Developing Communities With Compassion

Monday, April 14. 10:00am-11:30am. Leo K Theater.

Description 

Join three leaders who inspire communities to come together for the greatest good. You will learn how they have worked in a variety of different local and national settings to create successful, caring, community-wide initiatives that are inclusive and respectful of everyone’s perspective. Find out how the panelists have each arrived at this point in their lives, where they take joy and satisfaction in their work and bring a loving, compassionate attitude to all that they do. Coming from different venues of development – education, health care, and neighborhoods – they share a common goal of bringing the greatest comfort and joy to the greatest number of people.

Presenter Bios 

Moderator: Jeanne Anderson, Foundation for Early Learning

Jeanne Anderson is the first Executive Director of the Foundation for Early Learning and has overseen the development of the Foundation since October of 2000. Jeanne has extensive experience with non-profit organizations as a professional interim Executive Director in eight different agencies and as a consultant to non-profits in board training, strategic planning and organizational development. Jeanne has also been the Executive Director of Volunteers of America Puget Sound and Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties. Jeanne holds a Masters degree in Vocational Rehab Counseling from the University of Arizona and a BA in Psychology from the University of Hawaii. Along with her passion for promoting early learning, Jeanne volunteers as a mentor, and was the co-chair for two Philanthropy Northwest Regional Conferences.  

Teresita Batayola, International Community Health

Teresita Batayola, Executive Director of International Community Health Services (ICHS) has more than 20 years experience launching public, government and community initiatives to address changing service and funding demands. ICHS is the largest Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit organization in the Washington state, providing medical, dental and health education services. Batayola came into health care through her work in strategic planning for major public projects affecting public health and community development at the international and local levels. She has headed comprehensive planning for the City of Seattle and was the Strategic Development Advisor for a World Bank project in Surabaya, Indonesia. She holds a BA from Seattle University and an MS in urban administration from Bucknell University. Batayola is currently the Board Vice President of AAPCHO, chair of the King County Children’s Health Initiative, western region representative for the Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers, and member of the Community Health Plan’s Quality Committee.  

J. David Hawkins, PhD, University of Washington

Dr. J. David Hawkins is the Endowed Professor of Prevention and Founding Director of the Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. He received his BA in 1967 from Stanford University and his PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University in 1975. His research focuses on understanding and preventing child and adolescent health and behavior problems. He seeks to identify risk and protective factors for health and behavior problems across multiple domains; to understand how these factors interact in the development of healthy behavior and the prevention of problem behaviors. He develops and tests prevention strategies which seek to reduce risk through the enhancement of strengths and protective factors in families, schools, and communities. He is principal investigator of the Seattle Social Development Project, a longitudinal study testing strategies for promoting successful development with 808 Seattle elementary school students since 1981. He is also principal investigator of the Community Youth Development Study, a randomized field experiment involving 24 communities across seven states testing the effectiveness of the Communities That Care prevention system developed by Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano. He has authored numerous articles and several books as well as prevention programs for parents and families, including Guiding Good Choices, Parents Who Care, and Supporting School Success. His prevention work is guided by the social development model, his theory of human behavior.  

Stella Chao, Department of Neighborhoods

Stella Chao, Director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods, believes neighborhoods allow us to look holistically at the health and well-being of our City and its residents. The Department's motto, "Connecting people, communities, and government" speaks to the values Stella holds true about partnership as a tool for sustainability. Stella brings experience to the Department of Neighborhoods, most recently as the Executive Director for the International District Housing Alliance. During her 10 years Stella built a skilled team of advocates for clients and community. Programs emerged under her leadership to help limited-English speaking community members to deal with issues on homelessness, housing, environmental justice, youth leadership and intergenerational community engagement. Her background ranges from 15 years in ecology, animal behavior research and medical research, to youth development and three years of community development work in Kenya.Stella has worked in numerous coalitions and committees to develop policies that increase competency, youth leadership, equity and justice for disadvantaged populations. Stella's goal is to promote diverse community engagement and build healthy communities.