Programming
To help you plan your Leaders Assembly experience, all of our breakout sessions are organized by track. Want to dive deep into one or two subject areas? Follow those tracks! Prefer to dip your toe into lots of different topics? Feel free to hop around to any session in any track. Take a look below at a highlight of sessions offered in each track. Full session listings will be live in early November.
Wellness, Inclusion, & Belonging
I’m Not a Therapist. How Can I Help? Fostering Resilience at Camp
Presented by: Jory Hanselman Mayschak & Nick Magle-Haberek, BaMidbar
Building Disability Inclusion & Support in Camp Community
Presented by: Dr. Audra Kaplan, Joelle Kelenson, & Jennifer Phillips, Keshet; Pam Schuller, Disability Advocate & Comedian
Camper Forms & Mesh Intake- It All Starts Now
Presented by: Franki Bagdade, FAAB Consulting
Home Away from Home: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Housing & Accommodation at Summer Camps
Presented by: Hannah Henschel & Jackie Maris, Keshet
Camp Management, Leadership, & Operations
Leading from the Middle
Presented by: Diana Bloom
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Finding The Fundamentals of Your Camp
Presented by: Joel Swedlove, JCC Maccabi Sports Camp
Building & Renovating Camp with Your Core Values in Mind
Presented by: Genna Singer, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Camp Programming
Experience Design for Camp Lovers
Presented by: Carine Warsawski, Trybal Gatherings
Building a Great Camp Music Program: Creating a Pipeline of Quality Future Songleaders
Presented by: Rosalie Will, Sing Unto God Inc.
Development & Governance
Lessons from Ontario Day of Giving Competition
Panel of Camp Professionals Presented by: JCamp 180
Empowering Boards, Lay Leaders, & Communities to be Radically Welcoming
Presented by: Victoria Raggs, Atlanta Jews of Color Council
The Role of the Board in Capacity Building
Presented by: Amy Schiffman, Evolve Giving Group
Jewish Education: Values, Israel, & Experiential Approaches
Teens, Israel, & Jewish Peoplehood. How does a Universalist Generation Relate to the Particular?
Presented by: RootOne & The Jewish Education Project
Hebrew @ Camp: The What, the How, & the Why
Presented by: Alex Pomson, Rosov Consulting & Sharon Schoenfeld
Enhancing Shabbat Celebration at Your Camp
Presented by: Joe Reimer, Brandeis University
Marketing & Recruitment
Camper Recruitment: One Size DOES NOT Fit All
Presented By: Laurie Ehrlich, Elevate Marketing Strategy
Crisis Communications for Camp Directors
Presented by: Solly Kane, URJ OSRUI
Possibilities in Action: Affordability & Access
Presented by: Jessica Mehlman, Jewish Federations of North America
Staff Experience & Training
Supervision & a Coaching Mindset: Questions First
Presented by: Michael Mellen, Iron and Sage, Inc.
Design Thinking & Gratitude
Presented by: Shoshi Rothschild
Translating the Value of Working at Camp to Non-Camp Folks
Presented by: Daniel Shore, Scott Brody, & Sarah Silverberg, e21 Consulting, LLC
Young Camperhood: Ages 0-8
Why Can’t You All Just Get Along?
Presented by: Emily Golinsky, Bright Moose LLC
Building the Bridge from Early Childhood to Day Camp
Presented by: Shannon Hall, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Wellness Options
In each workshop block, participants will have the opportunity to choose a session designed for their own rejuvenation and wellness. You can’t pour from an empty cup and these sessions will offer you a chance to refill before heading back out into the conference.