Celebrating 32 Years as….. The Competitive Edge in Women’s Leadership

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2019 LEADERSHIP AMERICA “Leading With A Global Vision - A National Focus – A Local Concern”

SESSION THREE September 22-24, 2019 The Georgian Terrace 659 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30308 PROGRAM OVERVIEW LEADERSHIP THAT IS TRANSFORMATIVE Conversations with Those Changing Lives and Communities

Atlanta is excited to host 2019 Leadership America women and our 44 alumnae welcome you!

Affectionately called the A-T-L, Atlanta is ’s state capital; host to 78 global consulates and trade offices; and the locale of Hartsfield Jackson Airport, the busiest airport in the world with 107 million passengers annually. Long recognized as a place of significant civil rights, Atlanta is home to the Martin Luther King Center, The Center for Human & Civil Rights, and the Carter Center. As a southeastern hub, the city’s important federal agencies include The CDC, USDA Forest Service, and The Federal Reserve Bank. The Georgia Film industry competes with California and Canada with 700 feature films, TV movies, TV series, single episodes, and pilots produced in Georgia since 1972 resulting in an economic impact of $9.5 billion and featuring noted entertainers Ray Charles, Tyler Perry, Elton John, Julia Roberts. Women leaders who have pioneered in business and commerce, community leadership and the entertainment industry include Coretta Scott King; Sara Blakeley, Founder, SPANX; Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, CEO Morehouse School of Medicine; Ann Cox, Founder, Cox Media; Margaret Mitchell, Author, Gone with the Wind. Georgia has a rich history of producing world-class women leaders – Juliette Gordon Low, Founder, U.S. Girl Scouts; Activist, Marian Wright Edelman; former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Leah Ward Sears; Mayors Shirley Franklin & ; and, political icon, Stacey Abrams.

The Atlanta agenda will –  assemble nationally recognized leaders in business, commerce, and finance; noted educators; global health experts, civil rights activists, and nonprofit leaders;  engage participants in conversations with community “transformers” who are “walking the walk” and “talking the talk” as they and their organizations reshape delivery of social services;  address the root causes of, and, possible solutions to, the economic, education, and social disparities that are fraying the fabric of our nation’s communities; and,  encourage participants to share reflections on their Leadership America experiences, the program’s impact on the shaping their leadership and their roles and responsibilities of women leaders.

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Sunday, September 22, 2019 Suggested Dress: Business attire Time/Location Event 1:00 p.m. Registration Opens – Arrival and Check-In

1:30 p.m. 2019 LEADERSHIP AMERICA RECONNECTS to 2:30 p.m. “Conversation Time Among The Class of 2019”

2:30 p.m. Welcome to Session Three, 2019 Leadership America – Program Overview to 3:00 p.m. MARTHA P. FARMER was named as the Founding Director of Women’s Resources, Piedmont now known as Leadership Women, in 1982, where she rapidly translated the organization’s Ballroom or vision and commitment into the development of Leadership Texas, the widely acclaimed program that has empowered more than 3,000 women leaders across Texas. Following a Meeting Room II move to Washington, DC, Farmer fulfilled the WR directive to develop a national women’s leadership program. In 1988, Leadership America was launched with Farmer as the Founding/Executive Director. Her commitment to volunteer service and leadership extends to regional and national memberships including the International Women’s Forum where she received IWF’s “Woman Who Makes a Difference” award in 20l1. A sustaining member of The Junior League, Martha is also a Trustee of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and has served as a board member of several regional and national nonprofit organizations. She is a Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church, USA.

Time/Location Event 3:00 p.m. Introductory Presenter to 3:30 p.m. “Nurturing Women Leaders”  The Reverend Carolyn A. Abrams, Retired Founding Pastor, H.A. Brown Memorial United Methodist Church REVEREND CAROLYN ABRAMS is the founding pastor of H.A. Brown Memorial United Methodist Church in Wiggins, Mississippi, where she led the congregation for fifteen years before her retirement. In 1993, upon being appointed pastor of the Wiggins Circuit, Rev. Abrams became the first woman to successfully merge congregations and build a new church in the history of the Mississippi Conference. Under her leadership, H.A. Brown Memorial UMC was awarded for outstanding outreach ministry. In addition, she served as the CEO of Faith in Community Ministries, serving more than 6,000 displaced individuals and families in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Rev. Abrams holds a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University; a Master of Library Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Afro-American Studies from Tougaloo College, with honors. She is married to Rev. Robert Abrams, and she is a proud mother and grandmother.

3:30 p.m. Special Opening Presentation - to 5:00 p.m. “Sisters Reflecting Leadership in Action – Conscience, Courage & Conviction” Featuring Honored Guests –  Andrea Abrams, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair of Gender Studies Program, Associate VP, Diversity Affairs & Special Assistant to the President, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky  Jeanine Abrams McLean, PhD, Program Director, Fair Count  Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Georgia  The Honorable Stacey Yvonne Abrams, Founder & Chair, Fair Fight ANDREA ABRAMS came to Centre in 2007 as Centre’s first Consortium for Faculty Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges Postdoctoral Fellow, and became assistant professor of anthropology in 2009. She was promoted to associate professor in 2014. In 2018, she was named associate vice president for diversity affairs and special assistant to the president. She is the author of God and Blackness: Race, Gender and Identity in a Middle Class Afrocentric Church (NYU Press, 2014). Her research focuses on issues of race, gender and social justice. Abrams has a B.A. in sociology and anthropology from Agnes Scott College. She earned a graduate certificate in women’s studies and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Emory University. JEANINE ABRAMS MCLEAN is the Program Director for Fair Count, an organization taking dead aim at increasing census participation in Georgia, was recently launched by Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost her bid in the state’s gubernatorial race. Dr. McLean is a biologist and recently worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the Lead in the Phylogenetic Unit. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Duke University and completed her Doctorate in Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. THE HONORABLE LESLIE ABRAMS GARDNER is a District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia and former Assistant United States Attorney. Gardner received a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Brown University and her Juris Doctor in 2002 from Yale Law School. She began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Marvin J. Garbis of the US District Court for the District of Maryland. She served as an associate at the law firms of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, and Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, between 2003 and 2010 and as an Assistant US Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia from 2010 to 2014. On November 21, 2014, Judge Gardner took the oath of office and became the first female federal judge in the Middle District of Georgia and the first African American woman to become an Article III judge in the State of Georgia. STACEY YVONNE ABRAMS is a political leader and best-selling author who served as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. A member of the

Time/Location Event Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election. Abrams was the first black female major-party gubernatorial nominee in the history of the United States. In February 2019 she became the first African-American woman to deliver a response to the State of the Union address. Her new work includes fighting for free and fair elections with Fair Fight, whose mission is to advocate for election reform and engage in voter education, and ensuring all Georgians are counted in the 2020 census through Fair Count.

5:00 p.m. Break & Depart for the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Pemberton Place, 55 Ivan Allen Blvd. The Center for Civil and Human Rights in is an engaging cultural attraction that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements. Our purpose is to create a safe space for visitors to explore the fundamental rights of all human beings so that they leave inspired and empowered to join the ongoing dialogue about human rights in their communities. The Center was first imagined by civil rights legends Evelyn Lowery and former United Nations Ambassador and was launched by former Mayor Shirley Franklin. The effort gained broad-based corporate and community support to become one of the few places in the world educating visitors on the bridge between the American Civil Rights Movement and contemporary Human Rights Movements around the world. Established in 2007, The Center’s 43,000-square-foot-facility is located on Pemberton Place, adjacent to the World of Coca-Cola and the , on land donated by the Coca-Cola Company. 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Self-Guided Tour of the National Center for Civil & Human Rights 6:30 p.m. Reception to 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Dinner with Special Guests to 8:15 p.m.  Sponsored by Walker & Dunlop and Hosted by Katie Runyan, Vice President, LA’18

Monday, September 23, 2019 Suggested Dress: Business Attire Time/Location Event

Breakfast will be served at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank

7:00 a.m. Depart for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 1000 Peachtree The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is part of the central bank of the United States. The Street, NE Federal Reserve System—the Fed, as it is often called—consists of twelve Reserve Banks located around the country and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. The Atlanta Fed territory covers the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which includes Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Atlanta Fed's Supervision and Regulation staff seek to promote the safety and soundness of the banking system, foster stability in financial markets, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and encourage banking institutions to responsibly meet the financial needs of their communities.

7:30 a.m. Breakfast at “The Fed”

Time/Location Event 8:00 a.m. Welcome to the Federal Reserve Bank  Chapelle Dabney Davis, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CHAPELLE DABNEY DAVIS is vice president, chief diversity officer, and director of the Bank’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI). In this role, Davis leads the Bank’s diversity and inclusion efforts and is the architect and champion for diversity and inclusion strategies. Davis joined the Bank in 1980 as an assistant examiner trainee and was promoted to examiner in 1984. She has served as assistant vice president since 1991 with responsibility for a variety of areas across the Bank’s Supervision and Regulation (S&R) division. Her roles have included overseeing the bank and bank holding company applications and enforcement functions of S&R’s Supervisory Support Group, the division’s staff and fiscal management function, staff professional development, and crisis communication planning and implementation. Her experience also includes responsibility for information technology examinations, operations risk examinations, and commercial bank and bank holding company examinations.

8:05 a.m. A Financial Briefing - to 8:50 a.m. “The Fed and Economic Mobility: Notes from Atlanta”

Featuring -  David E. Altig, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Director of Research DAVID E. ALTIG is executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition to advising the Bank president on monetary policy and research matters, Dr. Altig oversees the Bank’s regional executives and the Bank’s research department. He also serves as a member of the Bank’s management and discount committees. Dr. Altig is an Adjunct Professor of Economics in the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he was the recipient of the 2010 Einhorn award for excellence in executive MBA teaching. In 2018, he was elected to a three-year term as a director of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, Dr. Altig served as vice president and associate director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. Dr. Altig graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration. He earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in economics from Brown University. He and his wife, Pam, have four children, six grandchildren, and one great-grand daughter.

9:00 a.m. Break and Depart for Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Agnes Scott College is an independent undergraduate college in the United States. Agnes Avenue & DeKalb Scott's campus lies in downtown Decatur, Georgia, nestled inside the perimeter of the Avenue, NE, bustling metro-Atlanta area. The college was founded in 1889 as Decatur Female Seminary Decatur, GA 30030 by a group of Presbyterians under the leadership of their minister, Frank H. Gaines. In 1890, the name was changed to Agnes Scott Institute to honor the mother of the college's primary benefactor, Col. George Washington Scott. The name was changed again to Agnes Scott College in 1906, and remains today a liberal arts college for women. Agnes Scott currently enrolls 1040 students. The student to faculty ratio is 10:1 and 100% of the tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees. The college offers 34 undergraduate majors and 31 minors and is affiliated with numerous institutions, including Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Nursing. Students who graduate from Agnes Scott receive a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree.

9:45 a.m. A Keynote Conversation – to 11:00 a.m. “Educating Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Workforce – New Initiatives- New

Models” Frances Graves Auditorium, Featuring – Campbell Hall  Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., President,  Kina S. Mallard, Ph.D., President, Reinhardt University, Waleska, Georgia  Leocadia “Lee” I. Zak, JD., President, Agnes Scott College

Time/Location Event MARY SCHMIDT CAMPBELL, Ph.D., began her tenure as the 10th president of Spelman College. A leading liberal arts college for women of African descent located in Atlanta, Georgia, Spelman has long enjoyed a reputation as the nation’s leading producer of Black women scientists. In September 2009, former President appointed Dr. Campbell as the vice chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a non-partisan advisory committee to the President of the United States on cultural matters. Dr. Campbell received a bachelor’s of art degree in English literature from , a master’s of art in art history from , and a doctorate in humanities from Syracuse. She and her husband, Dr. George Campbell, Jr., president emeritus of The for the Advancement of Science and Art, are the parents of three sons and have six grandchildren.

KINA S. MALLARD, Ph.D. became the 20th President of Reinhardt University in May 2015. Built on Reinhardt's historic values of faith, learning, and leading, Dr. Mallard's vision is to create a unique Reinhardt Experience where each student thrives. For most of her 30-year career in higher education, Dr. Mallard has contributed research and writing in the area of faculty and leadership development and finding joy in one’s work. Her most recent article, "Inaugural Transitions: Providing the Start That All Presidents and Institutions Deserve," appeared in Trusteeship magazine. Dr. Mallard currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges Commission on Colleges, Chair of the Georgia Independent College Association Board of Directors, Board of the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church, and the United Community Bank Board. Committed to giving back to the community, she has also served many local community boards.

LEOCADIA “LEE” I. ZAK became the ninth president of Agnes Scott College in July 2018. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Mount Holyoke College, which recognized her as a Woman of Influence in 2012, she holds a J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law. A member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Zak serves as a trustee of Global Communities and as a member of the SunTrust Atlanta Advisory Council. With an extensive background in international economic development and international project finance, Zak was appointed by President Obama in 2010 to serve as the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. USTDA is an independent federal agency that advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle-income countries. Zak’s accomplishments during her time at USTDA were many, but the accomplishment that means the most to her is the USTDA’s recognition, for five consecutive years, as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the federal government, as measured by the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

11:00 a.m. Break & Depart for The Carter Center 453 Freedom The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 80 countries by Parkway, NE resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. The Center is nonpartisan, actively seeks complementary partnerships and works collaboratively with other organizations from the highest levels of government to local communities. The Center believes that people can improve their own lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.

11:45 a.m. Welcome & Opening Keynote Presentation – to 12:30 p.m. “Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope – The Work of The Carter Cyprus Room Center” Featuring –  Ambassador (Retired) Mary Ann Peters, Chief Executive Officer, The Carter Center AMBASSADOR (RET.) MARY ANN PETERS joined The Carter Center as its chief executive officer Sept. 2, 2014. As CEO, Ambassador Peters provides vision and leadership for The Carter Center and oversees all program implementation and operations. Ambassador Peters was provost of the U.S. Naval War College from September 2008 to July 2014. Previously, she was dean of academics at the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall

Time/Location Event European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Prior to becoming dean of the college, she served as associate director for international liaison at the Marshall Center. Ambassador Peters spent more than 30 years as a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. From 2000 to 2003, she was U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, leading the mission's efforts in support of the war on terrorism and other key U.S. foreign policy goals. She received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award in 2003 for her work there.

12:30 p.m. Luncheon – Co-Hosted By Reinhardt University, Dr. Kina Mallard, to 1:15 p.m. and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Dr. Michele Nealon

1:15 p.m. Special Presentation – to 2:00 p.m. “Challenges and Strategies – Addressing Global Human Rights Issues Featuring –  Karin Ryan, Senior Policy Advisor on Human Rights, Special Representative on Women and Girls KARIN RYAN is Senior Adviser for Human Rights and has been with The Carter Center since 1988 and is the Convener of the Center's Human Rights Defenders Forum. She has represented the Center in many international negotiations, including the Beijing World Conference on Women, International Criminal Court, the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and the establishment of a U.N. Human Rights Council. The current focus of the Forum is the “Mobilizing Action for Women and Girls” initiative, including the “Forum on Women, Religion, Violence and Power” website, which will serve as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue and collaboration among hundreds of activists, religious leaders and leading organizations. Ryan worked closely with President Carter on his bestselling book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power" in which he offers his own startling assessment of various forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls worldwide.

2:00 p.m. Self-Guided Tour of The Carter Library & Museum to 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Break and Depart for CNN World Headquarters The CNN Center is the world headquarters of CNN. The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building. This is where CNN got its start. Though the national reporters are, for the most part, located in major city centers around the globe, this is still the heart of the operation.

4:00 p.m. Special CNN Presentation – A Duo Conversation to 5:15 p.m. “Newsmakers - Women Journalists - On The Scene & Behind The Scenes” Featuring…  Johnita P. Due, SVP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, WarnerMedia News & Sports  Gabriela Frias, Anchor, Portfolio Global, CNN en Español JOHNITA P. DUE is Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for WarnerMedia News and Sports, the parent company of CNN. Previously, Due served as vice president and assistant general counsel of CNN, joining CNN in 2003. Due served as CNN’s chief diversity advisor for almost a decade. She recently completed her tenure as co-chair of Black Professionals@Turner, where she helped shape the organization’s mission. Due serves as a board member of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. She is also on the board of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and is president of the board of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta. Due earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Sussex in England by studying race relations and organizational culture under a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Time/Location Event GABRIELA FRÍAS is anchor of Portafolio Global, CNN en Español’s afternoon business, innovation and entrepreneurship show. For more than 13 years, Frias has presented financial news from Latin America and the world for CNN, interviewing world leaders, reporting on the global financial crisis, and travel to high profile events such as the G-20 in Mexico and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Frias is recognized as a leader in business journalism in Latin America and contributes frequently to moderate and participate in economic and education forums across the region. She also writes for CNN International Business coverage in Latin America, including segments on World Business Today and Global Change. Her contributions to CNN are not limited to business only. She anchored the coverage of the terrorist attacks of September 11 in the United States and the war in Iraq. She also traveled to Arizona to report on immigration reform. She speaks English, Spanish and French.

5:30 p.m. Depart for The Georgian Terrace Hotel

6:30 p.m. “Mix-and-Mingle” Reception . 7:00 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m. Dinner & “Graduation Celebration” - Piedmont Ballroom

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Suggested Dress: Travel Attire Time/Location Event 7:00 a.m. Breakfast – The Georgian Terrace to 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. A Duo-Conversation… to 10:00 a.m. “Leaders Transforming Lives and Communities” Featuring  Ann W. Cramer, Senior Consultant, Coxe Curry & Associates  Alicia Philipp, President, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta ANN WILSON CRAMER is a Senior Consultant with Coxe Curry & Associates. In this role, she will provide strategic consultation to nonprofit clients to strengthen their capacity in the critical areas of board development, volunteer engagement, corporate relations and fundraising. She will also be available to the business community to provide guidance on the issues of corporate citizenship and social responsibility. Prior to joining Coxe Curry, Ann served as Director for IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs for the Americas. In that position, she was a member of the senior management staff overseeing the company’s approach to corporate citizenship, strategic philanthropy and overall social responsibility. ALICIA PHILIPP is president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. With over 40 years with the Foundation, she leads a team of experts that strengthen the 23-county Atlanta region by inspiring philanthropy. Granting more than $100 million annually, the Foundation’s work helps to increase the vitality of the region and the well-being of all residents. Philipp has served on the boards of the Council on Foundations, the Southeastern Council of Foundations, Independent Sector and the National Center on Family Philanthropy. In 2017 she was named to Georgia Trend magazine’s Business Hall of Fame. She has also been named one of the “100 Most Influential Atlantans” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and to Atlanta magazine’s Atlanta 500. In 2019 she was recognized by the Atlanta Hawks basketball team as one of 50 Atlanta icons. Philipp received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and an MBA from Georgia State University. She lives in Decatur and has two adult children and one grandson, all of whom live in Europe.

Time/Location Event 10:00 a.m. Break and Check-Out to 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Concluding Presentation to 11:30 a.m. “The Hard Work of Leadership” Featuring…  The Reverend Natosha Reid Rice, Esquire, Associate Pastor, Women’s Ministries, Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church; Associate General Counsel for Real Estate & Finance, Habitat for Humanity International

NATOSHA REID RICE is passionate about providing a voice to the voiceless and opportunities to communities that have been historically disadvantaged. She is a frequent speaker and facilitator for community/civic organizations, churches, colleges, and corporate events, speaking on a variety of topics including the intersection of faith and justice, race and gender justice, leadership development, and community empowerment. The Reverend Rice received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government, with honors, from Harvard/Radcliffe where she was a Class Marshall and awarded the Captain Jonathan Fay Prize, Radcliffe’s Highest Honor, and the E. P. Saltonstall Prize. Natosha has received recognition and several awards for her work and leadership across the Atlanta community. Recent honors include the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. She was a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2014. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Corey Rice, and their children Kayla, Malachi, and Caleb.

11:30 a.m. A Dialogue Experience Among the Leadership America Participants to 12:30 p.m. & Minute at the Mic

12:30 p.m. 2019 LEADERSHIP AMERICA Concludes