Tentative 2014 HHEW Leaders Conference & Retreat Schedule
11th Annual HHEW Conference & Retreat
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel
301 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas (Downtown near the Fremont Experience)
Sunday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2014
Theme: “Great internal committees meet, so that external organizations can become greater!”
Day One – Sunday, June 15, 2014
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration information while in Las Vegas: (209) 625-9712
2:50 – 4:10 p.m. Session 125 – Welcome & HHEW Annual Conference & Retreat Committee Report
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Session 126 – HHEW Working dinner-meeting (each person covers own expenses)
Founder's Day & Father's Day Welcome - 1) Role of HHEW committees,
2) Merits of TALO Leadership Theory (for $$$ consulting and CEU credit) and
3) Overview of Top 10 topics discussed in the group since last conference
9 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day Two – Monday, June 16, 2014
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration information while in Las Vegas; (209) 625-9712
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 127 – Youth & Community & International Outreach Committee Reports
Youth Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Jacki Brown, M.A. Chair (HHEW ‘11) – Las Vegas, NV
Sekou Andrews (HHEW '06) – Los Angeles, CA
A.D. Carson, M.A. (HHEW '11) – Clemson, SC
Tywania Griffin, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Tracy, CA
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
Community Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Necola Adams, Chair (HHEW '06) – Merced, CA
Sekou Andrews (HHEW '06) – Los Angeles, CA
Sandra G. Hylton, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Silver Spring, MD
Helene McBride, MPA (HHEW '10) – Baltimore, MD
Cleveland Percy (HHEW '09) – Redding, CA
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
International Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Chineyere Jack, Chair (HHEW '12) – Patterson, CA
Paul S. Hickman, MPA (HHEW '13) – Tulsa, OK
Leonard Torsu, M.A. (HHEW '13) – United Kingdom
Veronica Ofea, M.A. (HHEW '10) – Merced, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Baltimore, MD
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Damali Robertson, M.A. (HHEW '01) – Hayward, CA
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 128 – HHEW By-Laws Committee & Fiscal Affairs Committee Reports
By-Laws Committee Report & Discussions
Travis Parker, M.S. Chair (HHEW ‘11) – Elk Grove, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW '01) – Decatur, IL
James Ferguson (HHEW ‘09) – Los Angeles, CA
Janet Lilly, MBA, ABD (HHEW '02) – Stockton, CA
Barbara Reynolds-Love (HHEW '13) – Clarksville, TN
Roy L. Williams, JD (HHEW '01) – Milwaukee, WI
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Fiscal Affairs & Development Committee Report & Discussions
Henry W. Taylor, M.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Atlanta, GA
Charles Jenkins (HHEW '12) – Chattanooga, TN
Milton Long (HHEW ‘09) – Charlotte, NC
Helene McBride, MPA (HHEW '11) – Baltimore, MD
Damali Robertson, M.A. (HHEW '01) – Hayward, CA
Carla Willis (HHEW '12) – Union, NJ
1 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
2:10 – 3:30 p.m. Session 129 – HHEW Branding/Membership Committee & Inter-Professional Associations Committee Reports & Discussions
Branding & Membership Committee Report & Discussions
Christina Lewis, MBA, Chair (HHEW '08) – San Jose, CA
Patricia Campbell, M.A. (HHEW '11) – Los Angeles, CA
Melyssa Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Inter-Professional Associations Committee Report & Discussions
Debra Ware, M.A. Chair (HHEW '13) – Richmond, VA
Necola Adams (HHEW '06) – Merced, CA
Linda Bailey-Jefferson (HHEW ‘13) – Walnut Creek, CA
Sylvia Fuller (HHEW '09) – Merced, CA
Sandra G. Hylton, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Silver Spring, MD
Kathy Langford (HHEW '11) – Stockton, CA
Carla Willis (HHEW '12) – Union, NJ
6 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day Three – Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 130 – HHEW Group Consulting & Speakers Bureau Committee Reports $$$
Speakers Bureau Committee Report & Discussions
Peter Barrett, Chair (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Andre' Peery (HHEW '13) – Roanoke, VA
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Diane Littles, MBA (HHEW '09) – Washington, DC
Bryant Smith (HHEW '10) – Clemson, SC
TALO Consulting Committee Report & Discussions
Diane Littles, MBA , Chair (HHEW '09) – Washington, DC
Peter Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Cleveland Percy (HHEW '10) – Redding, CA
Leonard Torsu (HHEW ‘13) – United Kingdom & Qatar
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 131 (a) – Developing and establishing spiritual, religious and cultural plans
(b) – HHEW Open Forum: New Members & Book authors panel
Peter Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Baltimore, MD
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Lisa Wade (HHEW '14) – Tracy, CA
1 – 2 p.m. Lunch (provided)
2:10 – 3:30 p.m. Session 132 – Big Voices Roundtable: Continuing the Ebony-in-Action Leaders Series
This fifth historic annual panel is led by three prominent members of the Las Vegas Chapter of 100 Black Men and Introducing Nor Cal CV 100 Black Men Interest Group & 2015 Plans
6 p.m. - until Dinner on your own (or as a group – optional – each person covers own expenses)
Networking & informal conversations
9 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas!
Day Four – Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 133 – HHEW Genius Journal & HHEW Colleges Project Reports
Journal of Unabridged Genius (JUG) Committee Report & Discussions
Carolyn Buck, PhD, Chair (HHEW ‘08) – Bakersfield, CA
Maria E. H. Abegunde, PhD (HHEW '07) – Bloomington, IN
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
Gloria Willingham-Toure, PhD (HHEW '08) – Santa Barbara, CA
HHEW Colleges Project Report & Discussions
Edward M. Willis, M.A., Chair (HHEW '01) – Norfolk, VA
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
James Ferguson (HHEW ‘09) – Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Sherrell-Davis, ABD (HHEW '10) – Elk Grove, CA
Leonard Torsu (HHEW ‘13) – United Kingdom
11:30 – 1 p.m. Lunch (provided)
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 134 – HHEW Annual Conference & Retreat Committee Wrap-up Report
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Previous 10 Confab Themes:
2013 Conference/Retreat - “My...professional commitment to our think tank” - The DLas Vegas
2012 Conference/Retreat - “Developing heuristic career, cultural and personal life plans” - The DLas Vegas
2011 Conference/Retreat - “In the DuBois Tradition: Are we the Talented 10th or the Guiding 100th?”
2010 Conference/Retreat - “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of African-American Leadership” - Las Vegas
2009 Conference/Retreat – “HHEW Group Leaders & Pres Barack Obama” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2008 Conference/Retreat – “Leadership and the Politics of our Future” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2007 Conference/Retreat – “The Pursuit of Liberation and Acculturation” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2006 Conference/Retreat – “Leadership by Association(s)” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2005 Conference/Retreat – “Say it Loud: Leaders and Proud” Lady Luck – Las Vegas
2004 Conference/Retreat – “Acknowledged African Leadership & the Real World” Lady Luck – Las Vegas
End of 11th Annual HHEW Conference & Retreat
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel
301 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas (Downtown near the Fremont Experience)
Sunday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2014
Theme: “Great internal committees meet, so that external organizations can become greater!”
Day One – Sunday, June 15, 2014
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration information while in Las Vegas: (209) 625-9712
2:50 – 4:10 p.m. Session 125 – Welcome & HHEW Annual Conference & Retreat Committee Report
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Session 126 – HHEW Working dinner-meeting (each person covers own expenses)
Founder's Day & Father's Day Welcome - 1) Role of HHEW committees,
2) Merits of TALO Leadership Theory (for $$$ consulting and CEU credit) and
3) Overview of Top 10 topics discussed in the group since last conference
9 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day Two – Monday, June 16, 2014
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration information while in Las Vegas; (209) 625-9712
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 127 – Youth & Community & International Outreach Committee Reports
Youth Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Jacki Brown, M.A. Chair (HHEW ‘11) – Las Vegas, NV
Sekou Andrews (HHEW '06) – Los Angeles, CA
A.D. Carson, M.A. (HHEW '11) – Clemson, SC
Tywania Griffin, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Tracy, CA
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
Community Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Necola Adams, Chair (HHEW '06) – Merced, CA
Sekou Andrews (HHEW '06) – Los Angeles, CA
Sandra G. Hylton, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Silver Spring, MD
Helene McBride, MPA (HHEW '10) – Baltimore, MD
Cleveland Percy (HHEW '09) – Redding, CA
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
International Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Chineyere Jack, Chair (HHEW '12) – Patterson, CA
Paul S. Hickman, MPA (HHEW '13) – Tulsa, OK
Leonard Torsu, M.A. (HHEW '13) – United Kingdom
Veronica Ofea, M.A. (HHEW '10) – Merced, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Baltimore, MD
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Damali Robertson, M.A. (HHEW '01) – Hayward, CA
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 128 – HHEW By-Laws Committee & Fiscal Affairs Committee Reports
By-Laws Committee Report & Discussions
Travis Parker, M.S. Chair (HHEW ‘11) – Elk Grove, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW '01) – Decatur, IL
James Ferguson (HHEW ‘09) – Los Angeles, CA
Janet Lilly, MBA, ABD (HHEW '02) – Stockton, CA
Barbara Reynolds-Love (HHEW '13) – Clarksville, TN
Roy L. Williams, JD (HHEW '01) – Milwaukee, WI
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Fiscal Affairs & Development Committee Report & Discussions
Henry W. Taylor, M.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Atlanta, GA
Charles Jenkins (HHEW '12) – Chattanooga, TN
Milton Long (HHEW ‘09) – Charlotte, NC
Helene McBride, MPA (HHEW '11) – Baltimore, MD
Damali Robertson, M.A. (HHEW '01) – Hayward, CA
Carla Willis (HHEW '12) – Union, NJ
1 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
2:10 – 3:30 p.m. Session 129 – HHEW Branding/Membership Committee & Inter-Professional Associations Committee Reports & Discussions
Branding & Membership Committee Report & Discussions
Christina Lewis, MBA, Chair (HHEW '08) – San Jose, CA
Patricia Campbell, M.A. (HHEW '11) – Los Angeles, CA
Melyssa Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Inter-Professional Associations Committee Report & Discussions
Debra Ware, M.A. Chair (HHEW '13) – Richmond, VA
Necola Adams (HHEW '06) – Merced, CA
Linda Bailey-Jefferson (HHEW ‘13) – Walnut Creek, CA
Sylvia Fuller (HHEW '09) – Merced, CA
Sandra G. Hylton, M.A. (HHEW '13) – Silver Spring, MD
Kathy Langford (HHEW '11) – Stockton, CA
Carla Willis (HHEW '12) – Union, NJ
6 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day Three – Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 130 – HHEW Group Consulting & Speakers Bureau Committee Reports $$$
Speakers Bureau Committee Report & Discussions
Peter Barrett, Chair (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Andre' Peery (HHEW '13) – Roanoke, VA
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Diane Littles, MBA (HHEW '09) – Washington, DC
Bryant Smith (HHEW '10) – Clemson, SC
TALO Consulting Committee Report & Discussions
Diane Littles, MBA , Chair (HHEW '09) – Washington, DC
Peter Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Cleveland Percy (HHEW '10) – Redding, CA
Leonard Torsu (HHEW ‘13) – United Kingdom & Qatar
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 131 (a) – Developing and establishing spiritual, religious and cultural plans
(b) – HHEW Open Forum: New Members & Book authors panel
Peter Barrett (HHEW '07) – Tracy, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Baltimore, MD
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Lisa Wade (HHEW '14) – Tracy, CA
1 – 2 p.m. Lunch (provided)
2:10 – 3:30 p.m. Session 132 – Big Voices Roundtable: Continuing the Ebony-in-Action Leaders Series
This fifth historic annual panel is led by three prominent members of the Las Vegas Chapter of 100 Black Men and Introducing Nor Cal CV 100 Black Men Interest Group & 2015 Plans
6 p.m. - until Dinner on your own (or as a group – optional – each person covers own expenses)
Networking & informal conversations
9 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas!
Day Four – Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Continental breakfast and lunch provided each day
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 133 – HHEW Genius Journal & HHEW Colleges Project Reports
Journal of Unabridged Genius (JUG) Committee Report & Discussions
Carolyn Buck, PhD, Chair (HHEW ‘08) – Bakersfield, CA
Maria E. H. Abegunde, PhD (HHEW '07) – Bloomington, IN
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
Gloria Willingham-Toure, PhD (HHEW '08) – Santa Barbara, CA
HHEW Colleges Project Report & Discussions
Edward M. Willis, M.A., Chair (HHEW '01) – Norfolk, VA
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
James Ferguson (HHEW ‘09) – Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Sherrell-Davis, ABD (HHEW '10) – Elk Grove, CA
Leonard Torsu (HHEW ‘13) – United Kingdom
11:30 – 1 p.m. Lunch (provided)
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 134 – HHEW Annual Conference & Retreat Committee Wrap-up Report
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
Joe Basnight (HHEW '11) – San Jose, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Previous 10 Confab Themes:
2013 Conference/Retreat - “My...professional commitment to our think tank” - The DLas Vegas
2012 Conference/Retreat - “Developing heuristic career, cultural and personal life plans” - The DLas Vegas
2011 Conference/Retreat - “In the DuBois Tradition: Are we the Talented 10th or the Guiding 100th?”
2010 Conference/Retreat - “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of African-American Leadership” - Las Vegas
2009 Conference/Retreat – “HHEW Group Leaders & Pres Barack Obama” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2008 Conference/Retreat – “Leadership and the Politics of our Future” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2007 Conference/Retreat – “The Pursuit of Liberation and Acculturation” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2006 Conference/Retreat – “Leadership by Association(s)” Fitzgeralds – Las Vegas
2005 Conference/Retreat – “Say it Loud: Leaders and Proud” Lady Luck – Las Vegas
2004 Conference/Retreat – “Acknowledged African Leadership & the Real World” Lady Luck – Las Vegas
End of 11th Annual HHEW Conference & Retreat