2015 HHEW Leaders Conference & Retreat Schedule
Sunday, August 9 – Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Theme: "Face Black; Face Forward: Using Social Media as a Leadership Tool" – Part 1
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel (Sunday & Monday)
301 E. Fremont Street – Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
Golden Gate Casino & Hotel (Tuesday & Wednesday)
1 Fremont Street – Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
*All presenters and presentations will be recorded and Youtube posted as in previous years courtesy of Clint Williams - San Antonio, Texas
*If you have a camera, laptop, iPad, tablet or smartphone, please bring it to the confab
Day 1 – Sunday, August 9, 2015 (below)
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration info while in Las Vegas: (209) 662-1076
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Session 135 – HHEW Working Dinner-Meeting (each person covers own meals)
Welcome - 1) Role of The Internet & Internet 2 (yes, there is another one out there)
2) Merits of TALO Leadership Theory & Speakers Bureau (for $$$ consulting and CEU credit)
3) Re-visiting our usage of TheBigTent.com & Overview of Top 10 Topics discussed in the group
Keith Orlando Hilton, PhD (Ife Chukwu) – Chair & Facilitator
9 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Session 136 – Small Group Reception at the DLas Vegas
(Room To Be Announced)
11 p.m. – until – Free time & Las Vegas
Day 2 – Monday, August 10 (below)
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration info while in Las Vegas; (209) 662-1076
Continental Breakfast – Room A - 12th Floor
10 – 10:30 a.m. Session 137 – Committee Reports
Branding, Speakers Bureau, Youth, Community, By-Laws, HHEW Colleges Project, & Consulting Committee Reports
Youth Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Community Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Consulting Committee Report & Discussions
Diane Littles (HHEW '11) – Washington, DC
10:40 – 11:30 a.m. Session 138 – Annual HHEW Jeopardy Game
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
11:40 – 1 p.m. Session 139 – The Internet as a Business Tool
Necola Adams (HHEW '11) – Merced, CA
Bobby Cantero (HHEW '14) – San Dimas, CA
James Ferguson (HHEW '09) – Los Angeles, CA
Teamly, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
1:10 – 2:10 p.m. Lunch
2:20 – 3:40 p.m. Session 140 – The Internet as an Academic Research Tool:
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Las Vegas, NV
Kim McMillon, M.A. (HHEW '15) – Merced, CA
CrowdHall, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
6 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day 3 – Tuesday, August 11 (below)
Golden Gate Casino & Hotel
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 141 – Social Media as a Operational Tool:
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Star Bailey (HHEW '14) – Las Vegas, NV
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
WinTech, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 142 – Big Voices Roundtable:
Continuing the Ebony-in-Action Leaders Series
This sixth historic annual panel is led by three prominent members of the Las Vegas African-American Media and
re-introducing Nor Cal CV 100 Black Men Interest Group & 2016 Plans
1 – 2 p.m. Annual Founders Luncheon (food & beverages provided)
2:10 – 4 p.m. Session 143 – Small Group Reception at the DLas Vegas or Informal Tour of City
(To Be Announced)
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 4 – Wednesday, August 12 (below)
10 – 11:30 a.m. Session 144 – Working Brunch - Golden Gate Hotel & Casino (each person pays)
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
Bobby Cantero (HHEW '14) – San Dimas, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Robin Doby (HHEW '15) – Chicago, IL
Previous 11 Confab Themes:
2014 - "Great internal committees meet, so that external organizations can become greater”
2013 Conference/Retreat - “My...professional commitment to our think tank” - The DLas Vegas
2012 Confab/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 Confab/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 Confab/Retreat – “Acknowledged African Leadership & the Real World” Lady Luck – Vegas
End of 12th Annual HHEW Conference & Retreat
Theme: "Face Black; Face Forward: Using Social Media as a Leadership Tool" – Part 1
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel (Sunday & Monday)
301 E. Fremont Street – Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
Golden Gate Casino & Hotel (Tuesday & Wednesday)
1 Fremont Street – Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
*All presenters and presentations will be recorded and Youtube posted as in previous years courtesy of Clint Williams - San Antonio, Texas
*If you have a camera, laptop, iPad, tablet or smartphone, please bring it to the confab
Day 1 – Sunday, August 9, 2015 (below)
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration info while in Las Vegas: (209) 662-1076
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Session 135 – HHEW Working Dinner-Meeting (each person covers own meals)
Welcome - 1) Role of The Internet & Internet 2 (yes, there is another one out there)
2) Merits of TALO Leadership Theory & Speakers Bureau (for $$$ consulting and CEU credit)
3) Re-visiting our usage of TheBigTent.com & Overview of Top 10 Topics discussed in the group
Keith Orlando Hilton, PhD (Ife Chukwu) – Chair & Facilitator
9 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Session 136 – Small Group Reception at the DLas Vegas
(Room To Be Announced)
11 p.m. – until – Free time & Las Vegas
Day 2 – Monday, August 10 (below)
The DLas Vegas Casino & Hotel
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration – On-Site registration info while in Las Vegas; (209) 662-1076
Continental Breakfast – Room A - 12th Floor
10 – 10:30 a.m. Session 137 – Committee Reports
Branding, Speakers Bureau, Youth, Community, By-Laws, HHEW Colleges Project, & Consulting Committee Reports
Youth Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Arthur Jenkins, M.A. (HHEW '05) – Stockton, CA
Community Outreach Committee Report & Discussions
Larry Martin, M.S. (HHEW '12) – Brooklyn, NY
Consulting Committee Report & Discussions
Diane Littles (HHEW '11) – Washington, DC
10:40 – 11:30 a.m. Session 138 – Annual HHEW Jeopardy Game
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
11:40 – 1 p.m. Session 139 – The Internet as a Business Tool
Necola Adams (HHEW '11) – Merced, CA
Bobby Cantero (HHEW '14) – San Dimas, CA
James Ferguson (HHEW '09) – Los Angeles, CA
Teamly, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
1:10 – 2:10 p.m. Lunch
2:20 – 3:40 p.m. Session 140 – The Internet as an Academic Research Tool:
James Thrasher, EdD (HHEW ‘12) – Elk Grove, CA
William Delaney (HHEW '13) – Las Vegas, NV
Kim McMillon, M.A. (HHEW '15) – Merced, CA
CrowdHall, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
6 p.m. – until Free time & Las Vegas
Day 3 – Tuesday, August 11 (below)
Golden Gate Casino & Hotel
10 – 11:20 a.m. Session 141 – Social Media as a Operational Tool:
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Star Bailey (HHEW '14) – Las Vegas, NV
Linda Kelly, M.P.A. Chair (HHEW '01) – Denver, CO
WinTech, Inc. – Las Vegas Software Company Representative
11:30 – 12:50 p.m. Session 142 – Big Voices Roundtable:
Continuing the Ebony-in-Action Leaders Series
This sixth historic annual panel is led by three prominent members of the Las Vegas African-American Media and
re-introducing Nor Cal CV 100 Black Men Interest Group & 2016 Plans
1 – 2 p.m. Annual Founders Luncheon (food & beverages provided)
2:10 – 4 p.m. Session 143 – Small Group Reception at the DLas Vegas or Informal Tour of City
(To Be Announced)
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 4 – Wednesday, August 12 (below)
10 – 11:30 a.m. Session 144 – Working Brunch - Golden Gate Hotel & Casino (each person pays)
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
Bobby Cantero (HHEW '14) – San Dimas, CA
Bruce Cobbs (HHEW ‘01) – Decatur, IL
Clint Williams, M.A. (HHEW '01) – San Antonio, TX
Derrick Woodson, MPA (HHEW ‘03) – Miami, FL
Robin Doby (HHEW '15) – Chicago, IL
Previous 11 Confab Themes:
2014 - "Great internal committees meet, so that external organizations can become greater”
2013 Conference/Retreat - “My...professional commitment to our think tank” - The DLas Vegas
2012 Confab/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 Confab/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 Confab/Retreat – “Acknowledged African Leadership & the Real World” Lady Luck – Vegas
End of 12th Annual HHEW Conference & Retreat