2025 Signature Conference Schedule - Action for a Better Community

Conference Schedule

January 9, 2025 - Morning Session |

8:45-9:00 am	OPEN ROOM - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
9:00-9:15 am	CONFERENCE OPENING
	Opening Remarks from ABC President & CEO	Jerome H. Underwood
	Libation & Land Acknowledgement
	Presenting Sponsor Remarks
9:15-9:30 am	National Community Action Partnership	Dalitso Sulamoyo, NCAP Chair Denise Harlow, NCAP CEO
9:30-11:00 am	KEYNOTE (Q&A and Call to Action)	Joe Roberts Skidrow CEO, Belive in Possible
11:30 am-1:00 pm	BREAK

January 9, 2025 - Afternoon Session |

12:45-1:00 pm	OPEN ROOM - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
	AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00-2:15 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION #1: Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health	Moderator Gary Williams, Jr., Jordan Health Center Panelists Dr. Edith Williams, URMC Center for Community Health Dr. April Aycock, Monroe County Office of Mental Health Dr. Anthony Jimenez, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Lonie Haynes, Rochester Regional Health Angelica Perez-Delgado, IBERO
2:15-3:30 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION #2: From Challenges to Change; Youth Solutions for a Better Rochester	Moderator Shamira McClain, Action for a Better Community Panelists Hazel Roberts, Wilson High School Trevor Wiggins, YVOV Lacey Jones, YVOV Serenity Burton, YVOV Righteous Buggs, Breathe Deep Isaiah Santiago, RCSD Board of Education
3:30 pm	CLOSING FOR THE DAY

January 16, 2025 - Morning Session |

8:45-9:00 am	OPEN ROOM - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
9:00-9:15 am	CONFERENCE DAY TWO OPENING
	Opening Remarks from ABC Board Chair	Brad Rye
	Libation & Land Acknowledgement
	Sponsor Remarks
9:15-10:15 am	PANEL DISCUSSION #3: Greenlining – Closing the Racial Wealth Gap	Moderator Jerome H. Underwood, Action for a Better Community Panelists Steve Epping, M&T Bank Sarah Osman, Revolution Roc Real Estate Chiwuike Owunwanne, KeyBank Eric Van Dusen, ESL Federal Credit Union
10:15-11:30 am	PANEL DISCUSSION #4: Racial Trauma/Community Mental Health	Moderator Dr. Lekeyah Wilson, Rochester Regional Health Panelists Arlene Wilson, Alzheimer's Association Jerad Johnson, URMC Pediatric Mental Health Dr. Annemarie Mikowski, Excellus BCBS Kendall Scott, Jr., Indigenous Health Coalition Aubry Ball, URMC Dr. Melany J. Silas-Chandler, BreathDeep, Inc.
11:30 am-1:00 pm	BREAK

January 16, 2025 - Afternoon Session |

12:45-1:00 pm	OPEN ROOM - EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
	AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00-2:15 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION #5: Criminal Justice & Violence Prevention	Moderator Catherine Thomas Panelists Vincent French, Monroe County Public Defender's Office Isaiah Santiago, RCSD Board of Education Miquel Powell, Reentry Services Tony Jordan, Rochester-Monroe County Youth Bureau
2:15-3:15 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION #6: Racial Healing Circle/Community Belonging	Facilitator Melanie Funchess, Common Ground Health
3:15-3:30 pm	CONFERENCE WRAP-UP & CLOSING Summary and reiterate calls to action	Jerome H. Underwood, President & CEO Action for a Better Community, Inc.

January 23, 2025 | Signature Awards Breakfast

Rochester Museum and Science Center – Eisenhart Auditorium

657 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14607

8:00 am - Registration

8:30 am - Breakfast Begins

Ticket Required. Limited Seating.

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