June 2008: Hendersonville, NC

Speakers:

• McCray Benson, President/CEO, Community Foundation of Henderson County
• Welcome, Introduction to Henderson Co.
  • Pat Smith, President, Community Foundation of Western NC
• Growth and Change in Western NC: the Mountain Landscapes Initiative
• Chris Hemmings, Glade Homes LLC: Growth in the Region from a Developer’s Perspective
• Katie Breckheimer, Board Chair, Environmental and Conservation Organization of Western NCEnvironmental Impact of Growth in Western NC


• Carolina McCready, Development Director, Latino Advocacy Coalition of Henderson Co. - New Immigrants and Growth of the Latino Population in Western NC
• Chuck McGrady, Henderson Co. Commissioner: Paying for Growth and Infrastructure from a Government Perspective

February 2008: Lumberton, NC

Speakers:

• Dr. Collie Coleman, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Outreach, UNC-Pembroke
• Welcome to Robeson Co.
• Dr. Linda Oxendine, Professor, UNC-Pembroke
  • Questions to consider for Robeson Co.
  • Introduction to the Lumbee Tribe
• Rep. Garland Pierce, NC Legislature:
  • Economic Development in the Region
• Dr. Johnny Hunt, Superintendent, Public Schools of Robeson County
  • Public Education in the Region
• Rev. Mac Legerton, Center for Community Action:
  • Local Environmental Challenges and Environmental Justice
• Emma Herrera, United Food and Commercial Workers Eastern NC Workers Center:
  • Latino Immigrant Issues

June 2007: Wilkesboro, NC

Speakers:

• Fredrick “B” Townes, Vice President for Development, Wilkes Community College
  Executive Director, MerleFest
  • Welcome to Wilkesboro
• Phillip Graham, Senior Public Health Researcher, Research Triangle Institute
  • Data on Youth Violence and Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Youth Violence
• Joan Lipsitz, Senior Fellow, MDC, Inc.
  • Community Action Frameworks for Healthy Youth Development

February 2007: Edenton, NC

Speakers:

• Samuel Dixon, Edenton Town Council:
  • Welcome to Edenton
• Billy Ray Hall, President, NC Rural Economic Development Center
  • Water, Economic, Demographic, and Environmental Considerations in Dual Development
• Anne Marie Knighton, Town Manager, Town of Edenton
  • 
 Historic Preservation in Edenton
• Simon “Cy” Rich, Owner, Jubilee Farm
  • Sustainable Development and Agriculture in Edenton
• Bob Chapman, Traditional Neighborhood Development Partners, LLC
  • Residential and Mixed-Use Development in Edenton
• Steve Levitas, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
  • Land Use, Redevelopment, and Environmental Regulation