February 25, 2021
GOALS: RECOGNIZE PROSTATE CANCER AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AND LEADING DISPARITY AND SUPPORT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS FOR SAVING LIVES
OPENING CEREMONY
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano
HOSTS
Senate President Pro Tempore William Brownsberger
Representative Gerry Cassidy
Vice Chair, Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Representative Claire Cronin
House Majority Leader
MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
Dr. Faina Shtern, MD
CEO and President of AdMeTech Foundation
Cheryl Bartlett, RN
CEO at Greater New Bedford Community Health, Inc. and Former Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Milagros Abreu, MD, MPH
President/CEO and Founder, The Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc.
Stephen Bernard
Immediate past President of the Brockton Chapter of the NAACP
Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem
Juan Cofield
President, New England Area Conference of NAACP
Dean Kenneth Elmore, M.Ed, JD
Associate Provost and Dean of Students, Boston University
Representative Carlos Gonzalez
Chair, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Senate Majority Whip Michael Rush
Representative Jon Santiago
Vice Chair, Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management
Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff, MD
Professor and Chair of Urology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and UMass Memorial Medical Center
Representative Bud Williams
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Welcome and Introduction