Heather serves as the Chief Experience Officer at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire. In this interview, she discusses the importance of training staff to provide high quality artistic instruction and build positive relationships with youth throughout the Club.

Eiyalin has been involved in the Club for eight years now and discusses the significance of the culminating experiences she has experienced at her time with the Club. Eiyalin’s passion is Performing Arts, her main instruments are piano and trumpet.

As Director of Operations, Durell is supporting growth efforts for his Club’s arts program, sharing the importance of youth voice and culminating experiences embedded through programming. Currently the Club offers a Visual Arts program and engages members in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Arts Contest.

Deborah works to oversee the behind-the-scenes efforts, such as transportation and planning in her role as Director of Support Services. Deborah discusses the impact of building positive relationships through artistic instruction at her Club.

Deborah serves as Vice President of Programming and discusses the importance of artistic instruction to create impactful programs. Their Club is planning to bolster their arts programs with deeper investment in program offerings, space and, most importantly, staff.

Collena is the CEO of her Club in south-central Montana and discusses the importance of leadership commitment, positive learning environments, and high quality artistic instruction that ultimately empower youth voices through culminating experiences.

Chyniah has been with her Club for 5 years as a singer, member of the Boys & Girls Club News, Keystone Club, and through a variety of other programs. She discusses how the arts in her Club provides her with supportive learning environments and meaningful culminating experiences.

The Club has afforded her one of the most transformational experiences by awarding her the opportunity to perform at the 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference.

Casandra speaks of the importance of culminating experiences with the arts and describes artistic instruction as she oversees the arts programs in their organization’s 17 Clubs. Each Club has their own programs and studios, with many different shared resources. Casandra explains the many community partnerships that they are able to collaborate with across the span of the entire community.

Brittany explains the importance of artistic instruction in learning environments, specifically as it relates to mental health. As the Director of Social Emotional Learning at the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin, Brittany provides support in restorative justice and mental health first aid, reconnecting youth to themselves, nature, art, and their communities.

Britney is an alumni of the Club. Reflecting on her experiences as a child, she discusses the importance of creating exploration-based learning environments and spending time incorporating youth voices into programming. Britney is currently the Program Director of her Club, offering Visual and Performing arts programs, where youth are able to express themselves and support each other through creativity.

Avante is the Director of Workforce Development and describes the importance of meaningful and high quality culminating experiences and the power of integrating youth voices. Avante's Club provides arts programs integrated with self-designed entrepreneurship-based projects where they are able to build strategic business plans for creative ventures.

In this interview, Angel discusses the importance of youth voice and the power of creating safe and productive learning environments as teen coordinator for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. Angel details how their teen program combines S.T.E.M and the arts to drive program engagement. Angel finds joy in supporting youth to achieve new goals, such as providing support and mentorship to one of the Club’s 12-year-old youth as they perform an original poem about their life at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference in front of thousands of people.

In this interview Aaron shares their thoughts on the power of learning environments through play as the Club Director of Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle (Aaron is also a Club alumni!). Aaron’s Club focuses on various visual and performing arts programs including creating vision boards, where kids map out their path in life.The Club also offers drama programs with a recent performance of "The Wiz."

Jason’s interview highlights the deep impact the arts have on young people and reinforces his leadership commitment. As a musician himself, his story illustrates the value of centering programming with culminating experiences centered on youth voice.

In this interview, she discusses the impact arts can have when programs include high expectations grounded in positive relationships with peers and staff. Erin oversees a variety of arts programs across Performing and Visual Arts.

Ella has been a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Lake Tahoe for nearly eight years. She is a performer, focusing primarily on Musical Theater through opportunities at the Club. In this interview, she highlights the profound impact the Club has made on her life, allowing her to build positive relationships with youth and staff through performing arts and culminating events.

Betzally oversees programming from elementary through middle school. The Club recently received an arts grant and had 60-70 kids sign up for this program to participate in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Arts Contests. The program allowed youth to come up with their own themes for the arts projects, often centered around their identities and lived experiences.

In this interview, Ben explains that over the past 24 years of working with Boys & Girls Clubs across Wisconsin (as well as collaborating with Boys & Girls Clubs of America), he knows the importance of professional artistic instruction to create learning environments that empower youth voice through programming that provides access to high quality technology and culminates in meaningful events and products.

Tabitha oversees the curriculum and program implementation across the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington. In this interview she speaks about the importance of youth voices within accessible learning environments. Tabitha's Club has various Visual, Performing and Digital arts, many of which are youth led.