2022 Judge AW Center Lecture Series Program

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SERIES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022 5:30–8:00 P.M. The Hotel at The University of Maryland

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CURIOUS. COURAGEOUS. C O M PA S S I O N AT E .

The Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Lecture Series is dedicated to recognizing those individuals and organizations whose exemplary commitment to education, justice, and ethics inspires excellence and promotes the advancement of pluralism, civic discourse, and democracy.

ABO UT U S Having served two terms as the elected States Attorney for Prince George’s County, Maryland, Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. recognized the importance of social justice issues concerning education, justice, ethical leadership, and civic responsibility. During his nearly twenty-year tenure as an Article III Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Judge Williams witnessed the ways in which mandatory minimum sentencing has contributed to mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. In an effort to address this and similar injustices within our legal, social, and political institutions, Judge Williams retired his appointment and founded The Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice & Ethics as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization in 2013.

After entering into a partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2016, the Judge AW Center was (re)established under the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences within the Department of African American Studies. The Center strives to address social inequalities resulting from histories of discrimination, injustice, and the disparate impact of educational, legal, and social policies that further exacerbate gaps in opportunities and outcomes among vulnerable populations in Maryland, the United States, and throughout the world.

The mission of the Judge AW Center is to research, develop solutions to, and provide a forum for discussing the prevailing issues facing underserved and disadvantaged communities in Maryland, the United States, and the world today.

Our vision is to operationalize restorative social justice by advancing racial equity and addressing the root causes of inequality. Through the development and scaled implementation of signature programs and strategic initiatives in the areas of education, justice, and ethics, we aim to address persistent disparities, level lingering and current inequalities, and equip, encourage, and empower the next generation of global citizens, thought leaders, social justice engineers, and innovative entrepreneurs. We believe the resilience and agency of empowered communities will enable the creation of a new American narrative.

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JUDGE AW CENTER STAFF Hon. Judge Alexander Williams, Jr., Executive Director Dr. Kameron Van Patterson, Director of Programs Ms. Karen Bond, Director of Outreach & Strategic Partnerships Ms. Marci Deloatch, Program Manager Ms. Valerie Dunn Jones, Administrative Coordinator

BOAR D O F D I R ECTO RS Judge Alexander Williams, Jr.

Kraig B. Long

Bryon S. Bereano

Mimi Roeder-Vaughn

Sidney Butcher

Katrina Rouse

Adrienne A. Brown

Rosalyn Tang

James R. Benjamin

Joyce E. Williams

Soni Kanwaljit

Dana Williams

Christopher S. Lambert

Wilson White

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AGE N DA MASTER OF CEREMONY Miri Marshall, Meteorologist at WUSA 9

WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kraig Long, Pres., Board of Directors PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Video Remarks from President Darryl Pines, UMD DONOR RECOGNITION Karen Bond, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships AWARD CEREMONY PRESENTERS & RECIPIENTS Karen Bond, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships Annette–Grier March | Roberta’s House, Baltimore, MD Judge Sidney Butcher, Board Member Alice Wright | The Parole Health Center in Annapolis, MD Dr. Dana Williams, Board Member Dr. Stephen Thomas | Maryland Center for Health Equity KEYNOTE ADDRESS Hon. Alexander Williams, Jr., Exe. Dir., Judge AW Center Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH Health Equity: At The Nexus of Science and Social Justice.

“Addressing disparities necessarily requires dismantling the structural barriers that have disproportionately impacted health outcomes in historically marginalized and minoritized communities.”

CLOSING Hon. Alexander Williams, Jr., Exe. Dir., Judge AW Center

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MASTER OF CEREMONIES Miri Marshall From flash flooding and hail to 12 inches of snow piling up, Miri Marshall enjoys forecasting storms.

The award-winning meteorologist joined the WUSA 9 weather team in September 2017. Prior to WUSA, Miri worked at WBAL-TV in Baltimore, where she covered snow storms and ice storms. Her career includes stops in Waco, TX and El Paso, TX where she was a news anchor, weather anchor and news reporter.

Prior to meteorology, Miri enjoyed a career in news serving as a desk assistant, assignment editor and field producer at ABC News in Los Angeles.

You can also call her professor Marshall, as she both created and taught journalism and weather literacy courses at Morgan State University. She is very passionate about climate and weather literacy and enjoys going to schools to encourage others to pursue STEM careers.

She is a proud graduate of Louisiana State University where she learned the ropes of journalism. Miri studied meteorology at Mississippi State University and participated in the 2020 Climate Change and Health cohort with the Yale School of Public Health.

Miri is a native of New Orleans and a huge Saints fan.

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KEY N OTE S P E A K ER Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH Chief Health Equity Officer of the 12 Campus, 30,000 Employee University of Maryland Medical System.

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HEALTH EQUITY: AT THE NEXUS OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH is the inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer of the 12 campus, 30,000 employee University of Maryland Medical System. He previously served as tenured Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the Howard University College of Medicine, and as Senior Vice President within the Children’s National Health System, where he provided strategic leadership for the organization’s advocacy mission, public policy positions, community partnership initiatives. He maintains appointments as adjunct professor of emergency medicine and health policy at the George Washington University, and teaches as professor of health policy and management at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

He served 17 years as the inaugural state pediatric medical director within the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, in addition to 8 years as principal investigator of the National Resource Center for the federally-funded Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

Dr. Wright provides national leadership through advisory and governance service to several health and human service entities including the Association of American Medical Colleges and the March of Dimes. He previously served as an Obama administration appointee to the Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration, and has recently been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine study committee on Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families. Dr. Wright regularly presents invited testimony before Congress, state and municipal legislative bodies, has made numerous media appearances, and lectures widely to both professional and lay audiences.

Dr. Wright earned a B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, his M.D. from Rutgers University, and a Master of Public Health in Administrative Medicine and Management from George Washington University.

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2022 ETH I CS AWARD AWARD H O NO REES Roberta’s House: A Family Grief Support Center Roberta’s House is a safe place where children, teens and adults discover that they are not alone in their grief. Children with their families share their feelings, memories and experiences in an atmosphere of acceptance with the love and support of trained volunteers.

Maryland Center for Health Equity The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) is committed to improving the health of residents in the state of Maryland. Headquartered in the Office of the Dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, M-CHE is a TIER 3: Campus-­wide Research Initiative Program.

Parole Health Center From its beginnings as a PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) group offering health services to the community, to a vital, thriving health center serving Anne Arundel County residents, the Parole Health Center (PHC) has grown as the neighborhood has grown, because of the diligence and dedication of its community members.

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Roberta’s House: A Family Grief Support Center “To help another have a healthier life is more than just physical, but also emotional and spiritual. Giving hope is that spiritual gift that heals everyone, the receiver and the giver.”

– Annette March-Grier

Roberta’s House is the first African American founded-community based bereavement center in the United States which provides trauma informed care and addresses grief as a public health service. We believe all children, adults and families suffering the loss or death of a loved one should have support and a safe place to heal and recover. We transform their despair to hope. Our vision is for healthy, thriving families and safe communities.

The goal of Roberta’s House is to meet the need for grief support of bereaved populations, especially those in disadvantaged, underserved communities in Baltimore (and Prince George’s County). Roberta’s House provides developmentally appropriate and family- and community-centered support. We address grief in the context of other losses and hardships that youth, families, and adults have experienced, including community violence and crime, parental incarceration, entry into the foster care system, and poverty.

The non-profit has grown significantly over the past 15 years and has served over 10,000 individuals throughout its programs, local schools and community trainings and behavioral health programs. In 2021, a newly constructed, 22,000 square foot beautiful mansion and home-like facility opened in Baltimore to accommodate the growing programs and community needs. They have over 800 trained volunteers and 25 staff members that carry out its mission. The organization has been awarded and recognized locally and nationally as a community based premier model supporting health equity and trauma informed care in marginalized communities.

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The Maryland Center for Health Equity “The Maryland Center for Health Equity is dedicated to building bridges, building trust, and building healthy communities. We translate medical and public health science into culturally tailored community based interventions designed to promote health and prevent disease.”

– Stephen Thomas

In September 2010, the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) was established with a central commitment to improving the health of residents in the state of Maryland. Their primary focuses are to: Eliminate racial and ethnic disparities to achieve health equity among residents in the state of Maryland; and Increase the inclusion of racial and ethnic minorities in health research through our Building Trust Initiative.

The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) is committed to improving the health of residents in the state of Maryland. Headquartered in the Office of the Dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, M-CHE is a TIER 3: Campus-­wide Research Initiative Program charged with providing support for the development of broad, multidisciplinary research initiatives that will position the university to become a national leader in the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities aimed toward achieving the nation’s Healthy People 2030 goal of health equity.

Whether through education, research or policy initiatives, M-CHE is putting into action the knowledge and information they have gained about what causes health disparities and how to reduce and eliminate them. While some of their research programs focus on answering outstanding questions about why certain disparities exist, others incorporate what we already know into testable interventions designed to improve minority health.

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The Parole Health Center “Every child has the right to be born a healthy child” – Walter S. Mills

From its beginnings as a PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) group offering health services to the community, to a vital, thriving health center serving Anne Arundel County residents, the Parole Health Center (PHC) has grown as the neighborhood has grown, because of the diligence and dedication of its community members.

Thanks to volunteers who contribute their time and talents, local businesses and organizations that offer funding, and well-trained and knowledgeable staff who provide health care, PHC has evolved as it continues to meet the needs of the county.

In 1936, Parole Elementary School Principal Walter S. Mills said to the PTA, “Every child has the right to be born a healthy child” as motivation to begin a campaign to create a health care center in the Parole community. In the 1930s, health care and many other facets of American life were greatly segregated.

During the Great Depression (1929-1942), only the very wealthy could afford quality health care. While a few of the middle class were able to take advantage of basic medical needs through health insurance, most African Americans were only able to receive medical assistance in specific segregated facilities.

Today CHCP is one of the most modern and well-equipped health centers in Anne Arundel County. The health center currently offers the following services: Healthy Start home visiting and case management for pregnant women, infants and toddlers; HIV/AIDS testing and counseling; immunizations; pregnancy testing; and tuberculosis treatment.

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ST UD E N T L E A D ERS HIP PROGRAM Amelia Bradshaw Amelia Bradshaw is a third-year law student at the University of Baltimore School of Law and will be graduating with a Juris Doctor in May of 2023.

Amelia is passionate about uplifting her community and advocating for the rights of those too often overlooked. These passions are what have fueled her impactful work with the Judge Alexander Williams Center and the Innocence Project Clinic of UB. Amelia’s resiliency and adaptability make her a tenacious advocate for all things just. In addition to advocacy Amelia enjoys hiking, wheel throwing, and spending time with her nephew.

Shaèm Spencer Shaèm Spencer is attending Albright College in Reading PA. He plans to graduate in the Spring of 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Mr. Spencer is now a Student Leadership Research Assistant at the Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice, & Ethics. Mr. Spencer is also interning under the head of the counseling center on his school’s campus.

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THANK YOU TH O UGH T L E A D ER SPONSOR KIM-THU POSNETT & MICHAEL PASTOR

ORGAN I Z E R SPONSOR BRUCE BUREANO THE HONORABLE & MRS. FRANCIS KELLY, JR. JIM AND PATTY ROUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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ADVO CAT E SPONSOR SR CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT LLC MR. RONALD H. LIPSCOMB

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THE JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER AT P.S. 103 The Judge AW Center’s Community Invested Violence Intervention Collaborative (C.I.V.I.C.) Baltimore Initiative will add value to The Justice Thurgood Marshall Center at P.S. 103 by bringing a blend of applied academic research, youth development, intervention programming, and ethics training to the beloved community of West Baltimore, MD, in 2023.

The C.I.V.I.C. Baltimore Initiative will enable us to address systemic challenges confronting the residents of West Baltimore such as structural and interpersonal violence, at-risks youth detention, the need for social justice education, and the creation of professional learning opportunities emphasizing ethical standards of accountability for elected officials and leaders in public service.

Through a strategic partnership with the Beloved Community Services Corporation, Inc. at Union Baptist Church, the Judge AW Center will acquire use of this historic site in the heart of West Baltimore, MD, which will serve as the programmatic epicenter of our social impact efforts in the future.

Please visit our website at https://judgeawcenter.umd.edu/ for more information about our expansion to West Baltimore, MD, and related programmatic activities.

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FRIENDS OF THE

JUD GE AW C E N TER DR. LINDA L. Z. MOGHADAM MR. ROBERT CAWOOD THE HONORABLE MICHELE D. HOTTEN ELLIS J. KOCH, ESQ. MRS. DALE V. KOCH MS. SANDRA I. LIOTTA MR. BRUCE C. BEREANO, JR. DR. RODNEY ELLIS & DR. CARYL MUSSENDEN MS. ELIZABETH HEWLETT CARVILLE COLLINS J.P. HOWARD KATRINA ROUSE KAREN BOND MARCI DELOATCH DR. WALESIA L. ROBINSON MIMI ROEDER-VAUGHN

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University of Maryland, Seneca Building 4716 Pontiac Street, Suite 0104 College Park, MD 20740

https://judgeawcenter.umd.edu