DNOVA Summit Program

Keynote

Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard

Panelists and Workshop Presenters

Dr. Amy Best, Director, Center for Social Science Research

Karla Bruce, Chief Equity Officer, Fairfax County

Dr. John Dale, Director, Movement Engaged Research Hub

Dhruv Deepak, Research, Next System Studies at Mason

Jeff Elkner, Code for NOVA

Ronnie Galvin, Managing Director for Community Investment, Greater Washington Community Foundation

Johanna Garay, Code for NOVA

Joe Guinan, Vice President of Strategy and Programs, The Democracy Collaborative

Sara Jefferson, Vice President of Outreach, Native American & Indigenous Alliance (GMU)

Dr. Ben Manski, Director, Next System Studies at Mason

Dr. Sarah Manski, Founder, Bread & Roses

Aaron Rabach, Student Coordinator, Code For NOVA

Matthew Slaats, VA Solidarity Economy Network

My Lan Tran, VA Asian Chamber of Commerce

Kellie Wilkerson, Project Manager, Democratizing NOVA

Guillermo Zamora, SEIU 32BJ

All sessions take place in the Johnson Center of George Mason University's Fairfax Campus. Most sessions take place in Dewberry Hall on the Ground Floor.

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Program for the 2022 Democratizing NOVA Summit

9:30am Check-in begins in the Dewberry Lobby on the Ground Floor of the Johnson Center.

OPENING SESSIONS

10:00am-10:20am Acknowledgements from Sara Jefferson, Richard Lopez-Perez, and Domi Hannon of the GMU Native American & Indigenous Alliance and Welcome by Dr. Ben Manski, Director of Next System Studies at Mason.

10:20am-11:20am Keynote Address by Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard

11:30am-12:30pm Roll Call and Community Assembly

12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:30pm-2:45pm Major Panel at Dewberry Hall on Community Wealth Building and the University featuring Karla Bruce (Chief Equity Officer, Fairfax County), Joe Guinan (The Democracy Collaborative), My Lan Tran (VA Asian Chamber of Commerce), and Guillermo Zamora (SEIU 32BJ), chaired by Dr. Amy Best (Center for Social Science Research).

3:00pm-4:30pm Workshops will take place in breakout rooms on the 3rd floor of the Johnson Center.

- Building Community Wealth and the Solidarity Economy
  - Convened by Joe Guinan, Matthew Slaats, and others
  - in Meeting Room C

- Digital Democracy for the DMV
  - Convened by Dr. Sarah Manski, Dhruv Deepak, Dr. John Dale, Jeff Elkner, and Aaron Rabach
  - in Meeting Room B

- Racial Equity: Repairing and Restoring our Communities
  - Convened by Ronnie Galvin
  - in Meeting Room D

4:30pm-6:00pm We are finished with Summit sessions for the day, but invite you to head to the NAIA Spring Powwow on the lawn of Merten Hall, just a five minute walk from the Johnson Center. The Powwow begins at 2pm and continues until 6pm.

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