Legacy 

Bendita Cynthia Malakia, Esq. (she/her)

Senior Inclusion Manager

Hogan Lovells

Phree (they/them)

Founder | Spoken Word Artist

Bois & Bullshit

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Jha D Williams (she/her)

Executive Producer & Director

Womxn of Color Weekend (WoCW)

Susu Wong (she/her)

Principal | Founder

Tomo360

QTPOC in the Academy Roundtable Participants 

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Marya T. Mtshali, Ph. D.

Lecturer, Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality | Harvard University

Phylicia Coley, M.Ed.

Associate Dean, Off Campus Common | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Kim Salas Harris, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging | Harvard Kennedy School 

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Legacy  - 8th Annual Lesbians+ of Color Symposium (LOCS)  Schedule *

“Change the story and you change perception; change perception and you change the world”- Jean Houston

5:00 – 7:00 PM            Registration + Speed Networking

7:00 – 9:00 PM            Opening Remarks – Kristen McCallum Coley | Founder, SafeWordSociety

                                    Keynote  – Lily Zheng | Organizational Designer + Executive Coach

                                    Legacy Mixer

9:00 – 10:00 AM         Registration + Breakfast

10:00 – 11:00 AM       Special Guest Fireside Conversation

                                    Ericka Huggins | Former Leading Black Panther Party Member

                                    Renee Graham | Associate Editor + Columnist , Boston Globe

Legacy Sessions I

11:00 – 12:00 PM       Level Up: “Authentically” Advancing  in Your Career

                                    Presented by  Bendita Cynthia Malakia, Esq.

                                    Kink n Femme

                                    Presented by Shanae “Honestly Nae” Adams, CIGT

                                    A TOMBOI Conversation

                                    Presented by Toni Branson

12:00 – 1:00 PM          Legacy Luncheon Speaker Spotlight featuring

                                    Susu Wong | Principal Founder, Tomo360

                                    Serena Johnson | Chief Program Officer| Family Equality

Legacy Sessions II

1:00 – 2:00 PM            Ya Heard!

                                    Presented by Jha D + Phree

                                    “We Must Document Ourselves Now”: Methods of Self-Preservation

                                    Presented by Zakiya Collier

                                    Play to Your Strengths

                                    Presented by Karen Bayard

2:00 – 3:00 PM            Keynote – Kay Martinez | Diversity & Inclusion Consultant

3:00 – 4:00 PM            QTPOC in the Academy Roundtable  featuring

                                    Marya T. Mtshali, Ph.D |Lecturer, Studies of Women, Gender & Sexuality

                                    Harvard University

                                    Phylicia Coley, M.Ed.| Associate Dean, Off Campus Common

                                    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

                                    Kim Salas, Ph.D. | Assistant Director, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

                                    Harvard Kennedy School

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 *Please note schedule is subject to change without notice