THE SCHEDULE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Keynote Speaker Rev. Dr. Starsky D. Wilson Loretto-Hilton Center, 7:00 p.m.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Vincent C. Flewellen (he/him/his) Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Webster University KEYNOTE Rev. Dr. Starsky D. Wilson (he/him/his) President & CEO Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and CDF Action Council
Rev. Dr. Starsky D. Wilson (he/him/his) is president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and CDF Action Council in Washington. CDF envisions a nation where marginalized children flourish, leaders prioritize their well-being, and communities wield the power to ensure they thrive. Wilson is board chair for the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and the Forum for Theological Exploration. From 2011 through 2020, Wilson was president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, a faith-based philanthropy for child well- being and racial justice in St. Louis. Under his leadership, the foundation constructed and established the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being, a community action tank engaging thousands of citizens annually. From 2008 through 2018, Wilson also pastored Saint John’s Church: The Beloved Community, a multiracial congregation in St. Louis. In 2014, after the police killing of Michael Brown, Jr., the church hosted the #BlackLivesMatter Freedom Ride to Ferguson and other mobilizations. In 2015, Wilson was appointed co-chair of the Ferguson Commission, which released the “Forward Through Ferguson: A Path Toward Racial Equity,” calling for sweeping changes in policing, the courts, child well-being and economic mobility. He currently serves on boards for Duke Divinity School, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Wilson earned his Doctor of Ministry from Duke University, Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Xavier University of Louisiana. A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, he is married to Dr. LaToya Smith Wilson, a dentist and child advocate. They are raising four children.
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