About this Event
Join Expanding the Bench® (ETB) at the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Culmination!
What does it look like to lead with identity, purpose, and power?
Join Expanding the Bench® (ETB) on Tuesday, November 17 at 4 p.m., as we celebrate and the learning, leadership, relationships, and work that have shaped their culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) experience.
The Culmination, themed Rooted in CREE: LEEADing with Identity, Purpose, and Power, will bring together LEEAD Scholars, Mentors, funders, partners, CBOs, evaluators, and members of the broader ETB community for an evening of connection, learning, and celebration.
The evening will include:
● Complimentary food and drinks
● Networking with the ETB community
● A keynote conversation with (nationally renowned speaker)
● Presentations from LEEAD Cohort 6 Scholars
● Recognition of LEEAD Scholars, Mentors, and long-term contributors
● Opportunities to connect with Expanding the Bench, the Collective for Health Equity, and other capacity building resources
● A look at the work and leadership emerging from the LEEAD community
Come meet the people behind the work, hear what Cohort 6 has been learning, and see how culturally responsive and equitable evaluation can shape leadership and practice.
Agenda
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Welcome and Networking Hour
Info: Join us for a networking hour to build community, connect the ecosystem, and celebrate the sixth cohort of Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD). This will be a chance to connect with people working across community, philanthropy, evaluation, and systems change and explore the relationships and shared interests that connect this work. Complimentary food and drinks provided for registered guests.
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Randal Pinkett
Info: Nationally renowned speaker and evaluator, Dr. Randal Pinkett explores how identity informs our journey, and how we ground ourselves early in our careers so that when we “get there,” we are proud of how we got there.
🕑: 05:50 PM - 06:20 PM
Presentation of the LEEADership Framework
Info: LEEAD Program Cohort 6 Scholars will present on their framework and studies during their intensive year of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:20 PM
Honoring Long-Term LEEAD Contributors, LEEAD Mentors, and LEEAD Scholars
Info: We will honor long-term LEEAD contributors whose commitment has helped shape and sustain the program, recognize LEEAD Mentors for the guidance and investment they have provided to emerging evaluators, and celebrate the accomplishments of our Cohort 6 Scholars as they reach this important milestone in their LEEAD journey.
🕑: 07:20 PM - 07:50 PM
Closing Keynote
Info: As we move from celebration toward what comes next, our closing keynote will invite attendees to reflect on the evening, the continued evolution of the LEEAD community, and our collective role in advancing culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.
🕑: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Call to Action from ETB LEEAD Team
Info: We will close the evening with a call to action from the Expanding the Bench® LEEAD Team, inviting Scholars, alumni, mentors, funders, partners, and members of the broader evaluation community to remain connected and engaged.
Event venue & nearby stays
Foundation For The Carolinas, 220 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, United States
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