Thursday, May 15

8:30 to 8:45

Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:45 to 9:00

Welcome and Introductions

Plenary
9:00 to 9:45

Demographics of Sworn Officers in Small and Rural Pennsylvania Police Departments

Dr. Jennifer Gibbs, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Penn State Harrisburg

9:50 to 10:25

A Mysterious Case of Vanishing Farms

Michaela A. Miller, Quantitative Data Analyst
Center for Rural Pennsylvania

10:35 to 11:10

Using State Data to Examine Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in PA

Dr. Edward Fuller, Professor of Education
Penn State University

11:20 to 11:55

Understanding the Successes and Challenges in the Harrisburg Region

Ryan Unger, President & CEO
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC

12:00 to 12:40

Empowering Tomorrow: Harnessing the power of data to shape a solid future

Deborah Tollett, Senior Director, Research & Analytics
Michael Williams, Local Government Policy Specialist, Municipal Statistics
Department of Community and Economic Development

12:45 to 1:30

Lunch

Keynote
1:30 to 2:30

Using Data for Diverse Perspectives: Opportunities for Strategic Inclusive Growth

Norman Bristol Colón, Chief Diversity Officer
Governor’s Office of Administration

2:30 to 4:00

Panel Discussion:

Moderated by
Raffy Luquis, PhD, Interim Director
School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
Penn State Harrisburg

Panelists
Abraham Amoros, Deputy Executive Director
PA Municipal League
Dr. Axel Rodriguez Rosa
Penn State College of Medicine
Jaime Arroyo, CEO
Office of Data Quality
Assets Lancaster

Dr. Jamile Tellez Lieberman, Senior VP
Esperanza

4:00 to 4:30

Networking

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