Conference Program*
(Not all speakers made visual presentations. Available presentations are linked to the speaker’s name).

Opening Session - The Obama Administration: A Nonprofit Perspective

Welcoming Remarks

• Michael Blake, Deputy Associate Director, Offices of Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President
• Joshua DuBois, Director of Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Executive Office of the President

• Robert Egger, Founder and President, DC Central Kitchen

Session I - Nonprofit Improvement – Tools for Strengthening Your Organization

Financial Management in Tough Times – Watch, Read, React

• A. Michael Gellman*, CPA, Rubino & McGeehin, Chartered

• Catherine Shaw*, President, Basis

• Patricia A. Cornell*, Senior Consultant, Michael J. Worth & Associates
  Handout 1 - Board Report Card*; Handout 2 - Best Practices*

• James Copeland, MHS, Supervisory Public Health Analyst, Community Health Administration
  DC Department of Health
• Anna Maria Izquierdo-Porrera, MD, PhD, Improvement Advisor, DC Primary Care Association
• Gwendolyn Young, RN, Performance Improvement Manager, DC Primary Care Association
• Charles Nichols, MPP, Chief, Grants Monitoring and Program Evaluation, Community Health Administration, DC Department of Health

• Mary Brown, Executive Director, Life Pieces to Masterpieces
• Mary Funke*, EdD, Executive Director, N Street Village
• Nura Green*, PhD, Executive Director, Aban’s Institute and Associates, Inc.
• George Jones*, Executive Director, Bread for the City

• Sylvia Benatti, Campus Executive Director, University of the District of Columbia, Nonprofit Edge Cable TV Show
• Ron Burke, Director of Advertising and Marketing, The Washington Informer
• Kavitha Cardoza, Senior Reporter, WAMU Radio
• Tonya Gonzalez, Director of Community Outreach, DCTV
• Bob Thomas, Director of Operations, DCTV

• Julie Chapman*, President, NPower, Greater DC Region

• Jay Blackwell*, Director, Capacity Building Division, Office of Minority Health Resource Center
• Regina Hopkins, Assistant Director, DC Bar Pro Bono Program, Community Economic Development Project
• Kathryn Newcomer*, Director, PhD in Public Policy and Administration Program, Associate Director, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
• Veronica Nolan, Executive Director, Urban Alliance
• Patricia Pasqual, Director, Foundation Center - Washington

• Victor Prince*, Program Manager-CapStat, Office of the City Administrator, Executive Office of the Mayor
• Kenneth Boley*, Director, Intergovernmental Initiatives, Office of the Chief Technology Officer
• Kerri Briggs*, PhD, State Superintendent of Education, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
• Brendan Shane*, Director, Office of Policy and Sustainability, Department of the Environment
• Pierre Vigilance, MD, Director, Department of Health

• Kendrick Brown, Chief, Grants Management Branch, Department of the Environment
• Jabari Bruton*, Program Coordinator, Capacity Building & Community Outreach Bureau, Department of Health
• Marsha K. Middleton*, Faith-based & Community Service Manager, Office of Prevention Services, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration
• Shereen Williams, Director, Office of Community Partnerships, District of Columbia Public Schools

• Darren Buckner*, Lead Grants Management Specialist, Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
• John E. Hall*, Field Office Director, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Costella Green, MHS, Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Division of Community Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
• Otis Wilson*, Senior Management Analyst, Office of the Secretary, Department of Education

• Joy Ford Austin, Executive Director, Humanities Council of Washington DC
• Kendall Joyner, Senior Director for Training and Policy Support, DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
• Matthew O’Grady*, Vice President, National Expansion, Taproot Foundation
• Lee Christian Parker, Senior Program Officer, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
• Ruth Schimel, PhD, Founder and Manager, The Schimel Lode
• Tia Waller-Pryde, Senior Manager, Community Relations, Freddie Mac Foundation

• Natasha Ballentine, Vice President for Grant Management and Training, DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
• Maria Nagorski, Executive Director, Fair Chance
• Josh Weber, Director, Justice Grants Administration