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Friday, March 15
Discussion Session Title: Policy and Advocacy: 2013 Policy Landscape and Strategy
Discussion Leader(s): - Mala B. Thakur, Executive Director, National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC
- Linda Harris, Director of Youth Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC
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Discussion Session Title: Beyond the Numbers: Using Data to Build Effective Education and Workforce Programs
Discussion Leader(s): -Jennifer Brown Lerner, Senior Director, American Youth Policy Forum, Washington, DC
- Susan P. Curnan, Director, Center for Youth and Communities, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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Discussion Session Title: Dual Enrollment for Off-track Youth: State Policy that Encourages Re-engagement
Discussion Leader(s): - Nick Mathern, VP Policy & Partnerships, Gateway to College National Network, Portland, OR
- Rachel Antrobus, Manager Strategic Partnerships & Government Relations, Gateway to College National Network, Portland, OR
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Discussion Session Title: Serving Youth with Disabilities: Examining Assessments and Employer and School Partnerships
Discussion Leader(s): - Diana DeGrandis, MYEEP Coordinator
- Kevin Hickey, Director of Youth Programs, Jewish Vocational Services, San Francisco, CA
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Discussion Session Title: Building Bridges for Transformation
Collaborative Impact for Homeless Youth
Discussion Leader(s): - Dr. Melinda Giovengo, Executive Director, YouthCare Seattle, WA
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Discussion Session Title: Scaling Up Success: Ideas for Influencing Policymakers
Discussion Leader(s): - Rory O'Sullivan, Policy Director, Young Invincibles, Washington, DC
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Discussion Session Title: Career Focused Training and Mentoring
Discussion Leader(s): - Dennis Torbett, Senior Vice President; Tadar Muhammad, Vice President, Home Builders Institute, Washington, DC
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Discussion Session Title: Dropout Reengagement Centers: Measuring and Sustaining Success
Discussion Leader(s): -Andrew Moore, Senior Fellow, National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, Washington, DC
- Kathy Hamilton, Youth Transitions Director, Boston Private Industry Council, Boston, MA
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Discussion Session Title: Improving Youth Outcomes by Aligning Programs with Common Core Standards
Discussion Leader(s): - Kim Coulthurst, Partner, Pathways Consultants, Oakland, CA
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Discussion Session Title: Strategic Vision for Quality Standards, Practice and PEPNet: An Update on Current and Future Efforts
Discussion Leader(s): - Mala B. Thakur, Executive Director, National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC
- Gregg Zaire, Senior Fellow, National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC
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Discussion Session Title: Building Quality Partnerships with Community Colleges
Discussion Leader(s): -Terry Grobe, Program Director, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA
- Kari R. Alire, Program Manager, Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Los Angeles, CA
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Discussion Session Title: Expanding Quality Practice: Youth Perspective on Key Issues
Discussion Leader(s): - Lori Strumpf, Strumpf Associates, Voices for Youth Coordinator (V4Y) and Consultant, Riverside Workforce
Investment Board, Washington, DC
- Michael Munoz, Oasis Youth Opportunity Center, Perris, CA, V4Y Member, a project of the Riverside WIB
- Destiny Russaw, Moreno Valley Youth Opportunity Center, V4Y Member, a project of the Riverside WIB
- Enrique Sanchez, Empower Youth Opportunity Center, Hemet, CA, V4Y Member, a project of the Riverside WIB
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Discussion Session Title: Better Together: Improving Youth Outcomes through Cross-System Professional Development
Discussion Leader(s): - Patricia D. Gill, Senior Program Associate, Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC
- Glenn Eagleson, Senior Planner & Policy Analyst/Citywide Lead for TAY Services, Department of Children, Youth & Their Families, San Francisco, CA
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Saturday, March 16
Discussion Session Title: Leveraging Resources to Sustain Postsecondary Transition Programs: Lessons Learned from the Postsecondary Success Initiative (PSI)
Discussion Leader(s): - Yelena Nemoy, Project Manager, National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC
- Representatives from the PSI sites
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Discussion Session Title: Reconnecting Systems to Create Summer Programs that Employ, Educate, and Support Youth
Discussion Leader(s): -Chris Kingsley, Senior Program Associate and Senior Trainer, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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Discussion Session Title: Rethinking Reentry for Juvenile Offenders
Discussion Leader(s): - Jose de Olivares, Director, Maya Angelou Young Adult Learning Center/See Forever Foundation, Washington, DC
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Discussion Session Title: Peer 2 Peer Exchange on Advocacy Efforts: Creating a Unified Voice in a Siloed Funding World
- Anne Abbott, Policy Analyst, DC Alliance of Youth Advocates, Washington, DC
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