SELC Conference Program


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2023 Social Equity Leadership Conference Program

Program

June 12-14, 2023: Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

The conference program below includes in-person presenters--the full program with all paper authors will be available closer to the time of the conference.

Monday, June 12, 2023

Session Title

Time

Presenters

Room

Available Virtually

Plenary - Opening Session

(1.5 hours)

Welcome

9:00 am - 9:05 am

Barbara Bickelmeyer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas

Century C

YES

Advancing Racial Justice Across National, Regional, and Local Scales Through Partnership

9:05 am – 10:30 am

Chris Koliba, Convener, University of Kansas

Valerie Lemmie, Kettering Foundation

Julie Nelson, Race Forward

Joshua Robinson, Living Cities

Lynne Scott, International City and County Association

Century C

YES

Break / Transition

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Concurrent Session 1

(1.25 hours)

Municipal DEI in Action!

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Najee Nunnally, Convener, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Boston

Jillian Harvey, MA Municipal DEI Coalition

Emily Torres-Cullinane, MA Attorney General's Office

Maritsa Barros, Tufts University

Century C

 

YES

Approaches to Leadership, Equity, and Organizational Change in On-Ground and Remote Teams

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Andrea Headley, Convener, Georgetown University

Collin Cox, Florida State University

Kesha Lee, Third Sector

Jason Weber, National University

Stephanie Menefee, National University

Liberty

 

 

Using Data to Address Health Inequalities

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Allison Lacko, Convener, Feed Research & Action Center

Laura Hales, USDA Economic Research Service

Anderson Sainci, City of Dubuque

Margaret Swenson, University of Kansas

Shawnee

 

 

Safeguarding Social Equity Policies for the Next Generation

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Jamilah Stephens, Convener, City of Atlanta

Todd Pooser, Independent Writer

Lorenda Naylor, University of Baltimore

Chris Surfus,

Western Michigan University

 

Mission

 

 

Lunch

(45 min)

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Concurrent Session 2

(1.25 hours)

The REPAIR Project at the University of Kansas Medical Center

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

 

Jason Glenn, Convener, University of Kansas Medical Center

Maria Alonso-Luaces, UKMC

Kristina Bridges, UKMC

Jill Peltzer, UKMC

Danielle Binion, UKMC

Century C

 

YES

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Public Sector.

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

 

Meghna Sabharwal,  Convener, University of Texas Dallas

Kimalee Dickerson, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Maurice Tose, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Namrta Sharma, University of Texas Dallas

Liberty

 

 

We Vote with Our Feet: Voices and Choices of URM Students

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

 

RaJade Berry-James, ConvenerVirginia Commonwealth University

Vernise Estorcien, Florida International University

Kenneth Dukes, Florida State University

Arsene Frederic, Jr., Howard University

Brittany Houston,University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amidu Kolokoh, VCU

Regina Lewis, University of Kentucky

Jose Scott, University of Southern California

Keandra Davis, VCU

Shawnee

 

 

Achieving Social Equity:  Strategies and Methodologies

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

 

Rouwen Shen – Convener, Wichita State University

Genesis Gavino, City of Dallas

Shadin Nimery,  University of Texas Arlington

Mercy Umeri, Wichita State University

Consuelo Norris, King County Executive Office

 

Mission

 

 

Break / Transition

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Concurrent Session 3

(1.25 hours)

Racial Equity, COVID-19, and Public Policy: The Triple Pandemic

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Susan Gooden, Convener, Virginia Commonwealth University

RaJade Berry-James, VCU  

Curtis Brown, VCU  

Nakeina Douglas-Glenn, VCU  

Blue Wooldridge, VCU  

Elsie Harper-Anderson, VCU  

Century C

 

YES

Policing Perspectives: Strategies and Solution to Improving Equity in Policing

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Vernise Estorcien, Convener, Florida International University

Amber Letbetter, Menifield & Associates LLC

 

Liberty

 

 

Housing, Sustainability, Public Leadership, and Building Equitable Communities

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Cindy Cambray, Convener and Presenter,  Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Keandra Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Al Gourrier, University of Baltimore

Shawnee

 

 

Equity in Government Budgeting: the sina qua non of social equity

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Marilyn Rubin, Convener, Rutgers University

Joe Cordes, George Washington University

Melissa McShea, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Craig Owens, City of Lawrence, Kansas

Chris Fabian, Resources X

John Bartle, University of Nebraska Omaha

Mission

 

 

Break / Transition

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

 

Day One Plenary

(1.5 hours)

 

Philip J. Rutledge Award

 

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Presenting:

Charles Menifield, Chair, 2023 Philip J. Rutledge Social Equity Leadership Award Committee

and

RaJade M. Berry-James, Chair, NAPA Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance

Award Winner:

Dr. Susan T. Gooden, Dean and Professor, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Century C      YES

Getting Home, Staying Home:  Exploring how racial bias is a barrier to generational wealth building and economic justice

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Brian Handshy, Convenor, HUD Region 7

McClain Bryant Macklin, Health Forward

Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Black Archives of Mid-America

Jane Brown, City of Kansas City, Mo.

Century C

YES

Opening Day Reception

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Century Foyer and Garden Area

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Session Type

Time

Presenters

Room

Available Virtually

Academic Women in Public Administration (AWPA) Meeting7:00 am – 8:45 amObtain food from regular breakfast room and proceed to room.Board Room      

Plenary Session

H. George Frederickson Memorial Lecture

(1.5 Hours)

H. George Frederickson Memorial Lecture

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Terry Gerton, Convener, NAPA

Leonard Pitts, Featured Speaker, Commentator, Journalist, and Novelist

Rosemary O'Leary, University of Kansas

Norton Bonaparte, City of Sanford, Florida

DeAngela Burns-Wallace, USC

Marcia Conner, National Forum for Black Public Administrators

Susan Gooden, Virginia Commonwealth University

Century C

 

YES

Break / Transition

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Concurrent Session 4

(1.25 hours)

Case Studies Highlighting the Evolution and Redesign of Public Safety Systems and Programming

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

 

Max Markham, Center for Policing Equity

Travis Reginal, Urban Institute

Rosemary Volinski,  Metropolitan Area Planning Council Boston

Stephanie Berkowitz, Tean Empowerment Inc.

 

Century C

 

YES

Evolving Nature of Equity in Practice

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

 

Benoy Jacob, Convener, University of Wisconsin Madison

Nancy Augustine, NAPA

Stan Soloway, Center for Accountability, Moderization and Innovation

D'Arlyn Bell, University of Kansas

Jonathan Fisk, Auburn University

Shawnee

 

 

Building Diverse Leadership Pipelines for the Nonprofit Sector

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

 

Pamela Skripak – Convener, Institute for Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development

Daquetta Jones,Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

Sheria Walker, The Gifford Foundation

Mission

 

 

Lunch No Presentation

(45 min)

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Concurrent Session 5

(1.25 hours)

Local Governments’ Efforts to Advance DEI Initiatives and Goals

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Domonic Bearfield, Convener,  George Washington University

Heather Bray, City of Kansas City, Mo

Nicole Humphrey, University of Kansas

Leonor Camarena, Indiana University

Madinah Hamidullah, Rutgers University

Norma Riccucci, Rutgers University

Century C

 

YES

Perspectives on Policing: Reform, Accountability, and Trust

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Zach Mohr, Convener, University of Kansas

MirUsman Ali, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Inoru Morris, University of Kansas

Liberty

 

 

Globally Linking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Affairs Education

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Meghna Sahbarwal – Convener, University of Texas Dallas

Emily Nwakpuda, University of Texas-Arlington

Christina Medina, New Mexico State University

Rachael McLeod,University of Nebraska Omaha

Shahrin Upoma, University of Minnesota

Sean McCandless – Discussant,University of Illinois Springfield

Shawnee

 

 

Looking Back to Look Ahead: The Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Mary Guy, Convener, University of Colorado-Denver

Susan Gooden, VCU

Adam Croft, University of Colorado-Denver

 

Mission

 

 

Break / Transition

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Concurrent Session 6

(1.25 hours)

Social Equity in Action During Difficult Times: A Collection of Case Studies from the University of Virginia that Shares Lessons Learned and Offers Implications for Leadership

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Lindsay LePage, Convener, University of Virginia

Cortney Hawkins, University of Virginia

Dani Lawson, University of Virginia

 

Century C

 

YES

Reimagining Systems within the Institutional and Local Government Sectors

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Chelsie Dunn, Convener, Virginia Commonwealth University

Trupti Sarode, University of Pittsburgh

Ana Silvia Avendano-Curiel, City of Boulder

K. Juree Capers, Georgia State University

Virginia Carr, Georgia State University

Kaylis Baxter, Georgia State University

Kyela Gadi, Georgia State University

Amanda Graor, Mid-America Regional Council

Craig   Owens, City of Lawrence, Kansas

Liberty

 

 

Challenging the “Stop Woke” Movement: exploring steps to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion amidst a nationally organized backlash

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

 

Vickie T. Carnegie, Convener, Old Dominion University

Ron Carlee, Old Dominion University

Meagan Jordan, Old Dominion University

Shawnee

 

 

Break / Transition

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Day Two Plenary

(1.5 hours)

One Nation, Many Publics: The Challenge of Governance

3:45 pm – 5:15 pm

David Warm, Convenor, Mid-American Regional Council

Doug Linkhart, National Civic League

Quinton Lucas, Mayor, City of Kansas City, Missouri

Sylvya Stevenson, Jackson County, Missouri

 

Century C

 

YES

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum – Reception

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Transportation Provided

 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Session Type

Time

Presenters

Room

Available Virtually

Plenary Closing Session

(2 hours)

The New KCI Airport Terminal "to be the most accessible in the world"

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Jade Liska, Convener, Kansas City Aviation Department

Melissa Cooper, Kansas City Aviation Department 

Terry Cassidy, Construction Executive

 

Century C      YES

Equity Taking Flight - Making Space for All of Us

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Reflection Panel:

RaJade Berry-James, Convener, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kesha Lee, Third Sector

Emily Nwakpuda, University of Texas-Arlington

Jamilah Stephens, City of Atlanta

Blue Wooldridge, Virginia Commonwealth University

Century C

 

YES

Conference Conclusion

11:00 am

Post Conference - Additional Registration Required

(5 hrs)

Designing Social Equity Initiatives with Community Partners: Facing the Unknowns and Jumping the Hurdles

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Chris Koliba, University of Kansas

Emily Nwakpuda,University of Texas-Arlington

Cryshanna A. Jackson Leftwich, Youngston State University

Nicole Humphrey, University of Kansas

Mid-America Regional Council Conference Room