CNYHSA: Central New York Health Systems Agency

2009 Conference 

PROGRAM

8:30 am ........................................ Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:30 am ....................................................................................... Welcome

10:00 am ............................................................. Morning Keynote Speaker
Rev. Edwin C. Sanders, II., Senior Servant, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church, Nashville, TN

10:30 am ............................................................................................. Break

10:45 am ........................................................................ Workshop Session I
(Health Issues & Youth Programming)

12:00 pm ........................................................................................... Buffet Lunch

12:30 pm .............................................................................. Remarks
Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, Onondaga County Health Department

12:45 pm ....................................................... Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. Franklyn W. Richardson, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY

1:30 pm .......................................................................... Panel Discussion
Moderated by George Kilpatrick, New Inspiration for the Nation & WCNY

3:00 ................................................................................................... Break

3:15 pm ...................................................................... Workshop Session II
(Capacity Development & Community Collaborations)

4:15 pm ...................................................................... Closing & Dismissal

WORKSHOPS

Session I
HI: Health Issues
Developing Relevant Health Programs within Your Organization or Church
Workshop Facilitator: Pamela Hunter (Director of Public and Government Relations, Syracuse Community Health Center)

Mobilizing Communities for HIV Prevention: Taking a Fresh Look at the Pandemic
Workshop Facilitator: Wenona Wake (Project Manager, AIDS Community Resources)

Spirituality & Health: Coping with Health Crises
Workshop Facilitator: Rev. Katherine Day (Managing Chaplain, Crouse Hospital)

YP: Youth Programming
Facilitating healthy dialogues with youth around sex and sexuality
Workshop Facilitator: Jerena Barkins (Program Director of F.A. C. E. S., a program of the Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility)

Using current technology to reach today's youth: You can't use 8-tracks to reach the IPOD generation!
Workshop Facilitator: Reggie Siegler (Program Coordinator of TAP "Tenant Assistant Program," Syracuse Housing Authority)

A Practical Approach to Impacting Today's Youth: "Reach, Teach, and Touch Their Lives"
Workshop Facilitator: Deborah Ellerbe, MSW (Ph.D. Candidate, Syracuse University)


Session II
CC: Community Collaborations
Developing Meaningful Community Partnerships: "The Right Relationship is Everything"
Workshop Facilitator: Julius D. Edwards, Onondaga County Commissioner on Human Rights

Developing Volunteers - "Recruitment & Retention"
Workshop Facilitator: Rev. H. Alex Bernard (Pastor, Victory Temple Fellowship Church)

Strategies for Effective Fundraising (formerly "Organizing Successful Fundraising Activities that Yield Results")
Workshop Facilitator: Carrie Berse, CFRE, FAHP, President, Crouse Foundation

CB: Capacity Building
Fiscal Management and 501 c3 Development & Compliance
Workshop Facilitator: Odell Mays (ECQ Group)

Program Development, Planning & Grant Writing (private foundations)
Workshop Facilitator: Kris Waelder (Grant Writer, Crouse Hospital)

Moving from Idea to Implementation: A "Governmental" Grant Writing Workshop
Workshop Facilitator: Janice Bibb-Jones (Statewide Faith-Based Coordinator, OCFS, Albany, New York)