National Urban Extension Conference

1-9 p.m.

Conference Registration

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Special Interest Group Meeting 

Leadership in the City Program Close & Alumni Reception

NUREC Advisory Committee Meeting

4:00-5:50 p.m.

NUEL Steering Committee Meeting

6-9 p.m.

Welcome Reception

6:45

Speaker Jeanette Pierce, City Institute 

7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Conference Opening 

Keynote Speaker #2

10:30 -10:50 a.m.

Break

10:50 - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session #1

12:00 - 1:20 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Regional Meetings

3:30 - 3:50 p.m.

Break

3:50-4:50 p.m.

Breakout Session #2

6:00 p.m.

Day One Concludes, Optional evening in Detroit.

7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Breakout Session #3

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #4

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #5

11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 5 p.m.

Workshops on the Move 

5 p.m.

Day Two Concludes; Dinner on Your Own

7 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Breakout Session #6

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #7

10:45 - 11 a.m.

Break

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Breakout Session #8

12 - 2 p.m.

Lunch and Conference Closing Session

2 p.m.

Conference Adjourns

1-9 p.m.

Conference Registration

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Special Interest Group Meeting 

Leadership in the City Program Close & Alumni Reception

NUREC Advisory Committee Meeting

4:00-5:50 p.m.

NUEL Steering Committee Meeting

6-9 p.m.

Welcome Reception

6:45

Speaker Jeanette Pierce, City Institute 

7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Conference Opening 

Keynote Speaker #2

10:30 -10:50 a.m.

Break

10:50 - 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session #1

Room 1

Next-Generation Governance: Positioning Extension to Strengthen Urban Communities.

Steven Chmielewski

Room 2

Unraveling Wicked Problems: The Critical Role of Extension.

Kristina Hains

Room 3 

Putting the 4p's into Practice: Implementing the Urban Extension Framework in Today's Cities.

Marie Ruemenapp

Room 4 

Tailoring Strategies to Build Belonging in Culturally Distinct Urban Communities.

Aurora Patricia Monterrosa Castillo

Room 5 

Modernizing Extension Programming for Greater Impact.

Katie Dunker 

Room 6 

Bridging the Gap: Building Integrated Research & Extension Networks

Brad Gaolach

Room 7

Addressing Mental Health through Community Nutrition and Physical Activity

Macy Helm

12:00 - 1:20 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Regional Meetings

3:30 - 3:50 p.m.

Break

3:50-4:50 p.m.

Breakout Session #2

Room 1

Leveraging Tourism and Influencers to Elevate Urban Agricultural Awareness

Hannah Eason

Urban Food Hub Production Impacts and Scalability Using Input–Output Analysis

Andre De Souza Coelho

Room 2 

Building Youth Futures Through Data-Driven Afterschool Innovation: The 4-H 21st CCLC Model

Nora Luna 

Mr. Étouffée's Path to Plate Program: Youth Education and Entrepreneurship

Morgan Walker 

Beyond Ready High School Students - UMES 4-H STEM Research Internship

Ariel Clay 

Room 3

Brushstrokes of Extension: Arts-Based Pathways to Recovery and Community Wellness

Caroline Everidge

Gearing Up For Safety in Clayton County

Sergio Sosa 

Bridging Culture and Health: Engaging Communities Through Traditional Knowledge

Leilah Siegel

Room 4

Increasing Pollinator and Gardening Awareness in Clayton County Public Schools

Sergio Sosa 

Urban River Park Resilience: Building Community Capacity

Carrick Gambell

Multi-County Partnerships to Serve Urban Residents with Limited Outdoor Space

Caston Noorullah

Room 5 

The Plant Mobile: A Plant Giveaway to Reach a New Generation

Thomas Roth 

Interactive Sea Level Rise Risk Management Tools for You

Henry Mayer 

Tree Tips! Branching Out On Social Media

Hannah Eason

Room 6 

Pick a Better Snack: Boosting Urban Kids’ Fruit and Veggie Intake

Jean-Pierre Enriquez 

Every Identity Belongs: Navigating Gender Expansive Pronouns

Arnelle Quashie

Beneficial Bugs: Connecting Urban Youth to Nature Through Hands-On Learning

Kirsten Cowan 

Finding Local Food: How & Why to Create a Local Food Guide

Julie Wayman

Cultivate Calm: Leveraging Horticulture to Boost Youth Emotional Wellness, Community Resilience

Constance Willis 

Reflections on Five Cohorts of an Urban Farming Training Program

Jacqueline Kowalski 

Room 7

Beyond Ready: CHISPA 4-H Pathways to Belonging and Cultural Connection

Catherine Slayton

6:00 p.m.

Day One Concludes, Optional evening in Detroit.

7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Breakout Session #3

Room 1 

Cultivating Urban Farmers to Feed the Future

Diane Kerekanich

Thread to Tote: Sewing Workshop for Feed Bag Creation

Sheri Trent 

Multi-institute collaboration with urban school district

David Lowenstein

Room 2

Volunteer recruitment to expand gardening outreach and assistance

David Lowenstein

The Partnership Playbook: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with Community Partners

Kellie Kieren

Grassroots Solutions: Eradicating Food Apartheid through Community Conversations

Victoria Mullins

Room 3

Strengthening Communities by Supporting Families Across the Lifespan

Beatrice Harris 

Connecting Marginalized and Underserved Youth to Nature

Jesse Davis 

Extension in Action: Michigan 4-H’s Role in Community Violence and Crisis Response

Darien Wilkerson

Room 4

Health in Motion: Empowering Minds, Bodies, Communities Through Soul Line Dance

Nkenge Hyter 

Securing New Funding Partnerships: Lessons Learned

Jerry Braatz

Building Community Capacity for Resilient Housing: A Proactive Planning Toolkit for Urban Extension

Brooke Troxmondo

Room 5

The Power of Facilitation: Driving Collaboration in Urban Communities

Linda Seals 

Room 6

Trends in Urban Agriculture; Reports from the Field

Jacqueline Kowalski 

Room 7

Summer Camps as a Tool to Inspire Youth to Pursue Ag Careers

Cynthia Pierfax

Workforce Resilience: Scam Free and Financially Ready Toolkit

Emily Smith

Youth, Gardens, and Learning: Inside Farm to Feast

Jenna Jones 

Urban Ag Futures: Innovative Youth Curriculum Meets Real-World Farming Experience

Maggie Rivera 

RU Ready to Farm - Urban Grower Training Workshops

Meredith Taylor 

WorkWell: A Scalable Digital Intervention for Workplace Health Promotion

Delma Yorimoto

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #4

Room 1 

Go Green! Urban Extension Partnership Programs Foster Connection to Nature

Julie Crick 

Building Food Security: Evaluation of an Urban Community Garden Model

Mack Lessig

Perceptions, Barriers, and Behaviors: Applying Protection Motivation Theory to Urban Soil Contamination

Nathan Shoaf

Room 2

Virtual Symposium Advances Knowledge in the Emerging Cut Flower Industry

Gabrielle LaTora

Pollinator Programming in Illinois

Ryan Pankau

Building Food Security Through Urban Gardening in Newark’s Hope Village

Veronica Jones 

Room 3

Beyond Free Lunch: Tackling Stigma in School Meal Programs

Ricardo Kairios

Lessons Learned from Senior Center Pop-up Farmers’ Markets Pilot Project

Kelly McClelland Horton

Innovative Urban Agriculture Micro-grant Program in Cook County, Illinois

Jesse Schaffer

Room 4 

Building a Sustainable Urban Workforce Through FFL Professional Training

Marc Celestin

An Innovative Extension Model for Training Urban Landscape Workforces (Jeni Supporting)

Deryn Davidson

Developing an Adaptive Urban Workforce: Competencies for Extension Success

Joshua Campbell 

Room 5

Porch Talk - A Men's Health Discussion

James Keys

From Food Access to Agency: Empowering Underserved Residents Through Urban Agriculture in Springfield, Illinois

Joseph Malual

Frazzled to Focused: Quick Tools to Beat Burnout

Constance Willis 

Room 6

Leading Neglected Cemetery Transformation through Natural Area and Community Restoration

Matthew Orwat

Room 7 

Crisis as Catalyst: Preparing Urban Extension Leaders for the Unexpected

Alyssa Bowers 

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #5

Room 1 

Transformative food pantry programming in a post SNAP-ed landscape

Susie West 

Empowering Students to Combat Stigma: Art and Ambassadors for SNAP and Food Suport Awareness

Cara Cuite

Where Art Meets Extension: Innovative Approaches to Engage Urban Audiences

Ondine Wells 

Room 2 

Integrating and Elevating Youth Voice OST Programming

Leslie Quevedo

Growing Family STEM Identity in New Jersey’s Cities: Urban Extension Strategies from Jersey City to Atlantic City

Kendrin Dyitt

4-H Textile Design and Engineering Programming: "Sew" Much More!

Stephanie Thorson

Room 3 

Advancing Language Equity in Urban Extension: The University of Georgia SPEC Spanish Professional Extension Committee

Rolando Orellana

The Fiscal Architecture of Urban Revitalization: Lessons from Iowa’s Use of Tax Increment Financing

Biswa Das

Youth Voice in Overdose Prevention Programming

Alexander Chan

Room 4 

Leading with Purpose: A Template for Extension Unit Strategic Planning

Marie Ruemenapp

Building Teams That Click Jeni

Jeni Carter

Dialogic Leadership for Navigating Complexity in Urban Extension

Dr. Rebecca C. Ackah

Room 5 

Impact of the Sustainable and Urban Agriculture Program at Virginia State University

Leonard Githinji

Engaging Urban Communities: A Mixed-Methods Model for Extension Assessments

Rainah Folk

Tree Campus Higher Education Certification at a Washington DC University

Kelly Russo-Petrick

Unfinished Work: Bridging the Gap Between West Virginia Land-Grant Institutions

Samantha Gilmore

Room 6 

Bridges Toward Better.. Enhancing Your Cultural Awareness & Responsiveness

Alexa McCoy

Sharing Garden Wisdom - Mental, Physical & Spiritual growth

Teki Hunt 

Forest Bathing: Connecting Urban Dwellers with the Natural World

Joel Koci

Room 7 

Extension’s Role With Justice-Involved Populations: Innovation, Partnerships, and Practice-Based Approaches

Caroline Everidge

11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 5 p.m.

Workshops on the Move 

5 p.m.

Day Two Concludes; Dinner on Your Own

7 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Breakout Session #6

Room 1 

Growing Urban Farmers in SF Bay Area and Sacramento Communities

Joshua Garcia 

Alabama Sheep & Goat Summit: Innovative Extension Strategies for Urban Food Systems and Youth Engagement

Felix Samuel 

Fostering water awareness and science literacy in tomorrow’s leaders

Julio Contreras

Room 2 

Food Sovereignty: A Framework for Cross-Disciplinary Urban Extension

Dana Freeman 

Room 3 

Facilitation as Catalyst for Urban Extension Impact: Rethinking Traditional Academic Roles

Jeantyl Norze 

Myth Busters, Extension Staff Edition Jeni (LIGHTNING)

Jeni Carter 

Pop-Up Farmers Markets: Expanding Food Access for Seniors

Claire Mance 

Hudson County Produce Prescription Program: Improving Health Through Nutrition Access [LIGHNTING RI]

Delma Yorimoto

Advancing Careers in Agriculture & STEM: NJ & MD 4-H Internship Program [POSTER, RI]

Kirsten Cowen 

Room 4 

Bridging Schools and Communities: Advancing Access, Awareness, and Health Through the Dallas County Urban Farm Expo

Xiomara Diaz-Vargas

Room 5 

Breathing Life into an Urban Food Desert

Jason Palomo 

Room 6 

‘Nia:’ Mentoring young people to find their pathways and purpose

Julieann Stawicki

Room 7 

Fruity Cities: A Medley of Opportunities Growing Fruits and Nuts

Naim Edwards 

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Session #7

Room 1

Mentoring Program Renovation: Could Nonformal Framing Increase Engagement?

Brian Raison

Room 2

Reimagining Extension: Youth STEAM Builds Stronger, More Resilient Urban Communities

Meggan Franks

Room 3

Establishing Urban and Peri Urban Community Food Systems Models [RI Panel]

Dr. Samuel Scott 

Room 4

4-H Beyond Ready: Culturally Affirming Workforce Development Strategies for the Food & Ag Sector

Mark Becker 

Room 5 

Mapping, Snapping, and Charting Change: A Hands-On Toolkit for Participatory Urban Extension Evaluation

Najat Elgeberi

Room 6 

Norris Square Community Profile: A Process for Community Engagement, Capacity Building, and Equitable Development

Cristy Schmidt

Room 7 

Mapping Urban Mental Health Spaces, Places, and Partnerships for Community Well-Being

Lakshmi Mahadevan

10:45 - 11 a.m.

Break

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Breakout Session #8

Room 1 

Extension Collaborations that Boost the Cottage Food Industry

Cindy Brison 

Room 2 

Cooking demonstrations make a difference at farmers markets

Fabian Ardila

Room 3

Barriers and Motivations for Extension Professionals to Engage Youth with an Immigrant Background

Mitchell Mason

Room 4

Effective Evaluation in Culturally Rich Communities: Data, Analysis, and Reporting

Fanny Hernandez

Room 5 

Successful Feats in the Streets – Strengthening Communities Through Authentic Engagement

Rayshawnda Temple

Room 6 

The Power of Many: Using Charrettes to Solve Complex Urban Challenges

Oliver Gomez 

Room 7 

AgriProspects and Extension's role in the Workforce Development Ecosystem

Megan Kemp

12 - 2 p.m.

Lunch and Conference Closing Session

Speaker Jon Novello, Michigan State University 

2 p.m.

Conference Adjourns