Class 2024 - Session 3

8:30 AM     Networking breakfast sponsored by Joshua Thibodeaux - State Farm Insurance
8:50 AM     Welcome to Glenn Heights Community Center by Mayor Sonja Brown
9:00 AM     School Board Presidents Panel - How to Serve facilitated by                          
                               Gayle Sims, President-Cedar Hill            Abe Cooper, Secretary-DeSoto            
                               Phil McNeely, President-Duncanville       Marion Hamilton, President-Lancaster
9:45 AM     Break
10:00 AM     Leadership Module: Leadership ISD Tamara Harrington / Joey Rodriguez
                       Leadership ISD equips community leaders to advance academic excellence and racial equity in public                                       education through advocacy, policy, and school board governance.
                   Testimonial: DeSoto City Councilwoman, Nicole Raphiel, Class of 2021
11:30 AM    Break
11:45 AM    School Superintendents Panel - State of Education moderated by Aicha Davis
                                Dr. Gerald Hudson, Cedar Hill                    Dr. Usamah Rodgers, DeSoto
                                Andrea Fields,  Duncanville                        Dr. A. Katrise Perera, Lancaster
12:30PM    Lunch 
1:00 PM    Class Project Discussion
2:00 PM    Mayor’s Panel - Life as a Mayor facilitated by Stephanie Starrett
                               Carrie Gordon, ‘24 Balch Springs                Stephen Mason, ‘07 Cedar Hill    
                               Rachel Proctor, ‘13 DeSoto                          Barry Gordon, ‘19 Duncanville
                               Sonja Brown, ‘23 Glenn Heights                  Clyde Hairston, ‘06 Lancaster
2:45 PM     Snack / Break sponsored by Pam Lee - Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
3:00PM     Boards & Commissions - How to Volunteer?
                      Each City Council appoints volunteers to numerous City Boards, Commissions, and Committees to serve                     fellow citizens and City Council in an advisory capacity and/or in carrying out functions required by city                     code and state statute.
3:30PM     City Managers Panel - Facilitated by
                        Charles, Fenner, Balch Springs             Greg Porter, Cedar Hill
                        Isom Cameron, DeSoto                        Doug Finch. Duncanville
                        Clifford Blackwell, Glenn Heights          Opal-Mauldin-Jones, Lancaster