Participant Hub - SGSO Leadership Institute 2022

December 4, 2022 at 4pm – December 9, 2023
Mission Springs Conference Center, Scotts Valley, CA

School Garden Leaders at the 2020 Leadership Institute

What and Who?

Every year, the School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute provides an opportunity for school garden professionals from across the country to collaborate, learn from one another, and develop resources to share with a national audience. In this way, we all become able to better support school gardens in our regions, and also advance the national school garden movement.

The 2022 SGSO Leadership Institute will prioritize school district-based programs. These are programs that have district school garden program staff, have a strong partnership with one or more school districts, or are working toward partnership with a school district. Each team invited to attend will send 2 key leaders to the Institute. Teams can be comprised of two people from the same organization, or two individuals from different organizations who work closely together to support multiple school gardens in their region. If you’d like to remind yourself about the general idea of the institute, you can read about it here: www.lifelab.org/sgso-institute.

2022 Institute Public Document Folders

Add your Photos to our Album or post to social with #sgso2022

Carpool Lists

Professional Development Needs and Ideas - Padlet

District Level School Garden Program Ideas - Padlet

Helpful Links

Where and When?

Mission Springs Conference Center, 1050 Lockhart Gulch Road, Scotts Valley, 95066

Directions: Map It / Driving Directions

Enter at the second driveway, park, leave your stuff in your car, and check in at the Tabernacle Room.

We will provide transportation from and to SFO or SJC for those arriving on the 4th and leaving on the 9th. Look for an email from Kelsey@lifelab.org for carpool information. Plan to arrive at Mission Springs no later than 4pm on December 4.

Mission Springs Conference Center

Items To Pack

  • Attire for changing weather. At this time of year, we often have daytime temps in the 50s or 60s and evenings in the low 40s. Check the forecast before you come. Rain is definitely possible.

  • Sun hat and good walking shoes for the garden and redwood forest

  • Sunscreen

  • Water Bottle and Reusable Mug

  • Laptop computer, if you have one – We will be creating documents using google docs (wifi will be available in some areas of the conference center)

  • Appropriate chargers for your devices

  • Note-taking supplies

  • Personal toiletries

  • Shoes to walk in the forrest

  • (Optional) small flashlight

 

2022 SGSO Leadership Institute Participating Organizations

2022 Participants

  • Organization, State, Attendee, Attendee Job Title

  • Academy for Global Citizenship, IL, Kris De la Torre, Director of Sustainability & Wellness

  • Chicago Public Schools, IL, Ilana Marder-Eppstein, CPS Garden Specialist

  • Boulder Valley School District, CO, Susan Cousins, Operational Services Communications Manager

  • Boulder Valley School District - School Food Project, CO, Miriam Holleb, School Food Project Food System eeCorps Member

  • City Blossoms, DC, Rafael Woldeab, Executive Director

  • City Blossoms, DC, Darian Artis, School Garden Partners Coordinator

  • Columbus City School, OH, Katie Young, Farm to School/Nutrition Coordinator

  • Columbus City Schools, OH, Victoria Johnson, PreK teacher

  • Friends of the National Arboretum, DC, Allie Arnold,

  • School Garden Program Manager. Friends of the National Arboretum, DC, Ashley Rattanawan, School Garden Program Manager

  • Gardeneers, IL, Selma Sims, CEO + Head Grower

  • Gardeneers, IL, Rebecca MacDonald, Director of Curriculum + Learning

  • Growing Healthy Kids - Mount Diablo USD, CA, Laney Cline King, Program Director

  • Growing Healthy Kids - Mount Diablo USD, CA, Alice Burns, Garden Educator/Trainer

  • Grow Pittsburgh, PA, Redding Jackson, Learning Garden Educator

  • Grow Pittsburgh, PA, Adia Effiong, Director of School Garden Programs

  • GrowingGreat, CA, Adriana Bikouvaris, Early Childhood Program Manager

  • GrowingGreat, CA, Meghan Nealon, STEM Program Director

  • Houston ISD Nutrition Services, TX, Phyllicia Moore

  • Agriculture Specialist, Houston ISD, TX, Matthew Graham, Farm & Garden Educator

  • Life Lab, CA, Aisling Mitchell , Pajaro Valley Unified School District Partner Schools Program Lead

  • Life Lab, CA, Alyssa Ellis, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Partner Schools Program Lead

  • Life Lab, CA, Sasha Retford Gonzalez. Pajaro Valley Unified School District Partner Schools Garden Lead

  • Life Lab, CA, Geoff Palla, Live Oak School District/ Santa Cruz City Schools Partner Schools Manager

  • Life Lab, CA, Whitney Cohen, Education Director

  • Life Lab, CA, John Fisher, Director of Programs & Partnerships

  • Life Lab, CA, Judit Camacho, Co-Executive Director

  • Life Lab, CA, Regi Jones, National Curriculum and Training Specialist

  • Office of the State Superintendent of Education, DC Sam Ullery, School Gardens Specialist

  • Openlands, IL Jessica Fong, Director of Education

  • Openlands. IL, Danielle Russell, School Gardens Coordinator

  • Pittsburg Unified School District, CA, Mary Helen Nicolini, Garden Specialist

  • Pittsburg Unified School District, CA Elizabeth Oberender, Child Nutrition Supervisor

  • Prescott Unified School District No. 1, AZ, Sara Reveile, Farm to School Coordinator

  • Skyview School, AZ, Ashley Fine, School Garden Coordinator/ Educator

  • Saint Paul Public Schools, MN, Kirsten Saylor

  • School Garden Specialist Consultant/Grow Our Own Program Coordinator

  • Saint Paul Public Schools, MN, Chelsea Moody, Environmental Specialist 2

  • Santa Clara County Office of Education, CA, Jennifer Mutch, Science Coordinator

  • Santa Clara County Office of Education, CA, Marie Bacher, Director of Environmental Education-Walden West

  • Schenectady City School District, NY, Rebekka Henriksen, Farm to School Project Manager

  • Schenectady City School District, NY, Nicole Marriner, STEM/Media Specialist

  • SGSO Network, TX, Tristana Pirkl, Director

  • Upland Unified School District, CA, Cassidy Boardman, Farm to School Program Manager

  • Upland Unified School District, CA, Ksenia Glenn, Director of Nutrition Services

  • Waukee Community Schools, IA, Kaitlyn Scheuermann, Dietitian

  • Waukee Community Schools, IA, Ali Locker, Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning

  • Ysabel Barnett Elementary/TVHS, CA, Andy Hintz, Garden Lead

  • Temecula Valley USD, CA, Meghan Manion, Garden Lead

 
 

COVID 19 Policy

In an effort to reduce the risk of COVID transmission, we ask that all participants take a self COVID test the evening of December 3rd or the morning of December 4th and share your negative test results via this form. The form will allow you to upload an image of your negative COVID test result saved on your computer. If you are using your phone to submit the form, you will be able to upload an image file or take a photo of your test result when you get to the “Upload an Image” question of the form.

Participants who test positive will be asked not to attend and a refund will be provided.

At this time, masks will not be required. Masks may be required if COVID numbers spike or a meeting host venue requests the use of masks.

We will have masks and Covid rapid tests at the conference center.