June 22 and 23, 2015

Bozeman, Montana

A Statewide Conference

For Youth Development Professionals

In Montana

Welcome to the

2015 Afterschool & Beyond Conference

in Bozeman, Montana!

Our accomplished guest speakers will provide

valuable cutting-edge knowledge and applicable

tools to help you advance your program into the

future.

There will be opportunities to network with peers

from across the state, share ideas and engage in

hands-on professional development activities.

As you continue your career in youth development,

we hope you are able to incorporate what you

learned at the Afterschool & Beyond Conference.

Siobhan Gilmartin Megan Brenna

Director Director

Montana Afterschool Alliance kidsLINK Afterschool

MTAfterschoolAlliance.org

GreaterGallatinUnitedWay.org

8:00 - 8:45 Registration, Networking, & Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 Welcome

9:00 - 12:00 BEYOND the Bell

Fausto Lopez, Presenter: A toolkit for creating effective out-of-

school time programs created by American Institutes for Research,

one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research

and evaluation organizations.

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch - Catered by Clark’s Fork

1:00 - 4:45 BEYOND the Bell Continued

5:00 - 6:00 Networking Social (complimentary appetizers,

cash bar)

Monday, June 22

Morning Objectives:

Overview of Beyond the Bell

Developing Capacity

Developing a Program Plan

Afternoon Objectives:

Youth Centered Practices

Integrating Learning & Skill Development

Continuous Improvement

Conference Agenda

Fausto is a bi-lingual Technical

Assistance Consultant working on

afterschool and expanded learning

initiatives with the Learning Supports

Network in the Education Program

at American Institutes for Research (AIR)

in Chicago. He provides technical assistance, training, and

professional development to diverse audiences in the education

and out-of-school time sectors. Lopez works with new and

emerging afterschool systems to design resources and tools that

support programs in the development, implementation, and applied

evaluation of program offerings. Lopez specializes in U.S.

Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education

Act initiatives (21st CCLC and Gaining Early Awareness for

Undergraduate Programming). Lopez's current projects include the

co-managing of a quality improvement process as part of the

Chicago Public Schools Community Schools evaluation; technical

assistance to the New York School Renewal project; and the New

Jersey, Oregon 21st Century Community Learning Centers

statewide evaluation. Lopez served as the project lead on the

development of an expanded learning guide and training model for

afterschool programs in Latin America (Mexico and Argentina). He

has extensive experience in strategic planning that integrates direct

service and program administration in continuous improvement

processes. He is a nationally recognized presenter on relevant

education and afterschool topics and facilitates national, regional,

and statewide educational workshops that bring the most up to

date research to the field in exiting and relatable formats. He

holds a master’s degree in Education Psychology—Youth

Development from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Fausto A. Lopez Technical Assistant Consultant, American Institutes

for Research

Tuesday, June 23

Conference Agenda

Objectives:

BEYOND Behavior: ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study) Overview

Research findings and implications of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study

Understanding of ACEs impact on brain development and its function as an adaptive response to environment

What is Community Core Protective Systems Capacity and preventing ACEs

The impact of ACEs on your life

Methods for helping children and youth

8:00 - 8:30 Networking & Breakfast

8:30 - 11:45 BEYOND Behavior

Sue Chvilicek and Todd Garrison, Presenters: ACEs (Adverse

Childhood Experiences Study), a trauma-informed training for youth

development professionals. Data resulting from screening

of 17,000 volunteers reveals staggering proof of the health, social,

and economic risks that result from childhood trauma.

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch with Art Panel

David Spear, Marianne Adams, & Calli Nissen, Presenters: Art

expression in out-of-school-time programs, a lunchtime panel

presentation, revealing the role of music, theater, videography,

dance and art.

12:45 - 3:30 BEYOND Youth

Lynette Rodi, Presenter: Taking care of YOU, so you can better

take care of youth. A compassion fatigue and self-care workshop.

3:30 - 3:45 Wrap up

Sue grew up on her family’s farm

north of the Hi-Line community of

Hingham and has resided in

Livingston since 1998. In her over 15

years of experience in human

services in Montana, Sue has worked

for two branches of State government, served on several

advisory boards and volunteered as Board President for

Mental Health America of Montana. While she received her

Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Montana State

University, she acknowledges her education came from

working in adult community corrections on the Flathead

Reservation and later in Livingston. Eventually, Sue

discovered her passion lied in serving kids and families. Sue

has been the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer in the 6th

Judicial District since 2007. She has the ability to bring clarity

to complex situations through her unique perspective

cultivated by years of working with and for people.

Sue Chvilicek

Master Trainer, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

Todd Garrison Master Trainer, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Executive Director of ChildWise Institute

Since 2003 Todd Garrison has

devoted himself to the work of

helping and healing young

traumatized children. First at

Intermountain, a Helena, Montana

non-profit that has been committed to

the plight of vulnerable children for more than one hundred

years. His roles were in fundraising and project development.

ChildWise Institute was one of those projects. Since 2009,

he’s been involved in the planning, launching and growth of

ChildWise, a Montana not-for-profit 501c (3) organization.

ChildWise is working hard to create safe, supportive families

and communities for our nation’s vulnerable children.

ChildWise is doing this by Advancing Awareness of the scope

and depth of child well-being issues; Accelerating

Knowledge, understanding, and best practices in the

parenting and treatment of vulnerable children; and

Advocating for Change around child wellbeing issues. Todd

has presented to numerous and diverse audiences across

Montana on child wellbeing issues. Todd was instrumental in

bringing the ACE Master Trainer program to Montana. He

worked closely with Dr. Robert Anda and Laura Porter of ACE

Interface on creating and implementing the program. He also

collaborated with Director Richard Opper, Director of MT

DPHHS to provide funding for the program. MT DPHHS

provided three of their staff members to participate and

complete The ACE Master Trainer Program.

David J. Spear photographer and

teacher lives and works in Lake County

and on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

His work has been exhibited in Europe and

throughout the United States. David’s work

has been published in the New York Times

Magazine, German Geo, Columbia Journalism Review, Granta

Magazine, and Ode Magazine. In 2012 and 2000, he received the

W. Eugene Smith Fund’s Howard Chapnik Grant for the

Advancement of Photojournalism, and in 2004 a Puffin Foundation

grant. His work has been shown in Montana at the Holter Museum

of Art, The Missoula Art Museum, The Paris Gibson Square

Museum of Art, The Zootown Arts Center and in exhibitions

sponsored by the Butte Silver Bow Archives. His photographs have

been collected by the Montana Museum of Art and Culture, by the

Missoula Art Museum and by the Salish Pend d’Oreille Culture

Committee. He is the author of the monograph Gas Smells But Not

Like Skunks. David has taught photography at Salish Kootenai

Tribal College since 2002, and has taught at New York University

and the Maine Media Workshops. He developed the International

Center of Photography’s Community Outreach Program for

underserved communities of New York City, and Our Community

Record Two Eagle River School on the Flathead Reservation. In its

fourteenth year, the project encourages students to explore and

document their community, culture and history through storytelling

and photographic studies. He is a Montana Arts Council teaching

photographer and co-founded A VOICE-Art Vision & Outreach in

Community Education a non-profit organization that provides

art-based educational programs within Montana’s rural

communities. In 1995 he was named the Ernst Haas Photography

Educator of the year.

David Spear Director, Co-Founder A VOICE, Art Vision & Outreach in Community Education

Marianne received her BFA in the

Theatre Arts from the University of

Nebraska at Kearney. Marianne has

directed many main stage productions

for Grandstreet, most recently The

25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee,

Big River, Ragtime, Annie, Peter Pan, Into the Woods, Oliver,

and Songs for a New World. She teaches acting classes for

the Theatre School (greatest kids in town). She has also

worked as a mentor and artist-in-residence in the Helena

Public Schools and surrounding areas. Recently, Marianne

was a runner-up for the Excellence in Theatre Education

award 2015, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University and

the Tony awards.

Marianne Adams

Director of Education, Grandstreet Theatre

Calli Nissen

Education Director, WaterWorks Art Museum

Calli Nissen is a printmaking and

ceramic artist born in Great Falls,

Montana. Her family moved to

Powell, Wyoming when she was

young and she attended the

University of Wyoming where she

received her BFA. While attending UW, she worked in the

archives at the American Heritage Center, where she learned

the importance of history and the necessity of allowing the

public to educate itself using facilities that are not normally

available. Calli began working at the WaterWorks Art Museum

last year as the Education Director. She was drawn to the

museums outreach program, which brings art education to

rural schools across Eastern Montana.

Over the last 18 years, Lynette has

worked in inpatient and outpatient

settings, with adults and adolescents,

in Florida, Hawaii, and Montana. In

recent years, Lynette’s attention has

turned to supporting the work of

mental health and other professionals and paraprofessionals

who serve others. She has developed several workshops and

retreats to help people understand the impact of compassion

fatigue on themselves and their colleagues, and take the

necessary steps for prevention and treatment, thereby

enhancing their personal and professional lives. Lynette

enjoys working as a trainer, consultant, supervisor, and

retreat facilitator with the intention of offering support to the

folks on the “front lines.”

Lynette Rodi Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor

Conference Notes

Montana Afterschool Alliance (MTAA) and Greater

Gallatin United Way kidsLINK Afterschool thank the

following Afterschool & Beyond Conference

sponsors:

Greater Gallatin United Way

serves as the fiscal agent for the

Montana Afterschool Alliance.

To learn more about MTAA and ways to support this statewide

initiative, contact: Siobhan Gilmartin, MTAA Director

siobhan@mtafterschoolalliance.org

Primary funding for Afterschool &

Beyond was received by Greater

Gallatin United Way kidsLINK

Afterschool through 21st Century

Community Learning Centers

Anonymous Foundation

MTAA receives financial support from the following: