FOUNDERS’ DAY NEW ORLEANS 2024 CELEBRATION
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LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP 2024 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT KICKS OFF THE 16TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL FOUNDERS’ DAY WEEKEND
BY CLEVELAND FERGUSON III
T he 16th Biennial National Founders’ Day banquet was held on January 6, 2024, in New Orleans, LA. But the Leadership Summit, held on January 4-5th, that weekend was one for the ages. The entire weekend lasted from January 3-7th, with the Leadership Summit com- prised of sessions and a plenary panel discussion framed the theme of the 35th Administration: Informed, Involved and Invested. Dr. Desmon R. Daniel, CEO of Motivating Factor mod- erated an interactive leadership exercise for the delegates. Daniel is the author of two books Giant Slayers and Seeing: If You Can’t See it Before You See It , You May Never See It . This was followed by a session on Command Level Leadership: Proven Principles & Practices to Drive Leadership by 72nd Laurel Wreath Laureate General Dennis L. Via, Retired. Macy’s delivered a session on personal branding and was followed by Keynote Speaker and Kappa Alpha Psi Assistant National Chaplain Rev. Arthur Jackson III, Pastor, Antioch
Baptist Church, Miami, FL. Johnson & Johnson sponsored the Balancing Life, Physical and Mental Health While Leading panel. This was moder- ated by JaBaris D. Swain, MD, MPH Director of Innovation, MedTech at Johnson & Johnson. Panelists included Dr. Hernando D. Carter, National Health and Wellness Chairman and Founder and CEO of Prescription for Better Living; Junior Grand Vice Polemarch Jordan Q. Smith; Frater Dr. Rwenshaun Miller, author and therapist; Dr. Rahn Bailey, Bricker Chair and Assistant Dean for Community Engage- ment at LSU Health Sciences Center; and Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., CEO-National Health Alliance on Mental Illness. Northeastern Province Polemarch Theodore R. Sanchious III rounded out Day One of the Leadership Summit with a discussion on emotional intelligence in leadership. Day two kicked off with 78th Laurel Wreath Laureate and Kappa Alpha Psi National Chaplain Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Senior Pastor, Alfred Street Baptist Church.
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