2022 Whitney M. Young, Jr., Leadership Development Conference

October 17 - October 20, 2022 | New York, NY

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Urban Leadership Development Conference is our annual leadership immersion event for the leaders of our affiliate movement. We bring together our brightest minds and dedicated hearts to expand expertise, build community and share learnings for a stronger, more effective Urban League movement.

Track Sponsors and Program Funders

 
 

Abbvie

American Express

Citi

FIFTH THIRD BANK

MASTER CARD

PEPSICO

REGIONS

 
 

Schedule at a Glance

 

Sessions are open unless otherwise stated.

Virtual - WMY Conference Welcome Session

10:00 a.m.  - 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Marc H. Morial


Day One Keynote Session (Virtual - Open)

12:00 p.m.  - 1:00 p.m. Closing the Opportunity Gap for Black Americans | Speaker: Maurice Jones

 

Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives Track

3:00 p.m.  - 4:30 p.m. Ending Cannabis Prohibition: The Impact of Local Criminal Justice

 

Guild Track (Virtual - Closed)

7:00 p.m.  - 9:30 p.m. Best Practices for Officers of the Guild

 

Housing Track

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. NUL Welcome
11:15 a.m.  - 11:45 a.m. The State of Housing Overview
2:00 p.m.  - 3:00 p.m. Affordable Banking Access Strategies Focused on Racial Equity and Inclusion
3:15 p.m.  -  5:15 p.m. Affordable Access Banking Initiative Focus Group

 

Young Professionals Track (Virtual - Open)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Illustrating the Impact of the YP Story
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Identifying My Chapter Impact as a President
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Executing My Chapter Impact

Education & Youth Development Track

9:00 a.m.  - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Past Pandemic

 

Day Two Keynote Session

12:00 p.m.  - 1:00 p.m. Socially Conscious Music Now and in the Future | Speaker: Terrance Blanchard

 

Board Track

 2:00 p.m.  - 4:00 p.m.  Guidelines for Effective Board Development

 

CEO Track

10:00 a.m.  - 11:30 a.m. Operating Reserves and Board Designated Funds
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fundraising: Capital Campaigns

 

Education & Youth Development Track

9:00 a.m.  - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic

 

Entrepreneurship Center Program Track

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Entrepreneurship Center Program Update
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Entrepreneurship Center Director’s Exchange

 

Guild Track

7:00 p.m.  - 9:30 p.m. Fiscal Fitness for the Chapter

 

Housing Track

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. DoorDash Economic Empowerment Toolkit GoalUp Showcase
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Bank of America Round Table e-Journey to Homeownership

 

WFDD Combined Workforce Track

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Utilizing Data to Analyze, Measure, and Improve Program Results
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Small Group Coaching for Utilizing Data to Analyze Measure and Improve Program Results

 

WFDD Urban Senior Jobs Program Track

1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m. Small Group Coaching Session

 

Young Professionals Track

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Communicating the YP Story -  General Session
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Communicating the YP Story Locally & Nationally as a President

Day Three Keynote Session

12:00 p.m.  - 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Kevin Powell

 

CFO Roundtable Track

1:00 p.m.  - 5:30 p.m. Moving Forward - The Future of Accounting and Reporting

 

Education & Youth Development Track

10:00 a.m.  - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic

 

Emerging Leaders Track

4:15 p.m. - Until ELP Project Presentation Practice Session

 

Entrepreneurship Center Program Track

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Welcome & Overview
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A Conversation with the Minority Business Development Agency
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Driving Wealth Through Entrepreneurial Success
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Washington Bureau Policy & Advocacy Update

 

Guild (Virtual - Closed)

7:00 p.m.  - 9:30 p.m. Membership Engagement

 

Health Equity Track

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Applying a Health Equity Framework to Advance Program Goals

 

Washington Bureau Track

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Leadership Strategies for Effective State Advocacy
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Leadership Strategies for Effective State Advocacy

 

WFDD Project Empower University Track

10:00 a.m.  - 12:00 p.m. The Day After Documentary Film and Discussion
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Geographies of Women and Their Environments

 

WFDD Upskilling Track

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Upskilling Principles
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Small Group Coaching for Upskilling Principles

 

WFDD Urban Tech Track (In-person - Closed)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Technology Program Playbook

 

WFDD Urban Senior Jobs Program Track (Virtual - Closed)

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Distance Learning Part 1
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Difficult Strategic Conversations: Engaging Skillfully and Empathetically

 

Young Professionals Track (Virtual - Open)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Maintaining Me in the Movement - General Session
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.  Not Losing Me in the Movement  - President Session

Day Four Keynote Session

12:00 p.m.  - 1:00 p.m. Organizational & Cultural Transformation | Speaker: Dr. Christopher Metzler

 

Education & Youth Development Track 

9:00 a.m.  - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic

 

Emerging LeadersTrack 

12:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ELP Project Presentation & Graduation

 

Entrepreneurship Center Program Track

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Act Locally, Think Nationally - Strengthening the EC's Entrepreneurial Reach
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Evolving Into Conscious Leadership & Wrap Up

 

Guild Track

7:00 p.m.  - 9:30 p.m. Fundraising Strategies

 

Health Equity Track

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Lessons on Coalition Building for Health Equity
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Community Organizing for Health Equity

 

Urban Youth Reentry Program Track

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fostering Change from Within: The Art of Motivational Interviewing
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Coaching: Implementation of Training Strategies

 

WFDD Upskilling Track

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Upskilling Into Energy: Forming Local Workforce Relationship Within Clean Energy

 

WFDD Urban Tech Track (Hybrid - Open)

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Defining Technology Jobs: from Health to Energy

 

WFDD Urban Senior Jobs Program Track

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Distance Learning Part 2
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Public Narrative: Storytelling as a Leadership Practice

 

Young Professionals Track (Virtual - Open)

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Strategizing as a Means to Success - General Session
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Building My Chapter Legacy - President's Session
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Building My Position (ELT)

Keynote Sessions

October 17 - 20, 2022
 


 
October 17, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Day One Keynote: Maurice A. Jones, CEO of
OneTen will provide actionable steps on how
The Movement can close the opportunity gap
and provide the hands-on support that people
need to succeed.


Maurice Jones
CEO, OneTen
 


 
October 18, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Day Two Keynote: Terence Blanchard, American
trumpeter, composer, and composer of the first
Black-led opera at the Met will have a fireside
chat with Marc H. Morial, CEO & President of
the National Urban League, on how The
Movement can use music to support social change
and break down barriers.

Terence Blanchard
American Trumpeter & Composer


 
October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Day Three Keynote
Kevin Powell
Author and Public Speaker
 


 
October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Day Four Keynote: Dr. Christopher Metzler
an International Human Rights Lawyer, DEI and
ESG pioneer, as well as publisher, author,
lecturer and new SVP Corporate Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion at The National Urban
League will provide insights into how The
Movement can create an environment where
everyone feels welcome and how affiliates can
support social change within their organization
and their communities.


Dr. Christopher Metzler
SVP, of Corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, National Urban League
 
Terence Blanchard

American Trumpeter and Composer
 

 

 

Maurice Jones

President & CEO, OneTen
 

 

 

Dr. Christopher Metzler

International Human Rights Lawyer, DEI and ESG Pioneer
 

 

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell, Author and Public Speaker
 

 

Board Track

October 19, 2022
 


 
Tuesday | October 18

 

Time Session Speakers
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Guidelines for Effective Board Development Herman Lessard
SVP, Affiliate Services
Herman Lessard

SVP, Affiliate Services, National Urban League
 

 

Urban League Chief Executive Officer Track

October 19, 2022
 


 
Tuesday | October 18

 

Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Operating Reserves and Board Designated Funds
Michael Gellman
Co-founding Principal Partner, Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits, LLC
  4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fundraising: Capital Campaigns

Sean King
CSS Fundraising

Leslyn Williams-Mitchell
Vice President, Operations, Partnerships & Advancement National Urban League
 

 

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Michael Gellman

Co-Founding Principal Partner, Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits
 

 

Urban League Chief Financial Officer Track

October 19, 2022
 


 
Monday | October 19, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Moving Forward - The Future of Accounting and Reporting
Michael Gellman
Co-founding Principal Partner
Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits, LLC

Richard Fischer
Managing Director
O'Connor Pagano and Associates
 
Richard Fischer

Managing Director, O'Connor Pagano & Associates
 

 

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Michael Gellman

Co-Founding Principal Partner, Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits
 

 

Emerging Leaders Track

October 19 - 20, 2022
 


 
October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  4:15 p.m. - Until ELP Practice Session 2022 ELP Class


 
October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  12:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ELP Project Presentation & Graduation
Wanda Jackson
SVP, Human Resources & Chief Talent Officer
National Urban League

Tiffany Avery
Senior Director, Learning & Development, Talent Management
National Urban League

2022 ELP Class
 
Tiffany Avery

Senior Director, Human Resources & Learning, National Urban League
 

 

Wanda Jackson

SVP, Human Resources & Chief Talent Office, National Urban League
 

 

Education & Youth Development Track

October 18 - 20, 2022
 


 
October 18, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic  


 
October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic  


 
October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Connect: Reimagine Youth Programming Post Pandemic

 
Dr. Horatio Blackman

Vice President for Education Policy, Advocacy, and Engagement, National Urban League
 

Adenike Huggins

Senior Director, Education Policy and Advocacy, National Urban League
 

 

Karen Pittman

Partner, Knowledge to Power Catalysts Co-founder and former CEO of Forum for Youth Investment
 

Entrepreneurship Center Program Track

October 18 - 20, 2022
This track will focus on topics that promote growth and development including advocacy, contract procurement, increasing supplier diversity opportunities, financing alternatives, improvement of client management systems and marketing techniques. Attendees will be asked to share best practices and challenges that may have impeded business performance and engage in peer-to-peer networking. Participants will be Entrepreneurship Center Directors.
 


 
Tuesday | October 18, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (In-person Closed) Entrepreneurship Center Program Update
Khourin Wilkins
Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, National Urban League

Stephanie DeVane
VP, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, National Urban League
  1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (In-person Closed) Entrepreneurship Center Director’s Exchange  

 
Wednesday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Welcome & Overview of Entrepreneurship Center Program
Stephanie DeVane
VP, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, National Urban League
  10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A Conversation with the Minority Business Development  
  2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Driving Wealth Through Entrepreneurial Success
Imani Augustus
Director, Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity / Third Way
  3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Washington Bureau Policy & Advocacy Update
Shayla Moon
Senior Director, Housing & Economic Policy
 

 
Thursday | October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Act Locally, Think Nationally - Strengthening the EC's Entrepreneurial Outreach
Shayla Moon
Senior Director, Housing & Economic Policy
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Evolving Into Conscious Leadership & Wrap Up
Tirza Barnes
Founder, Tizra Motivates
Imani Augustus

Director, Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity
 

 

Tizra Barnes

CEO, Tizra Motivates, LLC.
 

 

 

Stephanie DeVane

VP, Entrepreneurship& Business Services, National Urban League
 

 

Khourin Wilkins

Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship & Business Development National Urban League
 

Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives Track

October 17 - 20, 2022
 


 
Monday | October 17, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ending Cannabis Prohibition: The Impact of Local Criminal Justice, Economic Justice and Social Equity
Esta R. Bigler
Co-Chair of the Cannabis Workforce Initiative Executive Council,
Director, Labor and Employment Law Program and Government Relations, Cornell University

Jean-Phillipe Innocent
Chief Commercial Officer
Who's Holding Co.

Tahir Johnson
Director of Social Equity & Inclusion, Marijuana Policy Project
Founder/CEO of Simply Pure Trenton, NY

Nikki Kateman
Political & Communications Director, Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW

Jerika Richardson
SVP for Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives
National Urban League

Tanisha Robinson
Chief Transformation Officer of The Parent Company (TPCo)

Alex Rias, Esq.
Senior Director for Equitable Justice
National Urban League
 
Esta R. Bigler

Director, Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Labor and Employment Law Program, and Co-Chair  of the Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI)

 

 

Alex Rias, Esq.

Vice President, Equitable Justice, National Urban League

 

 

 

 

Tanisha Robinson

Chief Transformation Officer of The Parent Company (TPCo)

 

 

 

 

Jerika Richardson

SVP for Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives National Urban League

 

 

 

 

 

Guild Track

October 17 - 20, 2022
This is a dedicated track for Guild members. 
 


 
October 17, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Best practices for Officers of the Guild


Robin T. Browder, Esq.

 


 
October 18, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Fiscal Fitness for the Chapter TBD
 


 
October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Membership Engagement
Jacqueline Bryant
 


 
October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fundraising Strategies
Caesar Grantham
 

Health & Equity Track

October 19-20, 2022
This track will provide UL Affiliates with a grounding in Health Equity principles and the social determinants of health (SDOH). It will provide tools and information on incorporating health equity into your affiliate through creation of strong connections between your existing programming, the SDOH and health equity.
 


 
Wednesday | October 19, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  8:30 a.m. Check-In  
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (In-person - Closed) Applying a Health Equity Framework to Advance Program Goals
Dr. Lydia Isaac
Vice President, Health & Equity
National Urban League

 



 
Thursday | October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Lessons from Coalition Building for Health Equity
 
  1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Community Organizing for Health Equity
Jodie Easley
Co-Director, GOTVax

Dawn Le
National Director & Founder, GOTVax
 
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Jodie Easley

Co-Director at GOTVax
 

 

 

Dr. Lydia Isaac

Vice President, Health Equity & Policy National urban League
 

 

Dawn Le

National Director & Founder at GOTVax
 

 

 

Housing Track

October 17-19, 2022
 

 
Monday | October 17, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. NUL Welcome
Marc H. Morial
President & CEO
 
  11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. The State of Housing Overview
Cy Richardson
SVP, Housing & Community Development
 
  2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Affordable Banking Access Strategies Focused on Racial Equity and Inclusion
Amelia Erwitt
U.S. Director, Citi

Marco Chavarin
Senior Vice President, Financial Access Partnership Manager, Citi

Dara Duguay
CEO, CBA

Sandra Rielly
Vice President & Director, Citi

Cy Richardson
SVP, Housing & Community Development
 
  3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (In-person - Closed) Affordable Access Banking Initiative Focus Group
Tim Akpinar
Vice President, Inclusive Finance, Technology, Citi

Dara Duguay
CEO, CBA

Marco Chavarin
Senior Vice President, Financial Access Partnership Manager, Citi

Sandra Rielley
Vice President & Director, Citi
 

 
Tuesday | October 18, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.  DoorDash Economic Empowerment Toolkit GoalUp Showcase
Tameeka Colon
Consultant, National Urban League

Cy Richardson
SVP, Housing & Community Development

Joseph Lam
Program Manager, Policy, Partnerships, Social Impact, DoorDash
 
  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Hybrid-Closed) Bank of America Round Table e-Journey to Homeownership
Nereida Andino
SVP, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch

Brandon Caldwell
Vice President, Neighborhood and Community Lending
Business Support Manager
Bank of America

Cy Richardson
Senior Vice President, Economics & Housing Programs
Marc Morial

President & CEO, National Urban League
 

 

 

Tim Akpinar

Vice President, Inclusive Finance, Technology, Citi
 

 

 

Marco A. Chavarin

SVP, Financial Access Partnerships Manager, Citi
 

 

 

Brandon Caldwell

Vice President, Neighborhood and Community Lending Business Support Manager Bank of America
 

Amelia Erwit

Managing Director, CFE Fund<
 

 

 

Sandra Reilly

Director Social Finance, Community Investing and Development, Citi
 

 

Urban Youth Reentry Program Track

October 20, 2022

 
Thursday | October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Virtual - Open) Fostering Change From Within: The Art of Motivational Interviewing
Erika Fikes Humphrey
Technical Assistance Consultant

Yanni Deconescu
Director of Project Management

 

  3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Virtual - Closed) Coaching: Implementation of Training Strategies
Erika Fikes Humphrey
Technical Assistance Consultant

Yanni Deconescu
Director of Project Management
 
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Yanni Deconescu

Director of Project Management, Workforce Professionals Training Institute
 

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Erika Fikes Humphrey

Technical Assistance Consultant
 

 

 

Washington Bureau Track

October 19, 2022

 
Thursday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Leadership Strategies for Effective State Advocacy
Joi Chaney
Executive Director, Washington Bureau
Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, National Urban League

Priestley Johnson
Director of Strategic Partnerships
When We All Vote

Senator T'wina Nobles
State Senator for the 28th Legislative District, Washington State

Alex Rias, Esq.
Senior Director for Equitable Justice
National Urban League

Jessica Stender
Policy Director and Deputy Legal Director, Equal Rights Advocates
  10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Advanced Advocacy Training for the Advocacy Professional - Federal Edition


Yvette Badu-Nimako
Vice President of Policy
National Urban League

Clint Odom
Vice President of Strategic Alliances and External Affairs
T-Mobile

 

  1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Leadership Strategies for Effective State Advocacy
Senator T'wina Nobles
State Senator for the 28th Legislative District
Washington State

Jessica Stender
Policy Director and Deputy Legal Director, Equal Rights Advocates
 

 
Thursday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Advanced Advocacy Training for the Advocacy Professional - Federal Edition
Yvette Badu-Nimako
Vice President of Policy
National Urban League

Clint Odom
Vice President of Strategic Alliances and External Affairs
T-Mobile
 
  10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Leadership Strategies for Effective State Advocacy
Senator T'wina Nobles
State Senator for the 28th Legislative District
Washington State

Jessica Stender
Policy Director and Deputy Legal Director, Equal Rights Advocates
 

 

Yvette Badu-Nimako

State Senator for the 28th Legislative District, Washington State
 

 

 

Senator T'wina Nobles

State Senator for the 28th Legislative District, Washington State
 

 

 

Clint Odom

Vice President of Strategic Alliances and External Affairs, T-Mobile
 

 

 

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Jessica Stender

Policy Director and Deputy Legal Director, Equal Rights Advocates
 

 

 

WFDD Combined Workforce Track

October 18, 2022

 
Thursday | October 18, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Virtual - Open) Utilizing Data to Analyze, Measure, and Improve Program Results
Justin Collins
Director of Field Building & Engagement
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Yanni Deconescu
Director of Project Management
Workforce Professionals Training Institute
 
  1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Virtual- Closed) Small Group Coaching for Utilizing Data to Analyze Measure and Improve Program Results
Justin Collins
Director of Field Building & Engagement
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Yanni Deconescu
Director of Project Management
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Dan Salemson
Managing Director of Digital Learning & Technology
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Andrea Vaghy
Chief Program Officer
Workforce Professionals Training Institute
 
Yanni Deconescu

Director of Project Management Workforce, Professionals Training Institute
 

WFDD Project Empower University Track (Hybrid - Open)

October 19, 2022

 
Thursday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Day After Documentary Film and Discussion
Peter Creticos, Ph.D
CEO, Institute for Work and the Economy

Marcus Johnson
President & CEO
Springfield Urban League

Lyndon Pryor
Chief Engagement Officer
Louisville Urban League

Mark Reyes
Vice President of Programs
Urban League of Broward County
  3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Geographies of Women and Their Environments
Peter Creticos, Ph.D
CEO, Institute for Work and the Economy

Cecilia Wessinger
Director for Global Community, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Marcus Johnson

Director for Global Community Global Entrepreneurship Network
 

 

 

Mark Reyes, MBA.

Vice President of Program Impact Urban League of Broward County
 

 

 

Cecilia Wessinger

Director for Global Community at the Global Entrepreneurship Network
 

 

 

WFDD Upskilling Track

October 19-20, 2022


 
October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Upskilling Principles
Justin Collins
Director of Field Building & Engagement
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Christopher Lynn-Logue
Program Manager
Workforce Professionals Training Institute
 
  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. GeSmall Group Coaching for Upskilling Principles
Justin Collins
Director of Field Building & Engagement
Workforce Professionals Training Institute

Christopher Lynn-Logue
Program Manager
Workforce Professionals Training Institute
 


 
October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m Upskilling into Energy: Forming Local Workforce Relationship within Clean Energy
Missy Henriksen
Executive Director, Center for Energy Workforce Development

Sharene Pierce
Vice President of Customer Experience & Services, Operational Transformation, Duke Energy
 
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Sharene J. Pierce

President Customer Experience & Services Operational Transformation
 

 

 

WFDD Urban Tech Track

October 19-20, 2022

 
Thursday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Technology Program Playbook
Andi Grabemeyer
Independent Consultant

 
Friday | October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10::00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Defining Technology Jobs: from Health to Energy
Quincy Dunlap
CEO, Austin Area Urban League

Cy Richardson
Senior Vice President, Economics & Housing Programs

Andrew J. Wells
Vice President of Workforce Development
Chicago Urban League
Quincy Dunlap

NULYP National Leadership, Training, and Development Committee
 

 

 

Cy Richardson

Senior Vice President, Economics & Housing Programs
 

 

 

WFDD Urban Seniors Job Program - Tools for Strategic Leadership Track

October 19-20, 2022

 
Tuesday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Distance Learning Part 1
Lakindra Askew
Director, Urban Seniors Jobs Program
National Urban League

J.T. Thorne
Manager, Urban Senior Jobs Program
National Urban League
 


 
Wednesday | October 19, 2022

 

Time Session Speakers
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Difficult Strategic Conversations: Engaging Skillfully and Empathetically
Morgan Franklin
Clinical Instructor, Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program
 
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Distance Learning Part 2
Lakindra Askew
Director, Urban Seniors Jobs Program
National Urban League

J.T. Thorne
Manager, Urban Senior Jobs Program
National Urban League

 
Thursday | October 20, 2022

 

  Time Session Speakers
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Public Narrative: Storytelling as a Leadership Practice
Chuck Seaca
Director of Leadership Programs
Alaska Humanities Forum
 
Lakindra Askew

Director, Urban Seniors Jobs Program, National Urban League
 

 

 

Morgan Franklin

Lecturer on Law Harvard Law School
 

 

 

 

Marcus E. Johnson

President and CEO of the Springfield Urban League Inc.
 

 

 

Chuck Seaca

Director of Leadership Programs, Alaska Humanities Forum
 

 

 

John Thorne

Manager, Urban Senior Jobs Program, National Urban League
 

 

 

Young Professionals Track

October 17-20, 2022
  Monday | October 17, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Illustrating the Impact of the YP Story Cherrelle Duncan
NULYP Leadership, Training, and Development Chair

Shalondan Hollingshed
NULYP President

Natasha Innis
NULYP Programs Chair
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Identifying My Chapter Impact as a President (Chapter Presidents)
Brittany Marshall
President, Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Young Professionals

Genaro Stewart
President Emeritus, Thursday Network
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Executing My Chapter Impact (Chapter ELT and Members)
Tyler Litt
President, Urban League of Louisiana Young Professionals

Harper Mathews
NULYP Membership Chair
 
  Tuesday | October 18, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Communicating the YP Story
Courtney CJ Johnson
Owner and Founder, 21 Twelve Creative Co.

Dr. Candice C. Robinson
NULYP Leadership, Training & Development Committee
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.>> Communicating the YP Story Locally and Nationally as a President
Abrea Armstrong
President, Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals

Reuben Lael Griffin
NULYP Communications Chair
 
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Communicating the YP Story Locally (Chapter ELT and Members)
Jazmyn Daigle
NULYP Leadership, Training and Development Committee

Courtney CJ Johnson
Owner and Founder, 21 Twelve Creative Co.
 
  Wednesday | October 19, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Maintaining Me in the Movement (General Session)
Kierra Hernandez, LCSW
Owner and Founder, Conscious Freedom

Danyell Wells, LMSW
National Leadership Training and Development Committee
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Not Losing Me in the Movement (Chapter Presidents)
Dr. "Bowtie" Todd Jenkins
Founder, Bowtie Leadership and Development Committee

Adrianne Slash
NULYP Central Region Vice President
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Not Losing Me as a YP Member (Chapter ELT and Members)
Charles Anderson
National Leadership, Training and Development Committee

Cherrell Duncan
NULYP Leadership, Training and Development Chair

Crystal Orr
President, Urban League of Union County
 
  Thursday | October 20, 2022
  Time Session Speakers
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Strategizing as a Means to Success
Kendra Brim, MBA
NULYP, Executive Vice President

Cherrell Duncan
NULYP Leadership, Training and Development Chair

Dr. Candice C. Robinson
NULYP Leadership, Training & Development Committee
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Building My Chapter Legacy (Chapter Presidents)
Charles Jackson
Past President, Greater Baltimore Urban League Young Professionals

Dominique Wright
Immediate Past President Lexington Urban League Young Professionals
 
  7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Executing My Chapter Impact
Tyler Litt
President, Urban League of Louisiana Young Professionals

Archie Nettles, Jr.
Development Officer, Community Engagement, the Bush Center

Dr. Candice C. Robinson
NULYP Leadership, Training & Development Committee
 
Charles Anderson

NULYP National Leadership, Training, and Development Committee
 

 

 

 

Charles Jackson

Past President, Greater Baltimore Urban League Young Professionals
 

 

 

 

Jazmyn Daigle

VP, Health Equity and Policy National Urban League
 

 

 

 

Cherrelle Duncan

NULYP Leadership Training, and Development Chair
 

 

 

 

Reuben Lael Griffin

NULYP Communications Chair
 

 

 

 

Kierra Hernandez, LCSW

Owner and Founder, Conscious Freedom
 

 

 

 

Shalondan Hollingshed

President, Young Professionals National Urban League
 

 

 

 

Natasha Innis

National Urban League Young Professionals Programs Chair
 

 

 

 

Charles Jackson

Past President, Greater Baltimore Urban League Young Professionals
 

 

 

 

Dr. "Bowtie" Todd Jenkins

Founder, Bowtie Leadership and Development, Inc.
 

 

 

 

Courtney "CJ" Cross-Johnson

Owner and Founder, 21 Twelve Creative Co.
 

 

 

 

Tyler Litt

President, Urban League of Louisiana Young Professionals
 

 

 

 

Brittany Marshall

President, Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals
 

 

 

 

Archie Nettles

Development Officer, Community Engagement, The Bush Center
 

 

 

 

Crystal Orr

President, Urban League of Union County
 

 

 

 

Dr. Candice C. Robinson

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina
 

 

 

Adrianne Slash

National Urban League Young Professionals, Central Region Vice President
 

 

Genaro Stewart

President Emeritus, Thursday Network
 

 

 

 

Danyell Wells, LMSW

Owner and Principal Consultant of The One Equity Group, LLC