NETWORK PARTICIPANTS

Participants

A Bernalillo County, N.M.

B Coconino County, Ariz.

C Erie County, Pa.

D Franklin County, Ohio

E Fulton County, Ga.

F Garrett County, Md.

G Hennepin County, Minn.

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H Holmes County, Miss.

I Howard County, Md.

J Loudoun County, Va.

K Mercer County, W.V.

L Mobile County, Ala.

M Multnomah County, Ore.

N Nassau County, N.Y.

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O Palm Beach County, Fla.

P Pinellas County, Fla.

Q Santa Cruz County, Ariz.

R Tarrant County, Texas

S Washington County, Va.

T Waukesha County, Wis.

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CONVENING O B J E C T I V E S

● Share insights into the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) approach to economic mobility and

expectations of the Economic Mobility Leadership Network.

● Explore persistent issues facing counties in the field of economic mobility.

○ Build a shared understanding of economic mobility and key issues.

○ Identify potential solutions and promising approaches.

○ Identify key challenges and priority areas of focus.

○ Build storytelling and data usage capacity to tell the story of economic mobility in your community.

● Build new connections and relationships among participants to strengthen collaboration and

communication of shared solutions.

CONTACTS

Primary Contact Alejandra Montoya-Boyer

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Associate Program Director, Community & Economic Development

amontoyaboyer@naco.org

Office: 202.661.8803

Cell: 505.610.6382

Contact Cheryl Burnett

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Chief Innovation Officer

cburnett@naco.org

Office: 202.942.4278

Cell: 310.560.6648

Contact Jay Kairam

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Director of Program Strategy, County Solutions

jkairam@naco.org

Office: 202.942.4261

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A G E N D A

A printed program will be available at check-in.

Tuesday, July 30 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Opening Reception

• Welcome to Multnomah County – Comm. Lori Stegmann

• Remarks from John Tapogna, President of ECONorthwest

The Duniway Hotel

Abigail’s Hideaway

Wednesday, July 31 8:00 – 8:30 am 8:30 – 10:00 am 10:00 – 10:15 am 10:15 – 11:00 am 11:00 am – 11:50 pm

Bus to Gladys McCoy and Breakfast

Introductions & Agenda Setting

• Opening Video

• Agenda Setting – Alejandra Montoya-Boyer

• County Leaders’ Introductions (2 min each) Break Keynote: National Perspective on Economic Mobility

• Liz Hipple, Senior Policy Advisor at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Host Perspective & Solutions

• Multnomah County Background and Overview of Marginalization Index

o Led by Multnomah County Staff

Gladys McCoy

Building

12:00 – 1:30 pm Bus to Networking Lunch

• Remarks from Po'Shines' Founder E.D. Mondaine about their youth workforce program, Teach Me to Fish, a comprehensive culinary education initiative designed specifically for the community.

Po’Shines

1:30 – 5:30 pm

Mobile Tour

• Curated mobile tour throughout Multnomah County

• Staffed by ECONorthwest & Multnomah County

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5:30 – 7:30 pm

Networking Dinner

• Brief introduction from Kate Norris, Founder & General Manager

Southeast Wine Collective

Thursday, August 1 8:00 – 8:30 am 8:30 – 10:30 am 10:30 – 10:45 am 10:45 – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm

Bus to Gladys McCoy and Breakfast

Hands-On Skill Building Sessions

• Data Visualization and Storytelling Session o Richard Leadbeater, ESRI o Jennifer Bell, ESRI

• Overview of Census’ Hard to Count work & hands-on examples for each county

o Led by Multnomah County Staff

Break Takeaways & Next Steps

• Implementation roadmap o Tim Shaw, Associate Director of Economic Policy

at the Bipartisan Policy Center

• Expectations for next steps, interim communications, & following convenings

o Alejandra Montoya-Boyer Adjourn & Grab-and-Go Lunch

Gladys McCoy

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660 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 400Washington, D.C. 20001202.393.6226www.naco.org