Institutional and Systemic Racism
Moderator:Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes
Chief Equity Officer, Efforts of Grace/Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, Chief Equity Officer, Efforts of Grace/Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
Rev. Torin T. Sanders, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, Millie M. Charles School of Social Work, Southern University of New Orleans; Pastor, The Sixth Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA
Gregory N. Price, PhD, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, University of New Orleans; Policy Scholar, E Pluribus Unum
Shawn Barney, Managing Director, CLB Porter; Campaign for Equity New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Reskilling the Workforce
Moderator: The Honorable Calvin Johnson, Retired
Former Chief Justice, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
The Honorable Calvin Johnson, Retired, Former Chief Justice, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
Chris Warland, Director of Field Support, Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL
Dr. Tanya M. Jones, Director, Thrive Works, Thrive New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Shannon B. Joseph, MBA, National Director of Nursing Workforce Pipeline, Ascension Health System
Troy Glover, New Orleans Director for Center for Employment Opportunities
Terri P. Ricks, Esq., Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
Place-Based Initiatives / Community Investment and Transformation
Moderator: Caryn N. Bell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Tulane SPHTM
Caryn N. Bell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, Tulane SPHTM
Dr. John Wallace, University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work; Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity & Development; Pastor, Bible Center Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Jacob Peters, Director of Operations, Bayou District Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Julius E. Kimbrough, Jr., Executive Director, Crescent City Community Land Trust, New Orleans, LA
Guaranteed Income
Moderator: Gary "Hoov" Hoover, PhD
Executive Director, Murphy Institute and Professor Economics, Tulane University
Dr. Gary Hoover, Professor, Department of Economics; Executive Director, The Murphy Institute
Joshua Cox, Senior Advisor & Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Mayor, City of New Orleans
Sukhi Samra, Director, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income; Director Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), Stockton, CA
Jack Shaevitz, Policy & Research Analyst, Mayor's Office of Youth and Families, City of New Orleans
Dr. Aisha Nyandoro, CEO, Springboard to Opportunities, Heads Magnolia Mother’s Trust, Jackson, MS
Policy Change
Moderator:Tonia K. Moore, MA, MSHCM
Director of Community Engagement, Ochsner Health
Tonia K. Moore, MA, MSHCM, Director of Community Engagement, Ochsner Health
Stacey Roussel, Policy Director, Louisiana Budget Project
Ashley K. Shelton, President, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
Charmaine Caccioppi, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, United Way Southeast Louisiana
Robert Collins, PhD, Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy, Dillard University
