Join us for the New Directions for Disconnected Youth Forum!

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PRELIMINARY AGENDA

“New Directions for Disconnected Youth” Forum
Friday, June 6, 2008 9am-12:30pm
Baruch College, School of Public Affairs

Welcome                         Fatima Goldman, Executive Director/CEO, FPWA

Opening Address              Rev. Dr. Drew Giddings, Executive Director, ACT* for Children

Forum Moderator             Commissioner Jeanne Mullgrav, NYC Department of Youth and 
                                      Community Development

Panel Presentations

• Panel #1: Multiple Lifelong Learning Options in Education for Disconnected Youth 

Derrick Griffith, Director/Principal, CUNY Prep High School
Tom Pendleton, Director of Learning to Work Initiatives, Office of Multiple 
          Pathways to Graduation
Eric Sweeting, Education Director, New Alternatives for Children
Lew Zuchman, Executive Director, SCAN New York
Youth Participant, SCAN New York                        

• Panel #2: "Tough Love" Approaches in Workforce Development for Disconnected Youth

Tana Fileccia-Flagg, Director, Office of Workforce Development, NYS
          Office of Children and Family Services
Reg Foster, Northeast Regional Manager, IBM Corporate Community
          Relations and Chair, NYC Workforce Investment Board Youth Council
Randy Peers, Executive Director, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Matt Kelly, Program Coordinator, Young Adult Internship Program, Henry
          Street Settlement
Terrell Russell, Youth Participant, Henry Street Settlement

• Panel #3: Integrating Special Needs/Mental Health Services for Disconnected Youth

Susan Dooha, Executive Director, Center for Independence of the 
         Disabled, NY
Thomas Krever, Executive Director, The Hetrick-Martin Institute
Dr. Roslyn Murov, Medical Director, Abbott House
Dr. Kathryn Salisbury, Chief Project Officer, Coordinated Children’s Services
         Initiative
Dr. Catherine Morrison, Director of Clinical and Social Services, St. Christopher's, Inc.
Youth Participant, St. Christopher’s, Inc.

 Closing Remarks             Bich Ha Pham, Director, Policy, Advocacy & Research, FPWA