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12:30

Welcome and Introductions
PLENARY PANEL

1:00-1:55

Women Who Empower Through Advocacy

Moderator:

Adrianna Hopkins, Anchor/Reporter, ABC 7 News

Panelists:

  • Virginia Kase Solomón, CEO, League of Women Voters

  • DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO, JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA)

  • Susan Lin Davis, Social Impact Officer, Al Roker Entertainment, Inc.

SESSION

2:00-2:55

Empowerment Through Health

Moderator:

Dr. Kisha Davis, Health Officer, Montgomery County Government

Panelists:

  • Lola Fashoyin-Aje, MD, MPH

  • Robin Elliott, Public Policy Partners

  • Tammy Bresnahan, Senior Director of Policy, AARP Maryland

Emerging Leaders
for Middle and High School Students Only

12:30pm

Welcome and Introductions


12:30pm-1:00pm

Panel Introduction and Session Instructions


1:00pm-2:00pm

Panel Discussion: Feeling Safe Everywhere: Home, School, Community

2:00pm-2:45pm

Breakout Session #1:
 

2:45pm- 3:00pm

Fun Break!

3:00pm- 4:00pm

Panel Discussion: How to Express My Mental Health

4:00pm-4:45pm

Breakout Session
 

4:45pm-5:00pm

Closing Remarks and Survey Instructions

1:00pm
2:00pm
Emerging
SESSION
2:00-2:55
Empowerment Through Safety

Moderator:

Debbie Feinstein, Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office

Panelists:

  • Lisae C. Jordan, Esq. – Executive Director & Counsel, Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

  • Melanie Shapiro, Public Policy Director, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

  • Amanda K. Rodriguez, Esq., Executive Director, TurnAround, Inc.

SESSION
3:00-3:55
Empowerment Through Economic Justice

Moderator:

Margie Kotzalas, President, Business and Professional Women of Maryland

Panelists:

  • Carmen Larsen, President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County

  • Venus Hemachandra, owner of Herbiculture

  • Chelsea Andrews, Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County

3:00pm
SESSION
3:00-3:55
Empowerment Through Education
 

Moderator:

Dr. Jermaine F. Williams, President, Montgomery College

Panelists:

  • Brenda Wolff, Montgomery County Board of Education

  • Arvin Kim, Student Member, Montgomery County Board of Education

  • Gabriel Martinez Cabrera, Executive Director, Montgomery County Literacy Council

NETWORKING
4:00-5:00
  • Empowerment Through Health 

  • Empowerment Through Safety

  • Empowerment Through Economic Justice

  • Empowerment Through Education

4:00pm
Sponsors
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