Nonprofit Works: A Conference to Engage and Inspire

Nonprofit Works is the signature annual conference of the Nonprofit Center. Each year we strive to push the boundaries of learning and practice within the Northeast Florida nonprofit sector through innovative and affordable programming. By bringing nationally renowned experts to the Nonprofit Works stage, we empower our local nonprofits to explore new ideas in nonprofit strategy, leadership, operationalizing racial equity, and more. This full-day event provides nonprofits with the tools and connections they need to strengthen their impact in the community for the coming year.

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NONPROFIT WORKS 2022: FUTURES OF THE SECTOR

The Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida invites you to join us at our fifth annual Nonprofit Works conference at the Florida Blue Conference Center located in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday, June 23, 2022.

The theme this year is FUTURES OF THE SECTOR. Let us join together and envision a more vibrant and robust nonprofit sector that is marked by innovation, an abundance of resources, and investment into the people that drive missions forward.

  • Nonprofit Center Member rates:
    •  $159.00
  • Non-Member rates:
    • $259.00 
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June 23, 2022 8:30AM—4:15PM

New Location

In 2022, we are proud to bring Nonprofit Works to the Florida Blue Conference Center!

4800 Deerwood Campus Pkwy

Jacksonville, FL 32246

Keynote Speaker - Dr. S. Atyia Martin

Our keynote speaker is Dr. S. Atyia Martin, CEO and Founder of All Aces, Inc., a consulting firm whose mission is to activate consciousness, catalyze critical thinking, and transform capabilities that advance racial equity and build resilience in nonprofit, for profit, and government organizations. Dr. Martin has over 20 years of experience applying the principles of racial equity and social justice during her career in resilience, emergency management, public health, and intelligence.

Dr. Martin serves as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute. In her previous role as the first Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston, Dr. Martin led the development and implementation of Boston’s first resilience strategy which was the first one in the 100 Resilient Cities network to make racial equity, social justice, and social cohesion the foundation of building resilience across the city.

 

Keynote Address:
Building Equity to Thrive in the Face of Uncertainty
Dr. Martin's keynote will help participants cultivate tools to support their role in the ongoing practice of equitably improving the ability of people, organizations, systems, and assets to thrive in the face of chronic stresses and acute shocks. Participants will be able to identify the specific ways organizations can advance racial and social justice; describe equity opportunities and how they can improve overall organizational culture, operations, and development; and reflect on opportunities for individual and organizational resilience and authenticity within the nonprofit sector.
Portrait of Nonprofit Works Keynote Speaker, Dr. S. Atyia Martin.

Nonprofit Works Agenda

  • 8:15 - Registration & Breakfast Open
  • 8:45 - Special Performance from Girls Inc. of Jacksonville Girls & Alumnae
  • 9:00 - Conference Welcome
  • 9:15 - Keynote Address: Building Equity to Thrive in the Face of Uncertainty, Dr. Martin
  • 9:40 - Resilient Future Panel 
  • 10:30 - Breakout Sessions
    • Room B: The Chief Development Officer & The Database: New Questions to Ask
    • Room C: Working Together: How Nonprofit Leaders Work Collectively with their Boards, Staff, and Volunteers to Advance the Mission
    • Room D: Reenergizing & Rebuilding Your Leadership Connection
    • Room E: Futures of the Communications & Marketing Sector: How Digital Activism will Affect Nonprofits
  • 11:45 - Nonprofit Sector Advocate Luncheon
  • 12:45 - Mental Health Break with Watercolors
  • 1:15 - Partner Expo - Visit Our Vendors!
  • 1:40 - Breakout Sessions
    • Room B: Success is not Final; Failure is not Fatal: How Nonprofits and Philanthropy can Drive Innovation in Changing Times
    • Room C: Strategic Futuring
    • Room D: Giving in Florida: Dive into the Data & Prioritize Future Fund Development Initiatives
    • Room E: The Race Cards: Critical Conversations about Race
  • 2:55 - Future of Philanthropy Funders Panel 
  • 4:15 - Conference Close Out

Featured Breakout Sessions

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist T-Neisha TateResilient Future Panel moderated by Nonprofit Works Keynote, Dr. Martin

Panelist: T-Neisha Tate, Vice President of Social Responsibility and Impact, Jacksonville Jaguars

T-Neisha Tate is entering her twelfth season at the Jacksonville Jaguars as the Vice President of Social Responsibility and Impact.  She oversees the Jaguars' neighborhood revitalization effects and  Inspire Change platform, which seeks to drive systemic change and equality in Jacksonville by leveraging the power of football.  In her previous role with the Jaguars Foundation, T-Neisha oversaw youth programs and initiatives, including Honor Rows, the NFL's largest charitable use ticketing program, educational partnerships, Youth Football, and NFL Play 60. She also works as an Adjunct Professor for the Graduate Program of Sport Management at California State University Long Beach.

T-Neisha, a native of Jacksonville, attended Nova Southern University and Florida State College at Jacksonville and received her Sports Impact Leadership Certificate from Johns Hopkins University.  In 2020, she was recognized as one of Paradigm for Parity 2020 Women on the Rise and earned three ADDY Awards for her contributions to the Jaguars 2021 NFL Inspire Change content digital series.  She has worked in grassroots programming for more than twenty years and has a passion for partnering with programs that focus on creating safe out-of-school-time spaces in underserved communities.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist Anne Coglianese

Panelist: Anne Coglianese, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Jacksonville

Anne Coglianese is the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Jacksonville.  In this capacity, Anne leads the development of resilience initiatives to ensure Jacksonville can adapt and thrive in the face of acute shocks and chronic stresses brought on by climate change.  Prior to joining the City of Jacksonville, Anne served as the Coastal Resilience Manager for the City of New Orleans where she implemented nature-based solutions to sea-level rise and coastal land loss.  Anne’s previous experience also includes serving at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where she participated in the development of climate adaptation and resilience policies to meet the Obama Administration’s resilience goals.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist Bill Lazar

Panelist: Bill Lazar, Executive Director, St. Johns Housing Partnership 

Bill Lazar’s career in the housing industry began when he was hired as a carpenter in 1988. He worked with Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida to make repairs on homes for low-income seniors. Since then, he’s gone on to become a state certified residential builder and a champion for affordable housing for more than 30 years. Bill is the Founder and Executive Director of the St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP). SJHP works to improve substandard housing and is a HUD-certified counseling agency. They own and manage over 60 rental properties in St Johns and Clay County. In 2021, Bill was appointed to the Affordable Housing Advisory Council by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and currently serves on the board for the St. Johns Builders Council.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist Ronnie KingFuture of Philanthropy Funders Panel moderated by Nonprofit Center CEO, Rena Coughlin

Panelist: Ronnie King, Co-Founder, MyVillage Project Community Fund

Ronnie King is the owner of Scratchwerk Tech, which designs customized software development and integration solutions. Ronnie is an active community volunteer and co-founder of the MyVillage Project Community Fund, providing grants and resources to support over 60+ Black nonprofits. The MyVillage Project helps to coordinate community programming that improves educational outcomes for students of color. Ronnie is also an advocate for tech diversity initiatives and worked to establish the First Coast Youth STEM Conference, "Coding in Color” summer camp, Scratchwerk Academy and 100 Stars STEM Center for underrepresented students.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist Velma Monteiro-Tribble

Panelist: Velma Monteiro-Tribble, Senior Director, Foundation Community Investments, Florida Blue Foundation

In her executive position, as Senior Director of Foundation Community Investments at the Florida Blue Foundation, Velma is responsible for carrying out the vision, mission, strategic direction, management, and supervision of the philanthropic giving decisions and investments across the state of Florida for the Foundation and Florida Blue. Prior to this position, she was the Chief Operating Officer and Assistant Treasurer at Alcoa Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, and New York, NY directing all facets of the business with a $500 million dollar global budget. Ms. Monteiro-Tribble also served as an executive with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation working primarily on initiatives and partnerships in Latin America and South Africa.

Currently, Ms. Monteiro-Tribble serves on several nonprofit boards, including Florida State College System Foundation, Jacksonville Urban League, Jacksonville Women’s Giving Alliance, and the Jacksonville Ritz Chamber Players. She is past chair of the Advisory Board for the Morehouse College International Leadership Center and has served on the boards of Seton Hall University, Highmark Foundation, Tampa Bay Community Foundation, and WQED Public Broadcasting, and other local, national, and international boards.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Panelist Nina Waters

Panelist: Nina Waters, President, The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida 

Nina joined The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida as Executive Vice President in 2001 and was promoted to President in 2005. Under her leadership, Foundation assets have quadrupled grown from less than $60 million in 2002 to more than $600 million in 2021, and annual grants to the community have grown from $9 million in 2002 to more than $43 million in 2021. She currently serves on the Jacksonville Civic Council, Jacksonville University’s Board of Trustees and Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute’s Board of Advisors, and has chaired the boards of both the Southeastern Council of Foundations (now Philanthropy Southeast) and Community Foundations of Florida.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Clanzenetta Mickee BrownStrategic Futuring

Speaker: Clanzenetta "Mickee" Brown, Special Project Partners

War! Pandemics! Social disruption! Economic strife! Environmental upheaval! What does strategic planning look like in the midst of such uncertainty?

Our present proves that major shifts in how we live and what we prioritize can change overnight. Strategic Planning is an exercise in thinking about our work in 3-to-5-year increments, which may be inadequate in a volatile world. Instead, let’s consider the tenets of Strategic Futuring to build more viable communities today and better prepare for the next 50 years.

Clanzenetta "Mickee" Brown is a Jacksonville native who fulfilled her entrepreneurial dreams in 2007 when she founded Special Project Partners - a research and planning consultancy. Over the past fourteen years, Mickee has worked on a wide range of community improvement and organizational sustainability projects as follows:

  • grant readiness, preparation, and training;
  • social indicators research;
  • community problem solving via facilitated civic engagement;
  • program development, management, and evaluation;
  • diversity, equity, and inclusion program creation and facilitation;
  • volunteer training and management;
  • focus group design and facilitation;
  • survey development and data aggregation;
  • strategic planning;
  • program evaluation; and
  • change management

Special Project Partner's client list includes 904WARD; The Florida Blue Foundation; OneJax Institute at the University of North Florida; City of Jacksonville; Mental Health America; Empowerment Resources; Goodwill Industries of Northeast Florida; Jacksonville Public Education Fund; Sister Hermana Foundation; The Community Foundation in Northeast Florida; Florida State College at Jacksonville; Jacksonville Children's Commission; Jacksonville Urban League; and Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition.

While maintaining her firm Mickee also served as the Operations Director for the Chartrand Foundation (2009-2011). She managed grantmaking processes, provided technical support to foundation grantees, and built relationships with mission-aligned agencies.

Before founding Special Project Partners, Mickee was a Study Director at Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI), overseeing community-based policy inquiries on affordable housing, race relations, education reform, waterways conservation, and economic development. She also worked as the Community Health Manager at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, directing research and business planning efforts benefiting people living with physical limitations.

Mickee has earned degrees in Humanities (Bachelors) and Organizational Management (Masters). She has also served as a volunteer leader with Keep Jacksonville Beautiful; JCCI Forward; Theater Jacksonville; Eldersource Institute; the Eartha M.M. White Legacy Fund; Leadership Jacksonville; the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center; and The Empowered Kitchen.

Last but certainly not least, Mickee is a wife; mom; grandma; Star Trek aficionado; local history buff; and food enthusiast who enjoys time at home and traveling with family and friends.

www.yourspecialproject.com

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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Missy KetchumThe Chief Development Officer and the Database: New Questions to Ask

Speaker: Missy Ketchum, Episcopal School of Jacksonville 

Databases have long been used to report on fund-raising efforts, but how can we use them to set strategy?  Let's take a hard look at the capacity of our databases to serve our work, from fields we didn't think were that useful to dashboards that tell a broader story than how much we raised this year. The database can be a starting point for designing programs which serve donors we've likely been unknowingly leaving out of our stewardship and engagement efforts. A cloud-based database gives all of us access to powerful information; learn how to harness this power more fully to cultivate, solicit, and steward supporters of your mission.

Participants will learn:

  • Structure, documentation and assignments: a yearlong guide to keeping your database clean
  • From reporting to forecasting, and why you as the leader need to understand what is possible
  • The most important reports to give your development committee
  • The other metrics that matter
  • How we can identify our underserved and understewarded donors and bring them to the table

This session will have time for a collaborative share-out from participants of the treasures they value most in their organization's data.

Missy Ketchum is the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Episcopal School of Jacksonville. She began her career in development in 1988, when boot disks and fax machines were considered modern.  Her first experience with a non-profit database was one created by a guy named Warren. Missy holds professional certification in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge and recently experienced an organization-wide conversion to a new system that has deepened her understanding of how the database--no longer solely the purview of the database administrator-- is shaping the future of non-profit organizations.

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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Leah Donelan McDermottGiving in Florida: Dive into the Data & Prioritize Future Fund Development Initiatives

Speaker: Leah Donelan McDermott, Florida Nonprofit Alliance

New research on individual giving in Florida gives us some insight on what donors want, don't want, and how they make decisions. Join Florida Nonprofit Alliance for discussion-based activities on how your nonprofit organization can take this research and implement it to maximize your development and community engagement activities.
Giving in Florida, the first research of its kind in Florida, is a joint venture between Florida Nonprofit Alliance, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Giving in Florida aims to increase the understanding of philanthropy and provide the region's nonprofit sector, donors, and policy makers with valuable research allowing them to understand the motives and incentives behind charitable giving behavior. The study:
  • Provides analysis of how giving and volunteering patterns change with different donor demographics with the goal of encouraging the nonprofit sector to better connect with a wider range of donors.
  • Offers unique insights into the wide range of ways that Floridians give back, including giving money directly to friends and loved ones, contributing to crowdfunding campaigns, and helping in ways other than giving money.
  • Identifies areas of opportunity for the nonprofit sector.

Leah Donelan McDermott has been working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector for 20 years. She specializes in helping organizations grow their capacity to meet their mission through training, leadership development, strategic thinking and planning, research and processes and procedures implementation. Leah conducts and facilitates trainings on various topics including board roles and responsibilities; board governance and engagement; advocacy; starting a nonprofit organization; volunteer engagement; logic model creation; and trend in the nonprofit sector, among others. She has worked at the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, American Cancer Society, the Alliance for World Class Education, and many other nonprofits in a consulting capacity. 

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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Michelle Guglielmo Gilliam Futures of the Communications & Marketing Sector: How Digital Activism will Affect Nonprofits

Speakers: Michelle Guglielmo Gilliam & Charlene Jones, Point Taken Communications

In this session, Michelle and Charlene with local marketing and PR firm, Point Taken Communications, will discuss the changes in digital activism that will impact how nonprofits are connecting with constituents - from staff and donors, to media partners. Key topics covered will include: reduction in journalism and media outlets that will affect nonprofit PR efforts, changes in web design and reporting (i.e. Google Analytics is changing to GA4), how to utilize PR and marketing for employee recruitment, how nonprofits can overcome challenges with social advertising that have come up through the pandemic, and how to navigate changing donor demographics and engage the next generation of donors.

Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Charlene Jones

About Point Taken: Point Taken Communications, a boutique Jacksonville public relations and marketing firm serving brands nationwide, creates engaging campaigns that ignite positive change and move audiences to action. We go above and beyond, ensuring each client gets the best return on its investment. Our team of senior professionals has decades of experience bringing bold, creative ideas to life to help companies and nonprofits grow and evolve. At Point Taken, our clients inspire us to fuel progress for your organization, your industry and our world.

Point Taken’s president, Michelle Guglielmo Gilliam, has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, public relations, video production and web design. She leads client activities and manages Point Taken, a PR and marketing firm specializing in nonprofit work.

Gilliam is a former television producer, reporter and fill-in anchor who has worked for The People’s Court and various local TV stations. Gilliam has also served as a producer of private conferences for the United States military, arranging presentation topics, booking speakers and managing profit and loss for events.

She has helped secure client coverage in a wide variety of outlets including Newsweek, USA Today, The Daily Mirror, Forbes, MSNBC, Fox News and People.

Gilliam currently serves as vice president of the board of directors for North Florida School of Special Education, where her son attends school. She has also volunteered on various other nonprofit boards. She resides in Historic Springfield with her husband, son and four-legged daughter, Rosie.

Charlene Jones was born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Lancaster California. She graduated high school in 2008 and enlisted into the Army as 27D in 2008 and served 6 years on active duty. While on active duty she earned my Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from American Military University in 2015. Upon leaving the active component, she worked in the marketing field while earning my Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University. Currently, she is an account manager and project manager for Point Taken Communications, a marketing and public relations firm. Her husband is a firefighter for the City of Jacksonville. They share a three-year-old daughter named Aurora.

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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Speaker Clayton Levins Success is not Final; Failure is not Fatal: How Nonprofits and Philanthropy can Drive Innovation in Changing Times

Speaker: Clayton Levins, Smart North Florida

Technology is ubiquitous and data is all around us. Private sector has the means to innovate but what about nonprofits, philanthropy, and NGO’s? How do these entities start small to work big? In this session we’ll delve into technology adoption, innovation, and data aggregation to solving the critical problem statements that have been with us for generations and the new ones forming every day. We’ll also discuss how you can achieve success no matter the size and scope of your organization.

Clayton Levins is the new Executive Director of Smart North Florida. He brings specialties from tri-sector experiences having worked in government, non-profit, and private sectors.

Clayton began his career in community development and government relations roles at Jacksonville University and then the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. While at these positions he was able to work to establish a Community Redevelopment Area for Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood, work with the JTA to receive its 2018 BUILD Grant from the USDOT, and become ingrained in the Northeast Florida region’s growing “Smart Cities” programs. These projects, and many more, cemented his passion for the region’s success.

After leaving the public sector, Clayton worked in strategic innovation for the Haskell Company, a global general contractor. While at Haskell he worked to enhance the company’s innovation culture by scaling internal innovations and piloting technologies from startups in the architecture, engineering, and construction technology ecosystem.

Clayton’s passion for regional development was always at heart as he worked at Haskell. When the opportunity to build on the North Florida TPO’s strong foundation for Smart North Florida was offered, it couldn’t be passed up.

scaling internal innovations and piloting technologies from startups in the architecture, engineering, and construction technology ecosystem.

Clayton has an MBA in finance and accounting and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Jacksonville University. Clayton’s passion is improving our region’s quality of life by leveraging technology, innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.

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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Drew ReynoldsWorking Together: How Nonprofit Leaders Work Collectively with their Boards, Staff, and Volunteers to Advance the Mission

Speaker: Drew Reynolds, PhD, MSW, MEd, Common Good Data Consulting 

This workshop is for nonprofit leaders seeking to build their community-based leadership skills in working with board members, staff, volunteers, and other stakeholders. Through small group discussion, participants will apply principles of discernment and democracy (shared governance and collective decision-making) to common nonprofit leadership challenges to inspire community and organizational change. Nonprofit leaders will gain skills to work with their boards, staff, and volunteers that inspire, motivate, and unite diverse constituencies together around common goals. Board members, executive directors, active volunteers, and other nonprofit leaders are encouraged to attend.

Drew Reynolds, PhD, MSW, MEd is a social worker passionate about advancing the lives of children and families on the margins through work in health, human services, and education-focused nonprofits.
 
Drew is Principal Consultant at Common Good Data Consulting, where he helps organizations design and evaluate social programs that work. In his consulting work, he advises organizations in how to use data-driven decision-making to design effective programs, secure funding, and improve community wellbeing. He also coaches nonprofit leaders on how to apply shared governance and collective decision-making strategies to advance organizational and community change. Lastly, Drew advises organizations on how to engage in these questions through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens that attends to the culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse contexts in which many organizations serve.
 
Drew also brings his expertise in social work and nonprofit practice to the classroom, serving as a part-time instructor at the Georgia State School of Social Work. 
 
He co-hosts and produces the Common Good Mixtape, a podcast for nonprofit and social sector professionals. Learn more at www.commongooddata.com/podcast 
 
Drew currently serves as Board Chair at The GLOBE Academy, a dual-language immersion charter school in Atlanta GA. Previously, Drew served on the Board as Academic Committee Chair from 2019-2022.
 
Drew has 13 years of experience working with children and youth as a consultant, program director, researcher,  K-12 and university teacher, instructional designer, mentor, and coach. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Children and Poverty, Children and Youth Services Review, Population Research and Policy Review, and Child and Family Social Work
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Portrait of Nonprofit Works Presenter Liz Wooten-ReschkeReenergizing & Rebuilding Your Leadership Connection

Speaker: Liz Wooten-Reschke, MPA, CGT, CDLTF, Connect For More

This interactive, working session is focused on the real-time issues brought up by participants on areas of trust-building with board, staff, donor, volunteer, or community partners. Take aways include three different levels of engagement/trust-building activities: small/quick wins, meeting/retreat options and long-term culture focus.

Liz Wooten-Reschke is an experienced facilitator, keynote speaker and strategy expert with over 25 years of service to the Florida and Tampa Bay communities.

She currently serves as the President & CEO of Connect For More, a consulting and coaching firm that engages leaders and empowers philanthropists by sharing resources to help them accomplish their mission.

Liz personally provides executive coaching and delivers inspiring speaking engagements for all sector leaders, philanthropists, consultants and rising leaders.

Liz is known for her authentic and humanistic leadership style, which she shares through her humor, empathy and generosity with all she encounters. She is also a published author, blogger and insightful interviewer dedicated to connecting people with experiences that are both inspiring, vulnerable and affirming.

Liz is a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, with a passion for the arts, animal rights and college football. She is a fourth generation Floridian and Key West Conch, raised by educators and community leaders dedicated to helping their communities through volunteerism, philanthropy and connection.

She has lived in Tampa for almost 30 years and currently makes her home with her husband and their family circus – which includes one college sophomore, one high school junior, two elementary school kids, one dog, one cat and two fish. Her past careers include public school teacher, dance team coach, nonprofit fundraiser and caregiver for her mother.

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Portrait of Watercolorist Teresa Cook Mental Health Break: Watercolor Activity

Artist: Teresa Cook, Watercolorist & Designer, CEO of Mode de Vie Handbags

We know employee health and wellbeing is an important part of staying motivated in our work. Come take a break at this session and let your mind wander as you use watercolor pencils to create a unique take-away while learning more about your fellow colleagues and new paint techniques.

Teresa Cook was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She is an Abstract Architectural Watercolor artist and has been painting watercolor since 2012. She obtained her BFA from University of North Florida in 2012. Over the last 10 years, she has been traveling to different countries as well as around her native city. She creates mini watercolor abstractions, but she has always found pleasure in the landscapes and buildings that have been created over time. Each of her watercolor and ink paintings are created on  a smooth paper called, “Yupo”,  are meant to capture a moment in time without the interruption of people. You will not see human interaction within her art.  She just traveled to Amsterdam for the 2019 Urban Sketchers Symposium, and also worked in Paris, France. She is an Art Instructor as well, and her workshops are now in session for 2022. 

Learn more at: www.teresacook.net

Etsy: www.teresacookart.Etsy.com
Instagram: Teresacookartanddesigns
Facebook: TeresaCookArt
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Portrait of NPW presenter Kemal GasperThe Race Cards: Critical Conversations about Race

Speaker: Kemal Gasper, 904ward

904WARD wanted to create opportunities for challenging dialogue and help others have productive, authentic conversations about race. Our solution was a deck of conversation-starting cards, prompting participants to share personal experiences with racism, understand biases, discuss topical issues, and visualize their own role in racial equity.  Accessible and personal, the Race Cards have helped to create safe spaces for over 1,000 people to explore issues and experiences related to race and racism. In this session, you will learn a bit more about the Race Cards and the services 904WARD provides, ways to use this tool in your own organization, and participate in a Race Cards conversation to experience the impact for yourself.

Kemal Gasper currently works for VyStar Credit Union and serves as Vice President of Community Engagement and Sponsorship. 

Kemal currently serves on the Race Cards Steering Committee, the board of the Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida, and Chair, KingSoutel Community Reinvestment Act. Kemal is a JAX Chamber Hightower Fellowship graduate, member of Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2019, & United Way Stein Fellowship Class of 2018.

In 2017, Kemal was named as one of The Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals in Jacksonville by the Jacksonville Business Journal, in 2016 named Top 20 Under 40 Black Pages Magazine, and in 2013 named Top 30 Under 30 for Buzz Magazine. Kemal was a member of Leadership Florida’s Connect Class X (Ten) in 2019.

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