Crisis - It Can Really Happen to You 2025
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1.00Insights From the 2025 ACA Hotline
No camp is immune to crisis — the question is, are you ready when it happens? This webinar reveals key trends from the ACA Crisis Hotline and shows you how to prepare your camp, equip your staff, and respond with confidence. Ideal for camp directors, executive leaders, program managers, and risk management teams, this discussion provides actionable tools, strategies, and staff training resources to keep your camp strong when the unexpected strikes. Attend live to ask questions and engage with the presenters, or watch the recording at your convenience, available for 30 days following the live event.
Why You Should Attend
You’ll leave this webinar with practical resources to build or strengthen your camp’s crisis response plan and a clear understanding of ACA and industry tools to guide you in the moment. In addition, you’ll gain ready-to-use staff training materials that make preparing your team for crisis situations straightforward and effective, so your camp can respond with confidence when the unexpected strikes.
Stay Engaged
We look forward to seeing you at our live event on November 6, 2025! While you wait, check out these ACA resources to dive into key insights, explore the trends shaping today’s camp challenges, and get a head start on the conversation.
Meet The Presenters
Michele Branconier, Senior Director of Volunteerism
Before joining ACA, Michele led both independent and agency youth programs in California — experiences that continue to ground her national-level work today. She now champions industry growth as the staff liaison to ACA’s Volunteer Engagement Committee, National Awards Committee, and Government Affairs Committee, and serves as co-team leader for ACA’s Crisis Hotline.
Michele’s leadership extends into her community as well, where she has served on multiple nonprofit boards and taken on roles such as Girl Scout Board Chair, PTO President, and event fundraiser chair. A passionate sports fan, her favorite role is cheering on her daughter as she competes in college volleyball. Off the court and outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, exercising, gardening, and spending time with her husband and adult kids. Michele and her husband live in La Quinta, California, with their three lively dogs.
Vincent Irving, Eastern Region Director
Vincent Irving is a youth development leader, advocate, and strategist committed to creating spaces where young people and those who support them can thrive. He serves as the Eastern Region director for the American Camp Association, where he supports camps across 13 states and territories. With a background in nonprofit leadership, government relations, and community-based initiatives, Vincent brings a systems-level perspective to issues of equity, access, and belonging.
Ruthi Hernandez, Membership Manager, Camps on Campus
Ruthi Hernandez works with the American Camp Association as the Membership Manager for the Camps on Campus community of practice. In this role, she supports out-of-schooltime youth programs and camps through membership and accreditation processes, helps coordinate professional learning opportunities, and connects educators in K–12 and higher education with resources to strengthen their programs. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas, with a focus on how digital tools can support meaningful learning and engagement.
Additional Details
Registration closes at 12:00pm EST the day of the webinar. Please contact customer service at 800-428-2267 if you have any difficulties registering for this webinar. Webinar log-in information will be sent to registrants before the webinar, with a reminder being sent the day before the webinar.
