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2019 GlobalMindED Conference

9:00am MDT

Pre-Conference Sessions First Gen Student Leadership Program (First Gen Student Class Only) WindowsDr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran • Dr. Melinda Cain • Wendy Lipton-Dibner, MA • Rocío Pérez • Adrian Rosado • Janet Tran

4:00pm MDT

Check-in/Registration South Convention Lobby

5:00pm MDT

Welcome Reception (Open To All Attendees) South Convention Lobby

7:00pm MDT

Inclusive Leader Awards Dinner (Dinner Ticket Holders Only) Grand Ballroom

7:30am MDT

Check-in/Registration South Convention Lobby

8:00am MDT

Idea Café South Convention LobbyKarina Delaney • Lauren Desutter • Dana Edwards • Sendi Estrada • Hope Forti • Danielle Givens • Dana Goodier • Chantelle Haynes • Jennifer Lewis • Nadene Klein, M.Ed • Kelly Robbins, MA • Reena Patel-Viswanath • Courtney Richardson Teen Tech GoldDr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran

9:00am MDT

OPENING SESSION on The Future of Work is Now: Collaboration For Maximizing Impact Grand BallroomKaren Worstell, MA, MS • Serena Fong

10:10am MDT

Housing as a Bridge to Connect the Missing Middle: Upper Mobility for Economically Challenged Populations WindowsMonica Groves Global Collaboration in the K-12 Classroom: How Virtual Exchange Can Mobilize Educators and Youth to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Global Classroom - MapRachel Manley Employer - Driven Education: Building Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce Tower Court CShea Gopaul • Jim Link • Sapna Shah, CFA, CAIA Social Determinants of Health: Removing Barriers to Wellness, Advancement and Engagement DenverKyle Legleiter • Jackie Hunter, DC, MHA • Erin Ulric Global Higher ED Equity: What Can Countries and Continents Learn from Each Other Tower Court BGeoff Thompson • Dr. Mark Jones • Dr. Jamillah Moore • Felicia Naranjo Martinez Equity Consciousness, Special Needs and Diversity Tower Court AYvette Jackson • Dr. Rev PM Crowley Hillstorm • Maria Sudduth What Are Our Blindspots With Career Pathways and Inclusive Pipeline Strategies? ColoradoJack Soto • Matt Kaplan • Ron Lessard Supporting Students To Thrive: Understanding All Through A Focus on Equity and Inclusion To Foster Learning, Well-Being And Achievement Grand BallroomMichelle Coutinho • Dr. Marianne Mazzorato • Dr. Max Vecchiarino Developing Mindfulness Practices in Leadership and in Teacher Education AspenDr. Richard Brown • Lekshmy Sankar Recruiting and Retaining Computer Science Talent SpruceKim LeClaire • Ruthe Farmer Tech Place Based Model: The Future of Work and Learning CenturyDr. Michael Torrence • Dr. Crystal Rose • Dr. Robbie K. Melton Gender Diversity: Creating the Tipping Point for Women in C-Suite, Entrepreneurship and on Boards SilverMichele Ashby • Prachee Kale

11:10am MDT

Equity Standards: How We Can Set, Meet, Measure, and Scale Them With Social Impact Investing WindowsTerry Williams • Akasha Absher • Christine Looney • Lawrence Ford Building Robots, Building Success Global Classroom - MapNancy McIntyre Low Cost College With Full/Part-Time Employment: Skills and Earning for a Bright Future Tower Court C Bold and Innovative Strategies for High Price of Healthcare DenverKim Bimestefer • Lilia Cervantes, MD • Ruchika Singhal Reinventing Teacher Education: Innovative, Inclusive Goals for the Teacher Pipeline Tower Court BZahra Massicotte • Curtis Biggs • Jacqueline Erickson Russell • Dr. DeRhonda McWaine School Community Safety: Perspectives on Social - Emotional Learning, Public Policy, Disaster Prevention and School Safety Tower Court ASharon Koonce • Jenée Chizick Agüero • Dr. Janet Robinson • Dr. Bertie Simmons Pioneering the Pipeline for Public Service: The Range of Options for Diverse Emerging Leaders ColoradoStewart Devine • Lokana Reed • Darren R. Reed, PHR, SHRM-CP • Janet Tran Fostering Access and Success in Higher Education: The Equity in Mental Health Framework Grand BallroomAndrea G. Reeve • Dr. David P. Rivera Do Test-Optional College Admissions Policies Actually Increase Access to College? AspenCailin Papszycki Exciting Times for Space, Leap Into It! SpruceSaralyn Mark, MD How AWS is C losing the Equity Gap: Lucrative Cloud Computing Career Pathways with Innovative Collaborators CenturyDr. Shanika Hope • Rachel Matus Creating Student Center Agency to Close Opportunity Gaps Tower Court DAbbie Forbus • Terrance Sullivan, JD

12:10pm MDT

LUNCH PLENARY on Creating Female STEAM Stars Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grand BallroomDr. Sheila Davis • Saadia Muzaffar • J.C. Whorton, Jr., CTA

1:10pm MDT

Funding Climate Change: Capital Needed to Save the Planet WindowsKate Mulder • Dr. Praful Shah Building Global Competence Through Case Study Global Classroom - MapDr. Erica Ahlgren Global Equity Standards: Innovations in Entrepreneurship, Maker Spaces and Design Thinking Tower Court CDr. Rudy Ruiz • Ayanah El-Amin • A. Jay Nwachu, PHR • Mustafa Wahid Local and Global Threats to Health: Proactive Planning and Response DenverDr. Sheila Davis • Dr. Mary Schreiber Swenson • Dr. Eliza Lo Chin • Dr. Bambi Lorica Navigating Higher ED as First Gen Those Who Beat The Odds and How They Did It Tower Court BRaquel Tamez • Matthew Hanson • Vanecia B. Kerr • Bernard J. (Bernie) Milano Increasing Teacher Willingness to Serve and Stay in Poverty Areas Tower Court AEric Dinnel • John Canuel • Dr. Lamar McWaine Rural and Urban Youth Leadership Models: The Best of Both Worlds ColoradoJohn Busch • Craig Schroeder • Mike Sullivan Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Biological intelligence Grand BallroomErika Twani Smart Citizenship AspenJoëlle Dumas Tech Nest at San Jose City College: Opportunity Accelerated in IT SpruceLena Tran, Ed.D., MBA • Dr. Byron Clift Breland • Ed Steidl Innovations in Educational Technology. Busting Myths. News You Can Use CenturySharon Wood • Meenoo Rami • Dr. Michael Connell • Dr. Kimberly Hieftje • Dave McCool Creating Success: Using the Thrive Developmental Mosaic to Establish Critical Networks Tower Court DDr. Stephanie Bluth • Dr. Dana E. Bible BiasBusters @ GlobalMindEd: Understanding and Mitigating Our Bias Blindspots SilverDr. Carol Frieze • Catherine Getchell • Dr. Geoff Kaufman • Jonathan Reynolds

2:10pm MDT

Funding Equity Innovations, Collaborations and Outcomes: Rural Education and Health WindowsAllen Smart • Tony Lewis • Antony Chiang • Dr. Sylvia A. Leal A New Education System Global Classroom - Map Inclusive and Innovative First Gen Environments: Global Success Employment Pathways for Grads Tower Court CMikal Anderson • Dr. TaLisa J. Carter • Dr. Don P. Trahan, Jr. Building the Health Talent Pipeline: Educating Teachers and Students to Current and Emerging Careers DenverRobert Franklin, II • Dr. Eliza Lo Chin Setting The Standard for Latino Leadership in Higher Education and Beyond Tower Court BAdrian Rosado • Aaron Cortes • Dr. Marisa Herrera • Dr. Brenda Ivelisse • Jeffrey Vargas Early Childhood From 0-7 Technology, Tools, and Strategies for Low Income Families and Children Tower Court ALisa Roy • Kathryn Harris • Dr. Bena Kallick • Joëlle Dumas • Heather Duncan Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: A “Grow Your Own” Talent Strategy for Building a More Diverse Teacher Workforce that Focuses on Our Students of Today Becoming Our Teachers of Tomorrow Grand BallroomJohn Albright • Heidi Dotterrer • Ismael Ramos Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting Diversity in STEAM Among Veterans, Returning Adults and Career Changers AspenMike Foss Closing STEAM Equity Gap SpruceDr. Oscar Radoli • Toi Massey • Navroop Sahdev • Jay Veal • Bethlehem Gronneberg Alternative Pathways to Careers in Cyber and Tech to Increase Diversity CenturyKaren Worstell, MA, MS • Jim Gordon • Becky Staton • Amber Hartley The Evolution of Brand YOU for 2020: Strategies for Branding the Inclusive Leader Tower Court DKarla Hernandez DeCuir • Arquella Hargrove • Yvonne N. Harris • Tracey Kearny

3:15pm MDT

AFTERNOON PLENARY on Climate Restoration: Impact and Outcomes - State, National, Global Grand BallroomTerry Williams

4:15pm MDT

Networking Reception in Honor of First Gen Students (Open to All Attendees) South Convention Lobby

5:30pm MDT

First-Gen Students Dinner and Social Time (First Gen Students Only) Grand Ballroom

6:00pm MDT

WeRiseUP Special Screening—6:00 Meet the Director, 7:00 Screening (Open to All Attendees) Grand BallroomMichael Shaun Conaway • Alex Melnyk

7:30am MDT

Check-in/Registration South Convention Lobby

8:00am MDT

Idea Café South Convention LobbyKarina Delaney • Lauren Desutter • Dana Edwards • Sendi Estrada • Hope Forti • Danielle Givens • Dana Goodier • Chantelle Haynes • Nadene Klein, M.Ed • Jennifer Lewis • Reena Patel-Viswanath • Courtney Richardson • Kelly Robbins, MA

9:00am MDT

MORNING PLENARY on Social Emotional Fortitude and Inclusive Leadership: Perspectives on Resilience Grand BallroomYvette Jackson • Leslee Udwin • Jeffrey Vargas • Marlon Henderson

10:10am MDT

Blockchain and Emerging Technologies That Mobilize Capital for SDGs and Wicked Problems WindowsJonathan Gershon • Navroop Sahdev • Sally Eaves Deconstruction: Breaking Down Barriers to Success for African American and Latino Men in Colleg Global Classroom - MapDr. Jonathan Hershey • Gregory L. Shropshire • Evan Snelling How to Move the Needle for a Globally Competent Workforce: Innovative Partnerships and Funding Strategies Tower Court CDr. Celine Pinet • Bradley Davis • Adrienne Grey • Dr. Hortencia Jiménez Rural Innovations for Improving Health Equity, Education, Entrepreneurship and Economic Mobility DenverAnnette Vise • Dr. Carly E. McCord • Christopher Lane, MPH Lowering Barriers for Transfer Students: How Technology Can Support an Underserved Student Population Tower Court BKevin Byrne • Kyran Kennedy • Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities Tower Court ADr. Nancy Lewin • Scott Crisp • Anthony Barela Eradicating Youth Adjudication: Emplotment Options to Launch At-Risk Talent ColoradoChristina Hollenback • Quan Huynh Prevention is Better Than Cure: Think Equal as Early Childhood Intervention for Life Success Grand BallroomLeslee Udwin Growing More Diverse STEAM Students From Middle School to Graduate School: Ecosystems of Innovation SpruceIngrid Ellerbe • Katherine Bihr, Ed.D • Mojdeh Bahar • Autumn R. Russell IOT, AI, Adaptive Analytics and Emerging Technologies: Building the Backbone of the Future Across Industries CenturyUB Ciminieri • LAURA GENT • Dr. Robbie K. Melton • Shelley Peterson Here Is What It’s Like to Be an LGBTQ Young Person: Push-Out Factors in School Tower Court DMorgan Smith Global to Local: Rapid Scaling of the Global Climate Restoration Movement as a Multiplier In the Development of NextGen Leadership SilverMichael Klein

11:10am MDT

Scaling What Works to Close the Cost of Going to College: Innovations and Resources to Level the Playing Field WindowsKatherine Bihr, Ed.D • Sunwoo Hwang • Dr. Samaad Wes Keys • Oscar Sweeten-Lopez Redefining School Learning: Growing from the Archaic Past to a Global Future Global Classroom - MapDr. Daniel P. Lutz Travel Abroad with the Cultural Clarity Experience: Changing the First - Gen Narrative Tower Court CAdrian Rosado • Heather Bauer • Dr. Brenda Ivelisse • Tree Xu • Conner Sturgeon Solving Wicked Problems in Health Entrepreneurial Innovations DenverSaralyn Mark, MD GlobalMindED Collaboratives: Best Practices for First Gen Tower Court BDr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran • Dr. Ryan Ross • Rocío Pérez The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Ensuring Human-Centered Learning While Preparing Teachers for Integrating the Power of New Technologies Tower Court AErika Twani • Heather Hiebsch • Paul Quaiser • Carlo Kriekels, JD, LLM. • Zuben Bastani Economic Development in Indian Country ColoradoMichael Johnson • Mika Leonard • Shannon Ward Technology!= Equal: Pros and Cons for Leveling the Equity Playing Field Grand BallroomRobert Koch Developing Computational Talent: Critical and Creative Thinking Skills SpruceTiffany Thompson • Dr. Adrian Mims, Sr. • Nadene Klein, M.Ed Blockchain, Bitcoin, Emerging Technologies and the Sustainable Development Goals: Creating Opportunities for All People with Technology CenturyJonathan Gershon • Amber Hartley • Sally Eaves • Navroop Sahdev First Generation Idea Lab: For First Gen Students by First Gen Students Tower Court D

12:10pm MDT

2019 Digital Inclusion Award Winner Announcement Grand Ballroom

12:15pm MDT

LUNCH PLENARY on Radically Inclusive Education, Work, and Financing Using Blockchain: Powered by Technology That Puts People at the Center Grand BallroomSally Eaves

1:10pm MDT

Integrated Health Models for Reversing Opioid Addiction, Suicide, Anxiety and Depression at all Ages DenverDr. Jeff Sidders Connecting the Dots: Integration of Career Pathways Initiatives into Academic and Student Support ProgramDr. Samaad Wes Keys Personalized Learning to Build a Prenatal to Career SuperhighwayDr. Bena Kallick • Dr. Alison Wishard Guerra • Laura Kohn • Dr. Matthew Doyle Growing a Diverse Tech Pipeline: From Early Childhood to C - Suite and Beyond CenturyJoe Thurman • Terrill Glass • Dr. Robbie K. Melton • Marlon Henderson • Prachee Kale Foundations/Funders: Commitments for Impact, Scaling GlobalMindED, and Solutions That Scale—Solving the Most Pressing Issues SilverSally Eaves • Navroop Sahdev

1:30pm MDT

Career Fair and Networking Windows

2:10pm MDT

Ignite Impact Session: Collaboration at the speed of trust—Tips to Force Multiply Your Outcomes Grand BallroomDr. Bena Kallick

3:15pm MDT

CLOSING SESSION on Listen and Learn: First Gen Graduates Tell Us How They Did It Grand BallroomRocío Pérez