2010 Conference Presentations
2010 Annual Policy Conference
Reaching for Prosperity: Creating Equitable Solutions for Mississippi's Working Families
Opening Plenary:
Presenters: Jon Shure, Deputy Director of the State Fiscal Project
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Marty Wiseman, Director
John C. Stennis Institute of Government
Darrin Webb, State Economist
Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
Algernon Austin, Director; Race, Ethnicity and the Economy Program
Economic Policy Institute
Breakout Sessions:
Session A: Budget & Tax
After ARRA: Setting Priorities to Keep Mississippi's Recovery on Track
Moderator: Ed Sivak, Executive Director
Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Presenters: Marianne Hill, Senior Economist
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Sara Miller, Senior Analyst
Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Session B
Health Care Reform in Mississippi
Moderator: Therese Hanna, Executive Director
Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Presenters: Wesley S. Prater
Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Corey Wiggins, Senior Consultant
i-Think Group
Roy Mitchell, Director
Mississippi Health Advocacy Program
Session C
The High Cost of Being Poor: Lending Reform in Mississippi
Moderator: Antwyn Brown, Policy Analyst
Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Presenters: Jennifer Johnson, Senior Legislative Counsel
Center for Responsible Lending
Paheadra Robinson, Director of Consumer Protection
Mississippi Center For Justice
Session D
Moving Toward Self Sufficiency: Preparing Mississippi's Workforce
Moderator: Sarah Welker, Policy Analyst
Mississippi Economic Policy
Presenters: Jack Mills, Director, National Network of Sector Partners
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
LaNell Kellum, Director of Career and Technical Education
State Board of Community & Junior Colleges
2010 Conference Program (printable pdf)
