth Bureau
Nina Aledort, Ph.D., MSW, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Youth Development and Partnerships for Success, NYS OCFS
Matt Beck, Director of Bureau of Youth Development, Division of Youth Development and Partnerships for Success, NYS OCFS
Bailey Gardiner, Schenectady County Connects
Niki DeMatteo, Schenectady County Connects
4. Quality Self-Assessment: How to Use the QSA
Timothy Fowler, Professional Development Director, New York State Network for Youth Success, TTAP Professional Development Specialist
4:45pm – 5:30pm
ANYSYB Annual Meeting of the Corporation
Dinner on Your Own
Friday, November 4, 2022
8:00am – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am
Understanding Trauma: Supporting students and staff through a collective trauma
Jeremy Butler, Chief Administrative Officer, ICAN & Event Specialist, Grand Dynamics International (GDI)
10:00am- 10:15am
Break
10:15am – 11:30am
Concurrent Sessions
1. DEIB Best Practices: Addressing Our Biases When Working with Youth
Inaudy Gil Esposito, Executive Director, Orange County Human Rights
Paula McMillan-Perez, Founder/Coaching Director, Personalize Your Coaching
2. The Community Schools Optimal Health Initiative: An Illustration of Data, Systems, and Practices
Ryan Heath, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Jay Roscup, Director, Wayne County Community Schools
3. Raising the Lower Age of Juvenile Delinquency
Mike Gray, Executive Director, Washington County Alternative Sentencing/ Youth Bureau,
Lynn Tubbs Director, Bureau of Cross System Supports, Division of Youth Development and Partnerships for Success, NYS OCFS
4. Coaching as Supervision
Timothy Fowler, Professional Development Director, New York State Network for Youth Success, TTAP Professional Development Specialist
11:30am – 11:45am
Break
11:45am – 1:00pm
Concurrent Sessions
1. National Service Ride & Service Learning Fairs
Michael Bark, Youth Program Technician, Orange County Youth Bureau
Christopher Holshek, Colonel, U.S. Army Civil Affairs (Ret.), National Service Ride
2. Applying Research on Out-of-School Time to Your Grant-Writing, Advocacy, and Evaluation
Ryan Heath, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
3. Sport Funding Initiatives: Sharing Best Practices!
Facilitator: Tina Louis, Director, Madison County Youth Bureau
Rebecca Robarge, Director, Saratoga County Youth Bureau
Daniel C. Calkins, Executive Director, Genesee-Orleans County Youth Bureau
Daycia Clarke, Director, Project Play WNY/Youth Sports Initiatives, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Cody Robinson-Bullock, Executive Director, Schoharie County Youth Bureau
Galen Gomes Sr. Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, NYS OCFS