Date: February 9, 2017, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, Brown School
8:00 AM Registration and networking breakfast
8:30 Welcoming remarks
Mary McKay, PhD, Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean, Brown School
Joe Reagan, President and CEO, St. Louis Regional Chamber
Opening prayer
Reverend Michael F. Jones, Senior Pastor, Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church
8:40 Arrested State of Black Male Development in St. Louis: An Opportunity for Regional Action
Sean Joe, PhD, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research,
Benjamin E. Youngdahl, Professor of Social Development, Brown School
9:00 Voices From the Frontline Video Presentation
Black Boys and Young Men Speak Out
Moderator: Robert Motley, MSW, Doctoral Student, Race and Opportunity Lab
Keynote panelists:
Marcus Gregory, Agency Sponsor: Fathers’ Support Center
Darius Rucker, Agency Sponsor: Williams and Associates Inc.
Sterling Brown, Agency Sponsor: Loyola Academy of Saint Louis
Demetri Brandon, Agency Sponsor: Center for Youth on the Rise
10:00 Collective Impact Strategies for the Development of Black Males
Moderators: Dr. Sean Joe and Kaylan Holloway, Director, Kings of Distinction
Keynote Panelists:
Riisa Easley, Lead Consultant, St. Louis Regional System of Care
Michelle Witthaus, Program Manager, For the Sake of All
Mikel Whittier, RE-LINK Program Manager, Integrated Health Network
Art McCoy, Superintendent of Schools, Jennings School District
Katie Kaufman, Project Director, Ready by 21, United Way of Greater St. Louis
11:00 Networking break: Connecting the dots
11:15 Data Driven Solutions: Tools for Change
Joshua New, Policy Analyst, Center for Data Innovation
12:15 Lunch and networking break: Dot matrix activity
1:00 Capacity Building: Work Group Breakout Sessions
2:30 Work group report-outs
3:30 Closing keynote
James Clark, Vice President of Community Outreach, Better Family Life
4:00 Next steps
Dr. Sean Joe
4:05 Closing prayer
Reverend Luke Jernagan, Rector, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
4:30 Networking reception