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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
JUNE1920,2009CHICAGO,ILLINOISUNIVERSITYCENTERCONFERENCECHICAGO
ConferenceSponsors:
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Welcome to Chicago!
Blogging While Brown is delighted to extend warm greetings to everyone attending
the 2nd annual conference. This year, the conference is being hosted in the city of
Chicago, a city known for its dining, culture, shopping and entertainment, at the
University Center Conference Chicago.
This event marks another milestone in the
conferences vision to unite Bloggers of
Color to exchange their experiences,
knowledge and ideas.
One of the new features of the this years
conference is the Beginning Bloggers Boot
Camp, a full-day session being held on Fri-
day, June 19th. The workshop shows the
commitment that Blogging While Brown
has to broadening reach of the blogging
experience.We hope all of you will enjoy the exciting
new topics and new friends that were
sure youll meet.
Thank you for coming, and enjoy!
Buckingham Fountains, Chicago, Illinois
FROM THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Blogging While Brown would like to thank our sponsors for theirgenerous support.
Silver Sponsor
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding
company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates AT&T operating
companies are the providers of AT&T services in the United
States and around the world. With a powerful array of net-
work resources that includes the nations fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading pro-vider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the
best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in
the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM
and AT&T DIRECTVSM brands. The companys suite of IP-based business commu-
nications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets,
AT&Ts Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COMorganizations are known for their
leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again
ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNEmagazines list of
the Worlds Most Admired Companies. Diversity Inc named AT&T among its Top 50
Companies for Diversity in 2009. AT&T moved up 20 spaces in the 2009 rankings
over last year from 22nd to 2nd. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the
products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at
http://www.att.com.
2009 DISCLAIMERS 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 3G service not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logoand all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated com-panies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Conference Bags Sponsor
Founded in February 2005, as a labor of love, by Jory Des
Jardins, Elisa Camahort Page and Lisa Stone, BlogHer's
mission is to create opportunities for women online to
pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. Today, Blog-
Her is the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for
women online. BlogHer now reaches more than 14 million women each month via
annual conferences, a Web hub (http://www.blogher.com), and a publishing net-
work of more than 2,500 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates (http://
blogherads.com). Committed to supporting other grassroots events born of passion
and commitment, as BlogHer was, we are proud to return as a sponsor for BloggingWhile Browns second year.
Live Streaming Sponsor
NextGenWeb.org is an open-discussion forum on how
broadband, and the networks that support it, affect our
lives. NGW unites real people across the country to talk
about how they use broadband to solve some of Americas
pressing societal issues: keeping and creating jobs, enhancing health care, helping
modernize our education system, protecting our environment and making public
safety a priority to name a few.
NGW just launched its 2.0 version and features blogs, vlogs, videos, social network-
ing connections and live streams. With this newly designed site, NGW is aiming to
inspire users to become more active participants in the many debates that are tak-
ing place on broadband.
NextGenWeb was founded by the broadband providers who are part ofUSTelecom,the broadband association. These companies provide broadband on a fixed and
mobile basis. And, they invest billion of dollars each year to build out, maintain and
upgrade the nations communications infrastructure.
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Monroe AndersonMonroe Anderson is a cyber columnist who is a veteran, award-
winning Chicago journalist. His columns appear on his political blog,
Monroe Anderson (http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/), as well
as on the Ebonyjet.com, Huffingtonpost.com, Newsvine.com, UK/EU
Progressive and AgoraVox websites.
As a career journalist for more than three decades, Anderson has
worked for some of Americas best-known media corporationsDow
Jones, Johnson Publishing Company, the Tribune Company, Post-Newsweek and
Viacom. In 1988-89, he had a stint in municipal government, serving as Press Sec-
retary for Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer. Anderson has executive produced and
hosted his own local CBS TV show, Common Ground, written signed op-ed page col-
umns for both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, and was the editor of
Savoy Magazine. Anderson was a reporter on the Obama press bus covering the
New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. He was also an accredited blogger at
the Democratic National Convention.
Cheryl ConteeCheryl Contee is a partner and co-founder of the social media
consultancy Fission Strategy where she specializes in online advo-
cacy, engagement, and communications. Prior to launching Fis-
sion Strategy, Cheryl was Vice President at Fleishman-Hillard San
Francisco where she acted as lead digital strategist for the West
Coast, helping clients manage their brands and online cam-
paigns. Before Fleishman-Hillard, Cheryl led the interactive team
as Vice President at Washington , DC public affairs firm Issue Dynamics Inc. where
she launched and led the group blog BloggerRelations.com. Previously, she was the
Web Director for Oceana, an international marine conservation organization. Before
Oceana, Ms. Contee launched 40 multi-lingual Web sites for Discovery Communica-
tions as Senior Producer for International Networks for television brands Discovery
Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Health, Discovery Kids and
more.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
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Cheryl serves on the board of Netroots Nation, the preeminent organization and
conference for technology and progressive politics and also chairs the board for
CommonGoods.net. She writes as Jill Tubman for the award-winning & top-ranked
black political blogJackAndJillPolitics.com which she founded in 2006. Cheryl has
appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, San Francisco Magazine, BBC
and CNN among other media appearances. Cheryl's work in the interactive sphere
has been recognized with over 20 awards. Cheryl was appointed Fellow for the Edge
Program founded by tech legend John Seely Brown at the Paul Merage School of
Business at UC Irvine in 2008. Cheryl is regularly invited to speak at conferences
and events. She received her B.A. from Yale University with a major in ethics, poli-
tics and economics and has an international executive M.B.A. from Georgetown Uni-
versity . In her spare time, Ms. Contee enjoys hiking, yoga, movies and tai chi
sword.
Carmen Dixon RosenzweigCarmen Dixon Rosenzweig guides truth seekers who have a
strong conscience and a desire to make the world a better place
by showing them how to engage in honest and authentic conver-
sations about race armed with understanding but without shame
or overwhelming fear.
Those who work with Carmen can expect to emerge with re-
newed feelings of optimism and a re-energized connection to hu-
manity and sense of possibility.
Prior to creating All About Race, Carmen spent more than a decade on the front
lines of broadcast journalism, corporate public relations and crisis management
honing her skills as an expert communicator. As an ABC News producer, Carmen
won three Emmy Awards. She is a graduate of Yale University.
Now Carmen writes for AOL BlackVoices, hosts All About Race on BlogTalkRadio
and conducts seminars and motivational presentations from the place on the racial
frontier where the quest for understanding and tolerance faces down anger, reluc-
tance and fear.
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Eric Easter
Eric Easter is Chief of Digital Strategy for Johnson Publishing, Inc. He writes about
politics, culture and technology for ebonyjet.com.
Hajj E. Flemings
Hajj is the founder of Brand Camp University the premier personal
branding conference and author of 'The Brand YU Life: Re-thinking
Who You Are Through Personal Brand Management'. He has been
featured on ESPN.com, BusinessWeek.com, BlackEnterprise.com,
various blogs and travels nationally speaking as a branding expert
enabling personal and business brands to remain relevant. His
branded clients include NFL athletes, Ford Motor Company,Skechers Footwear, U.S. Department of Defense (Telecom Division)
and numerous colleges and universities to name a few. His book was selected as
one of Fast Company Magazine 2008 Readers Choice Business Books of the year.
He is a former collegiate athlete turned adjunct lecturer at his alma mater, Michigan
Technological University, where he wrote the personal branding curriculum. He re-
ceived his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Techno-
logical University and his MBA from Lawrence Technological University.
He is married to his lovely wife, Kasandra.
Milt Haynes, PMP
Milt is a sought after motivational speaker, coach and mentor and has
helped thousands advance their careers in IT. Milt founded Blacks
Gone Geek a social networking initiative dedicated to promoting
Blacks in Technology. Milt uses blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, Facebook,
LinkedIn, CollectiveX, Yahoogroups, Twitter and his web site,
(www.blacksgonegeek.org), to stay connected with an online commu-nity of IT professionals.
Milt has been a BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) member for over 18 years
and has served as BDPA Chicago Chapter President and National BDPA President.
Milt currently serves the Chair of the BDPA Chicago (www.bdpa-chicago.org) Corpo-
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rate Advisory Council (CAC). Milt has received over 20 awards and honors at the lo-
cal chapter and National level including the most prestigious National BDPA Out-
standing Chapter President Award, Outstanding Contributor Award, Member of theYear Award, Presidents Award, Service Award and the Spirit Award. Milt holds a
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from Columbia University, New York, New
York. Milt spends his spare time enjoying family activities with his wife and beauti-
ful 12-year-old twin daughters, volunteering for BDPA initiatives.
Kerrick Henny
Mr. Kerrick Henny, Executive Director for Public Affairs serve as AT&Ts national
point person for the major African-American constituencies and oversees AT&Ts
stakeholder relations for Federal and National Third Party Groups.
For over 20 years, Mr. Henny has been a key figure in Texas statewide business,
political, and community based organizations, major fundraising campaigns, and in
the advancement of various community projects. Mr. Hennys understanding of in-
stitutional partners has been paramount to the successful engagement of and the
partnership with key stakeholders.
Mr. Henny has been an active member on the following notable boards, including,
the Julia C. Hester House, the United Negro College Fund, the Houston Area UrbanLeague, the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Business Alliance,
the Texas African American Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the Corpo-
rate Advisory Board for the State of Texas National Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People. Additionally, Mr. Henny is a member of Leadership Hous-
ton and the United Way.
Mr. Henny is also the Co-Founder of Brothers With Vision, an innovative program
designed to mentor at-risk teens and to assist them with completing high school
and preparing them for the workforce. His contributions have resulted in the par-ticipants individual growth and academic achievements.
Mr. Henny has been recognized by the diverse communities for his achievements.
His accolades include, the 2006 Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce Executive
of the Year, the 2005 Texas Legislative Black Caucus Outstanding Texan of the
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Year; the 2005 Houstons Friends of Friends Network Positive Male Role-Model of
the Year; and the 2004 Knights of St. Peter Claver Humanitarian of the Year.
Mr. Henny is a native of Houston, Texas and graduate of University of Houston. Heis married to Adrienne Henny, and the proud father of Kristopher.
Angel Laws
Angel Laws is the 24 year-old creator & editor of popular online en-
tertainment blog, Concreteloop.com. Now coming up on its 4th year
since conception, the blog has been featured in TIME, Rolling Stone,
The Boston Globe and countless other magazines and media outlets.
Angel is also a part-time photographer (photosolitude.com) traveling
nationally with various celebs covering exclusive events and photo
shoots.
Fredric Mitchell
Fredric Mitchell is a professional web developer specializing in Drupal
development over at brightplum.com. Although his affinity for all
things interweb borderlines on unhealthy, his wife assures him that his
son will grow up just as much of a tech nerd as he is. You can also findhim giving back and blogging over at ybpguide.com, a site meant to
engage the young innovative tech evangelists of color.
Bruce Montgomery
Bruce Montgomery is CEO, Executive Producer and Host of Technology
Access Television, Chicagos weekly TV show on and about technology.
Bruce is also the producer and co-host of Critics in Black, a weekly TV
show that critiques movies, music and television entertainment.
Bruce established his technology consulting firm Montgomery & Com-
pany in 1989 to address the information management needs of his cli-
ents in business, education, government and the non-profit sector. Prior to becom-
ing an entrepreneur Bruce developed his expertise in technology and marketing
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working for the companies of Control Data, Entr Computer, Unisys, and Sprint.
His current work includes serving as the Chief Technology Officer for Paradise
Homes and Development which is constructing Americas first Smart, Green andWireless residential community on a 100 acre site in Canton, Mississippi.
Bruce serves on the Board of Directors of The MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago, The
Illinois Technology Association, Mayor Daleys Council of Technology Advisors and
The Chicago Convergence
Bruce majored in marketing at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and at-
tended Amos Tuck Graduate School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover,
New Hampshire.
Bruce is a graduate of The Johnnie Colemon Institute and will be awarded his di-
ploma in October for completing the intensive Universal Foundation of Better Living,
Inc. (UFBL) Teacher Training Program.
Jonnice Slaughter
Jonnice Slaughter runs a successful Public Relations and Branding bou-
tique named ChatterBox Publicity, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta,
GA. The firms client roster includes music conferences, film festivals,
faith-based events, models, actors, media personalities, charity events,
consumer and lifestyle products, restaurants and fashion and beauty ex-
perts. Their clients have been seen on BETs 106 and Park, BETs Hip
Hop Awards, BETs Lift Every Voice, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, VH-
1, MTV, The Insider, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, CNN, Essence Magazine, NY
Times, Detroit Free Press, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rolling Out, Clutch Maga-
zine, Billboard, Ebony, Jet, People, US Weekly, and more.
In 2008, ChatterBox Publicity made the transition from traditional publicity and
Public Relations to focus on strategies that incorporated digital and social me-
dia. Jonnice Slaughter shares tips and explains the emergence, fascination as well
as the need to utilize these tools on a weekly basis on the popular blog,
FlackMe.com, where she is one of the PR industry featured experts.
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Pam Spaulding
Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher ofPamsHouseBlend.com,
honored as Best LGBT Blog in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards. A
regular contributor to the progressive blogs Pandagon and The Bil-
erico Project, Spaulding has also guest blogged on Firedoglake,
Glenn Greenwald's Unclaimed Territory on Salon, and Americablog.
She received the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award from The
Monette-Horwitz Trust for making significant contributions toward
the eradication of homophobia.
Spaulding has provided commentaryon CNN during the 2008 presidential electioncycle; Pam's House Blend was also credentialed as part of the general press pool to
cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention. A Durham native, Pam lives in the
Bull City with her wife Kate; they legally married in Canada in 2004.
Megan Tady
Megan Tady is a blogger, grassroots organizer and online out-
reach specialist for Free Press, the national, non-profit media
reform organization. She blogs for Free Press Web sites, includ-
ing SavetheInternet.com and StopBigMedia.com, and has a col-
umn at In These Times where she writes about media access
and ownership, quality journalism and an open Internet. Other
media-related articles have been published byAlterNet.org, ColorLines, Fairness
and Accuracy in Reportings Extra, and the Womens International Perspective
(Wip.net). Megan also produced two documentary series about the digital divide in
the U.S. called Five Days on the Digital Dirt Roadand Wired Less: Disconnected in
Urban America. Prior to joining Free Press, Megan was a national political reporterfor In These Times magazine, a staff reporter and editor for The New Standard, and
worked extensively as a freelance journalist.
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CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
5 And A Possible
A Buzz in Your Ear
Acts of Faith in Love and Life
Afrobella
All About Race
Around Harlem
Around NYC
Awesomely Luvvie
Beyond-isms
Black Gyrl Cancer Slayer
Blacks Gone Geek
Blank Bare Clean
BlogHer
Bronzeville Change
Brother Bartell
But Youre A Girl
Carlos in DC
Change You Can See
Chartreuse
Color of Change
Concrete Loop
Consumer Blast
Cyber PR Urban
Dallas South Blog
Dragon Fly
Ebony Jet
Flack Me
Fresh Manna of the Day
Global Wire
Global Wire
Goddess Intellect
Hajj Flemings
Harmonic Leadership
Have a Wonderful
IT Empowers U
Jack and Jill Politics
Kiamsha.com: That Which Awakens Me
Listen to Leon
Live Life Posh
Love a Black Woman
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The SuperSpade
Theo Talks
Urban Beauty
UWISHUNU
We Are Black Women
YBP Guide
Marty Blogs
Miss Theda
Mocha Mom 365
Monroe Anderson
Naomi Christine
Pams House Blend
Peruanista
Philena
Photo Solitude
Pocket Book Protest
Project New Era
Queen Tahj
Save the Internet
See Your Worth
Small World View
Social Media Socialite
South Shore Chamber
TATV
The Joba Group
The Smak
http://www.thesuperspade.com/http://theotalks.net/http://www.urbanbeautyonline.com/http://www.uwishunu.com/http://www.weareblackwomen.com/http://ybpguide.com/http://www.martyblogs.com/http://www.misstheda.com/http://www.mochamom365.net/http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/http://www.naomichristine.com/http://pamshouseblend.com/http://htpp/peruanista.blogspot.comhttp://philena.blogspot.com/http://photosolitude.com/http://www.pocketbookprotest.com/http://www.projectnewera.com/http://www.queentahj.blogspot.com/http://savetheinternet.com/http://www.seeyourworth.com/http://www.smallworldview.blogspot.com/http://www.socialmediasocialite.com/http://sshorechamber.blogspot.com/http://www.tatv.org/blogshttp://www.thejobagroup.org/http://thesmak.blogspot.com/http://thesmak.blogspot.com/http://www.thejobagroup.org/http://www.tatv.org/blogshttp://sshorechamber.blogspot.com/http://www.socialmediasocialite.com/http://www.smallworldview.blogspot.com/http://www.seeyourworth.com/http://savetheinternet.com/http://www.queentahj.blogspot.com/http://www.projectnewera.com/http://www.pocketbookprotest.com/http://photosolitude.com/http://philena.blogspot.com/http://htpp/peruanista.blogspot.comhttp://pamshouseblend.com/http://www.naomichristine.com/http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/http://www.mochamom365.net/http://www.misstheda.com/http://www.martyblogs.com/http://ybpguide.com/http://www.weareblackwomen.com/http://www.uwishunu.com/http://www.urbanbeautyonline.com/http://theotalks.net/http://www.thesuperspade.com/ -
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FRIDAY, JUNE 19
The Beginning Bloggers Boot Camp 8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.
Park/Fountain Room
This one-day intensive workshop covers the basic building blocks of blogging. With
a focus on learning by doing, attendees will walk in civilians and walk out as
bloggers. The workshop will teach skills such as how to post text, links, images, au-
dio, and video, as well as widgets, gadgets, search engine optimization, micro-
blogging, podcasting and social networking. Along with technology, the session will
also delve into key facets of the art of blogging, including strategies for driving
traffic and growing an online community.
Registration Check-In 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
University Center Lobby
Welcome Reception 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Lake Room
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Registration Check-in 8 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
University Center Lobby
Introductory Remarks
Workshop: The Competent Blogger 8:35 a.m.
Presented by Milt Hayes, www.blacksgonegeek.com
This workshop will cover tapping into talent communities using web 2.0 tools and
techniques to find lucrative and rewarding career opportunities. This is a must at-
tend workshop for anyone interested in building an online presence or pursuing a
long-term career in IT.
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This presentation will address all aspects of careers in IT and the core competencies
necessary to build and sustain a vibrant, fulfilling and prosperous career powered
by the web 2.0 social networking phenomenon. The workshop includes research re-sults from the 2009 IT Job Outlook Readers Poll, skill sets that are hot in the cur-
rent job market, and how to use social networking to get discovered for the hot
job opportunities.
Workshop: 9:45 a.m.
Using the Latest Tech Tools To Grow Your Blog
Presented by Kerrick HennyThis session highlights tools and techniques that can help blogs attract and retain
larger audiences while allowing for more frequent, on-scene blogging. Cheryl Con-
tee, Co-founder of Jack and Jill Politics, speaks about WordPress, Disqus and mobile
blogging have increased the traffic and influence of her blog. Naoke McCracken of
Automattic (parent company of WordPress), provides best practices on using their
technology online and via mobile to build your blog's audience and increase your
ease of use.
Panel: Netroots in Action 11:00 a.m.
Moderated by Carmen Dixon Rosenzweig, www.allaboutrace.com
Panelists: Megan Tady, www.freepress.net
Pam Spaulding, www.pamshouseblend.com
Cheryl Contee, www.jackandjillpolitics.com
Panelists will discuss how social media tools can be used to affect changes in policy,
improve communities, and influence elections.
GROUP PHOTO AND LUNCH
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Brand Camp University: 1:30 p.m.
Building a Strong Personal Brand Online
Presented by Hajj Flemmings, www.brandcamp.us; www.hajjflemings.com/blog
This workshop will teach attendees how to develop a digitally relevant personal
brand in a web 2.0 world using social media. Participants will learn how to identify
tools and strategies to create, define, and manage who you are distinctly to help
you define your space. Build and manage the character of you online brand and
community organically, authentically, and cost effectively with the top personal
branding tips.
Workshop Overview: Basics of Personal Branding, Defining your Value Proposition,Social Networking strategies for personal branding, Networking tips online and off-
line for career success, Organically building your community, Online reputation
management, Create a brand plan, Use Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter for busi-
ness and career development.
Panel: 2:40 p.m.
Whats Next For Traditional Media?Moderated by Monroe Anderson, www.monroeanderson.typepad.com
Panelists: Eric Easter, www.ebonyjet.com
Bruce Montgomery, CEO, Executive Producer and Host,
Technology Access Television
Panelists will discuss whether bloggers and citizen journalists can fill the void left by
changes in traditional media.
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Panel: Bloggerpreneurs 3:45 p.m.
Moderated by Jonnice Slaughter, www.chatterboxpublicity.com
Panelists: Angel Laws, www.concreteloop.com
Fredric Mitchell, www.brightplum.com
Panelists will discuss making a name for yourself in the world of social media and
networking your way to better opportunities and personal success.
Closing Remarks 4:45 p.m.
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Founder and Executive Director Gina McCauley
Conference Coordinator Shalon E. Evans
Workshop Planning Shawn Williams
Welcome Reception Bloggers of 5 And A Possible
Photographer Freddie O
Videographer D Jones Productions
Host Facilities University Center Conference Chicago
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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