Community Engagement for Local Democracy - City of Lancaster, PA

Описание: Join the City of Lancaster, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, and Hourglass for a forum on innovative strategies for bringing more people into the democratic process.

Locally the City of Lancaster’s Department of Neighborhood Engagement has empowered neighbors to get involved and improve our community. Hear about the City’s engagement work, gain insights from experts, and celebrate our engaged community.

The evening will include a reception (5-5:30 PM) with hors d'oeuvres and a program (5:30-7 PM) in Steinman Auditorium. The program will consist of a keynote address from Terrance Smith, a presentation from the City of Lancaster highlighting the impact of the Department of Neighborhood Engagement, and a panel discussion with national and local leaders implementing community engagement strategies.

Meet the Panelists:
Terrance Smith, Public Innovation Fellow, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation
Laura Wood, Leadership in Government Fellow, Open Society Foundations
Miriam Ortega Brown, Literacy Specialist, School District of Lancaster
Milzy Carrasco, Director of Neighborhood Engagement, City of Lancaster
Mayor Danene Sorace (moderator)

Meet the Keynote Speaker:
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 Terrace 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.