DNOVA Summit 2022 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

Saturday, April 23, 2022, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall

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

OPENING SESSIONS

10:00 am-10:20 am 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.

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

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

12:30 pm-1:30 pm Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1:30 pm-2:45 pm 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).

3:00 pm-4:30 pm 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 co. 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

4:30 pm-6:00 pm 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 2 pm and continues until 6 pm.