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Welcome To REACHUP, Inc.’s 2018 Annual Affirming Fatherhood Conference

To all of you from around the country and all parts of , I extend you a special greeting from Tampa Bay and the 2018 Affirming Fatherhood Conference. With the title, Fatherhood: All it takes is all you got!, this year’s Conference will focus on the attitudes, skills and abilities that men already have that make them good fathers, and what some dads must do to overcome the feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness that keep them from the full extent of fathering. We have gathered local, regional and national speakers and professionals who will help the men, women, service providers, faith and community leaders and other stakeholders attending the Conference to speak to these fatherhood issues in an accurate, sensitive and insightful fashion. Thank you all for your commitment to this fatherhood work all year long and for All the best, always, attending this Conference over these two days. Your participation ensures that our children, families and communities get the opportunity to learn more about engaging our fathers and father-figures for the invaluable Estrellita “Lo” Berry President & CEO, REACHUP, Inc. and essential assets that they are.

REACHUP, Inc. and all our partners and stakeholders are tremendously excited about this year’s 8th Annual Affirming Fatherhood Conference. Conference participants are here from around the state and nation and we have assembled some of the best local, regional and national presenters available. Keynote speakers for the Conference include Dr. Michael Thompson, author, psychologist, school consultant and author or co-author of nine books, including bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director of Fathers Incorporated (FI), a not-for-profit organization that serves as a leader in the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood. Mr. Rick Peckham, Play-by-Play Announcer for the , also will speak on Friday afternoon following a visit by ThunderBug. Additionally, we will have a panel, composed of Dr. James McHale, Dr. Ronée Wilson and Dr. Natasha Cabrera, that will present some of the latest research on father engagement. Other presenters and facilitators include Kenneth Scarborough, Attorney Karmika Rubin, James Cole, Pastor Zhivago Adderley, Jason Perry, Marvin Jones, Russell Johnson and Kenn Harris. For those of you from outside the region, welcome to Tampa Bay. We thank all of you for your commitment to the Conference and the cause. And I wish to extend a special thanks to our Planning Committee members and the community organizations and agencies who allowed them to support this effort. We also thank our sponsors, exhibitors and other stakeholders. The magnanimity of our efforts is a testament to the importance of upholding, affirming and celebrating fathers and father-figures. Best wishes for a tremendous Conference,

Dr. Deborah A. Austin, Planning Committee Chair Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2018

Rechi Butler Ronald Bradford

David Jones Dan Paravanno Maurice Vernon Celebration of Life Dr. Brian McEwen, (Jul 15, 1952 – Mar 25, 2018), served as executive director of Champions for Children (formerly Child Abuse Council), a private nonprofit agency whose mission is to build stronger families in the Tampa Bay region. Prior to becoming executive director of Champions for Children in 2013, McEwen was associate director for 12 years and held senior positions at other Tampa area not-for-profits since 1979. Under his guidance, Champions rebranded to present a more accurate and positive portrayal of its mission, which is to “build stronger families in the Tampa Bay region through its child abuse prevention and family education programs.” Brian helped hone the non-profit’s focus on child abuse prevention through a series of education programs targeting parents, not only those referred by social workers but also any parent who wanted to attend. In addition, Champions implemented one of Tampa’s first centers to assist fathers , FRANC (Fathers Resource and Networking Center), which serves as a community-wide hub for fatherhood initiatives, activities and services. The mission of FRANC is to make available resources, support, information and education to enable dads to address the challenges and celebrate the joys of positive fathering and involvement with their children. FRANC services are for all dads… married, single, divorced, foster, surrogate, expectant and mentors.

Brian graduated from Jesuit High School, Vanderbilt University and the University of South Florida, where he received his Ph.D. in applied anthropology. He started his career counseling families, working during the 1990s at Northside Mental Health Center. Brian received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Advocacy from the Early Childhood Council of Hillsborough County in 2016. Just five days before his death he was named a Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero, which comes with a $50,000 award for the charity of his choice from the Lightning Foundation. He donated it to Champions for Children. Thursday 9/20/2018

8:00 am Registration and Check-In Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 8:00-8:45 am Breakfast Royal Palm 1-3 8:00 am – 11:45 am Men’s Health Screenings Sabal Palm Glucose & Blood Pressure – Black Nurses Association of Tampa Bay, Inc. Stress – Samanthia Paris, LCSW 9:00-9:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Royal Palm 1-3 Ms. Estrellita “Lo” Berry, MA, President & CEO, REACHUP, Inc. Mr. James N. Wilkerson, Jr., Chair, Board of Directors, REACHUP, Inc. Ms. Jane Murphy, Executive Director, Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County Ms. Maria Negron, Director of Programs, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County 9:30-9:40 am Overview of the Conference: Michael Thomas Royal Palm 1-3 9:40-10:10 am Historical Overview of Fathering Royal Palm 1-3 The definition of fatherhood has changed with the times, and wasn’t always as we’ve believed it to be. This presentation shows how fatherhood is shaped through culture and economics and how it continues to shape men as fathers. Introduction: Mr. Daryl Clark Presenter: Mr. Kenneth Scarborough, Director, READY4WORK, Operation New Hope, Jacksonville, FL 10:10-11:30am Panel-Latest Research on Father Involvement Royal Palm 1-3 Dr. James McHale, Director, Family Study Center-Thinking 3 Rather Than 2+1 (triangular father-mother-infant relationships) Dr. Ronee Wilson, USF College of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, REACHUP, Inc. Evaluation Team-Profiles in Engagement: Analysis of REACHUP, Inc. 24/7 Dad Data Dr. Natasha Cabrera, University of Maryland, College Park—Latino Father Involvement in the Moderator– Dr. Deborah Austin

History of Black Players in Hockey

The Colored Hockey League Bill Hipple ‘Hippo’ Galloway Herb Carnegie Thursday (cont.) 9/20/2018

11:30-12:00 pm Break Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 12:00pm-12:30 pm Lunch Royal Palm 1-3 12:30-1:45pm Keynote Speaker Royal Palm 1-3 Dr. Michael Thompson, author, psychologist, school consultant, specializing in children and parenting, co-author of - Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys 2:00-3:00 pm Breakout Sessions: In-Depth Discussion of Strategizing around Keynote Presentation Family-James Cole, Chairperson, Youth Works Committee Royal Palm 1-3 Providers-Marvin Jones, I AM Program Royal Palm 4-5 Individual and Community Based and Faith-based Organizations Pastor Zhivago Adderly, Forest Hills Church of God King Palm 3:00-3:15 pm BREAK Royal Palm Ballroom Foyer 3:15-4:15 pm Breakout Sessions Repeated 4:20-4:40pm Key Points from Breakouts Royal Palm 1-3 Daryl Clark 4:40-4:50pm Daily Roundup/Evaluations Royal Palm 1-3 Michael Thomas

Thursday Evening 9/20/2018

6:00-8:00pm Community Dialogue with Dr. Michael Thompson Introduction/Moderator, Estrellita “Lo” Berry, MA

One of the earliest blacks in the sport of hockey The first black star was The Coloured Hockey League of was Hipple "Hippo" Galloway. Better known as Herb Carnegie, He was a Canadian ice the Maritimes began in 1895, as an initiative of a barnstorming player, Galloway was a hockey player of Jamaican descent. In 1954, he black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia . All star player on his hometown Woodstock entry founded one of Canada's first hockey schools, games were on an invitational basis with the on the Central Hockey Association, as Future Aces, Carnegie and his Future trophy still residing in a private home in Halifax, well as the local baseball team. Galloway left his Aces hockey program were featured in two hometown in 1899 after an American import on special issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, Nova Scotia. Historically, they were the first the baseball team objected to his inclusion on helping Spider-Man bring down Electro and league to allow the to drop to the ice the team. Hippo Galloway is a chartered his hockey puck/drug smuggling operation to stop the puck. member of the Black . (issue 1, Skating on Thin Ice) Friday 9/21/2018

8:00-8:45 am Registration/Breakfast Glucose & Blood Pressure Screenings

8:45-9:00 am Icebreaker: Candice Simon and Team

9:00-10:00 am Awards Ceremony Royal Palm 1-3 In Memoriam: Chief Alan Anderson Celebration of the Life of Brian McEwen AFC Hall of Fame Moderators, Michael Morgan & Jack Johnson, AFC Hall of Fame, Class of 2017

10:15-11:15 am Morning Address Royal Palm 1-3 Kenneth Braswell-Executive Director, Fathers Incorporated (FI), Atlanta, GA Introduction/Moderator –Kenneth Scarborough

11:20-12:20 pm Breakout Sessions– Developing Workable Strategies Royal Palm 1-3 Documentary: Soul On Ice: Past Present, & Future (History of Black Players in hockey in the U.S. and Canada) Moderator– James Cole Working with Mom to Parent your Children King Palm Jason Perry, Founder & President, Oak Tree Leadership Introduction/Moderator, Ricardo Busquets Navigating Legal Issues Royal Palm 4-5 Attorney Karmika V. Rubin, The Law Offices of K.V. Rubin PA Introduction/Moderator-Rashid Mizell

12:20-12:30 pm Break Royal Palm 1-3

12:30-1:00 pm Lunch Royal Palm 1-3

1:00-1:30 pm Speaker: Royal Palm 1-3 Rick Peckham, Play by Play Announcer, Tampa Bay Lightning Introduction, Jaron Morley

1:30-2:30 pm Breakout Sessions-repeated Royal Palm 1-3

History of Black Players in Hockey

Willie O’ Ree Alton White Angela James Friday 9/21/2018 cont.

1:30-3:00pm Safe Baby Class Sanibel (2nd Floor) Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County Community-based education to teach new and expecting parents what they can do to protect their babies and infants from common preventable deaths. Focus on how to choose a safe caregiver, prevent shaken baby syndrome, and follow safe sleep practices.

2:35-3:15pm Open Mic Royal Palm 1-3 Russell Johnson, Area Director, Tampa Urban Life

3:15– 3:45pm Closing Ceremony: (Daddy’s Pledge) Royal Palm 1-3 Kenn Harris, Director, New Haven Federal Healthy Start

3:45-4:00pm Evaluation Survey Royal Palm 1-3 Valeria Pimienta

4:30-6:00pm Special Post Conference Documentary Viewing Royal Palm 1-3 Soul On Ice: Past, Present, & Future

See You Next Year

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Willie O'Ree is referred to as the "Jackie Alton White played for the New York Robinson of ice hockey," as the first black Raiders, , Stags, Angela James, Known as "the of player in the (NHL). He and Baltimore Blades of the (WHA). White is best women's hockey," Angela James was a made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January known for being the second player of African pioneering and dominant force in women's 18 of the 1957–58 NHL season, against descent, to have played on a professional major hockey during the 1980s and 1990s. James led the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first league ice hockey team. In addition, White is the the Canadian women’s hockey team to four black player in league history. O'Ree is still first hockey player of African descent to score world championships 1997). She was the first heavily involved with the NHL, in promoting the 20 goals in a single season and the first black women to be inducted into the International Ice league's Diversity Program all over North player in history to score a hat-trick in a major Hockey Federation Hall of Fame America with amateur youth and adult hockey league professional game players Presenters

Zhivago Adderly, Currently, Pastor Z is the lead pastor at the Forest Hills COGOP Church, a mission leader for the Sulphur Springs Urban Young Life middle school group, and a team captain with the All Pro Dads chapter at Carter G. Woodson Leadership Academy. He holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, a masters degree in education, and an education specialist and doctorate degrees in school psychology; the latter degree was conferred from the University of South Florida in August 2013. Pastor Z has been married to Dr. Romeika Adderley for the past 17 years and he is the biological father to a daughter, Rhaimee Olivia (11 years), and a 9 year old son, Jirehson McArthur Adderley.

Kenneth Braswell is the Founder and Executive Director of Fathers incorporated (FI) www.fathersincorporated.com, a not-for profit organization that serves as a leader in the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood. FI works collaboratively with organizations around the country to identify and advocate for social and legislative changes that lead to healthy father involvement with children, regardless of the father’s marital or economic status, or geographic location. From employment and incarceration issues, to child support and domestic violence, FI addresses long-standing problems to achieve long-term results for children, their families, the communities, and nation in which they live. Additionally, Braswell serves as the Director of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) www.fatherhood.gov. The NRFC is a widely recognized national and international resource for fathers, practitioners, researchers and policymakers. Kenneth Braswell is the author of the children’s book “Daddy There’s a Noise Outside”, a book that teaches parents how to speak to their children about protesting injustices in their community. He has also penned Daddy’s Feeling Blue”, “Daddy’s Family Tree”, “When the Tear Won’t Fall and “Gentle Warriors”. In addition to writing books, Mr. Braswell is also the creator of two powerful documentaries, “Spit’in Anger” and “Dark Hearts”. In the past decade, Braswell has managed more than $50 million in Fatherhood programs and initiatives. Born and raised in Brooklyn Kenneth currently resides in Atlanta, and is the father of four beautiful children; uncle, grandfather; and husband to beautiful wife, Tracy.

Natasha J. Cabrera, Ph.D, is Professor of Human Development at the University of Maryland. Dr. Cabrera’s research focuses on father involvement and children’s social and cognitive development; adaptive and maladaptive factors related to parenting and cultural variation in ethnic minority families; and, the mechanisms linking early experiences to children’s school readiness. Dr. Cabrera has published in peer-reviewed journals on policy, methodology, theory and the implications of fathering and mothering behaviors on child development in low-income minority families. She is the co-editor of the Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, 2nd Edition (Taylor & Francis, 2013) and Latina/o Child Psychology and Mental Health: Vol 1 and 2 (Praeger, 2011). Dr. Cabrera is an Associate Editor of Child Development and the recipient of the National Council and Family Relations award for Best Research Article regarding men in families in 2009. In 2015, the National Academy of Sciences appointed her to its committee on parents of young children; in 2016, she was a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar; and, in 2017 she was a DAAD visiting scholar, University of Ruhr, Germany. She is co-PI at the National Center for Research on Hispanic Families and Children co-directing the fatherhood and healthy marriage focus area.

James E. Cole, is an entrepreneur and community activist who focuses on reaching out to men and youth in the urban community. Cole believes, at the root of society's problems are hurt men not yet diagnosed with depression or unhealed wounds from their childhood or young adult years. Cole combines the forecasting methods of corporate America with the proven strategies of prevention and intervention in the public sector to identify and impact trends and behavior that will destroy a generation or build a legacy. Cole believes the same skills used to redirect $1 million corporate dollars toward hurricane relief can be used to heal a bond between a divorce father and his children. Cole also serves as a professional public relations consultant to entertainers and athletes, and as Chairperson of the Youth Works Committee.

Kenn Harris is the director of the New Haven federal Healthy Start program at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in New Haven, CT. His maternal and child health, public health and fatherhood/male involvement experience spans more than 25 years. Kenn is the President of the National Healthy Start Association, based in Washington, DC and co-creator of the Core Adaptive Model (CAM®), an evidenced-based model for fatherhood/male involvement programs. Kenn is a national expert and facilitator on topics ranging from community engagement, fatherhood, racism and equity. He is a community researcher and national advisor on men’s health. Kenn recently co-authored and published an article “The Health of Young African American Men” in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, 2015). Marvin Jones, founded The I /A\m ProGram, Inc. with the mission to help others realize their greatness within. Working with children and adults alike, I use my tools inspire and influence change. My wish is that I can bless others with the freedom and beauty of being one’s unique self just as my family did. To be the voice in someone’s head to change the world for the better. The voice that makes someone feel at home. Growing up in a strong afro-latino family, music and the love for philosophy, along with other applied sciences were deeply rooted within my ancestry. From a very young age, I was blessed with the gift of using sound and words as a form of deep expression to touch the hearts and move the spirits of those around me. One of my greatest inspirations and most notable influences is my Great Uncle, James Carr. I remember family dinners on the weekends at which he would bless us with his voice. Along with my grandfather and uncle's, we would sit and talk about world views, sports, and musical noted. The volume, vibrations and energy that they radiated was able to captivate the hearts and minds of any audience. My life manifests from these roots of freedom. Freedom to live as your authentic self and utilize every gift that is within. To empty your cup of talents that God has given. Life is a beautiful journey and music is an art form for all people to relate and reflect. This forms much of the inspiration and foundation behind The I /A\m ProGram, Inc.

Russell T. Johnson, Area Director Tampa Urban Young Life In 1997 Russell started a bicycle ministry God’s Pedal Power Ministries, serving over 6000 residents with bicycles, bibles and helmets. Russell forced lawmakers to push laws honoring the disabled, poor and neglected. Although Russell is not involved in the bicycle ministry the ministry is supported through an endowment, managed through the Community Foundation. The ministry is run by 20 faithful volunteers who continue to serve the Tampa Community reaching residents through the power of Christ one bike at a time. In 2001 the opportunity to join a group called Young Life working with inner city teens introducing them to Christ and walking along side of them. Over 360 Teenagers living in the University Community, Sulphur Springs and Ybor City have had a life changing impact through Young Life’s community partnerships. Within the inner city Russell’s passion and drive is developing urban leadership, and breaking the cycle of generational poverty. Russell and his wife Leslie foster a 16 year African American male. Russell also is a part of the greater Tampa Bay Community and serves as a volunteer on the Hillsborough Education Foundation and on the board of New Springs Development, Hillsborough County Healthy Start Coalition and as a co-chair with the Oasis Board. Russell is a graduate from The University of Tampa. And is currently graduate in the non – profit business management class at the University of Tampa.

Dr. James McHale, James P. McHale is Executive Director of the USF St. Petersburg Infant-Family Mental Health Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and directs the USFSP Family Study Center. He is a Professor and Founding Chair of USF St. Petersburg's Department of Psychology, and past Director of Clinical Training at Clark University in Worcester, MA. He has published over 70 articles, chapters, and books about coparenting in diverse family systems, and his research studies of coparenting and child development have been supported since 1996 by the National Institutes of Health. Among his more influential works are the books "Coparenting: A Conceptual and Clinical Examination of Family Systems" (with Kristen Lindahl) and "Charting the Bumpy Road of Coparenthood: Understanding the Challenges of Family Life". Dr. McHale also developed the intervention "Focused Coparenting Consultation" (FCC), an innovative means of reaching, and supporting coparenting in, married, unmarried, divorced and multigenerational families. A prenatal version of the FCC intervention, "Figuring It Out for the Child" is currently being tested in a large -scale randomized controlled trial with unmarried African American parents expecting a first child together, in a project funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Rick Peckham, A veteran of broadcasting professional hockey for the past 41 seasons, RICK PECKHAM returns to the broadcast booth for the 2018-2019 season, his 23rd year as the play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also works select games for NBC Sports Network. The 1977 graduate of Kent State University with a B.A. in telecommunications had been the play-by-play announcer for games on SportsChannel New England from 1984 through 1995. Peckham also broadcasts NHL action on the NBC Sports Network, SportsChannel America, and ESPN. He also called games on both television and radio for the 's from 1977-84. Peckham's professional history includes announcing at the US Open tennis, Arena Football's Tampa Bay Storm, NFL and NBA telecasts for ESPN International and college . Peckham is also involved in the Lightning's community efforts. He is instrumental in the 'Hockey by the Numbers' program which uses hockey statistics to help teach math in Hillsborough County schools. Peckham is also active in the Lightning's volunteer program, C.H.A.R.G.E., working with Meals on Wheels Tampa and other local charities. Rick and his wife, Vickie, currently reside in Lutz with their sons, Alex and Matthew.

Jason Perry, Jason Perry has worked for 35 years in a variety of capacities addressing issues concerning families, youth and leadership development. His experience as a mentor, author, pastor and conference speaker have given him significant insight into the challenges that we face in growing healthy families and communities. Among his national and international level leadership roles are serving as the National Urban Director for Emerging Young Leaders and being a featured speaker for the Generation 21 Leadership Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the Emerging Young Leaders Training Conference in India and the Association of Christian Schools Educator Conferences in South Africa and across the United States. He is the founder and president of Oak Tree Leadership which develops resources for growing leaders. He is the author of five books including Dads and Diamonds are Forever (a curriculum for equipping and empowering Returning Fathers) and dissedRespect: Getting and Giving the Respect we all Need and Want, along with numerous magazine articles. Mr. Perry has been married for 28 years and is the father of two college aged children. Attorney Karmika V. Rubin has been in law since 1996 and is licensed to practice in the State of Florida and in the Federal U.S. Tax Court. She is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, Fred G, Minnis Bar, St. Pete Business League, Revealing Truth Ministries, Truth of Life Ministries and Church Law Today. With thorough dedication and a will to succeed, Attorney Rubin has earned seven degrees which are: An Associate of Arts degree in Criminology (1993) from Saint Petersburg Junior College; - A Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology (1997) from University of South Florida; A Jurist Doctorate degree (2002) and Master’s of Law degree in International and Business Law (2003) from Stetson University College of Law; An Advance Diploma (AA) in Theology, a Bachelor degree in Theology and a Master’s degree in Theology from Life Christian University. As the founder of The Law Offices of K. V. Rubin, PA, Attorney Rubin’s law practice focuses on: Helping nonprofit and for-profit businesses grow. Representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation. Working with real estate investors and homeowners with residential and commercial properties – buying or selling, defending foreclosures, drafting quit claim deeds, notes, mortgages and assisting with short sales, and loan modifications. Helping families stay together or not stay together while working through custody disputes and child support matters. Helping families in a time of life departure with wills and trusts. As the Founder of Truth of Life Ministries, Inc., Attorney Rubin has earned the title of the “Ministering Attorney” as she ministers God’s Word through various media outlets, to include FaceBook, YouTube, Instagram, Radio broadcast, Live Events and Podcasts. As a former teen mother, Attorney Rubin is a living testimony of how to be successful in life in the face of challenging circumstances.

Kenneth R. Scarborough is the Chief Program Officer and Director of Ready4Work at Operation New Hope in Jacksonville, Florida. For over thirty years, he worked with boys and men in mentoring relationships, which he believes is essential for growing lives and building healthy communities. He has a BS in Business and a Master of Public Health in Health Services Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Divinity in Youth and Family from Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Scarborough’s extensive work experience includes: Manhattan Psychiatric Center (NY), the NYC Department of Correction (NYC), Neighborhood Ministries (Denver), Save Our Youth (Denver) and the Center for Action Research on Urban Schools and Effective Leadership at University of South Florida (Tampa) and REACHUP, Inc. (Tampa). In his current position, he oversees each element of the life course model through various grants and initiatives aimed at providing formally incarcerated men and women with comprehensive wrap around services (case management, employments skills training, life coaching and job placement assistance) for getting them back on their feet and reintegrated into our communities. He also serves as the Chairman of NE Florida Healthy Start Coalition and as well as a master trainer and co-creator of Core Adaptive Model (CAM) designed as a model and guide for fatherhood programs and services initially for over 100 federal healthy start programs throughout the United States.

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D. is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families. He is the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than seven hundred schools across the United States, as well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He and his co-author, Dan Kindlon, wrote the New York Times best-selling book, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Ballantine Books, 1999). He is the author of Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons Ballantine, 2000), and co-author (with Catherine O'Neill Grace and Larry Cohen, Ph.D.) of Best Friends/Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children (Ballantine, 2001) and Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems (Ballantine, 2002.) About Best Friends, Worst Enemies the Publishers Weekly review declared, "Not since Dr. Spock and Penelope Leach has there been such a sensitive and practical guide to raising healthy children." The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Achieve Success in School and in Life (with Teresa Barker, Ballantine, 2004) was written to help parents understand the complex journey of children through school, from Kindergarten through senior year. His third book on the psychology of boys, entitled, It's a Boy!: Understanding Your Son's Development from Birth to Eighteen, was published in 2008. It focuses on the importance of undirected, free play in the lives of boys. Dr. Thompson’s newest book, Homesick and Happy: How Time Away From Parents Can Help a Child Grow, was published by Ballantine Books in May of 2012. A dedicated speaker and traveler, Michael Thompson has appeared on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC 20/20, CBS 60 Minutes, The Early Show and Good Morning America. He has been quoted in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time and U.S. News and World Report and has been a guest on NPR's "Morning Edition" with Susan Stamberg, "Talk of the Nation" with Ray Suarez and the Diane Rhem Show. He wrote, narrated and hosted a two-hour PBS documentary entitled "Raising Cain" that was broadcast nationally in 2006. Dr. Thompson is a past member of the American Camping Association and is on the Advisory Board of Parent Magazine. Dr. Thompson lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is married to Dr. Theresa McNally, a psychotherapist, is the father of two grown children and the grandfather to Aubrey, Brynlee and Kalen.

Roneé Wilson, PhD, MPH, CPH earned her BS and MPH from the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, in Tallahassee Florida. Prior to obtaining her PhD in Public Health from the University of South Florida in Tampa she was employed as an epidemiologist with the Florida Department of Health and the Okaloosa County Health Department. In 2014, Dr. Wilson joined the College of Public Health as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. She is the local evaluator for the Central Hillsborough Healthy Start and the Male Engagement programs at REACHUP, Incorporated. She is a fellow in the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies and serves as the Chair of the Data/Surveillance Committee. Dr. Wilson has always been interested in the inequitable distribution of adverse health outcomes among vulnerable populations and how the social determinants of health influence family and community outcomes. Exhibitor Tables

Champions for Children Children’s Board of Hillsborough County Children’s Board Family Resource Center, Central Tampa Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County Lakeshore® Learning REACHUP, Inc. REACHUP, Inc. Resources

Major Title Sponsors

HEALTHY START

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors AFC 2018 Planning Team Dr. Deborah Austin, REACHUP, Inc. Terry Bradley, 21st Century Community Learning Centers Michele Brockhum, REACHUP, Inc. Ricardo Busquets, REACHUP, Inc. Daryl Clark, REACHUP, Inc. Charles Davis, College Hill Church of God in Christ Katie Hood, Florida Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Initiative Russell Johnson, Tampa Urban Young Life Marisa Mowat, Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County, Inc. Dr. Michael Mays, AMaysing Services, Inc. Rashid Mizell, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL Jaron Morley, REACHUP, Inc. Michael Morgan, REACHUP, Inc. Maria Negron, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, Inc. Valeria Pimienta, REACHUP, Inc. Phillip Rowland, Male Involvement Consultant Kenneth Scarborough, Ready4Work, Operation New Hope, Jacksonville, FL Candice Simon, REACHUP, Inc. Sartura Shuman-Smith, The Centre for Girls Michael Thomas, REACHUP, Inc. Miguel Velasquez, WellCare Greyling Wall, REACHUP, Inc. / Children’s Board Family Resource Center, Central Tampa A Special Thank you to Omega Psi Phi Epsilon Mu Mu Chapter and to Ruth Revilla for all of your creative contributions to this conference AFC 2018 Hall of Fame Selection Team Michele Cotis, Healthy Families Hillsborough Elaine Miller, St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church Calvin Williams, Affirming Fatherhood Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Jason Perry, Oak Tree Leadership Destiny Miranda, Nurse Family Partnership, REACHUP, Inc. REACHUP/Central Hillsborough Healthy Start is supported in part by project H49MC12793 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.

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