2025 Volunteer Engagement Summit - Keynote Presentation by Robert Franklin & Jamie Villarreal-Basset  - Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre

Thursday, 28 August 2025 @ 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM

Volunteer Appreciation

Allies and Accomplices: Continuing the Work Join the Seven Focus Team, Jamie and Robert for an interactive discussion about living in an increasingly complex and fractured world, and still wanting to impact our communities through allyship and leadership. Jamie and Robert will explore how they navigate tough personal and professional environments, while fostering understanding and drive connection, even amidst heightened political and social division. Bios: Jamie Villarreal-Bassett Jamie (she/her), is an experienced leader with eighteen (18) years of leadership experience, including more than seven (7) years leading equity, diversity, and inclusion work. As a Mexican American woman, Jamie has a proven track record of impactful contributions, driven leadership, and passion for ensuring team members feel included, honored, and uplifted regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, or other social identity markers. Her formal education in Sociology at Colorado College and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership at Colorado State University provides a foundation for her life’s work to advance a more just, inclusive, diverse, and equitable experience for all. Robert Franklin, II Robert (he/him), also known as Mr. RAWbert, has over 20 years experience as a practitioner in several arenas and industries. Robert has worked with community serving organizations throughout the nation in training, advocacy, program development, change management and change leadership, racial, gender, language and ability justice and equity. A youth-focused educator by trade, training and passion, Robert works to impact the lives of young people, their families and communities through advocacy, ally-ship and facilitated learning. Focused on creating new and inclusive opportunities for learning and engaging, Robert works through Seven Focus, as Executive Educator, building memorable and tangible learning moments for community serving communities across Colorado and the nation.

Volunteers Registered: 42 (168 available)