MML 2021 Convention Program & Agenda

3:00–4:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Building Bridges: Putting the Power to Create Trust & Belonging in Residents’ Hands Location: Ambassador East–Amway Grand Speaker: Jamiel Robinson, Founder/CEO, Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses

Ana Jose, Program Manager, Transformando West Michigan Minya Irby, Agency Principal, Cooper Irby Brewster Professional Services

The MML Foundation will present on what we learned from the Bridge Builders Microgrant program. With a panel of Bridge Builder Grantees, we will have an open dialogue on how small dollars can be transformational, how to foster local leadership, and how to foster a sense of agency in communities. How Small- to Medium-Sized Cities Can Partner to End Homelessness Location: Senator Vandenberg Room–Amway Grand Speakers: Eric Hufnagel, Mayor, St. Johns; Executive Director, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness David Anderson, ISK’s Director of Housing; Member of Kalamazoo County Public Housing Commission; Mayor of Kalamazoo Lyn Raymond, Director of the Lakeshore Housing Alliance at Greater Ottawa County United Way Homelessness is complicated and solutions require collaboration. Join a conversation with elected officials who also work in the homelessness response system to better understand homelessness, the challenges it can pose, and solutions your community can be engaged in. Many Talents, Many Solutions: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Location: Governor’s Room–Amway Grand Moderator Kathy Winczewski, Councilmember, Ludington Speakers: Dr. Timothy Scarlett, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University Hear from Dr. Timothy Scarlett on hydro-generated power storage in historic mines in the UP. Scarlett is an anthropologist working with a multi-disciplinary team to address climate change and energy generation needed to reduce carbon emissions. “Energy transition is multi-dimensional, complex, non-linear, non-deterministic, and highly uncertain... It’s a multi-layered process with multiple actors.”” -Fattouh, Poudineh, and West, 2019

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