Meet the Speakers of the ACEs Trauma Awareness Symposium
EVELYN LAVON HARRIS
Moderator, Co Founder and VP of Visions Physical Therapy
Emmy nominated host/producer Evelyn Harris has over 18 years experience in radio (talk, classical, jazz, top 40, R&B and gospel) as well as television (local NBC affiliate, ETV, BET).
Mrs. Harris is a native of Toledo, OH. She holds a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Jackson State University.
Mrs. Harris has over 18 years experience in radio (talk, classical, jazz, top 40, R&B and gospel) as well as television (local NBC affiliate, ETV, BET).
She the wife of Marcus T Harris and they have 3 children; Marcus, II, Nicholas Austin and Kennedy Nicole.
A faithful member of Greater Fairview Missionary Baptist Church, Evelyn Harris serves as Director of Communications.
Evelyn is the founder and CEO of Pampered Princess Mini Spa and Co-Founder of Visions Physical Therapy.
A favorite scripture is a difficult to choose but she is partial to Jeremiah 29:1-13 and Psalms 91.
Clyde Glenn, M.D.
President, Glenn Family Foundation Mississippi Rehoboth Psychiatric Services, LLC
Dr. Clyde Edward Glenn is the tenth child, the eighth, and last son born to the late Essie B and William Earl Glenn. Dr. Glenn serves as President of the Glenn Family Foundation, which works in tandem with the ACEs Awareness Foundation informing communities about toxic stress, emotional trauma, and their impact on one’s health. He is a 1981 graduate of Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Mississippi, and a 1985 honors graduate, (Biology) from Alcorn State University. Dr. Glenn was awarded fellowships for attending the Student Enrichment Program at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, and the Harvard University Health Professions Program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He entered medical school in the fall of 1985 at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1990. Dr. Glenn completed his Residency in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at The Ohio State University Hospital Systems and Clinics in 1994. In May of 2000, Dr. Glenn founded Rehoboth Psychiatric Services. His mission is to assist clients in leading balanced, wholesome, and productive lives through compassionate, patient-centered psychiatric care.
Patrice A. Harris, M.D.
Immediate Past President American Medical Association (AMA)
Dr. Harris was the 174th President of the American Medical Association and the first African American woman elected to that position. Dr. Harris serves as the Medical Editor in Chief for EverydayHealth.com and is also a visiting professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, is a board certified psychiatrist from Atlanta. She has diverse experiences as a private practicing physician, county public health officer, patient advocate, and medical society lobbyist.
Lisa Coen, Esquire
Senior Director Vaccines Public Affairs Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ms. Coen is the U. S. Public Affairs Lead for Pfizer Vaccines. She has over 25 years of global legal, government relations, policy, public affairs, and communications expertise in both the public and private sectors. Before joining Pfizer, attorney Coen was at Bayer Crop Science, where she served as Vice President and Head of Global Public and Government Affairs. In this capacity she focused on building effective partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders to support a safe, sustainable global food supply. Lisa is a 2016 graduate of Public Relations and Communications from Georgetown University in 2016.
Mary D. Coleman, Ph.D
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Economic Mobility Pathways
Mary D. Coleman, Ph.D, is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Economic Mobility Pathways, in Boston, MA. Mary’s current research, under publication contract from Cambridge University Press, focuses on intergenerational rural economic stratification in Mississippi. Mary was a post-doctoral fellow in public policy at the University of Maryland and in liberal arts at the Harvard School of Law. In 2005-06, she won a prestigious Woodrow Wilson International Scholar’s award for her work on rural poverty. Dr. Coleman also received research awards from the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Southern Education Foundation. The former college administrator and professor is a MA and PhD alumna of the University of Wisconsin Madison and an alumna of Jackson State University, where she earned the BA in political science.
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Esquire
President, Feeding America, Inc.
As Chief Executive Officer of Feeding America, Ms. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot oversees the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second- largest U.S. charity according to Forbes. Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meals programs. The Feeding America network provides more than 4 billion meals to more than 46 million people across the United States. Prior to joining Feeding America, she spent 13 years with Walmart’s leadership team, executive vice president and global treasurer. In this role, she had global responsibility for tax, treasury operations, capital markets, investor relations, global risk management, casualty, and self-insurance leading teams across 28 countries and over 1,000 associates worldwide.
Grayson Norquist, MD, MSPH
Vice-Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Grayson Norquist is Vice-Chair, Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chief of the Grady Behavioral Health Service, Chair of the PCORI Board of Governors and Chair of the American Psychiatric Association Council on Quality Care. Prior to joining Emory, he was Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and had served in leadership positions at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). His research has focused on improving mental health services for underserved populations and development of quality measures in mental health.
Philip Baiden, Ph.D
Assistant Professor The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work
Dr. Phillip Baiden is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at
Arlington in the School of Social Work. His areas of research interest include non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), child abuse and neglect, international social work research, as well as quantitative research methodology and statistical analysis. Dr. Baiden obtained his Ph.D. from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the
University of Western Ontario, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts degree (First Class Honors) in Sociology with Philosophy from the University of Ghana.
Candace LaShell Riddley,LCSW
BSW Field Director/Clinical Assistant Professor at Jackson State University in the School of Social Work
Ms. Riddley is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) with over fifteen years of experience working with diverse populations. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Work from Jackson State University. She serves as the BSW Field Director/Clinical Assistant Professor at Jackson State University in the School of Social Work.
Jacqueline Loggins, Ph.D
Professor, School of Social Work Jackson State University
Dr. Jacqueline Loggins is a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral
Therapist (TF-CBT), trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She provides direct counseling services to individuals and families who have experienced acute, chronic, and complex trauma. She currently teaches at Jackson State University, School of Social Work, in Jackson, Mississippi, where she also serves as the BSW Faculty Field Liaison. She earned a Doctorate in Social Work from Tulane University, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Phyllis Ottley, Ph.D
Associate Chief of Programs Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention
Dr. Phyllis Ottley is the Associate Chief of Programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the Division of Violence Prevention. She is a trained developmental psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in policy research and analysis and program evaluation. Previously, she was a research scientist and senior manager at ICF International, in the Department of Public Health. Dr. Ottley has expertise in the design and evaluation of
community-based obesity prevention and anti-tobacco use programs.
Shonta Chambers, MSW
Patient Advocate Foundation Executive Vice President-Health Equity and Community Engagement
Executive Vice President-Health Equity and Community Engagement at the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF). Shonta transitioned back to the non-profit sector in 2014 by joining the PAF. She leads the development and execution of strategic initiatives to expand PAF’s approach to achieve health equity through community and national level partnership engagement and mobilization. These initiatives are designed to link limited income communities to resources to abate financial, logistical, and social access to care barriers. She brings to this role nearly 20 years of non-profit and public sector middle and senior-level experience that spans public health, women’s health, and behavioral health. Shonta serves as the Principal Investigator on record as part of DP13-1314 CDC’s National Networks to Reduce Cancer and Tobacco-Related Disparities Cooperative Agreement. In this role, she administers the Self-Made Health Network a national network focused on reducing cancer and tobacco-related disparities among populations with low socioeconomic characteristics. Shonta enjoys mentoring young women, golf, and watching her sons play baseball.
Check out the Highlights from the 2nd Annual ACEs Trauma Awareness Symposium
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Essie B. and William Earl Glenn Foundation for Better Living, and the ACEs Awareness Foundation, we thank you for joining us on Monday, June 21, 2022, for the second virtual Annual Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Awareness Symposium.
Thank you again for your participation. We look forward to you joining us in June 2022.