Monday, September 21, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time Zone Opening General Session: aha!Talks

Monday, September 21, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Central Time ZoneGeneral Session1 Present- and Post-Pandemic in the World of K–12 Education

Jeff Adams, former superintendent, Farmersville Independent School District

—Dallas, Texas

2 *PechaKucha: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Building Resilience with Getting Ahead

Adrienne B. Elder, MPH, CHES, Consultant/Special Projects Director, Core Team

National Trauma Campaign, ACEs Connection Speaker & Trainers Bureau

—Edmond, Oklahoma

3 New Normal, New Tactics: Tactical Communication Angel Tucker, aha! Process national consultant

—Oregon, Ohio

4 Bridges to Health Equity Terie Dreussi-Smith, author, aha! Process national consultant

—Seneca, South Carolina

5 “My aha! Moment” by various presenters

6 Nurturing Student Resilience by Addressing Emotions Norma Vijeila, principal, Learn4Life Network

—Malibu, California

7 *PechaKucha—Staying Ahead Eddie Polanco, outreach operations supervisor

Schenectady Works, Empower Health

June Roman, Senior Resident Advocate

City Mission of Schenectady

—Schenectady, New York

*PechaKucha is Japanese for chitchat, a presentation format where 20 slides auto-progress every 20 seconds.

Tell Your Story, Your Experiences, Your Journey Through the telling of story, we can honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience.

Storytellers share themselves with the audience, and in turn, the audience connects with storytellers by listening to

their stories. As Getting Ahead graduates and professionals who are working to eliminate poverty, we have many

good stories to tell in our communities. By telling our personal stories and respecting the experiences we’ve all

had, individuals and communities will deepen the connection we have with each other. Sharing stories will inspire

growth and confidence and will open pathways toward understanding wide varieties of mindsets, habits, and envi-

ronments. Participants may tell their own story, the story of a client, their Getting Ahead journey, or how Bridges

changed their future story. Stories should be no more than five minutes in length (a moderator will keep storytellers

on track), with use of minimal script. Stories may take many forms, including prose, poems, songs, and more.

Shenia McNac-Salimonu (emcee), success coach, Muskogee Bridges Out of Poverty —Muskogee, Oklahoma

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September 21–22, 2020

Closing General Session with Ruby Payne

The Power of Story in Surviving COVID-19Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

founder and CEO, aha! Process

—Highlands, Texas

Ruby K. Payne

Tuesday, September 22, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time ZoneClosing General Session

Monday, September 21,10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time ZoneBreakout Sessions (see page 2)

Tuesday, September 22, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Central Time ZoneBreakout Sessions (see page 3)

All Times Listed are Central Time Zone

San AntonioLIVE ONLINEThe 2020 virtual conference offered at NO CHARGE

Breakout Sessions 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time Zone

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Coaching for Life Stabilization Making your way out of poverty not only requires determination, but also a lot of meaningful support

to stabilize your life for long-term success. As a result, Peterborough Social Services is implementing

a life-stabilization coaching model using the Bridges Out of Poverty framework. Join this workshop to

hear about our journey. We will explore the life-stabilization framework and coaching model we are

implementing, and we will demonstrate how they can help your organization uncover solutions in

supporting individuals to stabilize their lives for long-term success.

Suzie Johnson Smith, aha! Process national consultant —Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Emotional Overload in the Classroom Students come to school with various emotional needs that can be a heavy weight in the classroom.

Join this candid conversation about how these needs impact the classroom. Learn how to meet

children where they are, and learn how to equip them as they learn to regulate their emotions. Leave

this session with practical strategies to reach students’ unique emotional needs.

Hilary Sloat, principal, Hilliard Horizon Elementary School —Columbus, Ohio

Bridges Out of Poverty 101 This breakout session provides an introduction to a comprehensive approach to understanding Bridges

Out of Poverty constructs. Bridges Out of Poverty uses the lens of economic class, and it provides concrete

tools and strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities to alleviate poverty. Participants will

review poverty research and analyze poverty through the prism of the hidden rules of class, resources,

family structure, and language. The focus of the breakout is to provide a broad overview of concepts.

Nicole Baptiste, aha! Process national consultant —Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Impact of the Built Environment on Poverty How does poverty, the built environment, the workforce, land-use planning, and transit and urban rede-

velopment all tie in together? What can you as an advocate do to create a better economic ecosystem

for your community? Can and/or should you stop gentrification? How do you convince developers to

build more affordable housing? Learn from experts on how to apply the Bridges method to these is-

sues. Panelists include Ilana Pruess, an expert in workforce and urban manufacturing facilities, transit,

and smart growth, and Frances Mennone, who has vast experience working in the urban development

community and has been involved in several large projects. The moderator will be Gene Krebs, coau-

thor of Bridges Across Every Divide, whose first think tank focused on smart growth issues.

Moderator: Gene Krebs, author, aha! Process consultant —Camden, Ohio

Ilana Pruess, founder and CEO, Recast City —Washington, District of Columbia

Frances Mennone, director of strategic partnerships, Cross Street Partners —Cincinnati, Ohio

Getting Ahead as Experienced by Investigators and FacilitatorsGetting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World has been called the high-octane fuel in your Bridges

initiative. During this session, a Getting Ahead facilitator, along with Getting Ahead investigators,

will talk about their life before, during, and after their Getting Ahead class. They will share their stories

and answer your questions about how the model works.

Phil DeVol, author, aha! Process national consultant —Marengo, Ohio

Kathy McPherson, aha! Process national consultant —Columbus, Ohio

Ruby Tidwell, Getting Ahead graduate, office manager, Gainesville Community Ministries

—Gainesville, Florida

Shontel (Shan) Jones, Getting Ahead graduate —Honolulu, Hawaii

Reframing Expectations to Support First-Generation and Under-Resourced Studentsin Higher EducationIn this session we will identify hidden rules of economic class, and we will develop a shared understanding

of how and why one's economic environment shapes thinking and behavior. Participants will learn how

to meet students where they are and to increase knowledge and pathways to engage and connect

within a campus community. Increase your awareness and learn simple strategies to promote student

persistence and success.

Donna Hurt, aha! Process national consultant —Lamoni, Iowa

Rickey Frierson, aha! Process national consultant —Fort Collins, Colorado

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First, What Problem Are We Trying to Address? Building a network of diverse social service organizations requires agreement on what problem(s) will

be addressed. How do we agree on the problem? What data can we trust? Where does the data come

from? Learn about a comprehensive community needs assessment that captures the powerful voices

of your community’s under-resourced individuals.

Christina Fulsom, executive director, East Texas Human Needs Network —Tyler, Texas

Tactical Communication—Building Effective Bridges Between First Responders and Citizens There is an opportunity to strengthen the relationships between first responders and the communities

they serve with the implementation of tactical communication training, especially in law enforcement.

By equipping first responders with the necessary tools to make fair and equitable decisions on the job,

especially in under-resourced communities, trust and common ground can be established. This session

will provide participants with evidence, as well as direction toward the ability to engage with first

responders. Not only is this knowledge important for improving relationships, but when executed

effectively, it can and will save lives.

Angel Tucker, aha! Process national consultant —Oregon, Ohio

Gary Rudick, aha! Process national consultant —Spavinaw, Oklahoma

NEW RELEASEEmotional Poverty Volume 2Safer Students and Less-Stressed Teachersby Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

Getting Ahead while Getting Out Voices During this session, a Getting Ahead while Getting Out facilitator and Getting Out investigators will

talk about their lives before, during, and after incarceration. They will share their stories and answer

your questions about how the model works.

Dan Jennings (facilitator), director, Hagerman Forward —Hagerman, New Mexico

Phil DeVol, author, aha! Process national consultant —Marengo, Ohio

Tomas Vargas, investigator —Hagerman, New Mexico

Sammie Burton, Getting Out graduate, member of the prison re-entry team at St. Rita’s Conference

of the Society of St Vincent de Paul —Tampa, Florida

Carrie Montgomery, Getting Ahead while Getting Out graduate and facilitator —Hot Springs, Arkansas

What to Do When Employee Instability Increases in the Workplace COVID-19, wages, resources, productivity—these are only the beginning of what employers are dealing

with at this time. Join this breakout session to explore how employee instability impacts the success of

employees and businesses. Employee instability has increased substantially with the onset of COVID-19.

Effective tactics and strategies for your business or the businesses you support will be discussed.

Learn how to make a difference in creating stable employees, businesses, and communities.

Ruth Weirich, author, aha! Process national consultant —Denver, Colorado

Nathan Mandsager, chief operating officer, Pine Ridge Industries —Schenectady, New York On Common Ground: Unifying Communities to Tackle Systemic Poverty One of the challenges for local communities grappling with turning the tide of systemic poverty is

building a unified coalition and broad-based support to problem solve and design effective strategies

to address the issue. In this session, hear from C. J. Huff, the founder of Bright Futures USA, and

Dana Keller, executive director of the Mexico, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce, on how a focus on

kids in poverty can help communities set aside differences, change perceptions, and pave the way

for comprehensive solutions.

C. J. Huff, founder and special advisor, Bright Futures USA —Joplin, Missouri

Dana Keller, executive director, Chamber of Commerce —Mexico, Missouri

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Breakout Sessions Tuesday, September 22, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Central Time Zone

Register for one morning breakout sessionby clicking on the blue title.Tuesday, September 22 ahaprocess.com/acp20

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