Conference Schedule

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• 9:00-9:35 a.m. — Welcoming Remarks

  Further information TBA.

• 9:35-10:35 a.m. — Seats at the Table: Women Leading our Region

  Panelists:

  • Dr. Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers, President, San Bernardino County Board of Education
  • Amy Jones, Mayor, City of Loma Linda
  • Naomi Soto, Mayor, City of Palm Springs
  • Karen Spiegel, Second District Supervisor, Riverside County
  • Helen Tran, Mayor, City of San Bernardino
• 10:35-11:00 a.m. — Keynote: Dr. Cameo Carter, “Beyond the Exam Room: Finding and Using our Voices”

  Further information TBA.

• 11:00-11:45 a.m. — Advocacy in Action: How Community Leaders are Navigating H.R. 1

  Panelists:

  • Kimberly Starrs, MBA, CFRE, President and CEO, Inland SoCal United Way and Inland SoCal 211+
  • Chris Oberg, Chief Executive Officer, Path of Life Ministries
  • Stephanie Lezama, MSW, Programs Director, Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino

   

  Moderated by Deanna Hendrick, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, IEHP Foundation

• 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Keynote: Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes

  Further information TBA.

• 12:00-1:00 p.m. — Lunch and DJ Set (HUB 302)

  Enjoy lunch while listening to a set by DJ Brownsounds!

• 1:00-1:50 p.m. — Breakout Sessions in HUB 355, 367, 379

  Breakout sessions by UCR School of Medicine's Dr. Ann Cheney, League of Women Voters, and UCR's Science to Policy program. Further information TBA.

• 1:50-2:00 p.m. — Boba & Coffee Break | Sponsored by ASUCR

  Enjoy free boba or coffee during this short break before the next keynote! Thank you to Associated Students of UCR for sponsoring our Boba Break!

• 2:10-2:20 p.m. — Keynote: Corona Mayor Jacque Casillas

  Further information TBA.

• 2:20-3:00 p.m. — Representing the Student Voice: Student Body Presidents on Leadership

  Panelists:

  • Mia Rose Tuifua, President, Associated Students of UC Riverside (ASUCR)
  • Amira Shalabi, President & CEO, Associated Students, Inc., California State University, San Bernardino
  • Adelaide Hubble, Student Body President, Redlands Student Government (RSG), University of Redlands

   

  Moderated by Graciela Moran, Manager of the Office of Policy & Engagement, IEHP

• 3:00-3:15 p.m. — Keynote: Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds

  Further information TBA.

• 3:15-4:00 p.m. — Maternal Health, Childcare, and the Policies that Shape Families

  Panelists:

  • Lisa Bain, MPH, Senior Director, U.S. Programs & Director, Healthy Start San Diego / Riverside, Global Communities
  • Jocelyn Yow, Mayor, City of Eastvale

   

  Moderated by Dr. Jade Sasser, Professor of Society, Environment & Health Equity, UCR

• 4:00-5:00 p.m. — Networking Reception

  Further information TBA.