Community Engagement for Local Democracy: A Presentation w/City of Lancaster, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation & Hourglass
Please join the City of Lancaster, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins, and Hourglass for a forum on innovative strategies for bringing more people into the democratic process. The evening will include a reception (5-5:30 PM) with hors d'oeuvres, followed by a program (5:30-7PM) in Steinman Auditorium. The program will include a keynote address from Terrance Smith, Public Innovation Fellow at the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins, a presentation from the City of Lancaster highlighting the impact of the first year of the Department of Neighborhood Engagement, and a panel discussion with national and local leaders implementing community engagement strategies.
About Keynote Speaker Terrance Smith: Terrance Smith brings over a decade of experience in the public sector to his role as one of the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellows at Johns Hopkins University. Previously Terrance led an innovation team in the City of Mobile, Alabama that has drawn local praise and national attention for deploying innovative approaches to improving quality of life for residents. He is the founder of the Office of Strategic Initiatives, which houses the Innovation Team and Datacenter. Earlier in his career he was responsible for developing, operating and scaling the prototype for Alabama’s first charter school. Bloomberg’s CityLab named Terrance one of “Six Innovators to Watch” and he has appeared on the cover of the Mobile Bay Magazine’ Forty Under 40 issue. He is a Traegar award winner, which recognizes the nation’s top engaging local government leaders. He was appointed to the Leadership Alabama Commission on Race and Equity and serves as a member of the USA College of Education and Professional Studies Advisory Council. Additionally, he is a graduate of Leadership Mobile and the Alabama Leadership Initiative.
Additional Panelists:
Lancaster City Mayor Danene Sorace
Laura Woods, Leadership in Government Fellow with the Open Society Foundations
Milzy Carrasco, Director of Neighborhood Engagement, City of Lancaster
Miriam Ortega Brown, School District of Lancaster and member of West Lancaster Jewels Neighborhood Group