Youth Leadership Conference Schedule

Please find the schedule of 2026 Youth Leadership Conferences (YLCs) below.

* Marked items will not occur this year.

DATESYLC CODEYLC NAMELocationYLC Director & PhoneYLC Director EmailYLC Website
Feb 27-28, 2026AUGYLCAugusta YLCTrinity on the Hill United Methodist Church
Augusta, GA
Dr. James Brady (706) 733-7682 COL Maryetta Beck 706-814-9546[email protected]
[email protected]
Feb 26 – Mar 1, 2026PH-SOAYLCPhiladelphia YLC - Spirit of AmericaFounding Forward, Valley Forge, PALTC Susann M. Kirlin, USA (Ret)
(610) 742-2547
[email protected]
Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2026RegionIV YLC1MOWW Region IV YLC1Jamestown 4-H Education Center
Williamsburg, VA
COL Kenneth O. McCreedy, USA (Ret)
(667) 228-2275
[email protected]
Apr 17-18, 2026KYYLC1Kentucky YLC1Blue Grass Challenge Academy
Fort Knox, KY
(Youth Challenge Program)
BG Charles D. Estes, USA (Ret)
(270) 307-7148
[email protected]
Apr 23-26, 2026AIYLC (Region IV)American Independence YLC
MOWW Region 4
Jamestown 4-H Education Center
Williamsburg, VA
Ms. Rachel Townsley
(757) 334-4479
[email protected]aiylc.org
Jun 14-18, 2026SUYLCSchriener University YLCSchriener University
Kerrville, TX
LCDR Howard Fichtel, USN (Ret)
(757) 240-7532
[email protected]moww-regionviii.org/programs-ylc
Jun 15-18, 2026AZYLCArizona YLCTBDLt Col Marlon Ruiz, USAF (Ret)
(520) 780-7107
[email protected]
Jun 15-18, 2026OCUYLCOklahoma Christian University YLCOklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK
LTC Robert W. Mathews, USA (Ret)
(405) 200-9379
[email protected]moww-regionviii.org/programs-ylc
Jun 15-19, 2026TOYLCThousand Oaks YLCCalifornia Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Col Jerry E. Knotts, USAF (Ret) &
Lt Col David J. Worley, USAF (Ret)
(805) 402-7784
[email protected]toylc.com
Jun 16-18, 2026GMYLCGreen Mountain YLCTBDBG Thomas O’Donovan, USA (Ret)
(802) 598-7227
[email protected]
Jun 21-25, 2026NWYLCNorthwest YLCPacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Col David B. Gibson, USAF (Ret)
(360) 412-5146
[email protected]
Jun 22-25, 2026SDYLCSan Diego YLC
(MG Pendleton Chapter)
University of San Diego CA
or Pt. Loma Nazarene, CA
Mr. Charles Dare
848-9661
[email protected]
Jun 22-26, 2026RMYLCRocky Mountain YLCColorado State University Pueblo
(CSU Pueblo)
Lt Col K. Anja Wynne, USAF (Ret)
(719) 237-8019
[email protected]
Jun 22-26, 2026TAMUYLCTexas A&M YLCTexas A&M University
College Station, TX
CPT Mark Smits, USA (Fmr)
(972) 342-8901
[email protected]moww-regionviii.org/programs-ylc
Jul 12-16, 2026TWUYLCTexas Wesleyan University YLCTexas Wesleyan University
Ft Worth, TX
LTC Paul S. Faidley, Jr., USAR (Ret)
(817) 992-0947
[email protected]moww-regionviii.org/programs-ylc
Sept 2-6, 2026TBAYLCTampa Bay Area YLCWillis Conference Center
Fruitland Park, FL
Ms. Brittany Clark
(727) 643-1036
[email protected]
Sept 18-19, 2026KYYLC2Kentucky YLC2Blue Grass Challenge Academy
Fort Knox, KY
(Youth Challenge Program)
BG Charles D. Estes, USA (Ret)
(270) 307-7148
[email protected]
Oct 22-24, 2026HSVYLCHuntsville YLCJaycee Community Building,
Huntsville, AL
Lt Col David L. Dunlap, USAF (Ret)
(256) 651-1983
[email protected]

July 12-18, 2026

National Youth Civics Summit (NYCS)

Washington, DC

CAPT Ed Gantt USN (Ret)