Student Ambassador Convening – Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement

The Student Convening brings together student leaders from Fairfax County and Prince William County schools for a day of learning, connection, and leadership development at George Mason University. Through a unique partnership between George Mason's College of Education and Human Development, the Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement, and the Virginia Department of Education, students explore what it means to lead with purpose and create positive change.

Through engaging workshops led by Mason students, faculty, staff, and community members, participants examine their leadership strengths, values, communication styles, and ability to lead across differences. Students collaborate with peers from other schools, gain new perspectives, and develop ideas they can bring back to strengthen their school communities and make a meaningful impact.

About

What You'll Walk Away With

Student Learning Outcomes

Opening Speaker: Joseph Green

Motivator • Educator • Storyteller • CEO LMSvoice

Joseph Green is a storyteller, educator, and narrative disrupter with a passion for connecting people through the power of words. Joseph brings over 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations harness their stories to inspire change.

He’s facilitated more than 5,000 workshops across the country, guiding everyone from students to professionals on topics like substance use recovery, mental health, social justice, and youth empowerment. Whether delivering a keynote for organizations like Google, SAMHSA, or the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, or connecting with audiences in schools and communities, Joseph has a gift for making every story resonate.

Joseph’s work has been featured in the award-winning documentary Tipping the Pain Scale, a powerful exploration of systemic failures and solutions in addiction recovery, and in the CDC and Ad Council’s Recovery Starts With Hope Campaign. His poetry, storytelling, and leadership are rooted in one belief: when people are empowered to tell their authentic stories, they can transform their lives and their communities.

Most recently, Joseph collaborated with a team of psychologists and neuroscientists from Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital to develop an innovative drug and mental health education curriculum designed for parents and caregivers. This initiative equips families with tools to better understand and support loved ones facing substance use and mental health challenges.

In addition, Joseph is working with the Catalyst Center, a collaboration of the California Alliance, to infuse storytelling into their comprehensive training program. This initiative empowers non-medical, youth-serving personnel across California to recognize when and how to engage with young people around substance use and other behavioral health concerns.

As the CEO of LMSvoice, Joseph leads a team that’s redefining what it means to inspire connection and social change through storytelling. Whether on stage, in workshops, or behind the scenes, he’s dedicated to creating spaces where stories spark understanding, empathy, and real action. Joseph invites you to dare to disrupt harmful narratives, embrace your voice, and make a lasting impact—because every story has the power to change the world.

Campus and Community Partners

9:30am-10:00am: Check-In

10:00am-11:00am: Opening Session

11:10am-12:10pm: Educational Session #1

12:10pm-12:55pm: Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm: Educational Session #2

2:10pm-2:40pm: Team Time

2:45pm-3:30pm: Closing Session

Turning Moments Into Momentum: Leadership for Positive Change

Program Agenda