Schedule

Penn State Harrisburg PA State Data Center

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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* Session times are subject to change.