The Seventh National African American Drug Policy Summit

Co-Sponsored by Bowie State University

November 4-5, 2011

Bowie State University

 Bowie, Maryland



Theme: Overcoming the challenges of fiscal austerity to achieve effective solutions to the substance abuse, mental health, and criminal and juvenile justice disparities issues, facing minority Americans in the United States.



Guest Speakers and Panelists



Dr. Winston Price, President National African American Drug Policy Coalition

Dr. D. Elliot Parris, Interim Dean, College of Professional Studies, Bowie State
                                University

Benjamin Tucker, Deputy Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs,
                               The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,

Andrew Fois, Managing Director, Communications and Community Outreach,
                               National Crime Prevention Council

Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. Principal, Assistant United States Attorney for the District
                               of Columbia

Avis Buchanan, Director, District of Columbia Public Defender Service

Terrance Walton, Director of Treatment, District of Columbia Pretrial Services
                               Agency

Nadine J. Parker, Director, National Capital Coalition to Prevent
                               Underage Drinking (NCCPUD)

Jesselyn McCurdy, Legislative Counsel, D.C. American Civil Liberties Union

Major General John R. Hawkins, III (Retired) -Assistant Executive Director for
                               Development and Fund Raising

Dr. Valencia Campbell, President, Prince George's County Drug Policy 
                              Coalition, Inc., Affiliate of NAADPC

Honorable J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, U.S. Parole Commissioner

Susan James Andrews, President, Thurgood Marshall Action Coalition, Inc.,

Daryl D. Parks, Esq., President, National Bar Association

Dr. Patricia Newton, President, Black Psychiatrists of America, Inc.

For information about attending, please contact Ms. Rosalee Morris, Summit Conference Coordinator, Howard University School of Law, Center for Drug Abuse Research at 202-806-8600. Additionally, please contact Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. at 202-806-8622 or 202-806-8623 for further details about the Summit Conference. The Early Registration Fee is $225.00 payable on or before October 26, 2011 and thereafter from October 27, 2011 until site of Conference, $260.00. You may request a Registration Form by providing your e-mail address in your call or e-mailing Ms. Morris at rosaleem@gmail.com or Senior Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. at aburnettsr@aol.com. Further information may also be obtained from consulting the recently revised and updated website: http://www.naadpc.org/.