City Of West Palm Beach: Panel Conversation On Civic Engagement And Leadership, Community Infrastructure, & Social Justice

Press release from the City of West Palm Beach:

08/03/2021 8:30 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (August 3, 2021) – West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James invites the public to join the city and Florida International University’s (FIU) Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership for a conversation about civic engagement and leadership, community infrastructure and social justice. This free, live webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 9:30 a.m.  Speakers will include:

• Opening Remarks: Agatha Caraballo, Director, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership
• Welcoming Remarks: Mayor Keith A. James, City of West Palm Beach
• Moderator: Dr. Philip C. Harris, DBA, Assistant to the City Administrator
• Frank Hayden, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity
• Jennifer Ferriol, Director of Housing and Community Development
• Josh McDermott, Director of Public Works
• Leah Rockwell, CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation
• Lisa R. Hathaway, Library Director
• Sybille Welter, Administrator of Public Art and Culture

Registration is required. Click here to RSVP!

The panel conversation is a part of the Civic Leadership and Service Series (CLASS), which is hosted by the Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership in the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs at FIU. CLASS offers engaging discussions with public service leaders about civic engagement and leadership, community infrastructure, and social justice.

Co-sponsors include the FIU Department of Public Policy and Administration, the National Forum for Black Public Administrations South Florida Chapter, and the International City/County Management Association at FIU.

This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed here are the author’s own.