Red Lion Hotel Registration Information
82nd Annual NAACP State Convention
October 3 - 6, 2019
Red Lion Hotel San Angelo
441 Rio Concho Drive
San Angelo, TX 76903
Call 325-658-2828 for reservations and ask for the NAACP Group Rate or click here: reservations
(code for the block is 20191002)
ROOM TYPES
King $69.00 Double $69.00 Triple $69.00 Quad $69.00
ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY 09/20/2019 TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED RATES.
Complimentary breakfast is included with all rates.
Hotel room rates do not include applicable state and local taxes or fees.
SPRINGHILL SUITES
SHUTTLE SERVICE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
~ADULT PROGRAM~
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ballrooms D & E
Red Lion Hotel
12:00 PM - 5:00PM
McNease Convention Center
501 Rio Concho Dr.
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
501 Rio Concho Dr.
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ballroom A & B
Red Lion Hotel
441 Rio Concho Dr.
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Ballroom C
Red Lion Hotel
441 Rio Concho Dr.
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel
Ballroom A.
441 Rio Concho Dr.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel
Ballroom B
441 Rio Concho Dr.
7:00 PM – 11:00PM
The Stables at Ft. Concho
210 Henry O. Flipper St.
Financial Freedom Summit
Presiding:
Dr. Brian Rowland, NAACP Economic Development, Co-Chair
Karen Loehman, Branch Manager
Larry Zapata, Mortgage Consultant
Daniel Ruiz, Business Advocate
VENDORS SET-UP
CONVENTION REGISTRATION
Ministers' Roundtable Luncheon
Presiding:
Carol Moore, TX State NAACP Health Chair
Ann Boney, TX State NAACP Religious Affairs Co-Chair
Speakers:
Reverend Vincent T. Parker, Pastor Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church
Presentation of the Rev. Nehemiah Davis 3rd Annual Civil Rights and Health Care Advocacy Award
Mrs. Dorothy Davis
Awardee:
Reverend Vincent T. Parker
Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church
Dallas, Texas
Legal Redress I
Presiding:
Dr. Peaches Henry, President, Waco Branch
Gary Bledsoe, Texas State President and National Board Member
Victor Goode, Interim NAACP National Director of Education
Joseph Cooper, CEO Justice for Me
"Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins"
Movie: The life and work of Molly Ivins, a political journalist from Texas, best-selling author, and Bill of Rights warrior.
State Officers' Team Building
Facilitators:
Dr. Oliver Lankford
Dr. Keisha Lankford
Welcome Reception
Hosted by San Angelo Branch
Sponsored by the San Angelo Convention and Visitors Bureau
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2019
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
Lobby
501 Rio Concho Dr.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
501 Rio Concho Dr.
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center Lobby
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ministerial Alliance Campus
1100 Martin Luther King Dr.
San Angelo, Texas 76903
10:15 AM -11:30 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:15 AM -11:30 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
McNease Convention Center
Ballroom
501 Rio Concho Dr.
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
Ballroom
501 Rio Concho Dr.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Red Lion Hotel (Rear of Hotel)
441 Rio Concho Dr.
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
Lobby
501 Rio Concho Dr.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
501 Rio Concho Dr.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
501 Rio Concho Dr.
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A & B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
McNease Convention Center
Lobby
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
Lobby
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel
Ballrooms C/D/E
441 Rio Concho Dr.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
McNease Convention Center Convention Office
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
10:30 AM -11:45 AM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
McNease Convention Center Ballroom
501 Rio Concho Dr.
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Red Lion Hotel
Ballroom C
441 Rio Concho Dr.
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room C
501 Rio Concho Dr.
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room B
501 Rio Concho Dr.
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
McNease Convention Center
North Meeting Room A
501 Rio Concho Dr.
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
McNease Convention Center Ballroom
501 Rio Concho Dr.
CONVENTION REGISTRATION
GENERAL CONVENTION OFFICE
Opening & Election Plenary
Presiding:
Gary Bledsoe, NAACP Texas State Conference President &
NAACP National Board Member
VENDORS & EXHIBITS
Community Health Fair
Participants:
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for Concho Valley
Angelo State University-Professional School Counseling
Institute of Cognitive Development
La Esperanza Health Clinic
Lions Club-Eyeglass Clinic
MHMR Services for Concho Valley
River Crest Hospital
San Angelo Clubhouse
Shannon Medical Center
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Services
Veterans’ Administration Mobile Vet Center
Walgreen (Free Flu Shots)
West Texas Counseling & Guidance
West Texas Rehab’s Hospice of San Angelo
Addressing Environmental Racism
Presenter:
Gene Collins, Texas Environmental Chair; Moderator
Katherine Egland, Chair National NAACP ECJ Committee
Branch and Field Training and Officer and Executive Committee Responsibilities
Presenters:
Linda Lydia, Moderator NAACP State Secretary
Carmen Watkins, NAACP Southwest Regional Director
Ericka Cain, Texas State Youth and College Advisor, National Board Member
Economic Development
Presenters:
Dr. Brian Rowland, Economic Development Co-Chair Moderator
Wells Fargo Representative
National Economic Department Representative
National ECJ Representative
President’s Luncheon
Presiding:
Sherley Spears, President San Angelo NAACP
Carl White, President Conroe NAACP
Speaker:
Rick Levy, President, Texas AFL-CIO
Education Workshop: Curriculum, Latino and African American
Studies and Takeovers
Presenters:
Phyllis Jones, NAACP State Education Chair Moderator
Victor Goode, Interim National Education Director NAACP
Aicha Davis, Texas State Board of Education (Dallas)
Philemon Brown, Pastor Harker Heights Community Church
Lajuana Barton, Chief of Staff: Senator Royce West
Health Workshop
Presenters:
Carol Moore, RN NAACP State Health Chair
Jim Hightower, Former Agriculture Commissioner
Dr. Dorothy Greene-Jackson RN, Professor of Nursing
Branch Presidents Roundtable
Presenters:
Alisa Simmons, President Arlington Branch NAACP, Moderator
Carmen Watkins, Southwest Regional Director NAACP
Nelson Linder, President Austin Branch NAACP
Steven Green, President Madisonville Branch NAACP
Rev. Michael Cooper, President Beaumont Branch NAACP
Dr. Gregory Hudspeth, President San Antonio NAACP
Lonzo Kerr, Jr. State Staff NAACP
Healthamatic Live
Enhancing your Political Power by looking towards Non-traditional means such as Electric Cooperatives, MUD’s, etc.
Presenters:
Jeff Travillion, Travis County Commissioner, NAACP Communications Chair
Jim Hightower, Our Revolution
Phyllis Jones, NAACP State Education Chair
Royce West, Texas State 23rd Senatorial District, Dallas
Veterans’ Affairs
Presenters:
Terry Mustapher, NAACP State Assistant Treasurer, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair
Howard Jefferson, NAACP National Board Member
W. Clyde Lemon, NAACP Veterans Affairs, Houston Branch
TORCHBEARER’S RECEPTION
Presiding:
Ericka Cain, Texas State Youth and College Advisor, National Board Member
Tevin Ellis, NAACP National Board Member
Discussion with the Texas U.S. Senatorial Candidates
Royce West, Texas State Senator (Dallas)
Michael Cooper, NAACP Beaumont Branch President
Interview Panelists:
Alberta Phillips Bledsoe, Freelance Writer
Jeff Travillion, Travis County Commissioner, NAACP Communications Chair
Dr. Brian Rowland, Prairie View City Councilman, NAACP Economic Chair
Speaker:
Dr. Michael V. Williams, UTEP Director, African American Studies Program and Professor
2019 Special Presidential Award
Jim Hightower
Linda Lydia
8 MILE MAJOR TAYLOR BIKE RIDE (This is not a race)
CONVENTION REGISTRATION
GENERAL CONVENTION OFFICE
VENDORS & EXHIBITS
Plenary
Vendor Presentations
This is for the State Agencies to come in & talk to our members about their booths & for members to visit their booths.
Community Health Fair
Health Informatic provided by National Board Member Bob Lydia
Vision Screening - Noon Day Lions
Concho County Department of Health
HIV Screening
Safety Kits
Lone Star Legal
State Conference Election (Officers Election)
Town Hall with Youth and College
Moderators:
Gary L. Bledsoe
Summer Thompson
Presenters:
Royce West, Texas State Senator
Dr. Dorothy Green-Jackson RN, Nursing Professor UT Permian Basin
Steven Kling, Former Captain U.S. Army
Discussion:
Guns, Free Speech on College Campuses and Aligning with other Groups
where there are racial or political differences.
Time & Place Committee Screening of 2020 Convention Bids
Getting Prepared for Redistricting and Voter Identification
Presenters:
Robert Notzon, NAACP State Legal Redress Chair
Jesse Gaines Ft. Worth NAACP Legal Redress Chair
Gary Bledsoe, State President and National Board Member
Marcia Blanco-Johnson Co-Director Lawyers Committee Voting Right
Linda Lewis, NAACP Waco Branch
Census 2020
Presenters:
Gene Collins, NAACP Branch President Odessa
Steve Brown, Activist
Carroll Robinson, Houston Branch
Juanita Craft Youth Luncheon
Speaker:
Chris Daughtery, From Boys to Gentlemen Mentoring Program
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Movie: The life and work of Molly Ivins, a political journalist from Texas, best-selling, author, and Bill of Rights warrior.
Legal Redress II
Presenters:
Robert Notzon, State Legal Redress Chair
Jesse Gaines, Ft. Worth NAACP Legal Redress Chair
Gary Bledsoe, Texas State President and National Board Member
Victor Goode, Interim NAACP National Director of Education
Bob Lydia, NAACP National Board Member
Membership Portal Training for Secretaries
This session will provide hands-on training for unit secretaries to access the portal, enter sample membership records, review compliance status and much more.
(Secretaries will need to bring their own personal fully charged laptop computers to the
session)
Presenters:
National Office Staff
Closing Plenary
Texas Heroes Banquet
Presiding:
Joyce Miller, Texas State NAACP ACT-SO Chair
Donald L. Williams, President El Paso NAACP
Speakers:
Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Precinct 1 Austin, TX
2019 Texas Hero Recipients:
Alisa Simmons, President Arlington NAACP
Garland Freeze, Past President, San Angelo NAACP Branch