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Elkhart Culture Series: Thought Leadership Conference

ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

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**American Sign Language services available for all general sessions through Goshen College and interpreting services.

TBA

Greeting and Networking Center - 7 AM to 3:00 PM with Refreshments LERNER Jack Citadine RoomValerie Priller • Nicole Serge Quiet Rooms 8:00 AM - 3:00 PMLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - NIPSCO ROOM, 2ND FLOOR Quiet Rooms 8:00 AM - 3:00 PMLIMITED LERNER Crystal Ballroom C

7:00am EDT

Registration LERNER Foyer

8:00am EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Vibrant RelationshipsLIMITED LERNER AuditoriumMelinda Higginson, Ph.D.

8:55am EDT

Attracting and Retaining Talent: Worldview Panel DiscussionFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 220Gilberto Perez • Constance O. Peterson-Miller • John Pinter • Taj Suleyman • Marina Hadjioannou Waters, JD, MPH It STILL Takes A VillageFULL IUSB Elkhart Room 134Nathan Boyd LGBTQ+ Community Inclusive PracticesFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 218Mixhi Marquis • H.R. Jung Technology Trends in EducationLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 219Wesley Molyneaux The #1 Determinant of Student Success or FailureFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 133Seth Maust Turnaround Schools: 7 Correlates of Effective SchoolsLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 204Sarita Stevens

9:00am EDT

Courageous DialogueFILLING LERNER Crystal Ballroom AMelannie Denise Cunningham Neuroleadership and InclusionLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - Action CenterDarlene von Behren, Ed.D. School Culture RewiredLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - BoardroomStephen Gruenert, Ph.D.

10:05am EDT

Developing Immigrant Communities into Fuller Participation in the Local EconomyFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 218John Pinter Education of the Future: Thinking Outside the BoxFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 204Carl Rust Panel Discussion: We Are Responsible for the Learning and Well being of ALL StudentsFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 220Dawn McGrath, Ph.D. • Trudi Altwine • Lindsey Brander • Julie Guthrie • Stephanie Krol • Roma Osterloo Relationships MatterFULL IUSB Elkhart Room 133Melinda Higginson, Ph.D. School Without Walls: Digital Tool to Engage StudentsLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 219Krista Hennings • David Bird

11:15am EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Create AMAZING! Be A Superhero for the Cultures in Your Life!LIMITED LERNER AuditoriumHayley Boling

11:45am EDT

LUNCH BREAK ON YOUR OWN IN THE CITY WITH A HEART

1:00pm EDT

A Community-Engaged Educational EcosystemFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 219Jay Brockman, Ph.D. All Means All-Building Pathways for SuccessLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - BoardroomValerie Priller • Nicole Serge Building a High-Performing Culture - What it Really TakesFILLING LERNER Crystal Ballroom AThresette Briggs, DDI, MBA New Immigrants and Hidden TalentLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - Action CenterConstance O. Peterson-Miller Panel Discussion-Room At the Table: Cultivating Community in Religious DiversityLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 220Dr. LaKendra Hardware • Nakeisha Alayna Alexis • Plez Lovelady, Ph.D. • Mohammed Sirajuddin SHIFT Into Personal LeadershipFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 133Leni Marshall, Ph.D. Technology Trends in EducationLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 221Wesley Molyneaux Zooming in on History: Images, Change, and Implicit BiasFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 134Kate Thomas Change Management in Education: Where I’s Thrive in TeamsLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 218Ryan Donlan, Ed.D. Secondary Traumatic StressLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 204Kerry Mullet

2:15pm EDT

Economic DevelopmentFILLING Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - BoardroomChris Stager Elkhart Community Schools Partnerships Past, Present and FutureFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 133Alex Holtz LGBTQ YouthLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 221Rev. Amy Kulesza DeBeck Literacy for Schools and CommunityFILLING Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - Action CenterSheryl Keeslar • Tara White PRIDE and Work Ethic Certification: Character CountsLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 219Anthony England • Levon Johnson

3:15pm EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Why Diversity and Inclusion Should MatterLIMITED LERNER AuditoriumMarina Hadjioannou Waters, JD, MPH

4:00pm EDT

Roundtable Discussion: Year 2025 - Attract & Retain Talent, Create Inclusive Communities, and Foster Inclusive Economic Development through Vibrant RelationshipFILLING LERNER Crystal Ballroom CEric Ivory • Matt Werbiansky • Tessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. (*)

5:45pm EDT

** General Session Panel Discussion: Year 2025 - Building an Inclusive, Connected Community Culture: Education, Business, & CommunityLIMITED LERNER Crystal Ballroom BLevon Johnson • Tessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. (*) • Phil D'Amico • Marian Hodges • Kellie Mullins • Yolo Lopez Perez • Darial Sterling • Steve Thalheimer, Ph.D. • Candy Yoder

7:00pm EDT

** General Session – Culture Series: Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Randal Pinkett, Ph.D. LERNER AuditoriumThe Lerner - 7 PM Keynote: Randal Pinkett, Ph.D.