Session Theme – “Strengthening Community”
PROUD’s mission, and the purpose of the first Oak Park Conference in Ferguson, has been to build and maintain a community that is strong economically, culturally, and personally for each of its residents.
These sessions will discuss opportunities to work together for increased community stability and personal, economic, and cultural prosperity. Each of these sessions will seek specific community-driven actions as well as policy solutions to strengthen our community. The sessions will work to identify long-term commitments to ensure the success of the proposed interventions.
Lunch
Registration for those only attending Saturday afternoon session
12:00 – 1:00
Student Center Multipurpose Room
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Alice Bloch
Dancer, choreographer, teacher, and arts integration specialist
1:00 – 1:45
Student Center Multipurpose Room
Panelist Presentations
followed by facilitated discussions
2:00 – 4:15
Social Studies Building Classrooms
The schedule for the Saturday afternoon session is tentative.
Speakers and panels may change.
Social Connectedness
D’Andre Braddix, Ed.D., executive director of DEI, STLCC
Terrence Freeman
Ph.D.
Prof. Emeritus at STLCC and Adjunct Prof. at UMSL
Chuck Henson
PROUD Chair Emeritus
Shavanna Spratt
Owner, Da Hood Talks Entertainment; Host, Da Hood Talks Podcast
Neighborhoods
& Housing
Mildred Clines
Community Activist
Christina Dancy
Asst. V.P. and Community Impact Manager, U.S. Bank
Michael Gearhart, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. of Social Work, UMSL
Andreal Hoosman
Owner, Haywood Hoosman Realty
Rosalind Williams
former Ferguson Dir., of Planning & Development
Economic Development
Sean Guess, JD
District Director, Workforce & Talent Development, STLCC
Dwayne T. James, PE, Ed.D
Community Development & Dir. of DEI, MU Extension
Dan Monti, Ph.D
Prof. of Sociology & Anthropology, Saint Louis University
Dana Sebastian-Duncan
Art Therapist and Consultant
Session Roundup
followed by Social Hour
4:30 – 6:00
Student Center Multipurpose Room
SC = Student Center (location of Multipurpose Room)
SS = Social Studies Building (location of Break-out Classrooms)
H = Humanities Building (location of Break-out Classrooms)
Parking available for free in all campus lots, except where spaces are noted as reserved.