White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhoood Partnerships Convening Conference
TOGETHER FOR TOMORROW
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Harrisburg Hilton Hotel
REGISTER HERE
Officials from the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education will join local education and business leaders for a 1 ½-day education conference in Harrisburg on:
“Building Capacity and Community through Sustaining Partnershipsâ€
The event is part of the Together for Tomorrow (TFT) - a national initiative to spotlight and foster partnerships among schools, families, national service programs, and community-based organizations in order to propel improvement of our lowest-performing schools.
Opening Speakers Include:
KEN BEDELL
Senior Advisor in the White House Faith-Based
and Neighborhood Partnerships Center

MAX FINBERG
U.S. Department of Education
Director of AmeriCorps VISTA , Corporation for National Community Service
PEDRO CORTES
Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

THE HONORABLE ERIC PAPENFUSE
Mayor, City of Harrisburg
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PLUS - PANELS OF EXPERTS!
10:45 a.m. - Noon Friday
Chad Frey, Agape Center, Messiah College - Moderator
Dr. Sybil Knight Burney, Superintendent of Harrisburg School District
Travis Peck, Principal, Downey Elementary School, Harrisburg
Don Murk, Messiah College
Rev. Nate Gadsden, United Way of the Capital Region
Shaina Higgs-Carter, Downey Elementary
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
http://www.messiah.edu/info/22290/building

9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016
Executive Business Panel
Regional business leaders discuss whether American students are being prepared for the Globalized Marketplace . . . and how business can help!

Moderator: Joyce M. Davis
Director of Communications, City of Harrisburg
President/CEO World Affairs Council of Harrisburg
Jonathan Bowser, Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation
Shaun Donovan, CREDC International 
Kara Eppley, Harsco Corporation 
Bradley Jones, Harristown Enterprises
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Presidents Panel:
Featuring leaders of colleges and universities in Central Pennsylvania on the challenges and obstacles to better collaboration with K-12, business and government!

Dr. Carl Strikwerda, President, Elizabethtown College
Dr. Karen Scolforo, President, Central Penn College
Dr. John Sygielski, President, Harrisburg Area Community College 
Dr. Eric Darr, Presid ent, Harrisburg University
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