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.