April 8-9, 2025 | Wichita, Kansas

Bridging to Resilience

cultivating connection and belonging for all

The Bridging to Resilience conference is about coming together with educators, social workers, health care professionals, faith-based communities, and other helping professionals to share conversations, ideas, strategies, tools, and connections to help build resilience and heal trauma in our classrooms and communities. We want you to be part of the conversation!

When

April 8-9, 2025

Where

Rhatigan Student Center
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount St
Wichita, KS

(Note the new location)

Get the Early Bird Price of 
$149 until December 31

Regular Price $189

In this community, WE BELIEVE:

  • we have the ability to change lives and increase equity when we build collaboration and resiliency across our communities. In this way, we both heal trauma and solve poverty in classrooms and neighborhoods.

  • working together makes a difference.

  • these are issues we can no longer ignore in our schools, our families, our communities, and our nations.

B2R is coming together!
Will you be there too?
Join our FB group for updates

Meet Our Keynotes

Jessica Harris

Jessica Harris is a teacher, national presenter, and consultant who has worked with schools nationwide to implement trauma-informed systems at all tiers to support student behavior. 

Jessica is the creator of the C.L.I.M.B. program, an alternative-to-suspension classroom, which serves students by providing intensive social and emotional instruction and ongoing support. Jess is also a trainer for Restorative Justice and is certified in Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model for Education.  

Tammy Fellers

Tammy Fellers has been an educator for over 30 years and a leader in varying capacities for over 16 years. 

“It’s important to me to support leaders. With my own leadership experience, I know the struggles firsthand.”

Tammy knows that leadership isn’t always a walk in the park and has dedicated her time to training, coaching, and facilitating conversations about leading oneself first to improve school and work cultures. 

“I believe leaders can reach their optimal effectiveness through awareness, conscious choice, and intention. And doing all that with support, they can reach their best even faster.”

Airport, Hotel, & Travel Info

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport is 16 minutes from the Rhatigan Student Center
(You will need a car rental, Uber, or taxi!)


Hotel recommendation:
Hilton Garden Inn Wichita
2041 North Bradley Fair Pkwy
Wichita, Kansas

 

Interested in Becoming a B2R Sponsor?

We’re looking for partners who share our passion!
There are several sponsorship levels to fit your budget and desired involvement.

The conference schedule
is here!