June 16

Plenary Morning Session

Bearing Witness Panel
Based on the Justice Policy Institute Report—Bearing Witness: Baltimore City’s Residents Give Voice To What’s Needed to Fix the Criminal Justice System

Gary Bass, PhD,  Executive Director, OMB Watch

Judith Brown-Dianis, J.D., Co-Director, Advancement Project

Greg LeRoy,  Executive Director, Good Jobs First

Panel:Global Perspectives on Social Equity I

Effective Merger of Party, State and Ethnicity: The Heart of Exclusion in Ethiopia
Aklog Birara, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Trinity University, and Sr. Advisor, The World Bank

State Capture: An Empirical Assessment of the Ethiopian Case
Seid Hassan, PhD, Murray State University and Berhanu Mengistu, PhD, Old Dominion University

Pluralism—Policy Stages—Social Equity Nexus? The Case of Stakeholder Involvement in Decision-making (Nile Basin Initiative)
Simon Okoth, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Construction Future Reality in Light of Imagination of Social Justice in Public Opinion, Ali Asghar Pourezzat, PhD, University of Tehran  (Presented by Djiby Ba, University of Baltimore)

Panel:Diversity and Social Equity in Service Delivery

Montgomery County Diversity Initiatives
Joseph Adler, Montgomery County, Director of Human Resources & DPA Student, University of Baltimore

Social Capital Theory: An Analysis of Asian Communities during the 2010 Census
Portia Dinoso, PhD Candidate, 
 and Kyle Farmbry, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Rutgers University

Balancing the Four E’s or Can we Achieve Equity in Public Administration?
Kristen Norman Major, PhD, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Hamline University

Plenary Lunch Session
Lunch Sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration

Social Equity and Health Care

Social Equity and the Condition of the Social Contract
John Callahan, PhD, University of Baltimore
*NAPA Fellow

Health Disparities and Childhood Obesity
Alan Lyles,ScD, University of Baltimore
*NAPA Fellow

Mellissa Mahoney, Chef/Dietitian, Baltimore City Public Schools

Michael Scott, Equity Maters/Place Matters Initiative

Panel:Walking the Talk: Public Administration Organizations and Social Equity

Erik Bergrud, Park University,
 *ASPA President Elect

Susan Gooden, PhD,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
*NAPA Fellow

Ethel Williams, PhD, University of Nebraska

Blue Wooldridge, PhD,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
*NAPA Fellow

Panel:Nonprofit Initiatives I

TASH: People of Color Initiative
Dara Baldwin, MPA, Advocacy Manager and Haley Kimmet—Grassroots Engagement Manager

Social Entrepreneurship and the Future of Capitalism
J. Howard Kucher, MBA, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, & DPA Student
University of Baltimore

Human Service Charities and Social Entrepreneurship
Darlene Pierre-Louis, MBA, Consultants 4 Charities, Inc., PhD Student, Walden University

Panel: Green Initiatives

Miriam Avins, Baltimore Green Space

Bridging the “Green Divide”? The Role of Public Gardens in Promoting Social Equity and Community Development
 Meghan Z. Gough, PhD, and  John J Accordino, PhD,
Virginia Commonwealth University

Social Equity, Distributive Justice, and Natural Resources Policy
Lenneal Henderson, PhD,
University of Baltimore,
*NAPA Fellow  

Ali Smith, Holistic Life Foundation

Panel: Nonprofit Leadership and Social Equity: Baltimore Initiatives

Moderator: Paul Sturm, MPA, Community Studies and Civic Engagement, University of Baltimore

Greg Cantori, MBA, Executive Director, Marion L. & Henry J. Knott Foundation

Darryl Jones, Executive Director, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Ali-Sha Alleman, Assistant Director, University of Maryland School of Social Work Community Outreach Service

Panel:  Poverty and Social Equity

A study of extreme child related incidents as they were covered by the media and the resultant impact on legislation
Janice Hawkins, New York Administration for City Children Services & PhD Student ,Walden University

Assessing the Accessibility of the U.S. Social Safety Net: Asset Boost or Bust?
Tamitha Walker, PhD Student, Rutgers University

Discussant: Heather Wyatt-Nichol, PhD, University of Baltimore

Panel:Global Perspectives on Social Equity II

Tourism development in Ghana: its impacts and challenges in the area of social equity.
Abena A. Aidoo, PhD

Learning from the Fair Trade: Tracing Social Sustainability in the Globalized World
Sonay Aykan, PhD Student, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Democratic Governance and Communicating Conflict in Africa: Issues and Perspectives in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
Uchenna Alexius Ekwo, Center for Media & Peace Initiative

Neoliberalism and  Patterns of Inequality
Lawshawn Moore, Old Dominion University

Plenary Morning Session

Samuel Myers, Jr., PhD, *NAPA Fellow, University of Minnesota
Race Neutrality as a Policy Instrument for Achieving Diversity/
Plenary Panel on Social Equity and Public Procurement and Contracting

Best Practices for Social Equity Social in Public Procurement and Contracting

Moderator: Sharon Sayles Belton, Vice President for Community Relations and Government Affairs at Thomson Reuters, Former Minneapolis Mayor

Franklin Lee, Attorney, Tydings & Rosenberg

Daniel Muse, Former Attorney City and County of Denver, Colorado and Attorney at law at Pendleton, Friedberg, Wilson, & Hennesey

Margaret Simms, PhD, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Panel: Education Reform

Bertha Knight, Director of Enrichment, Baltimore City Public Schools

Zattura Sims-El, Charter School Board Member, Former Community Liaison for the Education Trust, Grassroots Education Organizer in Baltimore

The Honorable Carl Stokes, Baltimore City Council-- 12th District

Panel: Insights from a Graduate Course

Convener & Presenter
Blue Wooldridge, PhD, *NAPA Fellow and Chair of the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance, National Academy of Public Administration, and
Professor, L. Douglas Wilder
School of Government and Public Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University

Social Equity and Virginia Local Governments:  An Analysis of the Mission Statements of Virginia Local Governments for Mention of Social Equity
Christopher Donovan, PhD. Student,  Kasey Martin,  PhD Student, & Blue Wooldridge, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Center for Public Policy, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Unintended consequences of work-life balance policies in the Netherlands
Erna Ruijer, PhD student Public Policy and Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University

Intentions, Outcomes, and Equity in Education Policy: Analyzing No Child Left Behind through Merton's Framework of the Unanticipated Consequences of Purposive Action
Jesse Senechal, PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University

Insights from a Graduate Course in Social Equity and Public Policy:  Goals, Topics and Assignments Blue Wooldridge, PhD, *NAPA Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University

Panel:Technological Applications to Measure Social Equity

State Reasonable Efforts? A GIS Assessment of the Availability and Proximity of Parent Education Classes in Three Cities 
Edwina Dorch, PhD, Professor,
Texas A & M

Segregation, Desegregation, and Resegregation in Baltimore: The Role of Public Policy 
Brandi Blessett, PhD Student, Thomas Chapman, PhD, and Mohamad Alkadry, PhD,
Old Dominion University

Matthew Kachura, University of Baltimore, Jacob Francis Institute,
BNIA

Plenary Lunch Session
Immigration & Social Equity: the Reality and Research

Moderator:  Ron Carlee, PhD,
Executive-in-Residence, International City/County Management Association

Honorable J. Walter Tejada, Member, County Board of Arlington, Virginia

Nadia Rubaii-Barrett, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Public Administration, College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University

Dylan Conger, PhD, Assistant Professor, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University

Panel: Social Equity and Urban Youth: The View from Philadelphia

S. Archye Leacock, MPA
Executive Director of Institute for the Development of African American Youth

Lynn H. Green, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Gedeon M. Mudacumura, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Administration, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Panel:Addressing Education Inequities

Taking Pride and Promoting the Success of Underserved Students
Susan Gooden, PhD,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
 *NAPA Fellow
Kasey J. Martin, Lindsey L. Evans, & Kashea N. Pegram, PhD Students,
Virginia Commonwealth University

Comparison of Baltimore City Schools
Jovonne Lewis, MPA, University of Baltimore

Jonathan Lewis, Union Baptist Head Start 

Panel: The Application of Social Equity in a Local Government Context: Gender Equality in Fulton County

Presenters:  Cheryl Estes, Fulton County Health and Human Services, Planning and Evaluation Division

Ann Harris, Ph.D., Fulton County Equal Employment Opportunity and ADA

Brenda Sullivan, Ph.D., Fulton County Health and Human Services, Planning and Evaluation

Sharon Whitmore, Fulton County Finance Department

Panel: The Relevance of Sexual Identity and Orientation to Social Equity

Homeless and Transgender in Richmond: A Frightening Prospect
Monica M. Behney, PhD Student,Virginia Commonwealth University

Morgan Meneses-Sheets, Executive Director Equality Maryland, Inc.

Heather Wyatt-Nichol, PhD, University of Baltimore, Discussant

Panel:  Education Policy and Social Equity

School Choice in New Jersey Abbott School Districts: Does Competition Increase Proficiency in Statewide Test? Kevin Davis, PhD Student, Rutgers University

Tools of Engagement: The Use of Formal Networks to Increase Gender Equity in Higher Education
Nakeina Douglas, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Social Capital and Education Policy
Amy Holt, MPA, PhD Student, University of North Texas

Black Masculinity and Schools: A Dream Deferred Jermaine Monk, PhD Student, Rutgers University

Panel:Health and Social Equity

Collaboration and Health Programs: Are we Learning How to Work Together?
Margaret Gillingham and Christopher Talley, University of Baltimore

Jessica Ruglis, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Equity Matters/Place Matters Initiative

Health Disparities in Hospital Care
Christine Spencer, ScD, University of Baltimore

Advancing Public Health Equity Through the Politics of Recasting Effective Transportation and Land Use Policy Using Concepts of Well Being
Michael Wilkerson, MPA, Virginia Commonwealth University

June 18

Doric Room

Composite Room

Ionic Room

Plenary Morning Session: Children and Youth

Dr. Gail D. Brooks, Principal, Isles YouthBuild Institute

Angela Conyers Johnese, MPA, Advocates for Children and Youth

Al Passarella, MPA, Advocates for Children and Youth  

Stacy Rodgers, MPA, Deputy Secretary for Programs, Maryland Department of Human Resources

David Waldman, PhD Student, Walden University
The Effect of Social Justice on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Gender Justice for Girls

Panel:Cultural Competency

Cultural Competency in Health Services
Mitchell Rice, PhD, *NAPA Fellow, Texas A&M and
Samuel Brown, PhD, MPA Program Director, University of Baltimore

Aging Communications Training to Improve Public Agencies During Difficult Times
Patricia Alt, PhD, Towson University

A Profile of Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity among Behavioral Healthcare Professionals in a State Behavioral Healthcare Organization
Pamela Lewis, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Panel: Diversity and Social Equity in Higher Education

Social Equity in the Academy: State Policy and Diversity in Higher Education
Warren Haynes, DPA Student, University of Baltimore

Students, Faculty and Administration: Interactions between Three Increasingly Diverse Constituencies
Shannon Portillo, PhD, and Fatima Smith, Student, George Mason University

Integrating Diversity and Social Equity into the MPA Curriculum
Heather Wyatt-Nichol, PhD, University of Baltimore

Social Capital and Income Inequality:

Is there a relationship?  And which is the chicken and which the egg?Jeffery Apfel, PhD Student, Rutgers University

A case study of three urban school gardens in Newark, New Jersey Dorothy Knauer, PhD, Urban Education, Rutgers University

Plenary Lunch Session & Awards Presentation

12:30-1:45
Equitable International Relations: The USA Towards Africa

Sy Murray, PhD, Savannah State University, *NAPA Fellow

Daniel Skoler, Esq., *NAPA Fellow

John Saunders, III CAE., National Forum for Black Public Administrators, *NAPA Fellow

Harvey White, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, *NAPA Fellow

1:45-2:30
Remarks by H. George Frederickson, PhD, University of Kansas, *NAPA Fellow
and
Award Presentations

H. George Frederickson, *NAPA Fellow, Book Signing

Closing Strategic Planning