The Program

Summit Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Plenary
Welcome: Donna Curtis, MPA, Chair, KIDS COUNT in Delaware

Keynote Address: The Honorable Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware

Release of Child Poverty Report: The Honorable Terry Schooley, Chair,
Child Poverty Task Force; Representative, 23rd District, Delaware;
Director, KIDS COUNT in Delaware

9:45 – 11:00 a.m. Child Poverty and Economic Opportunity:
From City to National Perspectives
Veronica White, Executive Director,
New York City Center for Economic Opportunity
Mark Greenberg, Director, Georgetown University Center on Poverty,
Inequality and Public Policy; Senior Fellow, Center for American
Progress; Senior Fellow, Center for Law and Social Policy
Kinsey Alden Dinan, Senior Policy Associate, National Center for Children
in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University

Moderator: The Honorable Matt Denn, Lt. Governor of Delaware

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. Workshops

12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon – Grand Ballroom
Remarks and Acknowledgements: Terry Schooley

Greetings from the National Governors Association: Susan Golonka,
Program Director for Human Services, NGA Center for Best Practices
Luncheon Address: “Spotlight on Poverty”
Jodie Levin-Epstein, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Center
for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Workshops, continued

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Report and Next Steps – Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Terry Schooley

Workshops

Basic Needs – Festival A

Panelists: – The Honorable Anas Ben Addi, Director,
Delaware State Housing Authority
– Ken Smith, Director, Delaware Housing Coalition
– Patricia Beebe, President/CEO Food Bank of Delaware
– Brother Ronald Giannone, OFM Cap., Executive Director,
Ministry of Caring
Facilitators: Steve Martin, Carol Giesecke

Health Care – Delaware Room

Panelists: – Prue Albright, RN, MSN, La Red Health Center
– Sarah K. Noonan, MPA, Deputy Director, Westside Family Healthcare
– The Honorable Rita M. Landgraf, Secretary, Delaware Department of
Health and Social Services
– Tyrone Jones, Astra Zeneca
Facilitators: Kristin Bennett, Denise Pinkett-Wynn

Early Care and Education – 4th Floor Expo

Panelists: – Evelyn Keating, Associate Director for Professional Development,
Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood
– Helen C. Riley, Executive Director, St. Michael’s School and Nursery
– Doris Rizek, Director, Early Childhood Programs, Telamon Organization
– Patricia Quinn, Administrator, Office of Child Care Licensing
Facilitators: Ann Gorrin, Kelsey Hughes

Building Wealth and Assets – Festival B

Panelists: – Faith M. Mwaura, Program Manager, Asset Building YWCA Delaware,
Department of Economic Advancement
– Paul F. Calistro, Jr., Executive Director,
West End Neighborhood House, Inc.
– Robert Glen, Banking Commissioner, State of Delaware
– Mary Dupont, Director, Delaware State Service Centers
Facilitators: Raheemah Jabbar-Bey, Colleen Morrone

Education – Diamond Room

Panelists: – The Honorable Dr. Lillian Lowery, Secretary,
Delaware Department of Education
– M. Denise Tolliver, Executive Director, Delaware Futures, Inc.
– Marvin N. “Skip” Schoenhals, Chairman, WSFS Financial Corporation,
Vision 2015
– Frederika Jenner, President, Red Clay Education Association
Facilitators: Kathy Denhardt, Dana Sawyer

Employability – Silver Lake Room

Panelists: – The Honorable John McMahon, Secretary, Department of Labor
– Christopher L. Kenny, Esq., CFO and General Counsel, Kenny Family
ShopRites of Delaware
– Ted Van Name, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of Delaware
and Delaware County
– Gwendolyn Jones, Executive Director, Workforce Investment Board
Facilitators: Sue Weimer, Donna Brown

The Summit Begins Tomorrow

The Summit begins tomorrow at 9AM at Dover Downs in Dover, DE