YAC WORKSHOP SESSIONS 2018
Saturday, April 14
Session I (Saturday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM)
Let’s Talk Relationships for People with Disabilities
Kaye Lenkner // Operations Manager, Self Advocates United as 1
Public Engagement: The Art of Advocacy and Activism
Joanne Carroll // President, TransCentral PA
Advancing LGBTQ Rights in Pennsylvania
Jason Landau Goodman // Executive Director, Pennsylvania Youth Congress
Preston Heldibridle // State Policy Associate, Pennsylvania Youth Congress
LGBTQ Organizations 101/201
Ashe Helm-Hernandez // Southeastern Regional Organizer, GSA Network
Session II (Saturday, 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM)
Substance Use and Fighting Back
Adrian Shanker // Executive Director, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Atticus Ranck // Health Programs and Supportive Services Manager, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Sexual Violence and the LGBTQ Communities
Louie Marven // Training Specialist, National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Jackie Strohm // Prevention & Resource Coordinator, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Together We Rise: 2018 and the Fight for LGBTQ Equality
Allison VanKuiken // Pennsylvania State Director, Human Rights Campaign
Helping Each Other and Ourselves: Mental Health
Melinda Eash (Health + Public Service Department Chair, Harrisburg Area Community College)
Flex Session // Optional Spaces (Saturday, 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM)
Trans/Queer Yoga
Karen Foley, MA, LPC, RYT // Lake Therapy, Trans/Queer Yoga, Weigel Counseling
Christian and Queer, Q&A
Stephen Boyhont // Student, Lutheran Theological Seminary
Session III (Sunday, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM)
What is Gender Anyway?: Advocating for Culturally Competent Care
Karen Foley, MA, LPC, RYT // Lake Therapy, Trans/Queer Yoga, Weigel Counseling
Protecting Our Selves: A plan for self-care
Tyler James Titus, LPC // Licensed Professional Counselor
From Hookup Apps to Poly Relationships: Discussion on Navigating Modern Dating
Annie Wolfe // Board Member, Pennsylvania Youth Congress
Hansen Bursic // Lead Media Coordinator, Pennsylvania Youth Congress
Building Training Skills: Change begins with You!
Vanessa Davis // Lead Consultant, Radically Inclusive Love