Sandra Thurman / Interfaith Health Program, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University - Community development, from theory to practice.. Mignon Smith / Global Associates for Heal
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ALPHABETICAL SPEAKERS LIST AND DETAILED SESSION BREAKDOWN
Updated: 3.25.11
Next to the speaker’s name is the following to assist speakers in identifying the session
to which they have been assigned:
Roman Numeral = Session, Building and Room
Capital Letter = Time block
A = Saturday afternoon B = Sunday morning C = Sunday afternoon
Number = Speaker order within the time block
(DUC)
Administration (WHSCAB)
(DUC)
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ABSTON, Pippa III A-2
ABDULLAHI, Muhumed III C-9
ADAMS, Garrett, III C-10, VI-E
ADAMS, Patch V-D
ADOLPH, Harold V C-4
ADU, Festus VIII A-7
AGWANDA, Michael VIII B-3 ANTIN,
Debra VIII C-8
AJIBADE, Olaseni V B-6
ALVAREZ, Forest VII-B
AMBROSIA, Marie VIII B-6
AMUNAU, Simon Peter I-B-5
BARRY, Rochelle II-A-4
BASSARAB, Ann VIII A-5
BEALL, Mary I-A-13
BEALL, Meagan I-A-13
BERCU, Daniel I-A-12
BERG, Carla III A-7
BOONE, Timothy X-A
BRIGHTWELL, Frank III C-2
BROOKEY, Michelle VII A-10
BRYSON, Kathy I B-7
BIRGE, Jack III A-4
BISHIKIRA, Yvan I-A-8
BLACK, Chase IV C-13
BREMNER, Dr Doug II-B-8, X A/B
BOYCE, Raymond IV C-9 BURRIS, James V B-5 CAPPS, Mike XI-B CARTER, Ethel Ware II A-11 CASTEJON, Maria III C-3 CATES, Kevin “KHAO” VIII C-3 CHIMEZIE, Murphy VIII B-4 CHEREN, Connie V A-4 CHUNG, Andrew IV C-3 CHUNG, Andy IV C-8 CLARKE, Karen IV A-10 CLEMENT, Rosemary III C-6 COHEN, Sheldon I A-6, XI-B CONLEY, Christine I A-9, VI E COOLEY, Kathleen VIII A-9 COLLIER, Martha II A-12 CUNNINGHAM, Tim IV A-6 DENLEA, Colin I-B-1
DENNARD, Tina II-B-2 DENOFIO, Nancy II B-5 DENAS, Olgert VII-B DERAKHSHAN, Arsalan VI-C DESAULNIERS, Veronique IV B-8 DIALLO, Nel V A-13 DRAVES,
Gordon VIII-B-8, XI-B
EDELKIND, Shula IV C-5 EVANS, Jimiyu I-C-5
EVOLUTION RAPPERS IV A-10 FAIRCHILD, Charlotte I-C10, III A10 FARHANGRAZI, Shadi II-A-2 FELIX, Jim XI-B FINKELSTEIN, Marty IV B-1 FIRESTONE, Melissa VI-B
FlORIANO, Katherine IX A-3 FUDDWHACKER, Buford P IV A-2 GLICK, John IV A-5 GLYNN, Erin
I-B-7
GOLDBERG, Burton IX A-5
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GOODLOE, Kimberly VIII A-8 GOODHEART, Donna VIII A-3
GOULD, Brad IX C-5 GRABBE, Linda II C-9 GRANTHAM, Jerimiah V B-4 GREENBERG, Mike IX C-6
GREEN-LAVIELLE, Annabel V A-12, VI-D GRIFFIN, James P Jr III B-5 GUNDERSEN, Jan VIII A-10 HANDRA, Kathy II-A-5
HANSARD, Stephen VI A
HARRYMAN, Connie VIII C-1
HAVAS, Magda IX A-4
HASNAIN, Ash I A-9, VI E
HENDERSON, Susan I A-15 HERNANDEZ, Anthony VIII C-9
HERR, Eva IX C-3 HEWITT, Yvonne VII A-10 HOUGENDOBLER, Daniel I B-9 HUMPHREY, Dexter III B-4 ISAAC, Shahbaz I C-3 IYER, Neema VIII A-11 JAMISON, Michael IV B-5
JEON, Hamin VII-B
JOCKERS, David VIII A-1 JOFFE, Daron VIII A-14
JOHNSON, Gina IV C-1 JOHNSON, Linda IV C-7 JOHNSON, Priscilla I-C-4
JOSEPH-IMATORBHEBHE, Zizi I-A-4
KAHN, Henry III A-1, VI-E
KAKKAD, Hitesh VIII C-6
KASS, Alex XI-B
KEATING, Michael X-A
KELLY, Ann III B-8
KENNEDY, Ann I-A-10 KENT-DELANY, Lauren XI “KHAO” CATES, Kevin VIII C-3 KIM, Jongdae VIII C-4
KING, Lorrie I B-8
KLOSSNER, Audry V C-5
KOLB, Susan IX A-6
KOSHIDA, Celeste VIII A-13
LANCER, Bob IV B-2 LAPP, Eric IX C-2
LAGASSE, Shannon IV B-10 LEBARON, Melody II B-7, VI-F
LECROY, Maurice VIII A-12
LEDEE, Robert X-A
LEE, Gahee VIII C-4
LEEDS, Ira V B-1
LIM, Heesoo VIII C-4
LOPEZ-SALM, Alyse III B-1 LONG, Ruth III C-5
LOVE, Victor XI A-3 LYON, Marshall V A-1 MA’AT, Imani I-B-2 MAGGI, Darius V C-2
MARRTOS, Antonio VII A-2 MARTIN, Stephen V A-5 MASON, Ross II-B-8, X-A
MATTHEWS, Sarah XI A-4 MBABA, Victor V B-8
MCMAHON, Mary III A-6
MCCRARY, J.D II C-8
MCRATY, Rollin X-A
MELLO, Felipe IV A-7 MIGNON, Smith I-A-3 MILLER, Mike V B-7
MOORE, Charles V A-2
MUCHACHUMAN, Francois “Muchachu” VIII C-12 MULLINS, Stan VIII C-11
MUNKAELU, Mohammed Attiah, Junior I-B-4 MURRAY, Deborah IV C-2 MURRAY, Dennis II-B-1 II A-13 NAICKER, Michelle I-A-2 NELMS, Doris II C-6 NELSON, Leslie X A NFORBA, Tantoh I-B-3 NGUYEN, Hiep IV A-1
NIXON, Otis II-A-12 NNAJIOFOR, Ifeanyi Felix II C-3 NYABADE, Gordon V C-3 O’BRIEN, Barbara IV A-4
O’BRIEN, Lauren III C-8
O’BRIEN, Marc IV A-4
O’NEIL, Alison II C-10 OGHUMA, Dominic I-C-2
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OLIVEIRA, Luiza IV A-8
OMONDI, Vincent V A-5
ORONDO, Malachi I-A-16
OWINGS, John II-B-8, X-A/B
PALOMEQUE, Francisco V A-10
PAPP, John IV B-9
PATTERSON, Brad II-A-8, II-A-13
PIA, Corina IV B-3
PICKETT, De’Andre S XI A-2
POHNKE, Daniel VIII C-2 POLLACK, Jonathan V C-1
POSS, Debra III B-3
POWELL, Arthur III B-7
RADEMACHER, Paul IX C-1
RAMUCESSE, Jeremiah I A-5 RANGANATHAN, Deepa V A-8 RAUSCHER, Elizabeth IX A-1 RAVAGNANI, Roberto IV A-7 RAWAL, Sucheta VIII C-13
REGO, Henrique IV A-8
REID, Joanna III A-3
REECE, Roger IV A-2
REICHART, Bill V A-9
RICH, Anita V C-6 RIVERBARK, Catherine XI A-5 ROBERTS, Michael Col II-B-8, X-A/B ROGERS, Clint II A-10
ROSER, Steven V A-6 ROSTAD, Mitch VIII B-1 RUTLEDGE, Kenneth III C-7 SAKHARIA, Thayel III A-5 SALVEIRA, Bruno VI A-8
SCANLON, Bob V C-2 SCHLESINGER, Todd II C-5 SCHMIDBAUER, Steven I-A-7 SCIMECA, Michael IV B-6 SEHIC, Emir II-B-3, X-A
SELF, Marilyn VII-A-1
SELIGSON, Fred Jeremy IV A-9
SHAH-JOSHI, Mona II-A-3 SHANNON, Vernitia VI-B SHEALY, Norman IX A-2 SHERWOOD, Jennifer VI D
SHIPPEE, John VIII C-7
SHULMAN, Neil X C-3 SILVEIRA, Bruna IV A-8 SHAFIQ, Majid VIII B-5 SIBLEY, Horace X A SIMMONS, Don VIII A-2
SLAVIN, David IV C-4
SOLEIL, Dave II A-7 SRIDHARAN, Anand V A-11 SMIDDY, Joe V B-3
SMITH, Don I-C-8
SMITH, Eleanor II C-7
SMITH, Mignon I-A-3
STANKA, Jay V A-6 STILLWACHS, Kimberly VI A STONE, Barbara V A-3 STRUNK, Sarah Rae V B-9 SUMITANI, Jeri II C-1
TAYLOR, Doreen II B-6
TAYLOR, Victoria IV B-7 THALIATH, Antony III B-9 THURMAN, Sandra I-A-1 THURSTON, Joanne II C-2 TILLMAN, Brenda M IV A-3 TIMCO, Kelly IV C-6 TISNADO, Jaime V C-7
TRACY, Robert I A-11
TURNER, Joe XI A-6 TYLER, Trisha VIII A-4 UGBEBOR, Osemenim I-A-15 VALENTI, Rita III A-8
VALLONE, Orlando VII
VANDALL, Frank III B-2 VASELEK, Christina IX C-2 VEAZIE, David I-B-6 VERAZA, Rafael III A-7
VERMA, Shaun, II C-11
WALKER, Nichelle VIII B-2 WALLACE, Lakeba IV C-11 WANJAU, Samuel V A-4
WARREN, William VI-A
WELL BEING Foundation A 1-11 WESSELS, Thomas X-A WHYTE, Yolanda I C-6
WILKINSON, Bethanie IV B-4 WILLIAMS, Pamela II-B-4 WILSON, Victor Osas III B-6 WITHERS, Jim I-C-1
WOLKIS, Ed VIII C-10
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WRIGHT, Kathy Allen I C-7
XU, Hua VIII C-5
YOUN, Se-Hwan VIII C-4
ZHA, Mengyi (Zed) V B-2, VI-C ZWERNER, Janna III C-1
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I) SOM 110 A) Community / Public Health: Sat 12:00 – 5:00pm
Moderators: Suzanne Maddux & Melissa Robinson
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Sandra Thurman / Interfaith Health Program, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University - Community development, from theory to practice
2 Michelle Naicker / Aim Projects-The AIDS pandemic in Africa
3 Mignon Smith / Global Associates for Health Development, Inc.-The Influence
of Culture, Socioeconomics, and Gender Upon Susceptibility to HIV/AIDS, particularly among African American Women
4 Zizi Joseph-Imatorbhebhe / Alliance Bio-medical - Combating HIV in Nigeria using an Innovative Program & Method
5 Jeremias Ramucesse / Mozambique Network Against Poverty and HIV/AIDS Reduction / Euardo Mondlane University-The Mozambique Experience: Peace, Democracy, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Climate Disorder, and Global
Investments…Dilemnas and Challenges on Achievement of MDGs
6 Sheldon Cohen – The public health threat of smoking…Tobacco is still one of America’s biggest killers
7 Steven Schmidbauer / Child Family Health International-spreading cultural sensitivity in everyday situations to foster ethical choices
8 Yvan Bishikira / Human Health Aid / Burundi: How to increase the capacity
of volunteer public health efforts resulting in a healthier human race and more peaceful world
9 Ash Hasnain & Christine Conley / Heartbeat International…making a
difference in heart disease around the world
10 Ann Kennedy / The Kenya Project- improving the health and education of children in Kenya
11 Robert Tracy/Well Being Foundation – funding and building drinking water well across the Globe to save human life communities and cultures
Trang 712 Daniel Bercu / Doctors at War: Putting out a call to action for healthcare providers to join the movement against human trafficking
13 Mary Beall & Megan Beall -Human trafficking: the expanding world
pandemic
14 James Banks / University of Cincinnati-Community Based Participatory Research in Nepal: Applying quality improvement principles and lessons learned
15 Susan Henderson – Practicing physician at in Atlanta Grady and VA who attended medical school in Canada and would like to discuss the Canadian Health Care System
16 Malachi Orondo / People’s Health Movement the port of Mombasa, Kenya was a major drug trafficking center for many countries throughout the world…the center is closing and the Kenyan youth who have become
addicted to these drugs are now suffering from withdrawal No therapy is available to help them
I) SOM 110 B) Environmental & Education Programs: Sun 8:30am – 12:00
Moderator Suzanne Maddux & Melissa Robinson
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Colin Denlea / Trashwater.org- The Global Water Crisis: Statistics,
addressing the needs, and impacting the problem
2 Imani Ma’at / Focused Health- Why Alkalize the body?
3 Tantoh Nforba (Farmer Tantoh) / Save Your Future Association (Cameroon, Africa): Developing systems to provide clean water in rural communities
4 Mohammed Attiah Munkaelu, Junior / Pade net-Greening Africa
5 Simon Peter Amunau -Expanding volunteerism in the integration of
community health and nature conservation; the case of Gulu district, Uganda
6 David Veazie / Southern Polytechnic State University-Advanced Materials and Composites for Infrastructure Applications in Developing Countries for Sustainability, Cost, and Ease of Construction
7 Erin Glynn / Sierra Club- Coal and Health
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Barriers to Education for Girl-Children in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India through Sanitation Interventions
9 Dan Hougendobler / Emory University - When goodwill isn’t enough: The heavy price of unsustainable water interventions in Haiti
10 Kathy Bryson/Community Empowerment and Development – An
organization which provides training in environmental development in order
to make powerful changes with an emphasis on local empowerment rather than focus on external dependency
I) SOM 110 C) Poverty & Homeless Programs: Sun 1:00 – 5:00pm
Moderator Suzanne Maddux & Melissa Robinson
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Jim Withers / Street Medicine Institute & Operation Safety Net-medical care for the homeless worldwide
2 Dominic Oghuma / HumanCapital Int-Addressing poverty and ignorance: the bane of third world health-related problems
3 Amir Shahbaz Bhatti / Shahbaz Isaac Ministries- Health Conditions of poor people and flood affected people of Pakistan
4 Priscilla Johnson / Morehouse School of Medicine- Urban medicine for
displaced vulnerable populations
5 Jimiyu Evans / Kids Home Collaborative-Collaboration among homeless programs in Metro Atlanta
6 Yolanda Whyte / Pediatrician – Child Rights in the US…Violations in all areas of
education, health care, child poverty, etc
7 Kathy Allen Wright / Professional Comprehensive Housing Counselor – Financial Survival: The fall of the housing market and its effects on our environment and impact on the living conditions.
8 Don Smith / Village Empowerment-Solving Food Shortages and Giving Hope
to the Poorest Villages in Africa
9 Nina Appareddy / Nachiketa Tapovan “Project Hello” – Breaking the cycle of poverty in the urban slums of Hyderabad, India through primary education
Trang 910 Charlotte Fairchild, moderator -Homeless Insights: Panel of people who are or have been homeless
II) SOM 120 A) Igniting the Humanitarian Spirit Around the World Sat 12:00 – 5:00pm
Moderator: Meena Verma
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Balakrishnan, Usha / CARTHA-The CARTHA initiative: cultivating practitioner networks of Collaborative Doers who enhance the positive impact of technological and social innovations
academic-2 Shadi Farhangrazi / Biotrends International & Biotrends Foundation- Citizen scientists: How do we go beyond academia and realize that rolling up our sleeves at the community level with a science background can make a
difference…creating and evaluating new programs
3 Mona Shah-Joshi / Art of Living Foundation (UN-based non-profit in 151 countries- Teaching the importance of volunteering, sustaining volunteer efforts, and reducing stress with meditation.)
4 Rochelle Barry / Corporation for National & Community Service-National service to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic
engagement through service and volunteering
5 Kathy Handra/ Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve
Corps-medical reserves core: volunteers building healthy and resilient communities
6 Speaker to be Announced
7 Dave Soleil / The Movement – Professional leadership education consultant and lead organizer of The Movement speaks on the world’s largest flash mob performance (to take place on October 31 st , 2011 in towns and cities around the world) in service to combatting obesity for healthier kids
8 Brad Patterson, VGS Golfers-fundraising for humanitarian efforts such as Haiti relief efforts.
9 Rob Woods - A communication expert gives his insight into communicating the Humanitarian Message…from a PR stance
10 Clint Rogers / International Ministry of Peace – Professor & researcher holding a doctorate in Instructional Psychology and Technology who has collaborated with business gurus such as Tony Robbins and Chet Holmes presents an interactive look at bringing the world's most ancient wisdom traditions to solve modern day problems…novel ways in which new
media/social media can combine with ancient wisdoms to revolutionize humanitarian work around the world
Trang 1011 Ethel Ware Carter / Regional Council of Churches of Metropolitan Activating faith based networks to strengthen health and humanitarian assets at all levels - mental, physical, spiritual, socio-economic and
Atlanta-environmental
12 Martha Collier / Habitat for Humanity International - Volunteerism as
Solidarity: How can our humanitarian volunteer efforts build local capacity
of vulnerable people and organizations to carry on after we leave? How can
we reinforce forward thinking people and organizations, and not reinforce the poverty status quo?
13 Brad Patterson, VGS Golfers, moderator – Panel: popular sports figures who
are humanitarian role models, including Otis Nixon (pro-baseball), Dennis Murray (pro-basketball)
II) SOM 120 B) Innovative Mental Health Programs in the U.S Sun 8:30am – 12:00
Moderator: Meena Verma
*average amount of time per speaker = @25 minutes
1 Dennis Murray / Youth Development & Capacity Building, Inc.-youth health and environmental development
2 Tina Dennard /Adopt-A-Role Model Program-Making a difference and
looking for the Next! a program in which volunteers donate time to follow their paths, whether teachers, doctors, history makers, etc
3 Emir Sehic / Warriors2Citizens-A mental health program for military service members, veterans, and family
4 Pamela Williams / AiJalon Inc Adult Day Health-Innovative approaches for caring for the aged
5 Nancy Denofio / The Broderick Brain Foundation-Research for individuals with brain disorders, including Alzheimers, MS, ALS, and motor function
6 Doreen Taylor – A home healthcare expert with 30 years of experience
discusses new methods in how to determine the accelerations and stability in Dementia and Alzheimer’s, the union between mental health and medical health, and the value of decreasing drugs and increasing care provider intervention
7 Melody LeBaron - Creating Simplicity, Order, and Natural Beauty at Home and Work…Partnering with our homes and workplaces, to find ones that will create more sustainable and joyful spaces and lives.
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Roberts, & Ross Mason / Georgia Department of Public Health (Vice
Chairman)- Panel: to speak on the design of a retreat at Calloway Gardens for soldiers returning from Iraq and their families
II) SOM 120 C) Innovative Volunteer Programs in the U.S Sun 1:00 – 5:00pm
Moderator: Meena Verma
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Jeri Sumitani / Emory PA Program: South Georgia Farmworker Health Project-academic programs to provide migrant farmer healthcare in South Georgia
2 Joanne Thurston / Cobb County Medical Society-strategic issues of starting and growing a health clinic for the uninsured
3 Ifeanyi Felix Nnajiofor-hospital volunteer programs
4 Jack Bernard / SCORE (SBA affiliate)-Volunteering to help small health care oriented businesses
5 Todd Schlesinger-Volunteerism in your community: Free and Low Cost Health Screenings…free skin screenings for skin cancer
6 Doris Nelms, moderator / United Hospice Atlanta- Panel: The role of
volunteers in hospice work Panelists include David Boal (Tapestry Hospice)
& Bailey Barash (Documentary “203 Days”)
7 Eleanor Smith / Concrete Change – Concrete change works with legislation and volunteer organizations to provide universally accessible housing designs for all people
8 J.D McCrary / Lutheran Services of Georgia - Refugee Resettlement in Georgia
9 Linda Grabbe / Community Advanced Practice Nurses Clinic, with Yvonne
Hewitt, Janell Ball, & Michelle Brookey – A nurse practitioner / clinical
assistant director and student volunteers to speak on the “Herban Garden” project offered to homeless women in Atlanta seeking daytime refuge at the Atlanta Day Shelter
Trang 1210 Alison O’Neil / Beauty Becomes You - A health promoting best practices model for personal aesthetics in geriatric care, addressing the importance of grooming and hygienic care of older adults
11 Shaun Verma / Milton High School: MDJunior Program…Inspiring Selfless Service through Mentorship…empowering teens to make a difference in their communities through medical volunteerism
III) SOM 130 A) Humanitarian Advocacy Efforts Sat 12:00 – 5:00pm
Moderator: Tamica Means
*average amount of time per speaker = @30 minutes
1 Henry Kahn / Physicians for a National Health Program-access to healthcare for all Americans
2 Pippa Abston / North Alabama Healthcare for All-healthcare for all in
America: The perspective from a practicing pediatrician
3 Joanna Reid / JoannaCare – Through JoannaCare we are helping others dealing with extreme medical situations both financially and through
advocacy
4 Jack Birge, Tanner Hospital, Carrollton, GA -A physician with 52 years of medical practice who continues to be an active patient advocate (indigents without insurance, industrial poisoning of the environment, adequate public health, etc)
5 Simon Thayel Sakharia / CSCA India-academic institutions advocating to help the poor and sick (slum areas)
6 Mary McMahon / Nurses For the Nations-Assisting the indigenous and the poor with Malaria in developing countries through the 7 pillars of
9 Speaker to be announced
Trang 1310 Charlotte Fairchild / Fear Thou Not-safety awareness / promotion of the buddy system to change kidnapping & murder statistics
III) SOM 130 B) Programs to Reduce Violence or Discord Sun 8:30am – 12:00
Moderator: Tamica Means
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Alyse Lopez-Salm / Partnership Against Domestic Violence-preventing
intimate partner violence / providing survivor support for those battered or abused by a dating partner or spouse
2 Frank Vandall / Emory University Law School-Guns, children, and congress
3 Debra Poss / Organizer of Dennis Kucinich Meet-Up Group - A proposal for a
“US Dept of Peace and Non-Violence”
4 Dexter Humphrey / JASA Enterprises-The Importance of Literacy, bullying, Non Violence Initiatives for Students
Anti-5 James P Griffin Jr / Metropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership (MAVPP)- How to Talk with Seventh- to-Twelfth Grade African Americans from Boyhood to Manhood: A Holistic Approach
6 Victor Osas Wilson / Saint Paul University-Conflict management in the work place
7 Arthur Powell / EGRESS Consultants LLC - Community Accountability: Dealing With Gangs and the urgency for people to become active in their communities, addressing gang issues to make their neighborhoods safer
8 Ann Kelly / Hands & Words are Not For Hurting Project- an effective winning tool in abuse and violence prevention education that has been
award-implemented in homes, schools, and communities nationally and
internationally
9 Antony Thaliath / Gandhi Foundation of USA –Non-violent conflict
resolution…Following the footsteps of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr
III) SOM 130 C) Medical Missions & Clinics
Sun 1:00 – 5:00pm
Moderator: Tamica Means
*average amount of time per speaker = @20 minutes
1 Janna Zwerner, The Power of One - Project B.R.A.S.I.L.: the Power of One – Learn how over a 2 year period and for less than $1000, 1 ton of medical &
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to impoverished residents with disabilities
2 Frank Brightwell, Somos Amigos Medical Missions - Lessons learned after fourteen years of operating a medical and dental clinic in a rural and under- served area of a developing country
3 Maria Castejon, Clinica Medica Manos de Jesus - Clinica Medica Manos de Jesus, in the mountains of Copan Ruinas, Honduras: An opportunity for public health students & residents or anyone else involved in global health issues to get involved in various projects that range from preventive medicine
to treating active diseases.
4 Sunandan (Sonny) Bandyopadhyay / Global HEED-the Global HEED
operating model: recruiting unpaid volunteers to be consistent Executive Board performers; development work in Guatemala in healthcare,
education, and microfinance; creating University Chapters; starting a health program; assisting with the formation of the Global Health & Humanitarian Summit.
5 Ruth Long / International Service Learning-Medical, dental, nursing, public health, and veterinarian service / mission trips for students to provide hands-
on experience and potential academic credit
6 Rosemary Clement / Breast Health Global Initiative - Bringing the Breast Care Standards to Low Resource Countries
7 Kenneth Rutledge / Uro-P.A.A.C.S - Developing Urological teaching
curriculum & training for 8 African Missionary Hospitals training General Surgeons
8 Lauren O’Brien / Embraced Atlanta – Director / Founder of an organization that collects orthopedic and prosthetic equipment and redistributes them to health clinics and individuals in need both locally and globally will speak on starting a non-profit… how and where to get started
9 Muhumed Abdullahi/ Abdullahi Intiative Medical Group – A Kenya native speaks on improving the field of medicine and the diseases that affect most people in the world from a business prospective
10 Garrett Adams / Pediatrician & President P.N.P.H The Beersheba Clinic: Insights into Running a Volunteer Clinic
IV) HARLAND A) Creativity & Making a Difference…Clowning and the Arts: Sat 12:00 – 6:00pm
Moderators: Brad Olschansky, Issifu Harruna, & Henrique Rego
*average amount of time per speaker = @30 minutes
1 Hiep Nguyen / Circle Painting Project-fostering creativity, holistic healing,
future, leaders, and civic engagement
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country philosopher will give a talk on maintaining a positive attitude…”Put Your Hound Dog Out of its Misery”
3 Brenda M Tillman-Promoting global unity and respect for different cultures
through creative writing & spoken word
4 Barbara & Marc O’Brien -Sanctuary Island, Inc: A Joruney to Enhance Self
Esteem: An RN mother and physically challenged son who has a BA degree
in communications and is an author, support others to publish their stories, participate in therapeutic horseback riding, and enhance the health, literacy, life experience, and self-esteem of wounded warriors and others who are disabled, and children facing adversity
5 John Glick /Gesundheit! Institute-An overview of the Gesundheit! Institute
(Patch Adams’ organization), which reaches out globally to help in all sectors
of distressed communities, combining art, healthcare, and collaborative community development
6 Tim Cunningham - Clowns without Borders: developing psychosocial relief
programs that include performances and workshops in post-earthquake Haiti, and how to translate this work into other zones of conflict and
catastrophe
7 Roberto Ravagnani & Felipe Mello / Canto Cidadao, Brazil - The Clown in the
hospital environment as a tool to stimulate citizenship
8 Henrique Rego, Luiza Oliveira & Bruno Salveira / Sorrir e Viver (To Smile is to
Live) – Clowning and story-telling classes for medical students to create an improved and more humanitarian medical education
9 Fred Jeremy Seligson / Children’s Peace Train: Creating a humanitarian
peace movement for children and their artworks from countries world-over
10 Karen Clarke/ Flint P Fleming Jr Art Foundation – Creator of Caribbean
Melange Radio to promote culture infusionism and recognize that self-hate manifests into outward conflict with others.
11.The Evolution Rappers – A CONCERT - Conscious innovative young people speak out through music
IV) HARLAND B) Integrative Health: Sun 8:30am – 12:00
Moderators: Brad Olschansky & Issifu Harruna