- Overview
- Program & Links to Workshops and Speakers Pages
- Surveys and Feedback
- Photos and Videos
- Sponsors
- Awards
When: February 11 – 14, 2018
Where: Washington, DC – The Fairmont Hotel (2401 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037)
The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and the environment. Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement.
Our Theme for the 2018 National Conference: The Trail Ahead
Service and Conservation Corps are nimble organizations, constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of our communities, resource management agencies, the workforce, and America’s young people. The Corps Network’s 2018 National Conference, The Trail Ahead, looks to celebrate this creativity and position Corps in new and emerging fields. At The Trail Ahead, we’ll examine innovation within the Corps movement, as well as new ways in which Corps can confront larger societal concerns. Attendees will hear how Corps use technology and creative partnerships to better meet their Corpsmembers needs, promote programefficiency, and expand work in such fields as resiliency, food security, marine conservation, and infrastructure improvement. With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will also address our Moving Forward Initiative and continue the discussion started at the 2017 conference around addressing racism and creating equity in the Corps and conservation movements. At The Trail Ahead, we’ll bring new voices and ideas to the conservation and workforce development arena and build on our efforts to create a 21st Century Conservation and Service Corps movement.
PROGRAM & LINKS TO ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
- Program
– [Click here for edit sheet with updates made after the program went to print] - List of Conference Speakers
- List of Conference Workshops
- Conference Schedule
Your feedback is very important to us. Please let us know what you thought about the 2018 National Conference. We use suggestions from our post-Conference survey to plan future events.
Can’t find something? Please contact Hannah Traverse, [email protected].
PHOTOS
- View a selection of Conference photos on The Corps Network’s Facebook page
– Click here. - View a comprehensive album of photos from the Conference on Flickr
– Click here.
VIDEOS SHOWN DURING THE CONFERENCE
- The Trail Ahead – Opening Conference Theme Video
[The Corps Network]
– Click here - Get into the Great Outdoors – Join AmeriCorps
[Corporation for National and Community Service]
– Click here - Umatilla National Forest Veteran Crew
[U.S. Forest Service]
– Click here - AmeriCorps Gets Things Done After Hurricane Harvey
[Corporation for National and Community Service]
– Click here - Project of the Year 2018 – California Conservation Corps, Save the Sierras
[California Conservation Corps]
– Click here - Project of the Year 2018 – Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Wiseburn Walking Path
[Los Angeles Conservation Corps]
– Click here - Project of the Year 2018 – Montana Conservation Corps & Southwest Conservation Corps, BLM Women’s Fire Corps
[Conservation Legacy]
– Click here - Project of the Year 2018 – Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Health Care Share
[Vermont Youth Conservation Corps]
– Click here
VIDEOS OF SPEECHES DURING THE CONFERENCE
- Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Kiara Alexis, Civicorps
– Click here - Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Earl Bowman, Delaware State Parks Veterans Conservation Corps
– Click here - Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Esperanzita Castillo, Greater Miami Service Corps
– Click here - Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Holden Foley, Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast
– Click here - Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Senga Lukingama, Urban Corps of San Diego County
– Click here - Speech, 2018 Corpsmember of the Year: Lance Tubinaghtewa, Arizona Conservation Corps
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Thank you to the following sponsors of The Corps Network 2018 National Conference! We appreciate your support.
TITLE SPONSOR Delaware North Sponsor of the 2018 Corpsmembers of the Year |
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SUPPORTER MOVING FORWARD INITIATIVE W.K. Kellogg Foundation Support for Moving Forward Initiative content |
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GOLD SPONSOR Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration |
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GOLD SPONSOR Willis Towers Watson, Cigna, Relation Insurance Services |
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SILVER SPONSOR U.S. Forest Service |
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SILVER SPONSOR National Park Foundation |
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BRONZE Conservation United |
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BRONZE Mutual of America |
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BRONZE National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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SUPPORTER CCC Legacy |
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SUPPORTER Fred C. Church Insurance |
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SUPPORTER The Pew Charitable Trust |
Corpsmember of the Year 2018 – Learn more
A special thank you to Delaware North for sponsoring the 2018 Corpsmembers of the Year!
- Kiara Alexis – Civicorps
- Earl Bowman – Delaware State Parks Veterans Conservation Corps
- Esperanzita Castillo – Greater Miami Service Corps
- Holden Foley – Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast
- Senga Lukingama – Urban Corps of San Diego County
- Lance Tubinaghtewa – Arizona Conservation Corps, Ancestral Lands
Project of the Year 2018 – Learn More
- California Conservation Corps – Save the Sierras, Tree Mortality Program
- Los Angeles Conservation Corps – Wiseburn Walking Path
- Southwest Conservation Corps & Montana Conservation Corps – BLM Women’s Fire Corps
- Vermont Youth Conservation Corps – Health Care Share Program
Legacy Achievement Award 2018 – Learn More
- Reginald “Flip” Hagood – Student Conservation Association (SCA)
21CSC Champion of the Year Award 2018
This award is given by the Partnership for the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (P-21CSC) and presented during the annual P-21CSC Meeting, part of The Corps Network National Conference.
Champion of the Year – National Distinction Awardees
- Jen Murphy, Corporation for National and Community Service
- Betsy Wooster, Bureau of Land Management [Retired]
Champion of the Year
- Ben Baldwin, National Park Service, Intermountain Region
- Kelly Pearson, U.S. Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest
- Lonnie Pilkington, National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area