NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN DRUG POLICY COALITION, INC.
FALL LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 19-20. 2011
HOWARD UNIVERSITY – BLACKBURN CENTER
THEME: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND TO REDUCE ILLEGAL USAGE OF DRUGS IN A PERIOD OF FISCAL AUSTERITY AND REDUCTION OF FUNDING
Monday, September 19, 2011
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Winston Price, President,
National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc.
Announcements of Program Format and Administrative Matters
Vice-President of Administration and National
Executive Director, Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Opening Session
The Needs of the National Organization for a Flow
of Revenue Income and Employment of a Small Staff
Amending By-Laws to Provide for a Dues Structure for
Member Organizations, Individual Chapters, and Individual
Persons for To Support Office Administrative Purposes
What Services NAADPC, Inc. Should Render to Organizational
Members, Chapters and Individual Members – Maintaining an
Updated Website in a State of the Art Manner, Publication of
Quarterly Newsletters, Submission of Timely Alerts to Member
Organizations and to Chapters Requiring Advocacy and Education of the Public on Vital Issues
Moderator: Dr. Winston Price, President, NAADPC
Panel: Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., Vice-President
Dr. Ura Jean Bailey, Secretary-Treasurer
Judge Martha Lynn Sherrod, Board of Directors Member
Julius Debro, Board of Directors Member
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Planning and Implementing an Effective Chapter
Program: Serving as an Advisory Group to Local Government
Officials to Treat Addiction and Dependency as a Disease
and Advising of Available Resources in the Community; Providing Speakers In Schools to Deter Drug Usage, including prescription drug abuse, and Prevent Juvenile Delinquency, and Encourage Educational Achievement; and Assisting Churches to have their Leaders Work with Persons Returning to the Community from Prison to Stabilize Them in the Community.
Moderator: Major General John R. Hawkins, III, Retired,
Assistant Executive Director for Development
and Fund Raising
Panel: Dr. Valencia Campbell, Ph.D., President, Prince George’s
County Drug Policy Coalition, Inc.
Yvonne Blackmond, President, Detroit African American
Drug Policy Coalition
Frank Lancaster, President, Washington Healthcare
Empowerment Coalition, Inc.
Honorable Veronica Morgan-Price (Retired Juvenile Court
Judge), President Designee, Prospective Houston, Texas
African American Drug Policy Coalition Chapter
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Associate Judge,
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Presiding
Judge, Fathering Court – “The Concept of the Fathering
Court, Its Operations, and Its Objectives.”
2: 00 p.m. – 3:30 p. m. Panel
Seeking and Implementing a Drug Free Community Grant
Moderator: Marshella Toldson, Esq. Staff Attorney,
Center for Drug Abuse Research, Howard
University and Adviser, NAADPC
Panel: Nina Harper, Project Director, East Baltimore
Drug Free Community Grant.
Rosalind Parker, Esq., D.C. Ward 8 Drug Free Community
Grant.
Reverend Dr. Stephen Tucker, Project Coordinator, Ward 1
Drug Free Community Grant in Washington, D.C.
Dr. James E. Craigen, Sr., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Howard
University School of Social Work; President, Human Services
Systems Associates; Advisor on Drug Free Community Grant
Programs for the City of Baltimore, Maryland.
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dealing with Co-occurring Mental Illness in Persons with
Substance Abuse Issues - How to Provide Effective
Counseling Services – What is Being Done for Returning
Veterans with Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Conditions. The Role of Veterans Drug Courts.
Moderator: Dr. Ura Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
Panel: Dr. William B. Lawson, Chief of Psychiatry
Howard University Hospital
Charles E. Lewis, Social Worker, Former President, D.C.
Mental Health Association
Sean C. Clark, National Coordinator, Veterans Justice Outreach, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. John Allen, VHA Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception – Non-alcoholic beverages and light hors
Hors d’oeuvres
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Implementing An Effective Program to Get Fathers
Involved in the Lives of Their Children, Including
Former Offenders, to Prevent Involvement in Illegal
Drug Activity and Juvenile Delinquent Behavior and Job
Training and Employment for Former Offenders to Give
Them Financial Stability
Moderator: Franklyn Malone, President & CEO,
The 100 Fathers Inc.
Panel:
Panel: Dr. Ronald Beavers, CEO, Positive Imagery Foundation, Los Angeles, California, and Co-Chair, Los Angeles Drug Policy Chapter.
Herman David Odom, Former Director, Office of
Ex-Offender Affairs for D.C. Mayor
Theodore Sweet, Esq., Former Deputy Director, Office of
Ex-Offender Affairs for D.C. Mayor
Susan Hoskins, Executive Director, Coalition on Economic Empowerment, District of Columbia
Kenneth Glover, Human Resources Officer, Miller and
Long Construction Company.
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Shannon Taitt, Staff Administrator, Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA – The Program Agenda for
CSAT Working With Community Organizations.
12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey M. Johnson, President, National
Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL) (Invited)
The Mission of NPCL and Collaboration with
The 100 Fathers, Inc. and the National African American
Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. on Fatherhood and Re-entry
Issues.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. What Type of Truancy Reduction Programs Can Be
Established and Implemented, and How They Can Reduce
Truancy, Drug Usage and Trafficking and Juvenile
Delinquent Behavior – What Can Be Done for Youth
Who Drop Out of School?
Moderator: Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
National Executive Director
Gloria Danziger, Project Director with Baltimore School of Law on the Truancy Reduction Program in Baltimore
Howard Davidson, Staff Director, Commission on Youth- at-Risk, American Bar Association
Akena Allen, Consultant Adviser on Grants to Deal With
Truancy and School Drop Out Problems; Parent Advocate
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Extricating Youth from Gangs and Crews – How Can This
Be Done for Youth Coerced to Join Gangs or Crews –
What Resources are Available to Help these Youth?
Moderator: Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.,
National Executive Director
Tyrone C. Parker, President & Executive Director , Alliance of Concerned Men, D.C.
Cecilia Thomas, Supervisory Youth Outreach Coordinator,
Roving Leader Program for Teens, D.C. Department of
Parks and Recreation
Reverend Billy H. Stanfield, Jr., Executive Director, New
Vision Youth Services, Baltimore, Maryland
Reverend Adam Hansford, Former Youth Minister
Clarendon United Methodist Church, Arlington, Virginia
and Former Executive Director, Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, Washington, D.C.
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Speaker:
Dr. Donald Vereen, Former Deputy Director, ONDCP,
The White House; Director, Community Academic Engagement, The Prevention Research Center,
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan - “The Future of Drug Policy in America and Challenges in Implementation.”
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks - Urging Attendees to Communicate
With each other and share their areas of expertise;
To contact National Headquarters for advice and
guidance; and to provide feedback on any of the
issues and problems discussed during this
conference and submit proposed solutions
and recommendations for the coming year.
Dr. Winston Price
Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
National Executive Director
