New York City, January 23, 2020
Agenda
10:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Jim Malatras, Co-Chair, NYS Complete Count Commission
President, SUNY Empire State College
Melva Miller
Executive Vice President, ABNY
10:25 AM Session 1: Gearing Up for the 2020 Census
Moderated by:
Sarah Paden, Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Panelists Include:
Jeff Behler, New York Regional Director, US Census Bureau (presentation- Gearing Up for the 2020 Census)
Roberta Reardon, NYS Complete Count Commissioner & Commissioner, NYS Department of Labor
Vinny Alvarez, President, New York City Central Labor Council
Dennis Walcott, President, Queens Public Library
Vanessa Baird-Streeter, Assistant Deputy County Executive, Suffolk County & Chair, Suffolk County Complete Count Committee
11:25 AM Session 2: At Risk Communities to Undercount
Moderated by:
Jim Malatras, Co-Chair, NYS Complete Count Commission &
President, SUNY Empire State College
Panelists Include:
Steven Romalewski, Director, Mapping Services, CUNY Graduate Center (presentation - Mapping Hard to Count Communities)
Nick Simons, Project Coordinator, Rockefeller Institute of Government (presentation - Overview of Hard to Count Communities)
Lurie Daniel Favors, Acting Executive Director, Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (presentation - Census 2020 and Communities of African Descent)
Howard Shih, Director of Research and Policy, Asian American Federation (presentation - Asians and the 2020 Census)
Arturo Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, NALEO Educational Fund (presentation - Census 2020 Update)
12:25 PM Session 3: The Right Messaging & Messengers
Option A: Organizing in Immigrant Communities (Dining Commons)
Moderated by:
Angela Fernandez, Commissioner, NYS Division of Human Rights
Panelists Include:
Meeta Anand, Census 2020 Senior Fellow, New York Immigration Coalition
Rebecca Sanin, President & CEO, Health & Welfare Council of Long Island
Jirandy Martinez, Executive Director, Community Resource Center
Jamie Joyce, Managing Director of Digital, Rubenstein Communications
Option B: Organizing in Faith-based communities (Skylight Lounge)
Moderated by:
Karim Camara, NYS Complete Count Commissioner
Executive Director & Deputy Commissioner, Governor’s Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services
Panelists Include:
Dr. Isma Chaudhry, President, Islamic Center of Long Island
Bishop Orlando Findlayter, New Hope Christian Fellowship
Louisa Chafee, Senior Vice President for External Relations and Public Policy, UJA-Federation New York
1:25 PM Session 4: Overview of the State Funding Application Process (presentation - Overview of the State Application Process)
Moderated by:
Sarah Paden, Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Panelists Include:
Fran Barrett, Interagency Coordinator of Non-profit Organizations, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Vilda Mayuga, Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Opportunity, NYS Department of State
Karen Coleman, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development, NYS Department of Labor &
Governor’s Office Advisor on Workforce Policy and Innovation
Pravina Raghavan, Executive Vice President, Division of Small Business & Technology Development,
Economic State Development
2:10 PM Closing Remarks (Dining Commons)
Sarah Paden, Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Albany, January 28, 2020
Agenda
10:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jim Malatras, Co-Chair, NYS Complete Count Commission
President, SUNY Empire State College
Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul
10:15 AM Session 1: Gearing Up for the 2020 Census & At Risk Communities
Moderated by:
Jim Malatras, Co-Chair, NYS Complete Count Commission & President, SUNY Empire State College
Panelists Include:
Lisa Moore, Assistant Regional Census Manager, US Census Bureau (presentation - Gearing Up for the 2020 Census)
Steven Romalewski, Director, Mapping Services, CUNY Graduate Center (presentation - Mapping Hard to Count Communities)
Nick Simons, Project Coordinator, Rockefeller Institute of Government (presentation - Hard-To-Count Communities)
Kevin Krawiecki, Vice President, Fiscal Policy, Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
HANYS interactive census tool to help New York's hospital leaders identify the populations in their market areas that may be undercounted and why (works best in Chrome)
11:15 AM Session 2: Counting Children & Families
Moderated by:
Roberta Reardon, NYS Complete Count Commissioner & Commissioner, NYS Department of Labor
Panelists Include:
Sheila J. Poole, Commissioner, NYS Office of Children & Family Services
Jeremy Johnannesen, Executive Director, NYS Library Association
Fanny Villareal, Executive Director, YWCA Syracuse
Brenda Episcopo, President & CEO, United Way of New York State
12:15 PM Session 3: Counting Communities of Color, Migrants & Refugees
Moderated by:
Karim Camara, NYS Complete Count Commissioner
Executive Director & Deputy Commissioner, Governor’s Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services
Panelists Include:
Meeta Anand, Census Senior Fellow, New York Immigration Coalition
Emely Paez, Director of Government Affairs & Civic Engagement, Hispanic Federation
Marion Porterfield, Civic Engagement Committee Chair, Schenectady NAACP & Schenectady Councilwoman
Shelly Callahan, Executive Director, Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
Laura Lecour, Managing Director, Rural and Migrant Ministry
1:15 PM Session 4: Overview of the State Funding Application Process (presentation - Overview of the State Funding Application Process)
Moderated by:
Sarah Paden, Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Panelists Include:
Fran Barrett, Interagency Coordinator of Non-profit Organizations, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Vilda Mayuga, Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Opportunity, NYS Department of State
Karen Coleman, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development, NYS Department of Labor &
Governor’s Office Advisor on Workforce Policy and Innovation
Pravina Raghavan, Executive Vice President, Division of Small Business & Technology Development,
Economic State Development
2:15 PM Closing Remarks
Sarah Paden, Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo