8:00 AM

REGISTRATION OPEN → Portland Ballroom Lobby

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

WELCOME → Portland Ballroom

Performance

• MB Peru Baila Así

Opening Remarks

• Leslie Harrington Smith, Conference Co-Chair

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

BREAK

9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

EXECUTIVE SESSION (for elected officials, executives and department/bureau directors)

• Room F150: Inclusive Culture and Accountability - Hanif Fazal

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 1

• Room D133/134: Interactive Interruption: Anti-Racism Experiential Learning through a Theater Model - Kasia Rutledge and Rakeem Washington (***This is part one of a two-part workshop)

• Room D135/136: Utilizing Equity and Community Engagement Tools to Drive Meaningful Change - Eunice Makinde and Marcus Ford

• Room D137/138: Building a Culture that Works - Ann Nguyen

• Room D139: Thesis of Us: A BIPOC-Centred Approach Moving from (Equity) Lens to Mirror - Alison Allen-Hall

• Room E141/142: Leading with Awareness: Tools for Culturally Responsive Supervision - Kevin Wright

• Room E143/144: The Rise and Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in the U.S. - Bob Horenstein

• Room E145: Unearthing Bias: Removing Psychological Barriers to Intercultural Communication - Emmanuel Williams

• Room E146: Thinking Differently: Neurodivergence in the Workplace - Trystan Reese

• Room E147/148: A Racialized History of the Pacific Northwest from Before Settler Colonialism Until Today - Matt LaVine and Jessica Mallare-Best

• Room F151: Bias and Extremism: Interrupting Conflict In the Election Cycle - Randall Blazak

• Room F152: Beyond Language Services: Institutionalizing Language Access Using a Systems Change Approach - Tatiana Elejalde

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

BREAK

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 2

• Room D133/134: Interactive Interruption: Anti-Racism Experiential Learning through a Theater Model - Kasia Rutledge and Rakeem Washington (***This is part two of a two-part workshop)

• Room D135/136: Include Your Whole Audience: Inclusive and Accessible Communication - Jeff Selby

• Room D137/138: Building a Culture that Works - Ann Nguyen

• Room D139: State Static and Strategy: Confronting the Challenge and Burden of Doing Equity Work as Public Employees - Sky Wilson and Sonja Ervin

• Room E141/142: Generational Connections: 5 Strategies for Navigating Communication, Conflict Resolution and Implicit Bias - Coleen Gose

• Room E143/144: Navigating Conflict in the Workplace - Barry Johnson-Smith

• Room E145: Unearthing Bias: Removing Psychological Barriers to Intercultural Communication - Emmanuel Williams

• Room E146: Acts of Othering and Belonging - Jamila Osman and Judith Mowry (cancelled)

• Room E147/148: Engaging Conflict Constructively - Parfait Bassalé

• Room F151: Bias and Extremism: Interrupting Conflict In the Election Cycle - Randall Blazak

• Room F152: Language Access Services: Working with Interpreters and Translators - Toby Lyons, Pilar Montejo, and Christina Bonilla-Barboza

12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

LUNCH PROGRAM → Portland Ballroom

Robert Phillips Regional Diversity Award

• Victoria Cross, Award Chair

• Percy Winters, Jr., Conference Co-Chair

• 2024 Honoree Kenny Chen, Multnomah County

Keynote

• Hanif Fazal, Center for Equity and Inclusion

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

BREAK

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 3

• Room D133/134: Transforming Organizational Culture: A Team Retreat Approach - Soumary Vongrassamy and Trisa Kelly

• D135/136: Defining the Problem: A (Partial) History of Race in America, A Narrative Project - Robert Chang

• D137/138: Combining Mindfulness and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating an Inclusive and Compassionate Environment - Brian Light

• Room D139: Effective Communication: Working with the Deaf & Hard of Hearing - Timothy Vander Ploeg

• Room E141/142: Generational Connections: 5 Strategies for Navigating Communication, Conflict Resolution and Implicit Bias - Coleen Gose

• Room E143/144: Navigating Conflict in the Workplace - Barry Johnson-Smith

• Room E145: Heal the Four Woundings Resiliency Training - Amber Ontiveros

• Room E146: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Delayed Gratification: The Struggle is Real - Lee Bartholomew

• Room E147/148: Cultural Pivots for Belonging - Parfait Bassalé

• Room F150: Cultivating Connection and Courage: Leadership for Difficult Times - Katie Augsburger, Nina Narelle, and Chief Brian Smith

• Room F151: Practical Guide to DEI in the Government: An Equity Officer’s Lessons from the 90 Day Fentanyl Emergency Task Force - Katie Thornton

• Room F152: A Multijurisdictional Discussion on Language Access: Challenges and Successes - Pilar Montejo, Tatiana Elejalde, Toby Lyons, and Christina Bonilla-Barboza

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

OPTIONAL NETWORKING RECEPTION → Portland Ballroom Lobby

5:30 PM

CONFERENCE ENDS