ROUNDTABLES

Thursday, October 11, 2012
7:30am – 8:30am

Join your colleagues for breakfast roundtables for in-depth conversations into elements of the conference theme.  

2012 Annual Conference Roundtables:

Creating Collaboratives of Informed and Engaged Communities
Session Coordinator: Lindsay Cochrane, Program Officer, McCormick Foundation
Presenter: Sandra McElmurry, Executive Director, Latino Policy Forum, Chicago, IL

Campaign to Reform State Juvenile Justice
Session Coordinator: Marcia Egbert
, Senior Program Officer, The George Gund Foundation 
Presenter: Donald Ross, Director, M+R Strategies

Accreditation as a Strategy to Facilitate a Public-Private Provider Partnership
Session Coordinator: Emily Brush, Council on Accreditation
Presenters: Richard Klarberg, President and CEO, Council on Accreditation;
Phillip Redmond, Associate Director, Child Care Division, The Duke Endowment

Changing Demographics: Engaging Baby Boomers and Experienced Adults To Help Youth Thrive
Session Coordinator: Lynn Haglin,
Northland Foundation
Presenter: Zane Bail, Director of Special Projects, Northland Foundation

No Home, No School—No Future?  Understanding the School Needs and Rights of Homeless and Unstably Housed Children—and How they Can Help Ensure their Future
Session Coordinator/Presenter: Maria Foscarinis,
Esq., Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

The Impact of Employment of Fathers Coming Home from Prison on Childlren & Families
Session Coordinator: Marta Nelson,
Executive Director, CEO New York, Center for Employment Opportunities
Presenter: Gilbert Rodriguez, Child Support Advocate, Center for Employment Opportunities 

How Cities Can Create Unstructured Play Opportunities for Young Children
Session Coordinator:
Session Coordinator & Presenter: Danielle Marshall, Director of Community Engagement, Kaboom!

Collaborations:  Public/Private Partnerships and the Role of Non-Profit Organizations and Foundations in Public/Private Sector Collaborations
Session Coordinator & Presenter: Joyce Wilson,
City Manager, City of El Paso

Parent Organizing: Effective Partnerships, Transforming Lives
Session Coordinator: Aleyamma Mathew,
Senior Program Officer, Economic Justice, Ms. Foundation for Women, New York NY
Discussants:  Don Cipriani,
Director, Just and Fair Schools Fund, New York, NY
Jenifer O’Dell,
Associate Program Officer, Deputy Director, Family Economic Security and Education, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Lynda Parmely, Program Director, Hagedorn Foundation, Port Washington, NY
Ada Sanchez,
Executive Director, Peppercorn Foundation

Second Generation Parenting: Raising Grandchildren and/or Adult Children with Disabilities
Session Coordinator:  Natacha Blain, JD, PhD,
Associate Director, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
Presenter:  John Feather, PhD,
Chief Executive Officer, Grantmakers in Aging

Reaching for the American DREAM: A Roundtable Discussion on the role of CYF Funders in Responding to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Session Coordinator:  Felecia Bartow,
Director of Special Projects, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Presenter:  Daranee Petsod, Executive Director, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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