44th Annual Conference of Minority Public Administrators
“Sustainable Blueprints: Public Engagement in Building Marginalized Communities”
Conference Venue: Sheraton University City Hotel
Agenda
Date / Day
Time
02/18/2015 12:00 – 5:00
Wednesday
12:30 - 5:00
12:30 - 2:00
Activity
Room
Registration Open
Registration Foyer
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Workshop I
University I
“Successful Grant Writing”
Facilitator: Dr. Diane Kimoto Bonetti
12:30 - 2:00
Workshop II
William Penn
“Applying for Doctoral Programs”
Facilitator: Schnequa Diggs, Doctoral Student
2:00 - 3:30
Workshop III
University I
“Positive Community Engagement Techniques"
”
Facilitator: Jim Jones, Senior Partner, BGE
Enterprises
2:00 - 3:30
Workshop IV
William Penn
“Techniques for Getting Published”
Facilitator: Andrew Ewoh, PhD, Editor-in-Chief,
Journal of Public Management & Social Policy
3:30 - 5:00
Workshop V
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VISITOR?
Workshop Facilitators:
Rajade Berry-James, PhD,
Susan Gooden, PhD,
Crystal Calarussee
Ben Franklin I&II
02/18/2015 5:30 - 7:15
Wednesday
ROUNDTABLE
Ben Franklin III IV
&V
"Public-Private Partnerships "
Moderator: Kelvin Jeremiah, CEO
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Dr. Clet Niyikiza, Founder, President & CEO of LEAF
Pharmaceuticals
Mr. Jeff Brown, Founder, President & CEO of Brown’s
Super Stores, Inc.
Mr. Don Perry, President, Faulkner Honda Corporation
Dr. Frank T. Brogan, CEO, Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education
8:00- 10:00
President’s Reception
Welcome Remarks:
Dr. Phyllis Dawkins, Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Allan Rosenbaum, President, American Society for
Public Administration
Ben Franklin III IV
&V
02/19/2015
Thursday
7:30 – 5:00
Registration Open
7:30 - 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:45
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Registration Foyer
Ben Franklin III IV
&V
Presiding: Dr. Gedeon M. Mudacumura
Welcome, Introduction of Head Table & Development
of Annual Meeting Theme
Platinum Sponsor Greetings:
Gold Sponsor Greetings:
Speaker: The Honorable Vincent Hughes, State
Senator
Presentation of Student Scholarships: Jackie Griffith
10:00 – 11:15
Concurrent Sessions:
Panel 3: Citizen Participation in Marginalized
Communities
(Kimaru; Eneanya; Jones; Uzochukwu)
William Penn I
Panel 6: Fostering Sustainable Development
(Dawson; Owoye & Onafowora; Holland)
William Penn II
Panel 7: American Dream and College Affordability
(Naylor; Gerlowski; Bowden; Wright; BeckettCamarata )
Panel 20: Housing Issues in Marginalized Communities
(Williams; Mathews; Clark)
11:15 - 12:30
University I
University II
Concurrent Sessions
Panel 10: Prison Management Systems and Social
Justice
William Penn I
(Terrence; Gillepsie; Dyer; Crute)
Panel 13: Human Trafficking
(Roberts-Lewis & Mack; Reed)
William Penn II
Panel 9: Human Rights and Social Justice
(Cui; Ledbetter Jr; Thornton; Rowe; Wigfall &
Hurt)
University I
University II
Panel 19: Social Equity & Diversity in MPA/MPP
Curriculum
(Wooldridge; Murray; Gooden; Rubin; )
02/19/2015
Thursday
12:30 – 1:45
LUNCHEON PLENARY SESSION
Ben Franklin III IV
V
Opening remarks: Honorable Brian Sims, PA State
Representative
Keynote speaker: Mr. Kelvin Jeremiah, CEO Philadelphia Housing Authority
2:00 - 3:15
3:30 - 4:45
Concurrent Sessions:
Panel 2: Citizen Centric Governance
(Sentama; Mongkuo; Stokes & Bolton)
William Penn I
Panel 4: African Context of Marginalized Communities
(Brumfield; Davis; Harper; Wambui; Meyers)
William Penn II
Panel 5: Academic Institutions and Community
Partnerships
(Agbodzakey; Hale Jr,& Whitehead; Robertson &
Elliot, Sr.; Nyirindekwe)
University I
Panel 21: E-Government in Mississippi Institutions
(McKay; Caston; Collier; Frank)
University II
Concurrent Sessions:
Panel 8: Community Program Evaluation
(Jackson; Akoto; Masabo; Berry-James)
William Penn II
Panel 1: Ethics and Public Service Delivery
(Carrizales; Mylon Winn; Frimpong; Ewoh & Howe)
William Penn I
Panel 16: Community Planning for Sustainable
Development
(Thomas & Walton; Yaghi; Morrison; Farley)
Panel 23: Equal Treatment under the Law
(Naylor; Wyatt-Nichol; Gerlowski; Fisher)
5:00 – 6:30
ROUNDTABLE
"High-Powered Women in Public Service"
Moderator: Dr. Maria Aristigueta
ASPA President Elect
Dr. Patria de Lancer Julnes; Special Assistant to the
Provost, University of Baltimore
Dr. Valerie Harrison, Acting President of Lincoln
University
Folasade A. Olanipekun-Lewis, Chief Financial
Officer
University I
University II
Ben Franklin I & II
7:00 – 9:00
RECEPTION & ANNUAL BANQUET
Presiding Officer: Dr. Gedeon M. Mudacumura
Introduction of Head Table
Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Susan Gooden, Vice
President, American Society for Public Administration
Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana,
Rwandan Ambassador to the U.S.
COMPA Awards Presentation: Dr. Harvey L. White
Sy Murray Mentoring Award to:
Dr. Linneal Henderson
Dr. Jewel Prestage Pioneer Award to:
Dr. Susan Gooden
COMPA National Public Service Award to:
Dr. Berhanu Mengistu
COMPA President’s Awards for Exceptional Service
Ben Franklin III IV
V
02/20/2015
Friday
8:00 - 12:00
Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15
Concurrent Sessions:
Panel 15: Ex-offenders Community Reentry Programs
(Green; Stephens; Cotter; Brockenbrough)
Panel 17: Neighborhood Revitalization Through
Participatory Planning
(Holdbrook; Lewis; Moss; Torrance; Shikun)
10:30 – 11:15
Registration Foyer
William Penn I
William Penn II
Panel 18: Building Local Capacity: Ecological
Constraints
(Daniels & Krewson; Bailey; Pink-Harper; Atisa &
Zemrani)
University I
Panel 22: Nonprofit and Faith-based Organizations
(Mirabella; Marshall; Samuels)
Chestnut
COMPA BUSINESS/TRANSITIONAL MEETING
Ben Franklin I & II
Presiding: Dr. Gedeon M. Mudacumura
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
COMPA President Address: Dr. Gedeon M.
Mudacumura
Nominations/Election Committee Report
President Gloria Billingsley's Inaugural Address
New Officers Acceptance Comments
11:30 - 12:30
STUDENTS POLICY DEBATES
Ben Franklin I & II
Presiding: Past COMPA President – Dr. L. Frances
Liddell
12:30 – 2:00
ROUNDTABLE
Vision for Marginalized Communities
Moderator: Dr. Kelechi Uzochukwu
Members:
Kendra Brumfield - Warren Wright - Andrea Headly
Ashlee Dyer - Peter Federman - Antron McKay
Ben Franklin III IV
2:00 - 3:15
3:30 - 5:00
Concurrent Sessions:
Panel 12: Structural Racism and Gender Equity Issues
(Scutelnicu & Knepper; Burgess; Wyatt-Nichol &
Seabrook)
William Penn II
Panel 11: Addressing Social Injustice and Inequity
(Rishel Elias; Wenzler; Parker; Federman)
Chestnut
Panel 14: Community Policing and Social Justice
(Headly; Summers; Wright II)
William Penn I
COMPA Past Chairs Roundtable
2015 Annual Meeting Adjournment
Ben Franklin III IV
V