Teen Empowerment Conference Agenda
Creating Social Change Through Teen Activism
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 am
Conference Welcome & Kick-off
Honorable Tony Knotts, Council Member, District 8
Prince George’s County Government
9:00 – 10:15 am
Session I Workshops
Community Organizing: Is it possible at my age?
Facilitator: Alexandra Morton, Founder & CEO
Futuristic Youth Corporation
Leadership 101: What does it really take to be a great leader?
Facilitator: Alyssa Best, Local Programs & Policy Associate
Wider Opportunities for Women
Consumerism: What's the impact in our communities?
Facilitator: Paul Lawrence Vann, Professional Speaker
Author, TV Guest, Radio Host
10:30 – 11:45 am
Session II Workshops
Youth and Politics: Is there a Connection?
Facilitator: Honorable Jolene Ivey
Maryland State Delegate – District 45
Teen Philanthropy: Legacy Givers
Facilitator: Jeanette Davis-Loeb, Founder/CEO
Rising Oak Foundation
Community Stakeholders: The Branches of Government
Facilitator: Joyce A. Beck, Community Capacity Builder
Prince George's County Police Department
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Mr. Christopher Pollock, Founder & President
Networking Loop
President, Prince George's Student Chamber of Commerce
Final Remarks TBD Conference Conclusion
Creating Social Change Through Teen Activism
Prince George’s County Department of Family Services
6420 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, Maryland
September 12, 2009
9 am - 1 pm
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 am
Conference Welcome & Kick-off
Honorable Tony Knotts, Council Member, District 8
Prince George’s County Government
9:00 – 10:15 am
Session I Workshops
Community Organizing: Is it possible at my age?
Facilitator: Alexandra Morton, Founder & CEO
Futuristic Youth Corporation
Leadership 101: What does it really take to be a great leader?
Facilitator: Alyssa Best, Local Programs & Policy Associate
Wider Opportunities for Women
Consumerism: What's the impact in our communities?
Facilitator: Paul Lawrence Vann, Professional Speaker
Author, TV Guest, Radio Host
10:30 – 11:45 am
Session II Workshops
Youth and Politics: Is there a Connection?
Facilitator: Honorable Jolene Ivey
Maryland State Delegate – District 45
Teen Philanthropy: Legacy Givers
Facilitator: Jeanette Davis-Loeb, Founder/CEO
Rising Oak Foundation
Community Stakeholders: The Branches of Government
Facilitator: Joyce A. Beck, Community Capacity Builder
Prince George's County Police Department
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Mr. Christopher Pollock, Founder & President
Networking Loop
President, Prince George's Student Chamber of Commerce
Final Remarks TBD Conference Conclusion