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
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: