Indiana Civil Rights Commission Annual Conference 2023

Welcome Reception 

Monday, June 19, 2023

5:00pm – 7:30pm

Registration & Welcome Reception

Introduction/Welcome – Greg Wilson, Executive Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Welcome to the City of Indianapolis – Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt

Day 1: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

8:00am – 8:45am

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

8:45am – 9:00am

OPENING REMARKS –

Gregory L. Wilson, Sr., Indiana Civil Rights Commission

9:00am – 10:00am

PLENARY SESSION: Topic: Capturing a Slice of History Through a Lens: The Chicago Freedom Movement and the Fight for Fair Housing

Speaker: Bernie Kleina

10:00am – 10:15am

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

LAW AND POLICY

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

10:15am – 11:15am

Fair Housing Implications of Nuisance and Crime-Free Ordinances (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Steven Monroy, Director of Fair Housing, Illinois Department of Human Rights

Oral Bennett, Chief Litigation Attorney, Illinois Department of Human Rights

Employment Discrimination Legal Update (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Katie Bensberg, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Communicating Inclusion: Messaging to be heard by everyone

Speaker:  Joseph Pinnell, Deputy Chief and Executive Director of Workforce Engagement, State of Indiana Office of Equity, Inclusion, & Opportunity

A Case Study of Community Empowerment

Speaker: Marshawn Wolley, President and CEO, Black Onyx Management

11:15am – 11:30am

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

11:30am – 12:30pm

Leadership and Civil Rights Enforcement

Speaker: Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Fair Housing Legal Update (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Dana Rosenthal, Staff Attorney, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

Sol Kim, Staff Attorney, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Disrupting Attitudinal and Structural Barriers: Disability Rights and Etiquette

Speaker: Amy Allen Sekar, Consultant, Point Blue Training & Consulting

Intersectional Identities and Disability Justice

Speakers:

Jennifer Milharcic, Indiana Disability Justice;

Haleigh Rigger, Indiana Disability Justice;

Skylar Kantola, Indiana Disability Justice;

Cierra Olivia Thomas Williams, Indiana Disability Justice;

Tammy Themel, Indiana Disability Justice

12:30pm – 2:00pm

LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Russell Ledet

2:00pm – 2:15pm

VISIT EXHIBITORS

2:15pm – 3:15pm

Mediation and Conciliation: Part I (Learn) (1.0 CME)*

Speakers: Brian Ntukogu, ADR Program Manager, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;

Tracy Richardson, ADR Division Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Indiana Civil Rights Commission Legal Update (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: David Fleischhacker,  Deputy Director and General Counsel, Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Implicit Bias: Part 1

Speaker: Amber Williams, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, Ivy Tech Community College

The Intersectionality of Health and Policy

Speakers: Antoinette Holt, Indiana State Department of Health;

Anye Carson, MD Wise

Calvin Roberson, MHA, MPH, Director of Operations, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

3:15pm – 3:30pm

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Mediation and Conciliation: Part II (Mock Mediation) (1.0 CME)*

Speakers: Brian Ntukogu, ADR Program Manager, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;

Tracy Richardson, ADR Division Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Equal Pay and Title VII (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Aaron Williamson, Employment Attorney, Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP

Implicit Bias: Part II

Speaker: Amber Williams, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, Ivy Tech Community College

Marketing & Social Media in Outreach Efforts

Speakers: Virgil Giles, Director, Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males;

Brooklyn Marrs, Communications Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission;

AT Ryan, Public Outreach and Education Manager, Indiana Civil Rights Commission;

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Civil Rights Conference Social Outing at The Indians

Day 2: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

8:00am – 8:45am

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

8:45am – 9:00am

Welcome

9:00am – 10:00am

Plenary Session: An ounce of prevention: Addressing social determinants of health and civil rights concerns with evidence-based policies and services

Speaker: Breanca Merritt - Office of Health Opportunities, FSSA

10:00am – 10:15am

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

LAW AND POLICY

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

10:15am – 11:15am

Fair Housing Testing Program and Coordination (1.0 CLE)*

Speakers: : Ali Lederer, Director of Fair Lending and Consumer Protection, National Community Reinvestment Coalition;

Lara Benson, Program Coordinator, Fair Lending/Fair Housing, National Community Reinvestment Coalition

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission AI Presentation

Speaker: Eunice Ikene, Attorney Advisor, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Disability GPS: How to navigate the educational system while ensuring DEI in the educational environment (1.0 CLE)*

Speakers: Margaret A. Jones, Esq., Executive Director Disability Legal Services of Indiana;

Stephanie Slone, Deputy Director of Internal/External Programming, Indiana Civil Rights Commission;

Curtis Harris, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

Jessica Aguilar;

Ledrena Girton

Olmstead, the ADA, and Disability History in Indiana through the Lens of Civil and Human Rights

Speaker: Matthew Norris, Research Associate, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community;

Peggy Holtz, Research Associate, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

11:15am – 11:30am

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

11:30am – 12:30pm

Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation – Are You Protected? (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Doneisha Posey, Vice President and General Counsel, Black Onyx Management

You’re on Mute: Requesting Accommodations (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Amber Boyd, Amber Boyd Law

Developing a Playbook for Disability Inclusion in HR Practices

Moderator: Kristina Blankenship

Speakers: Larry Markle, Director, Eskenazi Feribach Center;

Dennis Heathfield, Executive Director, Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Cummins, Inc.;

Kim Soria, HR Director, Hotel Carmichael

The Emotional Harm of Discrimination

Speaker: Charla Yearwood, Founder and CEO, Connected in Community

12:30pm – 2:00pm

LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

TOPIC: The History of Civil Rights

Speaker: Dr. Jakobi Williams, Chair, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Indiana University

2:00pm – 2:15pm

VISIT EXHIBITORS

2:15pm – 3:15pm

Preparing an Employment Discrimination Case from A to Z (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: Vera Boggs, Regional Director, Ohio Civil Rights Commission

2023’s Education Discrimination Legal Landscaped (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: James Nussbaum, Partner, Church Church Hittle + Antrim

Cultural Sensitivity

Speakers:

Alexis Gonzalez, Director, Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs;

Virgil Giles, Director, Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males;

Jordan Teske-Harrison, Director, Indiana Commission for Women;

Gail Brown, Director, Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission

3:15pm – 3:30pm

BREAK/MOVE ROOMS

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Case Management System

Speaker: Stephanie Slone, Deputy Director of Internal/External Programming, Indiana Civil Rights Commission;

Justin Groves, Client Partner, eImagine

PAVE Taskforce (Discrimination in Housing Appraisals) (1.0 CLE)*

Speaker: : Lon Meltesen, Region 5 Director, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Using Metrics for Analyzing Diversity and Inclusion Policies

Speaker: Doneisha Posey, Vice President and General Counsel, Black Onyx Management

Supported Decision Making & Alternatives to Guardianship

Speakers: Nick Parker, Indiana Supreme Court Adult Guardianship Office;

Justin Schrock, Staff Attorney, Indiana Disability Rights

5:30pm – 8:00pm

INDIANA CIVIL RIGHTS AWARDS DINNER

Governor Eric J. Holcomb

Keynote Speaker: Demetria McCain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development