2022 AALI POLICY SUMMIT
Favorite quotes from the African American Leadership Institute (AALI) Policy Summit on April 6th:
“Let’s go upstream” (get to root cause) – Choquette Hamilton, Ph.D
“Get to know your people…and community” – Rose Smith
“It’s amazing what you can get done when you don’t care who gets the credit” – Jeffrey Travillion
“We can become an example for the nation” – LeShawn Arbuckle
“Solution … I just heard another solution” – Meme Styles (Taliaferro), MPA
Other distinguished speakers included Aaron Demerson, Chastity Lord, and Rudy Metayer.
We had some incredible conversations and gained tremendous insight into the need and opportunities for alignment between employers, childcare, and K-12 systems to maximize workforce productivity for un- or under-employed parents.
We appreciate the involvement of…
Participants:
— AALI Fellows and Alumni
— Major corporations: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Texas Mutual Insurance Company, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Applied Materials, Reltio, Dell Technologies, Austin PBS, H-E-B, Austin American-Statesman
— Representatives from the offices of: Governor Greg Abbott, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Sen. Royce West, Sen. Charles Perry, Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, Texas Senate, Rep. Angie Chen Button (Early Childhood Caucus), Rep. Gina Hinojosa, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Carl O. Sherman Sr., Rep. Chris Turner, Rep. Celia Israel, Rep. Toni Rose
— Associations: Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Rural Capital Area, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA), Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GAHCC), Learning Care Group, Black Women In Business, Texas Black Caucus Foundation, Ben Barnes Grp.
— Saffron Trust Women's Foundation and various other non-profit organizations and community leaders working on this topic
PANELISTS: MeMe Styles, Aaron Demerson, Rudy Metayer, Rose Smith
Event Sponsors:
— Texas Early Care & Education Consortium
— Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (TXAEYC)
— African American Youth Harvest Foundation
Planning committee: AALI, Davis Kaufman PLLC, Texas Black Caucus Foundation, Capitol Staff, United Way for Greater Austin, TXAEYC, LifeWorks, and Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Rural Capital Area Workforce Boards
To get involved, email info@aaliaustin.org
