The first-ever O’Neill School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit, held in 2020, highlighted the transformative work O’Neill School students, faculty, staff, and alumni have been doing to address the critical challenges of systemic racism. The goal of the summit was to move beyond statements and performative displays to spur sustained change. We thank those who joined us for this inaugural two-day event.
O’Neill School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit: Fall 2020
Held November 6-7, 2020
Virtual event on Zoom. Thank you for joining us!
Summit schedule
4:30 p.m. Welcome
- Brian Richardson Jr., Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Siân Mooney, Dean
- Crystal Garcia, Associate Professor
- Rebekah Amaya, O’Neill student
5:00 p.m. Keynote Address and Q&A
- Tamara Winfrey-Harris, Author and Vice President of Community Leadership & Effective Philanthropy at the Central Indiana Community Foundation
- Aubrei Hayes, Moderator and O’Neill student
6:00-7:00 p.m. Virtual Social Hour with DJ Draft Pick
Please note that all sessions and speakers are subject to change. There will be time for a Q&A at the end of each of the five sessions.
12:30-12:45 p.m. Welcome and Kick-off
- Malissa Sanon, Assistant Director of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- April Grudi, Director of the Master of Science in Healthcare Management Program and Assistant Clinical Professor
- Elizabeth Cornejo, O’Neill student
12:45-1:20 p.m. Session 1 – Health Policy and Practice
Disproportionate Health and Economic Effects of COVID
Co-presenters:
- Kosali Simon, Herman B Wells Endowed Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences
- Candace Miller, Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity
1:20-1:30 p.m. Break
1:30-2:30 p.m. Session 2 – Arts, Culture, and Libraries
Making Strategic Plans to Enhance DEI Practices in Arts Organizations
Co-presenters:
- Mengtong Guan, MAAA’14, Executive and Creative Director, Ping Pong Productions
- Theresa Yvonne, CEO and Co-Founder, Rhizome Arts Consulting
Facing Change: Race Equity Culture on Museum Boards
- Levon Williams, MAAA’19, Facing Change Senior Diversity Fellow, American Alliance of Museums
Liberty and Justice for All: Social Justice and Library Resources
- Ilana Stonebraker, Head Associate Librarian, Business/SPEA Library
2:30-2:40 p.m. Break
2:40-3:40 p.m. Session 3 – Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurship
Is My Nonprofit Racist? Nonprofit Organizations and White Supremacy Culture
- Kelsie Stringham-Marquis, Research Coordinator, IU Public Policy Institute; O'Neill student
We Have the Power: Creating Sustainable Change as a Student
- Jackson Bell, O’Neill student
Making 2020 More Than a Moment: Shifting to an Equitable and Just Philanthropic Giving for BIPOC Nonprofit Organizations
- Tysus Jackson, Conscious Giver-in-Chief, Conscious Giving
3:40-3:50 p.m. Break
3:50-4:30 p.m. Session 4 – Public Policy
Disparities in Homelessness: Implications for Indianapolis
Co-presenters:
- Kelsie Stringham-Marquis, Research Coordinator, IU Public Policy Institute; O'Neill student
- Jacob Purcell, Research Assistant, IU Public Policy Institute; IUPUI School of Liberal Arts student
CANCELLED Understanding the Past to Develop a Future for Equity-based Food Policy Metrics in Indiana's Food System
Co-presenters:
- Angela Babb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ostrom Workshop
- Claire Frohman, Research Associate, Sustainable Foods Systems Science
- Shellye Suttles, Assistant Professor
4:30-4:45 p.m. Break
4:45-5:45 p.m. Session 5 – Public Safety and Criminal and Restorative Justice
Officer Involved Shootings and their Consequences in Indianapolis
Co-presenters
- Beca Stockman, Research Assistant, IU Public Policy Institute; O'Neill student
- Katie Waggoner, Research Assistant, IU Public Policy Institute; O'Neill student
- Madison Wilson, O’Neill & Purdue School of Science Indianapolis student
- Mary Hampo, Research Assistant, IU Public Policy Institute; O'Neill student
Power and Promise: Promoting Healing through the Centering of Systems-impacted Youth
- Brandon Randall, Program Director, VOICES Corp
Community-Based Participatory Research on Safety and Thriving
- antwuan wallace, Managing Director, NIS
5:45-6:15 p.m. Closing and Presentation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards
O’Neill School Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fund
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Keynote Speaker Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Tamara Winfrey-Harris is the vice-president of community leadership and effective philanthropy at the Central Indiana Community Foundation and an author who specializes in the ever-evolving space where current events, politics and pop culture intersect with race and gender. She's written two books including Dear Black Girl: Letters from your Sisters on Stepping into Your Power and The Sisters are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America. Her work has been published in media outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times.