Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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Registration is open! Cost is $115 per person.

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Volunteers needed! Join us and help out during the conference. The energy and enthusiasm is contagious! The topics are current and our speakers are dynamic!

Government Resources and Initiatives

Panel on Racial Equity Advisory Commission [REAC]: Don Hahn, District Judge; Elizabeth Siegelman, Program Coordinator for Community Conferencing; Irvin Moore, Community Liaison for Restorative Justice Initiative at PSU; with Alix Croswell as moderator.
Betsy Whitman, Patton Township Supervisor: Serving on Community Boards for Impact
Lori McGarry & Virginia Squier, Co-Cordinators, Centre Region Anti-Bias Coalition: Building Toward Belonging: Developing a DEIB community of practice for municipal leaders
Krista Henry: Pardon Project

Community Health and Safety

Morgan Wasikonis, Executive Director, Housing Transitions/The HOME Foundation & Colleen Ritter, Executive Director, State College Community Land Trust: Building an Equitable Future through Housing
Dr. Carline Crevecoer leads a panel talk about Black Maternal Mortality (With James Abiki, Associate Professor Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vice Chair DEI in dept. OBGYN; Seria Chatters; and Tierra Williams)
Sonya Wilmoth, Director, Center fo Sexual and Gender Diversity, PSU: Understanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Identities - Support and Advocacy

Our Whole Selves in our Community and Workspaces

Nalini Krishnankutty, Human Resources Office, PSU: BUILD Program [Broadening Understanding and Inclusion through Learning and Dialogue]
Jamie Campbell, Associate Dean, Penn State Smeal College of Business: DEI in Business
Sophie Penney, Naana Nti and Sandra del Pilar: Racial Day of Healing
Terry Watson, Founder of Strategies for Justice: “THE QUESTIONS WE KEEP ASKING:” What leads to harm and what leads to healing when discussing race during times of division?
Leslie Laing, Director Adult Learner Programs and Founder of Spheres of Influence & Marvin Worthy, President and CEO of Worthy Consulting & Training: Reimagining Discomfort

Empowerment and Advocacy:

Kate Rawson, Assistant Director, Penn State Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity: Allyship and Advocacy for the LGBTQ+ Community
Katie Marshall & Baron Rodgers: Personal Self Reflection regarding Racial Harms,
Nalini Krishnankutty: Pan/APIDA