Hosted by Commissioner Natalie Hall, District 4 and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Commissioner Natalie Hall, District 4 and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners presents The 2nd Annual Empowering Young Men to Excel Conference on March 23, 2022 at the Loudermilk Center.
The Empowering Young Men to Excel Youth Conference is a 1-day experience for young men graduating high school that will include life-changing presentations and workshops: promoting enrichment in healthy lifestyles, marketable skills, well-balanced relationships, and successful careers beyond their graduation. The experience includes:
Dyrell Carr & Brianna Brooks, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
The workshop is brought by the Fulton County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities with a discussion on emotional intelligence, stress management and the stigma surrounding mental health challenges that exist for young men. Other workshop highlights will include focus on the needs and tools that young men have to create, sustain and/or develop to maintain healthy mental states throughout their transition from teens to adulthood. The presenters will connect and dialogue with an aim to embrace and spread “male magic” together.
Reggie Jaye, Clothier/Designer
The objective of this workshop is to stress how important personal branding and image is in our everyday lives. This will include the importance of creating and maintaining a professional social media presence and the impact it can have regarding employment. Also included will be brief candid discussion on how to dress for success.
Camalyn Turner, Atlanta Public Schools
Keith Lewis, I’m A Father F1rst
This workshop will cover two specific ways to “Secure the Bag”. For the college bound student part of the workshop will provide students with the necessary information to successfully complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid while preparing them to overcome the common obstacles that students face. The other part of the workshop will introduce investing in a new way by sharing how Crypto Camps combine emerging technology with financial literacy to create a unique educational experience that not only improves upon these conventional programs, but stands in a lane of its own.
VIEW PRESENTATION - Keith Lewis
VIEW PRESENTATION - Camalyn Turner
Tomiko Williams, Fulton County Juvenile Court
Kevin Block, Fulton County Juvenile Court
Julious George, Fulton County Juvenile Court
Chief Ronald Applin, Atlanta Public Schools Police Department
Deputy Chief Shannon Brown, Office of the Fulton County Solicitor General
Major Deirdre Orange, Fulton County Marshal’s Office
Jawara Mars, Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
The CHOICE is yours. In this workshop, youth will hear about the power of their choices going forward in life. Law enforcement and Court Officials will discuss how the choices youth make impact their lives while interacting with them in their respective agencies.