Scaling Up Hope_Leadership Gathering 2023
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

Scholars and Team

Elizabeth Adefioye

Chief People Officer
Emerson

Scholars and Team

Dr. Ed Bowers

Associate Professor
Clemson University

Scholars and Team

Dr. Belle Liang

Author
“How to Navigate Life”

Scholars and Team

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.

Scholars and Team
ACCOMMODATIONS

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

Schedule

TUESDAY, MARCH 28
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.  Conference Attendees begin checking into hotel    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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