Tomas Avila
Tomas Avila
Associate Director for Intergovernmental Affairs & Outreach, Office of the Governor
Over the course of his career, he has worked for GE and sold real estate in Providence. Avila has served as both a political and business advisor.
Friday, September 6th, 9:30 AM - 10:45AM | Welcome & Kick Off
Toye Onikoyi
Toye Onikoyi
Owner, The Bubbler VR
Friday, September 6th, 9:00AM - 2:00PM | Lt. Governor's "Back to School, Back to Business!" Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Executive Director, The Economic Progress Institute
Weayonnoh joined the Economic Progress Institute as executive director in January 2022, with a vision towards people-powered transformational and equitable budget and policy changes in Rhode Island. Before joining EPI, Weayonnoh worked as a legal aid attorney at South Coastal Counties Legal Services and then Community Legal Aid (CLA), first as a staff attorney and then managing attorney of CLA's Worcester and Fitchburg offices. Her areas of expertise include general poverty law, medical-legal partnerships, the effect of structural racism on communities of color, public benefits, and housing law.
Saturday, September 7th, 10:00AM - 10:50AM | Shaping the Future: DEI Policies
Evetty Satterfield
Evetty Satterfield
Founder, Advancing Lives, LLC
Evetty Satterfield, a Knoxville native and proud HBCU alumna of Alabama A&M University, is a distinguished leader in leadership development, specifically for emerging adults. She is known for her excellence in strategic problem-solving and executive coaching, with a strong commitment to fostering equity and driving system-level transformative change in education and leadership.
Friday, September 2nd, 2:30PM - 3:20PM | Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education Panel
Ezenwayi Amaechi Ejiribe
Dr. Ezenwayi Amaechi Ejiribe
Associate Professor | Applied Learning Coordinator, Master of Public Health Program, Johnson & Wales University
Dr. Ezenwayi Amaechi Ejiribe is an Associate Professor Faculty/Applied Learning Coordinator, Master of Public Health Program at Johnson & Wales University. She is also an Award Winner, Author, Keynote Speaker, micro-business expert, and Board member. She is the Founder of Micro Enterprise Social Entrepreneurship (MESENow), a social enterprise organization with a vision to create an ecosystem of women and youth entrepreneurs in developing nations through education and leadership development. Her research focuses on social entrepreneurship, micro-businesses, women in leadership, ethnographic and case study design, women and youth economic development, as well as leadership, and sustainability in developing nations.
