October 15, 2008
Agenda
9:45 A.M. Welcome
Suzanne Salichs, Special Projects Coordinator, Office of the Mayor
Karl Wright, Ph.D., President, Florida Memorial University
10:00 A.M. Special Remarks
Honorable Carlos Alvarez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Erbi Blanco-True, Senior Vice President & Director of Community Development, Great Florida Bank
10:30 A.M. Morning Concurrent Sessions
Board Member Panel
Robert Meyers, Executive Director, Miami-Dade County Commission on
Ethics and Public Trust (Facilitator)
Patricia Alvarez, Board Member, Bay Point Schools
Gail Dotson, Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami
Ivan Figueroa, Chairperson, School of Business, Miami Dade College
John Little, Senior Attorney, Legal Services of Greater Miami
Management Staff Panel
Robert Thompson, Community Outreach Coordinator, Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust (Facilitator)
Rosa Davis, Principal Planner, Department of Planning & Zoning, Miami-Dade County
Bob Dickson, Chairman, Camillus House
Keenya Robertson, President & CEO, Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence (HOPE)
12:45 P.M. Luncheon
Special Guest Speaker – Ruth Shack, President, Dade Community Foundation
1:45 P.M. Afternoon Session
Linda Schotthoefer, Executive Director, Center on Nonprofit Effectiveness (Facilitator)
Speakers
Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., Executive Director, Roots in the City
Daniella Levine, President & CEO, Human Services Coalition
Karelia Martinez-Carbonell, Director of Alumni Relations, Ransom Everglades School
Gepsie Metellus, Executive Director, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center
Marina Pavlov, President & CEO, Florida Association of Non-profit Organizations
Arthur Rosenberg, Florida Legal Services and Co-Chair of the Community Coalition for a Living Wage
Dan Wall, Director, Office of Grants Coordination, Miami-Dade County
3:45 P.M. Closing Remarks
Suzanne Salichs, Special Projects Coordinator, Office of the Mayor
