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TARGET AUDIENCE

Policy makers, Researchers, Business leaders, ​Entrepreneurs, Emerging scholars, Corrections, School Social Workers, County Social Services/Social Workers, Mental Health Service Providers, Parents, Advocates, Administrators of Mental Health Services, Immigration and Legal Aide Workers interested in Mental Health issues, Academics, NGOs, CBOs, Global Agencies and others with interest in African Diaspora Mental Health and Well-Being. 

OFFICIAL SUMMIT OPENING

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Elder Atum Azzahir
Founder & Executive Director
Cultural Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN.
KEYNOTE PRESENTER

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Bayo Akómoláfé, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Visionary Founder & Chief Curator, The Emergence Network 
Adjunct Professor, Pacifica Graduate Institute

PRESENTERS

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Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola
Medical Social Worker | Mental Health Specialist | Dementia Care | 2018 Commonwealth Fellow | 2022 Vainer Scholar, Graduate Research Fellow
School of Social Work, McGill University Canada
Dr. Kingsley Chigbu
Assistant Professor, University of St Thomas
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Janet Yeats, MA, LMFT
Metro Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator,
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Minnesota Department of Health
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Luke Campbell, MA
Southeast Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Minnesota Department of Health
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Jenilee Telander, M.S.
Suicide Prevention Health Systems Coordinator ​
Injury & Violence Prevention Section
Minnesota Department of Health
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Melissa Dau, M.Ed.
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Injury & Violence Prevention Section
Minnesota Department of Health
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Muna A Khalif, LSW, SPMI 
Education Program Specialist 2
Project Coordinator, TeleOutreach Center
Institute On Community Integration, Minneapolis, MN
Macdonald M. Metzger, M.S., DPA
Director of Outreach
​DirectCourse Quality Coordinator
Institute on Community Integration, Minneapolis, MN

Panelists Day 1 & 2

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Shirlynn LaChapelle, MSN, BSN, PHN, RN, SNP, PMHNP-BC
President/CEO
Nursing Is The Answer, LLC.
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Drake Powe
Certified Yoga Instructor
Skellegense LLC
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Judy A. Brown, MSW, LICSW, LSSW
Manager
​Mental Health Support Department

Minneapolis Public Schools
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Bayo Akómoláfé, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Visionary Founder & Chief Curator
The Emergence Network 

Adjunct Professor, Pacifica Graduate Institute
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Cajetan C Egbujor MSW, LICSW
Child Protection Worker
Dakota County Social Services
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Eryn Killough, M.Ed.
Managing Partner & Principal Consultant
Diversity Squared
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Andre Dukes, M.A.
Vice President of Family and Community Impact​
Northside Achievement Zone
Cynthia Fashaw
Collaboratives Program Coordinator
Children and Family Services, Dakota County Social Services

Film Screening Day 1 & 2

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The Wisdom of Trauma
Featuring Dr. Gabor Maté
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Physician and Best-Selling Author
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RACE to Be Human Presented by iNDIEFLIX
Sponsored by
Dakota County Healthy Communities Collaborative (DCHCC)
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