May 23, 2011 Red Springs Hosts: Small Towns Creating Opportunities: Agenda

AGENDA
 
Small Towns Creating Opportunities: Investing in People

NC STEP TRAINING
Monday, May 23, 2011
Red Springs Community Center
122 Cross St.
Red Springs, NC
9:00 a.m.                Registration, coffee, set up

10:00 a.m.              Welcome – Mayor John McNeil
                             Overview of the Day – Art Jackson, Director, NC STEP
                             Introductions – Chilton Rogers, NC STEP Head Coach

10:20 a.m.              Moving toward Implementation of Strategies – Chilton

10:40 a.m.           Connecting People on the Economic Margins to Planned     Opportunities – Yolanda Burwell, Senior Fellow
                                    
Noon                       Lunch (working)

1:00 p.m.                         Reporting out from Towns

2:00 p.m.              Presentation by Asset Builders in the Region
                                      Katina Perry, Benefit Bank
                                      Bob McKee, GATE
                                      Kim Pevia, SE Entrepreneurship Alliance

2:45 p.m.              Wrap Up and  Evaluation  (Survey Monkey)

3:00 p.m.             Closing & Adjourn

NOTE: In attendance for Red Springs:
John McNeil, Jim Vaughn, Sally Cobb, Barbara Melvin, Michelle Gaitley, Charles Chrestman, Willie Goodyear and Johnny Robertson