STSI 2023 Board Retreat

2023 LEADERSHIP RETREAT PROGRAM BOOKLET Saturday, January 28th, 2023 ~ Sonesta Hotel, White Plains, NY

Let's Go FAAR in 2023: Faith, Action & Accountability = RESULTS!

WELCOME

Members & Community Partners 2022 *partial STEAM Sistahs 2022

Black Maternal & Child Center of Excellence Ribbon Cutting & Aftershock Screening ~ Nov. 2022

Sister to Sister International, Inc. & Community Partners Collective Impact Workgroups

Collective Impact (CI) is a framework to tackle deeply entrenched and complex social problems. It is an innovative and structured approach to making collaboration work across government, business, philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, and civil society to achieve significant and lasting social change.

Goal: To improve outcomes for Black girls and women in Westchester County related to rates of exclusionary school discipline, entry into the juvenile justice system, decreasing maternal mortality and teen pregnancy rates, along with enhancing healthy lifestyles, increasing STEAM & Health education opportunities, and expanding entrepreneurship, pay equity and economic prosperity.

Workgroup Pillars 1) STEM & STEAM Jhinelle Walker, Brianna Cauthen, Jadesola Colpa, Workgroup Co-chairs

2) Health & Wellness, Black Maternal Health & Teen Pregnancy Prevention Cheryl Brannan & Nubia Earth Martin, Committee Co-chairs

3) Entrepreneurship, Pay Equity & Economic Prosperity Charmaine Golding, Workgroup Chair

4) Juvenile Justice, Equity & Advocacy Dr. Darlene Russell, Dr. Alexandria Connally and Pat White, Workgroup Co-chairs

Retreat Agenda 12:30 – 1:30 pm Welcome, Introductions Retreat Overview & Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm Website Update: Marketing, Outreach & Connection – Gloria Cunningham, Business Strategist, Ambitious Soul Social Media Update: Eden Gilliam, Owner Eve Milan, Inc.

2:30 – 4:00 pm 4 Pillar Break-out Sessions 1) STEM & STEAM 2) Health & Wellness, Black Maternal Health & Teen Pregnancy Prevention 3) Entrepreneurship, Pay Equity & Economic Prosperity 4) Juvenile Justice, Equity & Advocacy

4:00 – 4:30 pm Wrap-up, Report Out & Meeting Critique 5:00 pm Dinner

For more information contact: Sister to Sister International at: bwgc2015@gmail.com or (914) 207-0368 ~ s2si.org ~ Facebook: @sistertosisterinternational~ Instagram: @stsiinternational ~ Twitter: @STSIonthemove

STSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Germaine Scott Board Co-Chair

Cheryl Brannan, MS Founder

Zelda Strong-Diaz, MPA Board Co-Chair

Georgia Reid-Douglas, MPA Treasurer

Ini Obot, MA Secretary

Hon. Pearl C. Quarles Parliamentarian

DIRECTORS Ghia Clark

Brenda Bracey

Mabel Takona, MBA

Dr. Angela Campbell, Ed.D.

Tinuke Colpa, MS

Dana Johnson Sutton

Vera Cheek

Athena Dent-Alleyne, CHC

Gwen Parris, Esq.

Dr. Darlene Russell, Ph.D.

Millissa Bess, RN BSN MS OCN

Rev. Marcia White-Smith, MS M Div.

Charmaine Golding, MA

Subomi Macaulay, GRI SFR ABR

Lauren Morris

Deana Nelson

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS *Honorary Allison Lake, MBA

Dr. La Ruth Gray

E. Adell Dowdy, MA

Hon. Janet Malone

Dr. Marcia Keizs

Jamie Hubert, MBA

Lauren Williams

Patricia White, MA

*Hon. Pearl C. Quarles

Rashida Thigpen, Esq.

*Roslyn Abrams

Hon. Shawyn Patterson-Howard, MA

Suzanne Greenidge-Hewitt, MD

Hon. Terry Clements

Yedidah Yehudah, MA RD

Paige Long Sharps, MD

Cammie Jones

April Bourne

CONSULTANTS Jhinelle Walker

Beryl Weaver, MA Tsahai Amazan

Dr. Valerie Mason Cunningham