2023 LEADERSHIP GATHERING

Join colleagues from across the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network to plan for scale, celebrate our work and success, and help more young people find their passion and purpose!

Distinguished Speakers

Elizabeth Adefioye

Chief People Officer
Emerson

Dr. Ed Bowers

Associate Professor
Clemson University

Dr. Belle Liang

Author
“How to Navigate Life”

Dr. Timothy Klein

Author
“How to Navigate Life”

Spencer Hill

Spencer Hill

CEO
All In Good Company

Gathering Details

Dates

Tuesday, March 28
to Friday, March 31

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Who

Executive directors, board members, program leads, and development/marketing leads are encouraged to attend.

Expenses

Boys Hope Girls Hope Network Headquarters will cover on-the-ground expenses for three team members and one board member from each affiliate.

Accommodations

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown
150 W Adams St
Phoenix, AZ, 85003

Schedule

DATE

Time Description Presenter Location
2-5 p.m. Boys Hope Girls Hope Network Board Meeting   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown
150 W Adams St
Phoenix, AZ, 85003 |
Palace West Room
3 p.m. Column 2 Value 2   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown
150 W Adams St
Phoenix, AZ, 85003
6-8 p.m. Leadership Gathering Welcome Reception with Food, Cocktails and Entertainment Kristin Ostby de Barillas, President & CEO, Boys Hope Girls Hope Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Green Room/Revival North

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

Time Description Presenter Location
8-9 a.m. Breakfast   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Flex Space
9-9:35 a.m. Bold Vision for the Future: A Progress Report Kristin Ostby de Barillas, President & CEO, Boys Hope Girls Hope Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Revival North Room
9:45- 11:15 a.m. Working Together on Cultural Transformation

Elizabeth Adefioye, Chief People Officer, Emerson

Introduced By

Lisa Flavin, SVP and Chief Compliance Officer, Emerson

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Revival North Room
11:15-12:15 p.m. Lunch  

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |

Revival North

12:30 p.m. Depart via bus for Desert Botanical Garden  

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |

Lobby

1-3:30 p.m. One Team One Mission: Working Together to Realize Our Bold Vision Two Concurrent Sessions: Desert Botanical Garden | 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008
   Development:

Bill Fronczak, VP, Development, Boys Hope Girls Hope and Thom Digman, Principal, The Digman Network

Panelists:

• Kate Harken, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois

• Missy Hendon Deters, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati

• Mary Fran Tharp, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado

• Rob Lloyd, Boys Hope Girls Hope Network Board Member

 Webster Auditorium
  Program: Spencer Hill, Founder & CEO, All in Good Company, & and Erin Beezley, Service Program Coordinator, Boys Hope Girls Hope Whiteman Conference Room
3:30 p.m. Depart venue by bus for Hyatt Place   Desert Botanical Garden
5:15 p.m. Depart via bus for The Fieldhouse at Scottsdale Stadium   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Lobby
6-9 p.m. 5th Annual Excellence Awards Honoring Emerson as the Vatterott Award Winner, Arizona State University at the Partner in Hope, Vernon Green as Legacy of Hope; and Kate Schueren as Hero of Hope The Fieldhouse at Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
9:00 p.m. Bus departs venue for the Hyatt Place   The Fieldhouse

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

Time Description Presenter Location
8-9 a.m. Breakfast   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Flex Space
9- 11:20 a.m. “How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond” – Keynote and Working Groups

Dr. Belle Liang and Dr. Timothy Klein, Experts on Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Authors, “How to Navigate Life”

 

Introduction By

Dr. Ed Bowers, Associate Professor

Youth Development Leadership, Clemson University

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Revival North Room
11:30 – Noon Network News Briefing: My Road

Brian Hipp, VP/Mission Effectiveness, Boys Hope Girls Hope

 

Erin Beezley, Service Program Coordinator, Boys Hope Girls Hope

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Revival North Room
Noon -1 p.m. Lunch   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Revival North
1-2 p.m. Keeping Residential Vibrant

Karen Croteau and DeAudrey Davis, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois

 

Arlene Hackbarth and Demetria Jackson, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore

 

Lorenzo Sistrunk and Devine Pearson, Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Revival North Room
2:30 p.m. Depart via bus for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Academy and other evening activities   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown Lobby
3-5:30 p.m. Site Visit to Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Academy Amy Pfeifer, Executive Director, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona & Team

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Academy | 3443 N Central Ave | Arcade 7

Phoenix, AZ 85012

5:30 p.m. Depart via bus for Phoenix Zoo   Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Academy
6-8:30 p.m. A Night at Zoo the with Dinner, Cocktails, and Entertainment   Phoenix Zoo | 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008 | Orang-hutan
8:30 p.m. Bus departs venue for Hyatt Place   Phoenix Zoo

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

Time Description Presenter Location
8-9 a.m. Breakfast & Wrap Session  Kristin Ostby de Barillas Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Revival North
9:15 a.m. Depart hotel by bus   Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown | Lobby
10-11:30 a.m.  Walk to Hope Kick Off   Hole in the Rock Trail at Papago Park | 625 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008
11:30 a.m. Depart venue by bus for Hyatt Place   Hole in the Rock Trail
Noon-2 p.m.

Accelerating Impact Community of Practice: Putting It All Together

For John Templeton Foundation sub-grantees only: Arizona, Colorado Guatemala, New York, and St. Louis

Brian Hipp and Ed Bowers Hyatt Place Phoenix/Downtown |
Revival North

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