Advocacy Allies Issues Forum
Connect with advocacy-minded leaders and review nonprofit issues.
Cathy Novinger Girl Scouts Leadership Center
1107 Williams Street Columbia, SC 29201-3035 United States
Join the Advocacy Allies Peer Network for the inaugural Advocacy Allies Issues Forum and hear from policy experts on some of our sector's most timely issues at the SC State House. This event features presentations and panels on some of the critical issues your peers are working on at the State House, as well as a happy hour to wrap things up.
Open to all Together SC members, particularly those well-versed in policy and advocacy or looking for connections to peers in these spaces.
Topics covered will include: Housing, Threats to DEI, Health Equity, and Voting.
Agenda
Learn more about our speakers, Together SC Member profiles are linked in the Agenda below. Each session will last 45 mins and include Q&A.
Welcome: Chynna Phillips
Advocacy Allies Leadership Team Member, Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
Session 1: Equity in SC's Healthcare Quality & Access
Moderated by Ann Warner, International Center for Research on Women
Keith Smalls, My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group
Session 2: The Power of Your Vote
Moderated by John Tynan, CVSC
Dr. Todd Shaw, USC Political Science and African American Studies
Katy Smith, Greater Good Greenville
April Richardson, Black Voters Matter
Break
Session 3: Affordable Housing Across SC
Moderated by Bernie Maczyk, SCACED
Tina Belge, Greenville Housing Fund
Superintendent JR Green, Fairfield County Schools
Dr. Lila Anna Sauls, Homeless No More
Session 4: Threats to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Moderated by Quinn Hayes Together Women Rise, Together SC Equity Peer Network
Audrey Lane, E3 Foundation
Courtney Thomas, Pride Link
Nina Richards, Spanglish Consulting
Happy Half Hour
Attendees (97)
Macy Adams
Voting and Public Policy Coordinator
Disability Rights South Carolina
Jamie Alt
Policy and Advocacy Specialist
Feeding the Carolinas
Debbra Alvarado
Director of Programs & Network Engagement
Hispanic Alliance
Stacey Atkinson
Chairperson
The Door Home, Inc.
Sara Barber
Executive Director
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault
Stefanie Barnette
Director of Program Operations
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Tina Belge
Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager
Greenville Housing Fund
Lekesha Benson
Executive Director
The NOLA Network
Shanice Bligen
VP of Programs
Midlands Housing Alliance
Andrew Boozer
Executive Director
Senior Resources
Kristi Brock
Executive Director
Anderson Interfaith Ministries
Jessica Burgoyne
Executive Director
Edisto Habitat for Humanity
Kim Byas
Housing Educator
SOS Care, Inc.
LuLu Cameron
Executive Director
SC 4 Restorative Justice
Courtney Cannon
Environmental Equity and Justice
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Mike Darrow
Executive Director
Feeding the Carolinas
Stacey Denaux
CEO
One80 Place
Deborah DePaoli
Palmetto Engagement and Policy Director
Institute for Child Success
Jed Dews
Executive Director
HALOS - Helping And Lending Outreach and Support
Rieta Drinkwine
Community Resilience Fellow
Clemson University
Karen Dudly-Culbreath
Executive Director
The Period Project
Jeffrey Fleming
Chief Operating Officer
Palmetto Project, Inc.
Beth Franco
Executive Director
Disability Rights South Carolina
Rachael Fulmer
SC Business Developer
Lutheran Services Carolinas
Melissa Getz
Director of Development and Government Affairs
Communities In Schools of South Carolina
Haley Grau
Executive Director
Middle Tyger Community Center
Midas Hampton
Founding Executive Director
Strategic Spartanburg
Kathryn Harvey
Founder
Neue South Collective
Quinn Hayes
Program & Grants Manager
Together Women Rise
Mariah Johnson
Operations Administrator
Greenville Housing Fund
Sarah Knox
Sr. Director of Policy and Advocacy
Children's Trust of SC
Andrea Lance
Public Affairs Chair
Junior League of Columbia
Audrey Lane
Executive Director
E3 Educate, Empower, Elevate
Nancy Lee
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity South Carolina
Lara LeRoy
Chief Development Officer
One80 Place
Katie Levkoff
Philanthropy Officer
United Way of the Midlands
Sarah Lyles
Executive Director
PalmettoPride
Joshua Malkin
Legislative Advocate
American Civil Liberties Union of SC Foundation
Meredith Matthews
Education and Outreach Manager
The Hive Community Circle
Bernie Mazyck
President & CEO
SC Association for Community Economic Development
Amanda McDougald Scott
CEO
Artemis Consulting
Alex Moore
VP of Brand Experience
United Way of the Piedmont
Mel Moore
Director of Organizing
Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
Demetria Mosley
Communications Coordinator
Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
Maya Pack
Executive Director
South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health
Kelli Parker
Director of Communications & Marketing
Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
Shelli D Quenga
Chief Innovation Officer
Palmetto Project, Inc.
Merissa Ramantanin
Director of Children and Family Services
Middle Tyger Community Center
Filippo Ravalico
Director of Operations
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Barbara Robinson
Executive Director
Catawba Area Agency on Aging
TJ Rumler
Director of Leadership Development Programs
Hispanic Alliance
Tiffany Santagati
VP. Operations
Greenville Housing Fund
Lila Anna Sauls
President/CEO
Homeless No More
Catherine Schumacher
President/CEO
Public Education Partners
Heather Singleton
Principal Consultant
Strategic Public Relations Consulting
Katy Smith
Executive Director
Greater Good Greenville
Chelsea Snell
Sales Associate
AmeriCorps
Meg Stanley
Executive Director
Wholespire
Amber Stewart
Program Associate
SC Association for Community Economic Development
Megan Temple
Executive Director
The CARE House of the Pee Dee
John Tynan
Executive Director
Conservation Voters of SC Education Fund
Tim Veeck
CEO
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Ann Warner
Interim CEO, International Center for Research on Women
Melissa Weathers
Director of Operations and Marketing
1000 Feathers
Amelia Wilks
Project Coordinator
South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health
Amy Wilson
Chief Compliance Officer
One80 Place
Ericka Wooten
Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
The Advocacy Issue Forum is sponsored by the Institute for Child Success
The Advocacy Aliies Peer Network is sponsored by Blackbaud
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