Mid America Camping Conference

Check out our topics from the 2022 MACC

Character Development at the Y: When You Know Better, You Do Better, And You Support Better (Dr. Tasha Johnson) (keynote)
Program Impact Analysis at Camp (Brian Keel)
All-Gender Cabins: How We Got Here and What We Are Learning (Bernard Rocca)
Intentional Program Design (Jason Smith & Natalie Roberts Day)
Camp Media: Tips & Tech (Megan Kneifl)
Connection: Building and Maintaining Positive Communities (Sydney Jensen) (keynote)
Using Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Principles can Improve your Risk Management Systems
Hiring Cause-Driven Counselors (Eli Cochran)
White Supremacy Culture & Camps (Jason Buschbascher)

Cultural Appropriation Learning Session: Applying a Culturally Empathetic Lens to YMCA Programming (Kayla Paine & Ahani Knight)
Teens in Camp (Kimberly Green)
Creative Programming for Y Camps (Kevin Morrison)
Programmatic Stamina: Making Later Weeks of the Summer Energetic and Engaging (Jordan Seeger)
Hatchet Throwing for Summer Camps (Drew Demry)
Leveraging University Partnerships to Support Camp Staff Mental Health (Amanda Case, Aashna Aggarwal, Jaya Bhojwani, Amani Khalil, Patrick Murphy, Meg Piechocki, Tom Elliot)
Capital Planning for YMCA Camps (Daryl Sieplinga)
So You Want to Start a Day Camp (Megan Gierhart)

Equitable Experiences in Systemically White Spaces (Kimberly Green)
Natural Disaster Preparedness- People, Property, Programs (Kyle Beach)
Cabin Design Iteration (Joel Sieplinga)
Staff Recruitment and Retention (Alex Kinney & Heather Sticka)
Working Conferencing & Retreats Prepared Me to Be an Executive Director (Danielia Barron)
(Un)Happy Campers: Building Resiliency in Youth (Dr. Brandon Currie)
Infusing Environmental Education in Summer Programming (Kayla Paine & Ahani Knight)
Access, Opportunity, and Education: A Holistic Approach to Child Abuse Prevention at Camp (Natalie Roberts-Day & Jason Smith)