Governor’s Faith-Based and Community Summit

“Serving the Servants”

Renaissance Hotel

Montgomery, Alabama

June 23, 2008

DRAFT

 

9:00am           Opening Address                             Governor Bob Riley             

9:20am           The Faith Based Initiative              Sydney Hoffman, Director
Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

9:45am           Priorities Panel

What are some of the top issues facing the state today and how do faith-based and community organizations become a part of the solution?

Prisoner Re-Entry  

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Director Bill Johnson 

Alabama Department of Corrections, Commissioner Richard Allen

Drop-out Prevention  

Alabama State Department of Education, Dr. Joe Morton, Superintendent

Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Alabama Department of Homeland Security, Director Jim Walker  

                                    Health Care Access and Rural Health

Alabama Department of Public Health, Dr. Don Williamson, State Health Officer  

11:00am         Break - Resource Center

11:30am         Luncheon and Keynote Address   White House Official

1:00pm           Return on Investment (ROI) for the Public Good

Dr. Patricia Phillips, President and CEO, ROI Institute  

2:15pm           Dr. Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus, Auburn University

2:45pm           Closing Session – A Call to Action

3:00pm           Networking – Resource Center, light refreshments

*Due to security participants must be pre-registered, arrive no later
than 9:00am and have a valid picture ID