Welcoming Frederick is a one-day seminar for professionals in the fields of education, medicine, mental health, social services, law enforcement, human resources, and allied professions to learn about, discuss, and create action plans to be more affirming to LGBTQ students, patients, clients, and colleagues. Family members of LGBTQ children and relatives will also find Welcoming Frederick a safe space to gain important knowledge that can make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ family members. Date & Location for 2017 Welcoming Frederick will be at Frederick Community College Conference Center on Saturday April 29, 2017. Registration begins at 7:30am, the conference runs from 8:30am to 5:00pm. The college is located at 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland, 21702, Building E on this campus map. Online Tickets and Sponsorship here Participants will:
PROGRAM
Welcoming Frederick Biographies Peter Brehm Peter Brehm serves as Treasurer for the Frederick Center, Inc., a non-profit that is the resource for the LGBTQ community in central Maryland. He is active with that Center’s Youth Group as well as its Frederick HIV/AIDs Coalition and OutReach programs and has presented close to 20 LGBTQ 101 presentations to a range of religious, civic, business, medical, and governmental groups. He represents The Frederick Center on the Frederick County Child Fatality Review Task Force, School Health Council, Advanced Planning Committee, and Local Health Improvement Action Plans (LHIP) Committee. Laura DePalma Laura DePalma is a Staff Attorney at FreeState Justice, a statewide direct legal services and policy advocacy organization serving low- income LGBTQ Marylanders. Laura represents clients in a wide-range of civil legal matters, including name change and gender identity petitions, family law cases, anti-discrimination matters, and actions regarding access to transition-related health care. Additionally, Laura manages FreeState Justice’s Pro Bono Panel, recruiting, training, and mentoring attorneys on how to effectively represent members of the LGBTQ community. Laura also heads up FreeState’s police reform efforts as Co-Chair of the Baltimore Police Commissioner’s LGBT Advisory Council, and advocates for law enforcement accountability at the highest levels of the Baltimore Police Department. Deborah Dunn, PAC, MBA Position: Trans Health Coordinator: LGBT Resource Center for Chase Brexton Health Service: provide leadership and coordination of care of transgendered – identified patients. Establish best practices for medical trans care, and to train other medical providers. Provide consultation to external organizations regarding trans- related education, including employee transition. Provide state advocacy as needed. Identify research and funding opportunities related to trans care.
Kris Fair A lifelong Frederick County resident, graduating from Linganore High School in 2002, Frederick Community College in 2008 and Hood College in 2012. He has worked on civil rights and community involvement challenges for the last seventeen years. Kris has assisted organizations including The Frederick Arts Council, The Frederick Center, Marylanders for Marriage Equality, The Greater Frederick Advertising Federation, Frederick County Democratic Party and Weinberg Center for the Arts. Kris was recently awarded the Community Foundation’s Wertheimer award for excellence in volunteerism and was named the 2015 volunteer of the year by the Frederick County Democratic Party. Additionally, Kris recently completed a three year tenure as director of The Frederick Festival of the Arts and Frederick Pride. Jennifer Kent Jennifer L. Kent is the Managing Attorney of FreeState Justice. As Managing Attorney, Jennifer supervises and conducts FreeState’s in-house litigation program, bringing cases to vindicate LGBT Marylanders’ hard-won civil rights and engaging in strategic advocacy to expand access to justice for the LGBT community. Jennifer brings a wide array of experience to FreeState Justice, including serving as one of its volunteer attorneys. Prior to joining FreeState, Jennifer spent seven years in private practice representing victims of terrorism and civil rights abuses. Since 2013 she has taught Maryland Civil Procedure at the University of Baltimore School of Law. After graduating Florida State University magna cum laude, she worked on human rights issues in Albania and England for the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. Jennifer graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law where she was a board member of the Florida Law Review. Jennifer is admitted to practice in all Maryland state courts, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Jabari Lyles Jabari Lyles has over 10 years of experience working in various positions that emphasize his passion for education, community organizing and social justice activism. He currently directs the Baltimore chapter of GLSEN, and coordinates the chapter's programming in schools all across the State of Maryland. He is the former Executive Director and current President of GLCCB, Baltimore's LGBTQ community center, has worked with FreeState Justice as an Outreach Specialist and Program Coordinator, and has years of experience as a public school teacher and speaker in Baltimore City. Jabari has presented on LGBTQ issues at conferences locally, statewide and nationally. He is involved with a number of workgroups and coalitions in Maryland working towards positive outcomes for youth most at-risk. Jabari is a Maryland native and currently lives in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. Kate MacShane Kate MacShane, M.Ed, MSW, LGSW, is an experienced clinical social worker and former public school special educator. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Smith College, Kate received her master in education at American University in Washington, D.C., then returned to Smith College for her master in social work. Kate is now in private practice in Frederick, MD, where she provides affirmative psychotherapy to gender-diverse children, teens, adults, and their families. She is also the facilitator of the Frederick Center’s TransFamily support group for caregivers of gender-diverse youth. Kate is a member of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health. Personally and professionally, Kate is committed to intersectional social justice for collective liberation. She is a co-founder of the Frederick chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ Frederick). Em Perper Em Perper has been on the board of The Frederick Center since March 2016 and is now head of The Frederick Center's Outreach Committee, organizing LGBTQ 101 presentations, tabling at community events, and much more. Em also serves on TFC's Youth Services Committee. In 2012, Em graduated from Grove City College, ranked by Princeton Review as one of the most "LGBT-unfriendly" colleges in the United States. After graduation, Em facilitated interfaith dialogue at Chautauqua Institution as a leader of the Abrahamic Program for Young Adults (APYA), then moved to Baltimore to live in intentional community with ten other Millennials and work for Episcopal Service Corps (ESC). Em relocated to the Frederick area in 2013, honing their organization and communication skills as a contractor for the National Institutes of Health. Today, in addition to their work for The Frederick Center, Em is a freelance writer and editor, a company member with Maryland Ensemble Theatre, and a bookseller at Curious Iguana, downtown Frederick's independent bookstore. They are a contributing editor at Longreads, writing often about gender, sexuality, religion and identity. They live in downtown Frederick with their partner. Mark Procopio Coming out as gay as a teenager in Central New York and as an educator in Baltimore City, Mark Procopio experienced and witnessed the impact of systemic inequality and structural bias. His experience as a middle school teacher in Baltimore City stoked his passion and commitment to working with communities to achieve equality, access, and opportunity for all people regardless of race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. His career has focused on building partnerships, marshaling resources, and improving sustainability with social justice oriented education non-profits. Prior to joining FreeState Justice, Procopio held several roles with KIPP Baltimore which serves 1,500 students in the Greater Park Heights neighborhood of Baltimore City. KIPP is a national network of college preparatory, public charter schools. Most recently, he served as Interim Director of Operations. Previously, he led the fundraising, community organizing, advocacy, marketing, and communications work for the organization. Before his time at KIPP, Procopio managed organizational fundraising and partnerships for the Teach For America - Baltimore region. Procopio holds a degree in International Economics and International Finance from The Catholic University of America and is an alumnus of Teach For America, an AmeriCorps program. He and his fiancé, Chris, live in Fells Point. Registration Join us for an invaluable learning opportunity! Participants can register here:  Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch and snacks. Continuing education credits are expected to be available again this year for social workers, medical professionals and educators. ======== welcomingfrederick@thefrederickcenter.org IRS 501(c)(3) Status (46-1705400 effective Apr 5, 2013) ======= Welcoming
Frederick is made possible by a collaboration between The Frederick Center and FreeState Justice. Additional support from:
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