Saturday, August 6

Marriott, Third Floor Lobby

Enjoy a continental breakfast in the Marriott Third Floor Lobby. Make sure you get there early enough to eat.

Dress is casual for the day.

Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 3

• Wakeup
  Emcees Act Six Staff + Scholar
• “In the Eyes of Your Enemy”
  Christian Paige
  Poet. Speaker. Educator.
  Trinity Lutheran Cadre 2, ’15
  First Act Six Emmy Nominee
• Plenary Address
  Ben Sand
  CEO, The Contingent
  First Act Six Portland Site Director

• Announcements
  Emcees Act Six Staff + Scholar

UW Tacoma Joy Hall

There are many ways that leaders work for postive community change. Sometimes we can be tempted to believe that our preferred approach is the only or the most important way. At Act Six, we believe that lasting positive transformation requires many different approaches, and encourage Act Six scholars and graduates across our network to work for change in many different ways.

For this session, we’ve brought together compelling and effective leaders whose work represents a wide range of approaches to change. We encourage you to select one approach that resonates and aligns with you, and another that feels less familiar or maybe even uncomfortable. The workshops will be repeated again in the next session.

• Creative Expression (Joy 105)
  Christian Paige
  Poet. Speaker. Educator.
  Trinity Lutheran Cadre 2, ’15
  First Act Six Emmy Nominee
• Earth & Elder Entelechy (Joy 207)
  Dr. Raymond Reyes
  Associate VP for Cultural Initiatives, Gonzaga University
  Early Champion for Act Six in Spokane
• Grassroots Activism (Joy 206)
  Taylor Tibbs
  Race & Equity Manager, City Year Seattle/King County
  Former Act Six Tacoma-Seattle Site Director
• Inside Influence (Joy 211)
  Angela Jones, J.D.
  Director, Washington State Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  Long-time Act Six Champion
• Neighboring (Joy 110)
  Pat Thompson
  Executive Director, YES Foundation of White Center
  Early Act Six Selection Committee Member
• Politics (Joy 114)
  Tono Sablan
  School Board Director, Franklin Pierce School District
  Pacific Lutheran University Cadre 7, ’14

UW Tacoma Joy Hall

There are many ways that leaders work for postive community change. Sometimes we can be tempted to believe that our preferred approach is the only or the most important way. At Act Six, we believe that lasting positive transformation requires many different approaches, and encourage Act Six scholars and graduates across our network to work for change in many different ways.

For this session, we’ve brought together compelling and effective leaders whose work represents a wide range of approaches to change. We encourage you to select one approach that resonates and aligns with you, and another that feels less familiar or maybe even uncomfortable.

• Creative Expression (Joy 105)
  Christian Paige
  Poet. Speaker. Educator.
  Trinity Lutheran Cadre 2, ’15
  First Act Six Emmy Nominee
• Earth & Elder Entelechy (Joy 207)
  Dr. Raymond Reyes
  Associate VP for Cultural Initiatives, Gonzaga University
  Early Champion for Act Six in Spokane
• Grassroots Activism (Joy 206)
  Taylor Tibbs
  Race & Equity Manager, City Year Seattle/King County
  Former Act Six Tacoma-Seattle Site Director
• Inside Influence (Joy 211)
  Angela Jones, J.D.
  Director, Washington State Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  Long-time Act Six Champion
• Neighboring (Joy 110)
  Pat Thompson
  Executive Director, YES Foundation of White Center
  Early Act Six Selection Committee Member
• Politics (Joy 114)
  Tono Sablan
  School Board Director, Franklin Pierce School District
  Pacific Lutheran University Cadre 7, ’14

Tollefson Plaza

Pickup and enjoy your boxed lunch at Tollefson Plaza. Please pick up after yourself and ensure no trash is left behind. Make a point to be on time to the 1:00 pm session.

Marriott + UW Tacoma Joy Hall

This is your chance to follow-up and hear more from some of our presenters as they reflect on their leadership journey. In a smaller and more informal setting, you’ll hear more about their experience and perspectives, and have the chance to ask questions and have conversation. Each session is limited to no more than 20 scholars.

• Dr. Augustine Ajougu (UWT, Joy 105)
  Hospital Medicine Physician, Indiana University Health Ball Hospital
  Northwest University Cadre 1, ’13
  First Act Six Medical Doctor
• Michelle Y. Bess (UWT, Joy 110)
  Senior Vice President of People, OppFi
  Whitworth University Cadre 3, ’09
  First Act Six Corporate Vice President
  First Act Six Graduate Board Chair, Degrees of Change
• Marquise Dixon (UWT, Joy 206)
  Chief Program Officer + Act Six National Director, Degrees of Change
  First Act Six Minneapolis-St Paul Site Director
• Mycal Ford (UWT, Joy 207)
  Risk and Compliance Specialist, McKinsey & Company
  Pacific Lutheran University Cadre 1, ’12
  First Act Six Fulbright Scholar
• Amaria Price Hawkins (UWT, Joy 211)
  Former CEO, Kindest
  Whitworth University Cadre 3
  First Act Six Corporate CEO
• Dr. Tim Herron (Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 2)
  Chief Executive Officer, Degrees of Change
  Act Six Founder
• Jonathan Jackson (UWT, Joy 114)
  Executive Director, Palmer Scholars
  Pacific Lutheran University Cadre 1, ’12
  First Act Six Nonprofit Executive Director
• Josiah Lara, J.D. (Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 1)
  Staff Attorney, The Way to Justice
  Gonzaga University Cadre 4, ’16
  First Act Six Law Graduate
• Dr. Danjuma Quarless (Marriott, Union Room)
  Manager, Corporate Strategy, AbbVie Inc
  Whitworth University Cadre 4, ’10
  First Act Six Ph.D.
• L. Denice Randle (Marriott, Point Defiance Room)
  Former Executive Director, Peace Community Center
  Whitworth University Cadre 2, ’07
  First Act Six University Trustee
  First Act Six High School Principal
• Benny Roberts (Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 3)
  Vice President, Youth and Career Development, Urban Ventures
  CEO and Founder, Bennyfits Oth=rs
  Early Act Six Minneapolis-St Paul Site Director
• Raygen Samone (Marriott, Second Floor Hilltop Room)
  Documentary Photographer, Raygen Samone LLC
  Bethel University Cadre 1, ’18
  First Act Six Minneapolis-St Paul Class
• Ben Sand (Marriott, Third Floor Foyer)
  CEO, The Contingent
  First Act Six Portland Site Director

Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 3

• Act Six Network Update
  Marquise Dixon
  Chief Program Officer + Act Six National Director, Degrees of Change
  First Act Six Minneapolis-St Paul Site Director
• Announcements
  Emcees Act Six Staff + Scholar

Marriott

This is a time to gather across colleges by cohort year to reconnect, learn more about how Act Six is structured at other campuses, share effective strategies for campus impact.

• First Year (Chambers Bay Ballroom 2)
• Second Year (Chambers Bay Ballroom 3)
• Third Year (Point Defiance Room)
• Fourth Year (Union Room)

Marriott

This is a time to gather as an Act Six cohort at your college to plan and set goals. What kind of impact to you want to have on your campus this fall? Are there lessons from other campuses that you just learned about that might inform your strategy for the upcoming year? Hopefully, you leave this session more excited and committed to engaging on campus this fall.

• Corban University (Third Floor Foyer)
• George Fox University (Union Room)
• Gonzaga University (Chambers Bay Ballroom 3B)
• Heritage University (Point Defiance Room)
• Northwest University (Chambers Bay Ballroom 2B)
• Pacific Lutheran University (Chambers Bay Ballroom 2A)
• Saint Martin’s University (Third Floor Foyer)
• Whitworth University (Chambers Bay Ballroom 3A)
• Midwest Colleges (Hilltop Room, Second Floor)

Marriott, Third Floor Foyer

Pick up and enjoy your dinner on the third floor foyer area. Please pick up after yourself. There shouldn’t be any trash left behind.

Marriott, Chambers Bay Ballroom 3

Darwin Paet
Manager, Act Six Tacoma-Seattle, Degrees of Change
Trinity Lutheran College Cadre 2 ’11

DJ Crisostomo
Director, Act Six Tacoma-Seattle, Degrees of Change

Café Six is a space for you to creatively share your heart with the Act Six network. The possibilities are endless, but we want those of you who are poets, singers, storytellers, musicians, rappers, dancers, comics, etc. to take this opportunity to express yourselves freely and creatively. You should be entertaining, but the underlying message is about expression as a form of leadership and empowerment. It doesn’t matter what you share; what is important is that you challenge yourselves to be creative and authentic.

Marriott

At the hotel, you can continue your conversations quietly or call it a night, but remember you are not the only guests. Please be courteous to each other and other paying guests. You are representing yourself, your college and Act Six. Be sure you get the rest you need to be ready to fully engage in tomorrow’s sessions.