Spot Bid Fair
Friday | September 9, 2022 | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Paul Quinn College
AALI 2022 Fall Policy Summit
Chair – Keith Benn
9/8 Golf Tournament: Thursday, September 8 @ 7:30 am
Thorntree Country Club – DeSoto, Texas
9/9 AALI Summit Spot Bid Fair: Friday, September 9 @ 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Paul Quinn College
Committee Chair – Texas Senator Royce West
Healthcare Industry & AA Chambers and Businesses
2022 Fall Policy Summit
7:30 am Registration Begins/ Vendors Open
7:45 am Breakfast Service
8:10 am Summit Call to Order/ Welcome from PQC and Overview
8:20 am Welcome from AALI Leadership/ Theme Talk/ Logistics
8:30 am A Call to Action from Sima Ladjevardian, JD, Regional Director-Region VI, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
8:50 am Breakfast Ends/ Transition to Concurrent Sessions
9:00 am – 10:20 am Education and Healthcare
10:20 am – 10:30 am Break/ Transition
10:30 am – 11:50 am Economic Development and Civic Engagement
11:50 am – 12:20 pm Lunch (food trucks and Vendors)
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm Keynote Session Criminal Justice
1:20 pm Q&A from Audience
1:30 pm Closing Remarks
9/10 Breakout Sessions/PANELS Saturday, September 10
Paul Quinn College
9:00 am – 10:20 am Education Paul Quinn College
Committee Chair/Moderator – SBOE Trustee Aichia Davis
“The Changing FACE of Education in Texas”
Panelists:
Haley Taylor Schlitz
The youngest African American to EVER graduate from law school, now a novice teacher.
Dr. Usamah Rodgers
Superintendent of DeSoto ISD
John Garland
Esq – Texas Education Agency
Mia Street, Med
Dallas Education Chair and State Policy aDvisor for NAACP
Dr. Constance Lacy PhD, LCSW, HS-BCP
Dean, School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
9:00 am – 10:20 am Healthcare Paul Quinn College
Committee Chair: Texas Representative Toni Rose
“Mental Health Matters: Let’s Talk About It!”
Moderator: Balch Springs Mayor Carrie Gordon
Overview Session Remarks from:
Sima Ladjevardian, JD, Regional Director-Region VI, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Panelists:
LCDR Traci M. Murray, PhD, MPH, RN, NHDP-BC, CPH
United States Public Health Service
Sonja Gaines
Deputy Executive Commissioner, Intellectual &
Developmental & Disability and Behavioral Health (State)
Carol Lucky
CEO, North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (Local)
10:30 am – 11:50 am Civic Engagement Paul Quinn College
Committee Chair/Moderator – Dallas Councilman Casey Thomas
“Building Black Political Power”
Panelists:
Jesuorobo Enobakhare, Jr
Chairman City of Dallas Community Police Oversight Board
Diane Ragsdale
Executive Director, South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corporation
Texas State Representative Jasmine Crockett
Democratic Nominee for Texas’ 30th Congressional District
Di’onna LaFay Hardin
State Organizing Manager – Texas – Black Voters Matter Fund
10:30 am – 11:50 am Economic Development Paul Quinn College
Committee Chair/Moderator: Texas State Senator Royce West
“Economic Development and the UNT Dallas Corridor”
Panelists:
Mike Hoque
President & CEO, Hoque Global
Terrence Maiden
Chief Executive Officer, Russell Glen
Bob Mong
President, University of Texas – Dallas
Kevin Spath
AICP, HDFP, EDFP, Assistant Director, City of Dallas, Office of Economic Development
Dr. Monica Williams
UNT Dallas Vice President for University Advancement
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm Keynote Session – Criminal Justice
Committee Chair/Moderator – Dallas Councilman Tennell Atkins
“Police Policy Across Cities: Sharing Lessons from Successes and Failures”
Panelists:
Chief Eddie Garcia
Dallas Police Department
Chicago Superintendent David Brown
Chicago Police Department
Chief Al Jones, Chief of Police
Arlington Police Department
Chief Neil Noakes, Chief of Police
Fort Worth Police Department