San Diego Creative Youth Development Summit Wednesday, February 4, 2015 from 10 AM - 1:30 PM Featured Speakers Bill Strickland – Founder of Pittsburgh’s Manchester Bidwell Corporation and MacArthur Fellowship Winner Denise Montgomery – Co-author of The Wallace Foundation’s Report Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs from Urban Youth and Other Experts A Panel of Creative Youth Development Program Participants Join local leaders dedicated to improving the success of youth in school and career preparedness in an interactive exploration of creative youth development. Creative youth development is an intentional process that combines skill-building in the arts with development of life skills to support young people in participating successfully in adolescence and adult life. National experts will outline the potential for community programs, after-school programs, and workforce development to reach their goals through inclusion of arts and humanities. This summit is for people involved in youth development, after-school and arts programs. MacArthur Fellowship winner, author, and social entrepreneur Bill Strickland will speak on the impact achieved through Pittsburgh’s Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC) and its subsidiaries, which he founded in 1968. MBC is the premier national example of communitybased creative youth development and has inspired replication of its model in multiple cities. The national influence of The Wallace Foundation’s report Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs From Urban Youth and Other Experts has been growing since its release in late 2013. The report takes the unique approach of examining tweens and teens as consumers who make choices about their out-of-school free time. San Diego resident and report researcher and lead author Denise Montgomery will outline the report’s findings, including insights on tween engagement and ten principles for high-quality, out-of-school time arts programs. The Summit will also include a panel of local youth who participate in San Diego-based creative youth development programs so they can comment on their own experience in relation to the findings of the “Something to Say” report. A period of roundtable discussions will enable attendees to explore how San Diego providers can infuse their work with creative youth development principles and place creative youth development at the center of local efforts to increase success opportunities for youth. San Diego Creative Youth Development Summit Fact Sheet Date: Time: Location: Audience: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM San Diego Foundation, Liberty Station Program Sequence: Welcome and National Context “Something to Say” Report Presentation by Denise Montgomery Youth Speakers Panel Breakout Roundtables on 10 Principles and Next Steps for San Diego Boxed Lunches Featured Speaker Bill Strickland Close Community members involved in youth development, after-school and arts programs Summit Planning Committee Dalouge Smith, President & CEO, San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory Matt D’Arrigo, CEO, ARTS (A Reason to Survive) Jennifer Oliver, Interim Executive Director, Young Audiences Cecelia Kouma, Executive Director, Playwrights Project Amber Weber, former Chief Service Officer, City of Chula Vista – Office of Mayor Cheryl Cox Denise Montgomery, Project Director, Next Level SMG and Principal, CultureThrive Consulting Dennis Doyle, Executive Director, CoTA (Collaborations: Teachers and Artists) Ryan Ginard, The San Diego Foundation Host Committee Ed Abeyta, UCSD Extension K-16 Program Ian Gordon, San Diego Youth Development Office Darcy Lomeli and Russ Sperling, San Diego County Office of Education Veronica C. Ortega, Ph.D., San Diego City College Tia Quinn, BOOST Collaborative Kim Richards, STEAMConnect Dana Springs, Executive Director, City of San Diego – Commission on Arts and Culture Nancy Jamison, San Diego Grantmakers National Creative Youth Development Resources http://www.nationalguild.org/Programs/Key-Initiatives/Creative-Youth-Development.aspx