Speakers and Panelists

2009 Urban Child Symposium: Speakers and Panelists

The University of Baltimore School of Law is pleased to welcome the following distinguished speakers and panelists to the inaugural Urban Child Symposium:

Panel One--The Urban Child in Context: Families, Schools, Neighborhoods, and Lives
Panelists:

Sheri Meisel
Assistant Secretary for Quality Assurance and Accountability
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services

Hathaway Ferebee
Executive Director
Baltimore’s Safe & Sound Campaign

Susan Leviton
Professor
University of Maryland School of Law

Luncheon Speaker:
The Honorable Catherine Curran O’Malley
First Lady of Maryland and Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City

Panel Two—The Urban Child in School:  Attendance, Behavior, and Academic Performance
Panelists:
Dr. Andres A. Alonso
Chief Executive Officer
Baltimore City Public Schools

Dr. Robert Balfanz
Associate Research Scientist and Director of Strategy, Finance and Operations, Talent Development High Schools Program
Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University

Kate Walsh
President
National Council on Teacher Quality

Panel Three—A Call to Action on Behalf of the Urban Child:  Solutions to the Problems Surrounding School Attendance
Panelists:
Dr. Ken Seeley
President and Chief Executive Officer
The National Center for School Engagement
The Colorado Foundation for Families and Children

Sylvia McGill
Director, Experience Corps
Greater Homewood Community Corporation

The Honorable David W. Young
Associate Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Keynote Speaker

Jonathan Kozol
Educator and Author