Each panelist was asked to provide a written brief on their specific topic, addressing the large issues raised in Our Kids - from their viewpoint, as a problem-solver, talking about local barriers and solutions.  To get a preview of the presentation topics in written form, click on the respective speaker name.
 

Family and schooling

Alice Thompson, CEO, Black Family Development 

David Hecker, Ph.D., President, American Federation of Teachers, Michigan

Primary care and health

Suzanne Feetham, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Nursing Research Consultant, Children's National Health System; University of Illinois at Chicago, Professor Emeritus

Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Dean, Community and Urban Health; Interim Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Government and community relations

Sheila Cockrel, founder and CEO, Crossroads Consulting Group; Former City of Detroit Council Member

John Gallagher, Staff Writer, Detroit Free Press