2020 Summit - Keynotes and Sessions
Approximately 344 attendees gathered for our 10th Annual Community Development Summit, Re-Defining Equity, Equality, And Justice in Community Development ! This year’s event has been revered as the most necessary conference yet. We were fortunate to host valuable speakers and presenters from across the country as well as a contingency of Pittsburgh’s own rousing leaders that led two days of thought-provoking breakout sessions! Missed the summit? Check out the replays below.
10th Annual Community Summit Presented by
2020 Title Sponsor
Keynote, Mehrsa Baradaran
Keynote, Lillian Singh
Session 1: Research for Equity and Power:
A University-Community Partnership to increase Resident Civic Engagement around Equitable Development. Miranda Micire, Mary Ohmer, Donnell Pearl & Dr. Shannah Tharp-Gilliam
Session 2: What does a Healthy Neighborhood Mean to You?
Esohe Osai, Adrianna Simon, Le'Taj Tinker & NaTisha Washington
Session 3: What Corporate Responsibility Means:
Stella Adams, Doris Carson Williams, Roxann Cooke & Michael Taylor
Session 4: Public Education Redlining:
James Fogarty & Rebecca Sibilia
Session 5: Operationalizing Racial Equity:
Stephanie McHenry & Dr. Joel Ratner
Session 6: Resilience in Action:
Fred Brown, Kimberlee Guenther, Luis Gutierrez, Anna Lee & Carlos Nelson
Session 7: Healing through Urban Agriculture, Mental Wellness and Plant Based Consumption:
Raqueeb Bey, Christina Flewellen-Howze & Dr. Keith Somers
Session 8: The Color of Business:
Barata Bey, Lindsay Cost, James Gibbs & Courtney Williamson