8:30 AM Networking breakfast sponsored by Joshua Thibodeaux - State Farm Insurance
8:50 AM Welcome to Glenn Heights Community Center by Mayor Sonja Brown
9:00 AM School Board Presidents Panel - How to Serve facilitated by
Gayle Sims, President-Cedar Hill Abe Cooper, Secretary-DeSoto
Phil McNeely, President-Duncanville Marion Hamilton, President-Lancaster
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Leadership Module: Leadership ISD Tamara Harrington / Joey Rodriguez
Leadership ISD equips community leaders to advance academic excellence and racial equity in public education through advocacy, policy, and school board governance.
Testimonial: DeSoto City Councilwoman, Nicole Raphiel, Class of 2021
11:30 AM Break
11:45 AM School Superintendents Panel - State of Education moderated by Aicha Davis
Dr. Gerald Hudson, Cedar Hill Dr. Usamah Rodgers, DeSoto
Andrea Fields, Duncanville Dr. A. Katrise Perera, Lancaster
12:30PM Lunch
1:00 PM Class Project Discussion
2:00 PM Mayor’s Panel - Life as a Mayor facilitated by Stephanie Starrett
Carrie Gordon, ‘24 Balch Springs Stephen Mason, ‘07 Cedar Hill
Rachel Proctor, ‘13 DeSoto Barry Gordon, ‘19 Duncanville
Sonja Brown, ‘23 Glenn Heights Clyde Hairston, ‘06 Lancaster
2:45 PM Snack / Break sponsored by Pam Lee - Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
3:00PM Boards & Commissions - How to Volunteer?
Each City Council appoints volunteers to numerous City Boards, Commissions, and Committees to serve fellow citizens and City Council in an advisory capacity and/or in carrying out functions required by city code and state statute.
3:30PM City Managers Panel - Facilitated by
Charles, Fenner, Balch Springs Greg Porter, Cedar Hill
Isom Cameron, DeSoto Doug Finch. Duncanville
Clifford Blackwell, Glenn Heights Opal-Mauldin-Jones, Lancaster
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