The Josiah Henson Leadership Conference II
Wednesday June 15, 2016
 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Brought to you by

Catherine Leggett
 Chair, Josiah Henson Campaign Committee
First Lady of Montgomery County.
The second installment of the Josiah Henson leadership conference shall address the local legacy, history and challenges facing Montgomery County's African-Americans and people of African ancestry. 

Catherine Leggett, First Lady of Montgomery County and Chair of the Josiah Henson Campaign Committee is leading this very special event.

Just as important, the conference will serve as a private introduction to the remarkable life of Josiah Henson and to the campaign for the Josiah Henson Park Museum and Education Center in North Bethesda, Maryland. 

Debbi Jarvis Vice President Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Pepco Holdings Inc.
The moderator of this conference will be Debbi Jarvis, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Pepco Holdings, Inc. 

Each panel will feature presentations by distinguished special guests from the fields of business, community activism and media. 

We recommend registering now, as seating will be LIMITED and the first installment of this conference SOLD OUT IN DAYS.

Montgomery Community Media | Montgomery Community Television in conjunction with The Montgomery Parks Foundation will be hosting this conference and simultaneously recording it for broadcast in our television studios in Rockville, Maryland.
   
You are hereby invited to attend this significant event and be a member of the limited live studio audience.
Our distinguished guest speakers will address these four primary topics: 

 8:00 am - 8:30 am
            Who was Josiah Henson? What is Josiah Henson Park Museum and Education Center?
 
Panel A:                              
8:30 am - 9:30 am
          Self-Determination, Collective Responsibility and Emancipation: Where are we heading on the 140th anniversary of Revered Henson's work: "Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson (1876)" 
 
Panel B:
9:45 am - 10:45 am
          Language: How do we talk about the ripple effects of slavery, emancipation and race relations in the 21st Century.  
 
Closing:               
10:45 am - 11:00 am
       It's all about YOU: the Josiah Henson Park Museum and Education Center Campaign
 
After the panel's presentations are concluded, there will be a 10 minute question and answer from the audience.

 

Meet Three of Our Distinguished Panelists -
More Announcements Are Forthcoming

Melanie Bates

Melanie E. Bates joined the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) in April 2016. She is responsible for all FPF communications requirements including website maintenance, media relations, internal member communications, and social media presence. She was previously the Director of Policy & Communications at the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital (ACLU-DC). Prior to ACLU-DC, she was the Legislative Director for Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells at the Council of the District of Columbia. Melanie was the 2014-2015 President of the Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women's Lawyers Division, National Bar Association (GWAC). She also served on the National Bar Association's Board of Governors. Melanie is a graduate of the DC Bar Leadership Academy and the New Leaders Council Institute (NLC), Washington, DC Chapter. She is in Leadership Greater Washington's Rising Leaders Class of 2016. 

Vernon H. Ricks, Jr.

Vernon H. Ricks, Jr. is a third generation Washingtonian.   He served in the United States Air Force. While managing at Xerox, he was the first black elected municipal official in Montgomery County, Maryland, serving as councilman and mayor pro-tem in the City of Takoma Park, Maryland from 1972 to 1982. He retired after 33 years with the Xerox Corporation. Vernon is a member of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Georgetown, the oldest African American congregation in Washington, DC, where he serves as Chairman of the Trustee Board.  He is a Golden Heritage Life Member of the NAACP and Parliamentarian of the Maryland State NAACP where he serves on the Executive Committee.


Adena Spingarn received her PhD in English from Harvard University in May 2012.
Her dissertation, Uncle Tom in the American Imagination: A Cultural Biography,  examines Uncle Tom's transformation in American cultural understanding from a heroic Christ figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, to a submissive race traitor.
A contributor to The Root,  Vogue, and Uncle Tom's Cabin in the National Era with an article forthcoming inTheatre Survey, her current writing and teaching focus on 19th- and 20th-century American literature and cultural history, with a special emphasis on African American literature and literary history. 
She is hosted by the English Department.

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