Location: AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta GA 30314
9:15 AM: Morning Breakfast Thought: What do I want to gain today by attending the Summit?
9:35 AM University (CAU) Greetings – Dr. Richard L. Lucas, Jr., Vice President and Chief Development Officer, CAU, Institutional Advancement
9:40 AM Community Salutations – Mr. Perrin Bostic, Community Advocate & Public Affairs Liaison – Northwest Georgia Outreach Representative for The Honorable U.S. Senator Reverend Rapheal Warnock (GA)
9:45 AM: Summit Purpose/Acknowledgement of Guests, Attendees/Sponsors – Mr. Marshall J. Taggart, Jr., 2024 EJS-Summit Chair/Narrator & Associate Vice President, CAU Office of Governmental Affairs, Institutional Advancement
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM: Thought provoking Break: How do we promote, highlight, and address Environmental injustice, in our communities?
10:00 AM – 11:50 PM: Community Environmental Justice Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Ravena Baskerville Lottie, Chair, CAU Dual Degree Engineering Program (DDEP)
Panelist #1: Dr. Myron Williams, CAU Department of Chemistry, HBCU Green Fund
Panelist #2: Dr. Erica Hillmon-Hill, CEO, Ayika Solutions
Panelist #3: Ms. Sharon Douglas, C.M., LEED Green Associate, Environmental Business Group Manager, CERM
Panelist #4: Dr. Olugbemiga Olatidoye, Coordinator, CAU DDEP
12:00 PM: Afternoon Lunch Thought: What does it mean to be sustainably fashionable?
12:15 PM: Sustainable Fashion Show sponsored by Clark Atlanta University
Moderated by: Ms. Simone Mathis, Professor, Arts and Fashion Department, Clark Atlanta University (CAU)
12:35 PM Introduction of Speaker:
Ms. Zoe Landers, DDEP Research Associate
12:40 – 1:00 PM Speaker
The Honorable Daniel Blackman, former Regional Administrator for EPA’s Southeast Region (4) – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and six federally recognized tribes
1:15 PM – 2:50 PM: Community Sustainability Discussion
Moderator: Ms. Zoe Landers, DDEP Research Associate
Panelist #1: Ms. Misty Fernandez, Regional Executive, Georgia Power & Chair of the Board of Directors, Latin American Association
Panelist #2: Mr. George Gamble, CEO, Powerhouse 330
Panelist #3: Ms. Yvonne R. Issac, Senior Vice President, Direct Invest Development
Panelist #4: Dr. Milanika Turner, Associate Professor, CAU W.E.B Dubois Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM: Thought provoking question @ Break– How can we promote a more sustainable CAU campus at and around the surrounding AUC community?
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Summit Presenting Sponsor: Sustain Our Future Foundation Fireside Chat
Moderator: Ms. Felicia Davis, CEO, HBCU Green Fund
Speaker: Yinka Bode-George, CEO Sustain our Future Foundation
4:00 PM – 4:05 PM: Greetings – Mr. Marshall Taggart, Jr., Associate Vice President, Office of Governmental Affairs, Institutional Advancement
4:05 PM- 4:10 PM:Community Salutations: Mr. Jared McKinley, District Director, The Honorable Nikema Williams, U.S. House Representative, District 5
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Acknowledgement EJS Inaugural Legend Awardee: Dr. Robert Bullard, the “Father” of Environmental Justice, Clark Atlanta University & Texas Southern University
(Presented: President George T. French, Jr., Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University)
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Networking
Location: Westside Works
261 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., N.W., Atlanta, GA 30314
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast sponsored by CAU
9:30 AM – 9:40 AMOpening: Rev. Gerald Durley, Immediate Past Paster of Providence Baptist Church
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Community Leadership Panel/Report back to discuss findings
Topic Breakout Groups (CAU Student, Staff, Faculty)
Urban Agriculture & Food Insecurity Parks & Public Spaces (Annie Moore)
Gun Violence Education & Civic Engagement (Shade Jones, Alma Lott)
Campus Spaces/Resources (Marshall Taggart, Jr.)
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Community Art Presentation from the Sustainable Art Project (Felicia Davis, HBCU Green Fund)
12:00 PM: Boxed Lunches compliments of Jimmy John’s
