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2026 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

(subject to change)


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Day 1 - Thursday, June 11

9:30am-10:15am

Opening Remarks
Niila Hebert + Lisa Joyslin

All Attendee Session Panel

10:15am - 10:20am

Transition | Break

10:20am - 11:35am

Julie Greene, CVA
Room 1508 | 1510

Building Movements, Not Sign Up Sheets
Alivia Boddie
Room 1512

12:30pm - 1:45pm

The Borderless Volunteer:
Meeting Communities Where They Are
Andria Livingston
Room 1508 | 1510

Neurodiversity and Volunteerism
Sarah Philippe
Room 1512

1:45pm - 1:50pm

Transition | Break

1:50pm - 3:05pm

Expand the Table:
Mutual Aid as a Framework for Building Deep Community Impact
Kimberly Peterson
Room 1508 | 1510

Designing High-Impact Episodic Volunteer Experiences:
How to Build One-time Event Roles that Volunteers Love
Bri Quarfoot
Room 1512

Day 2 - Friday, June 12

9:30am - 10:15am

Opening Remarks
CEO Panel: Michael Wulf - Minnesota STEM Partnership
Nicki Hangsleben - Queer Space Collective
Kathleen Cannon - Girls on the Run
Marisa Williams - Girls Scouts River Valley


All Attendee Session Panel

10:15am - 10:20am

Transition | Break

10:20am - 11:35am

Engaging LatinX Volunteers
Monica Jasso, CVA
Room 1508 | 1510

Inclusive Leadership - Walking the Talk
Brittany Clausen
Room 1512

11:35am - 12:30pm

Sponsor M+G | Lunch

12:30pm - 1:45pm

Community Organizing for Organizations:
Building Lasting Change & Projects that Inspire
Alec Reitz + Hannah Smith
Room 1508 | 1510

Micro-Volunteering: 
Creating High Impact through Low Commitment Opportunities
Parker Nelson
Room 1512

1:45pm - 1:50pm

Transition | Break

1:50pm - 3:05pm

Did They Really Just Say That?
Leading with Cultural Intelligence in the Moment
Karen Pattison
Room 1508 | 1510

Curiosity Infrastructure: 
Designing Neighborhood Third Spaces that Turn Strangers into Stewards
Heather Renaud
Room 1512

3:05pm - 3:30pm

Closing Remarks
Niila Hebert