Tuesday, Oct. 12
On Demand
10-11:30 a.m. CT
Welcome and New Organization Launch
Opening Headliner: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. CT
Intersection of Identities: Using Who You Are to Advance the Work of Equity
Speaker(s):
- Charles Montorio-Archer, president and CEO, One Hope United (@MontorioArcher)
1:15-2:30 p.m. CT
How Internal Power Sharing Can Transform Organizational Culture and Advance Change
Facilitator:
- Rehana Absar, director of practice excellence, Alliance-COA
Speakers:
- Tam DeFer, chief leadership and engagement officer, Children & Families First (@CFFDelaware)
- Elizabeth Garcia, chief people officer, The Children’s Guild (@childrensguild)
- Christina Gullo, president and CEO, Villa of Hope (@VillaofHopeRoch)
- Jenny Livelli, president and CEO, The Children's Guild Alliance (@childrensguild)
- Julius Mullen, chief clinical officer, Children & Families First (@CFFDelaware)
- Wynndy Turner, chief human resources and diversity officer, Villa of Hope (@VillaofHopeRoch)
2:45-4 p.m. CT
The Start of Something Big: Get to Know Our New Organization
Speakers:
- Jody Levison-Johnson, president and CEO, Alliance-COA
- Rehana Absar, director of practice excellence, Alliance-COA
- Tobi Harrington Murch, senior director of accreditation operations, Alliance-COA
- Michelle Hinton, director of practice excellence, Alliance-COA
- Undraye Howard, senior director of equity, diversity, and inclusion and leadership, Alliance-COA
- Ilana Levinson, senior director of government relations, Alliance-COA
Wednesday, Oct. 13
On Demand
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CT
What We’ve Learned about Effective Partnership for Addressing Pervasive Racial Disparities
Facilitator:
- Jeff Edmondson, executive director of community mobilization, Ballmer Group (@jeffedmondsonBG)
Speakers:
- Jennifer Blatz, president and CEO, StriveTogether (@JenBlatz)
- Beth Sandor, principal and co-director of Built for Zero, Community Solutions
- Anthony Smith, executive director, Cities United (@CitiesUnited)
1-2:15 p.m. CT
A 2Gen Race-Equity Lens for Achieving Social and Economic Mobility
Facilitator:
- Raquel Hatter, managing Director of Human Services, The Kresge Foundation
Speakers:
- Tiffney Marley, senior vice president for practice transformation, National Community Action Partnership
- James White, program manager, Ascend at the Aspen Institute
- Evette Minor, community engager
- Randall Baylor, project lead for community engagement, Early Childhood Innovation Network
2:30-3:45 p.m. CT
Policy Solutions at the Intersection of Child Welfare, Poverty, and Racism
Facilitators:
- Ilana Levinson, senior director of government relations, Alliance-COA (@Ilana_levinson)
- Amy Templeman, director of Within Our Reach and director of practice excellence, Alliance-COA (@templedame)
Speakers:
- Julia Jean-Francois, co-director, Center for Family Life
- Jerry Milner, director of Family Integrity and Justice Works, Public Knowledge
- Bryan Samuels, executive director of Chapin Hall, University of Chicago
Thursday, Oct. 14
On Demand
10-11:15 a.m. CT
Jointly Addressing ACEs and Racism: Moving from Theory to Action
Facilitator:
- Karen Johnson, director of Change in Mind, Alliance-COA
Speakers:
- Ingrid Cockhren, director of Cooperative of Communities, PACEs Connection
- Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, co-founder and associate director, RYSE Center
- Brandon Jones , executive director, Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CT
Elevating Youth Voice in Creating Change: Strategies You Can Use
Moderator:
- Dr. Gary Blau, executive director of The Hackett Center for Mental Health, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (@MeadowsInst)
Speakers:
- Johanna Bergan, executive director, Youth MOVE National (@youthmove)
- Louie Gasper, Youth MOVE Change Initiative Fellow
1-2:15 p.m. CT
Understanding Power Dynamics: The History of Disparities in America
Speaker:
- Rueben C. Warren, executive director of the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University
2:30-4 p.m. CT
Closing Headliner: Heather McGhee
Final Reflections and Next Steps