Baltimore Immigration Summit 2008: Schedule
	8:00-8:30        Registration, Coffee and Continental                              Breakfast       8:30-9:00       Opening Remarks and Official Welcome       9:00-9:50     Keynote Address:                "Multigenerational Perspectives on                        Immigration"                              Speakers: Martha Weiman; 1st Vice President, Baltimore                              Jewish Council Board of Directors  Cecilia Lopez; Government Relations Fellow, Hispanic College Fund  10:00-10:00 Breakout Session I Community and Individual Supports for Chinese and Korean Immigrant Families Organizers: Dr. Charissa S. L. Cheah (UMBC) and Ms. Christy Y. Y. Leung (UMBC), Christy Leung (UMBC) Ben Hur (Korean Society of Maryland) Lin Tang (Northeast Chinese Assn) Fritzi Newton (Howard County Library System) Children with Special Health Care Needs: Addressing Challenges and Finding Solutions for Immigrant Families  Ally Burleson-Gibson (Maryland DHMH) Zayli Bocanegra (The Parents’ Place of Maryland) Moderator: Debbie Seeburger, Towson University The New Generation of Future Teachers of Immigrant Children Dr. Stephen Mogge, (Towson University) Dr. Morna McNulty, (Towson University) Dr. Nancy Rankie Shelton, (UMBC It’s Not What You Call Me, But What I Answer To: Opportunities and Challenges of Second Generation Immigrants Leonie J. Brooks, Ph.D.(Towson University) , Discussant Alexa Hanus, B.A. (Towson University) Sarah James, M.A. (Towson University) Kelly Mogard, M.A. (Towson University) Denise Winegard, B.A.(Towson University) Claudette Williamson-Taylor, M.Ed., (Lehigh University) Mental Health Needs of Immigrants in Maryland: Challenges and Opportunities Sarah Kaufman, M.S.W., L.G.S.W., (International Rescue Committee)       Dr. Karen Hanscom, (Advocates for Survivors of Torture and   Trauma) Dipti Shah, (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) Madiha Tahseen, (Maryland Office of New Americans) 11:00-12:00 Breakout Session II Web-based Health Information Resources for Immigrants and Providers Meredith Solomon (University of Maryland)       Anna Tatro, (University of Maryland)   Moderator: Mindelyn Buford, II, JHU Who Belongs?: The Dilemmas of Refugees (in the United States) Nitza Nachmias, (Towson University) Stella Ford, (Basics Int’l) Mohamed Yahya, (Damanga Coalition for Freedom and   Democracy) Zareen Taj, (Towson University) Moderator: Art King, (Towson University) Mental Health of African & Caribbean Immigrants: Implications, Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Samson Omotosho, PhD, APRN/PMH (Optimum Health  Systems, Inc.) Ms. Marie Moifioray, MS, LCSWC (Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.) Dr. Akinwande Akintola, MD (Hope Health Systems, Inc.) Moderator: Leonie Brooks The Promise of the Promise Land: The Role of Faith Communities in the Immigration Puzzle 12:00-1:00     Lunch 1:00-2:00      Plenary Panel: Immigration via Four Lenses: Education, Health, Politics, and the Economy Speakers:       James Kwak, Korean-American Liason, Baltimore City Mayor's Office Watchen Bruce, Assistant Vice President/ Development Advisor, Community Development Banking, PNC Bank Dr. Wendy Franklin Jackson, Emergency Room Physician, Sinai Hospital Beatriz Paz de Montiel, Director, HCF Youth Institute, Hispanic College Fund Moderator: Terry Cooney, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Towson University 2:15-3:15 Breakout Session III       “Voices of the Other”: Youth, Immigration, and Dialogue Phaye Poliakoff-Chen (Goucher College) Barbara Ellard Dziedzic (Secondary English Teacher) Moderator: Alan Marcus (Towson University) Health Care Challenges: Making a Difference in Serving Immigrant Populations through Collaboration of NGO’s and Higher Education Institutions Pius Atu, RN, B.S.N (Maryland Veteran Administration Health) Joanna Basuray, RN, PhD, (Towson University) Pelagie Quenum, MPH (Prime Care International, Inc.) ReGeneration for Youth: Communities, Opportunities, and After School Programs” Rebkha Atnafou, ED, (The After-School Institute) Martiza Gonzalez, (EBLO); Young-chan Han, (Maryland State Department of Education )Moderator: Randol Contreras (Towson University) Undocumented Immigrants: Should They Benefit From an Education in the USA, and Who Should Be Responsible for Paying for It? Organizer: Clover Baker-Brown (Prince Georges Community College; Presenters: Sheena Fletcher, Anael Ngando, Thomas Berlo, Claude Moukouri – (Prince George’s County Community College Students) Moderator: Dr. Elaine Kass, (Prince Georges Community College)      3:30-4:00       Closing Remarks and Door Prizes
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