DJ & MC
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Qiana Coachman-Strickland
DJ Q-Boogie
Day 1 - June 8, 2021
Main Stage Speakers
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Dr. Bruce Liang
Dean
UConn School of Medicine
Director
Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
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Luke Bronin
Mayor
City of Hartford
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The Honorable Ned Lamont
Governor
State of Connecticut
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Dr. Arthur C. Evans
Chief Executive Officer
American Psychological Association
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Robyn Porter
State Representative
State of Connecticut
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Dr. Maysa Akbar
Assistant Clinical Professor
Yale School of Medicine
CEO
Integrated Wellness Group
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Dr. Shawn C.T. Jones
Assistant Professor
Counseling Program
Psychology Department at Virginia Commonwealth University
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Dr. Riana Anderson
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health
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Ron Walker
Executive Director
Coalition of Schools Educating Boys and Men of Color
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Dr. Howard Stevenson
Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education
Professor of Africana Studies
Human Development & Quantitative Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Executive Director
Racial Empowerment Collaborative
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Kessonga Giscombé
Founder
Mindful Explorations
Mindfulness Instructor
UNC School of Medicine
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Dr. Wizdom Powell
Director
Health Disparities Institute
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
UConn Health School of Medicine
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Shawn Dove
Chief Executive Officer
Campaign for Black Male Achievement
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Ismael Valdivieso
Youth Representative
Boys and Girls Club of Hartford
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Andrew Woods
Executive Director
Hartford Communities That Care
Director
CT-Hospital Violence Intervention Program Collaborative
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Eddie Brown
School Engagement and Behavioral Support Specialist
Greater Hartford Youth Leadership Academy Hartford Public Schools
Program Director
Hartford Communities That Care, Inc.
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Dahmarre Bournes
Youth Leadership Academy Student
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Khalil Lovejoy
Youth Leadership Academy Student
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Quincy Evans
Youth Representative
MENTOR National
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James Bell
Founding President
W. Haywood Burns Institute
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Akeem Browder
President and Founder
Kalief Browder Foundation
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Dr. Henry Anyimadu
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Hospital of Central Connecticut and Midstate Medical Center
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Dr. Allison Mathews
Executive Director
Gilead COMPASS® Faith Coordinating Center
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Marissa Miller
Founder and Executive Director
Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center
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Laurenzo Surrell-Page
EPY Peer Navigator
RAIN
Mentor and Patient Advocate
ViiV's Positive Action for Youth
Breakout Session Speakers
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Dr. Jaleel Abdul-Adil
Co-Director
Urban Youth Trauma Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry / part-time Professor of Clinical Psychology
University of Illinois at Chicago/Chicago School of Professional Psychology
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Jonathan Johnson
Assistant Director of Student Health and Wellness
Teachers College, Columbia University
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Kyle Richard
Sports Activist, Advocate & Speaker for Positive Manhood & Sexual Violence Prevention
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Shawnee Benton Gibson
Co-Founder + Executive Director
Spirit of a Woman, L.L.C.
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Mizuho Kanazawa
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
Drama Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Drama for Healing
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Dr. Raphael Coleman
Director
Alice! Health Promotion Unit of Columbia Health at Columbia University
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Tulane University and City University of New York
Co-owner
Practademics LLC
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Dr. Keoshia Worthy
Staff Psychologist
Columbia University’s Counseling & Psychological Services
Founder
WorthyTherapy Psychological Services
Kamora Herrington
Founder
Kamora's Cultural Center
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Dayzra Bournes
Teaching Assistant
Wilson Gray YMCA
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Nezra Adams
Youth Representative
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Jerren Langford
Youth Representative
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Dahmarre Bournes
Youth Leadership Academy Student
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Dr. Maureen Allwood
Clinical Psychologist and a Professor of Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
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Victor Dempsey
Community Organizer
Community Justice Unit of the Legal Aid Society
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Anthony Posada
Supervising Attorney
Community Justice Unit of the Legal Aid Society
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Commander Michelle Sandoval-Rosario
PACE Director for Region 9
Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
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Dr. Juan Salazar
Physician-in-Chief and EVP of Academic Affairs/Director
Pediatric and Youth HIV program
Connecticut Children’s
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Keith Grant
Senior System Director for Infection Prevention
Hartford HealthCare
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Marcus Stallworth
Co-Owner
Welcome 2 Reality
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Dr. Paul Anthony
System Director for Occupational Health
Hartford HealthCare
Associate Director for Infectious Diseases
Hartford Hospital
Day 2 - June 9, 2021
Main Stage Speakers
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Dr. John Santopietro
Physician-in-Chief
Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network
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Sarah Lewis
Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Hartford Healthcare
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Andreá Sellers
Musician
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Dr. Isaiah Pickens
Founder + CEO
iOpening Enterprises
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Dr. Torie Weiston-Serdan
Youth Mentoring Leader, Scholar + Practitioner
Youth Mentoring Action Network
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Dr. John Rich
Professor of Health Management and Policy
Drexel Dornsife University School of Public Health
Co-Director
Drexel Center for Nonviolence and Justice
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Vic Armstrong
Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services
NC Department of Health and Human Services
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Dr. Troy Harden
Director
Race and Ethnic Studies Institute at Texas A&M University
Faculty
Sociology Department at Texas A&M University
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Dr. Alice Farrell
President and CEO
Olive Branch Clinical and Consulting Services, LLC
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Dr. Thema Bryant Davis
Professor of Psychology
Pepperdine University
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Louis L. Reed
Director of Organizing and Partnerships
Dream Corps JUSTICE
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Jinho "Piper" Ferreira
Writer, Rapper + Actor
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Paige Fernandez
Policing Policy Advisor
National Political Advocacy Department - ACLU
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Whitney Bunts
Policy Analyst
CLASP
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Dr. Theo Hodge
Medical Director
Washington Health Institute
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Dr. David Malebranche
Physician + Public Health Official
Morehouse Healthcare
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Pastor André McGuire
Board of Directors Chair
Central Area Health Education Center, Inc.
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Brian Ahimbisibwe
Co Founder
Ariel Superstars Group
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Marc Philpart
Managing Director
PolicyLink
Breakout Session Speakers
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Dr. Takeo Rivera
Assistant Professor in English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Boston University
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Abdul-Rahmaan I. Muhammad
Executive Director and Founder
My People Clinical Services
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Marcus Brown
Founder
Know Your Worth King Inc.
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Dr. Steven Hoffler
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University
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Michael Mitchell
Owner and Operator
Red Carpet Barber Salon
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Dr. Shardé M. Davis
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication at UConn
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Dr. Martinque Jones
Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of North Texas
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Dr. Paige Gardner
Co Founder
Career Killing Moves for Women of Color in Higher Education
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Dr. Javeed Sukhera
Chair of Psychiatry
Institute of Living
Chief of Psychiatry
Hartford Hospital
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Victor Dempsey
Community Organizer
Community Justice Unit of the Legal Aid Society
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Anthony Posada
Supervising Attorney
Community Justice Unit of the Legal Aid Society
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Richie Reseda
Founder
Question Culture
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Malik McClain
Transgender activist
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Dr. Rory T. Edwards
Chief Transformation Officer
Rory T. Edwards Group
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Timothy Hersh Fraylon
Co-Founder
For Unity Community Outreach Corp
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Andrew Woods
Executive Director
Hartford Communities That Care
Director
CT-Hospital Violence Intervention Program Collaborative
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Rev. Dr. Michael D. Bailey
Pastor
First Cathedral Church, Bloomfield, CT
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Rev. Nancy Kingwood
Executive Director
The Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program
Nancy Kingwood Ministries (Bridgeport)
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Rev. Kelcy Steele
Pastor
Varick Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
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Rev. Dr. Timothy McNeil
Pastor
Community Fellowship Church
CEO
Revealing Everything At Last Ministries
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Rev. Kristopher Reese
Pastor
Grace Baptist Church
Day 3 - June 10, 2021
Main Stage Speakers
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Dr. Carl Lejuez
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Connecticut
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Dr. David Ikard
Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies
Vanderbilt University
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Greg Corbin
Director of Restorative Justice
Mural Arts Philadelphia
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Tariq Powell
Musician and Artist
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Tracy "Mind Evolution" Caldwell
Spoken Word Artist
MInd Evolution
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Tarishi Shuler
Spoken Word Artist
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Jerome Geyer
Poet, Spoken Word Artist + Videographer/Vlogger
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Alina Liao
Founder & CEO
Zenit
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Dr. Imo Nse Imeh
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Westfield State University
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Patrick Williams
Author
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Ricardo Rivera-Cardona
CEO
Value Based Consulting Services
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Dr. Henry Willis
Postdoctoral Fellow
Columbia University
Artists
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Keith Claytor
photography
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Andre Rochester
painting
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Zeph Farmby
painting
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Iyaba Ibo Mandingo
painting
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Trae Brooks
mixed media
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Joe Sam
mixed media
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David Elliot Waterman
photography
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Dr. David Ikard
painting
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Dr. Imo Nse Imeh
mixed media
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Jordan Jones
painting
Danny Killion
sculpture
Gerald Filyaw
painting
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Tyran Sampson
performance
Afro Yaqui
music
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Qwes
music