2020 Census Conferences

2020 Census Conferences

New York City, January 23, 2020

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

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