HADLEY, Mass. - Trinity College will host the second edition of the NESCAC Future Leaders Forum on its campus in Hartford, Connecticut on April 5-6, 2022.
The event is geared towards diverse and underrepresented populations in collegiate athletics, and provides participants the opportunity to better understand the inner workings of Division III programs and gain valuable skills and knowledge pertaining to the recruitment, development, and growth in such positions. Participants will also be given the opportunity to hear from and network with Athletic Directors, Senior Woman Administrators, coaches, and other senior-level administrators representing various NESCAC institutions.
Participants will learn about topics such as fundamentals of the brain and sport; applications of neuroscience for wellness; managing up; mental health for BIPOC coaches and administrators; building communities of belonging and the importance of allyship; professional and personal branding; interview skills for current job market; and networking best practices.
Programming begins at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 and will conclude on Wednesday, April 6 with lunch at 1:30 p.m. Participants are responsible for all travel-related expenses, however, all meals related to the program will be provided, along with lodging for the evening of April 5, if needed.
All participants will be required to be fully vaccinated and booster up-to-date. Participants will be required to be masked during the event.
The NESCAC Future Leaders Forum will feature guest speakers Megan Bartlett, Christine Bright, and Anthony Andino as well as several other presenters and panelists.
Megan Bartlett - The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sports (formerly We Coach), Founder
Megan Bartlett has spent 15 years supporting organizations that use sport to promote youth development, and giving coaches the tools they need to help kids heal. She has co-created innovative coaching initiatives with partners like Nike, the Chicago Cubs, and Milwaukee Bucks, built capacity with community-based organizations, and has partnered with the Child Trauma Academy to create the Neurosequential Model in Sport. She is the author of A Kids Book about Trauma and co-author of Re-Designing Youth Sports: Change the Game. She speaks regularly on the unique power sport has to promote physical and mental health and essential skills young people need to be successful on and off the field.
Megan has a bachelor of arts degree in Psychology and Sociology from Wesleyan University, where she was captain of the soccer team. She later earned a MA in Urban Policy and Planning from Tufts University while serving as an assistant coach for women's soccer.
Christine Bright - The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sports, Lead Consultant and Trainer
Christine Bright has worked in the field of sports-based youth development and coaching for over 10 years. She has coached a variety of sports, age groups and skill levels from introductory to the collegiate level as an assistant women's soccer coach at Colby College. In addition to her work as coach, she has done several years of work with Hardy Girls Healthy Women and their efforts around promoting feminism and activism for young women and gender expansive youth. She has been working with CHJS (formerly We Coach) since its inception and is especially happy to continue to learn and share about the intersections of gender, race, and sport.
Christine received her bachelor of arts degree in Sociology/Anthropology from Middlebury College, where she was captain of the women's soccer team and captain of the track and field team. She earned her MBA from the Heller School for Social Management and Policy at Brandeis University.
Anthony Andino - The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sports, Trainer
Anthony Andino has worked in the non-profit sector for almost 15 years. He developed a strong passion for sports through playing basketball on the elite circuits in NYC in high school and in college. During the transition away from playing sports, Anthony went back to serve as a youth counselor in the program he attended as a child. This opportunity led Anthony to be enrolled in the Coaches Across America program with Up2Us sports that allowed him to bring together his love for the sport of basketball and his passion for providing positive and safe experiences for the young people in his community. Through his work as a member of the CHJS National Training Team and the current Youth Programmer at Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East side of NYC, he has helped with the development of coaches and youth workers using his wealth of knowledge as well as his ability to build strong and meaningful relationships to enhance the sport experience of youth across the country.
For further information or questions concerning the event, please contact Brenna Smith, Coordinator of Athletic Marketing, or Rachel Rank, Coordinator of Compliance and DEI, at Trinity College, at NESCACFutureLeaders@trincoll.edu.
