Youth
Summit
7th Annual CAV Virtual
June 12 | 1:00PM
Restream June 26 | 1 PM
Our
Speakers
Joe
Ganim
MAYOR, CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Peter Ganim is in his eighth term as Mayor of Connecticut’s largest city with a population of approximately 147,000 people. After campaigning on a platform of open government, reducing crime, improving public schools, reducing property taxes and growing the economy and job creation, Mayor Ganim was elected by a wide margin on November 3, 2015 to a position he had last held in 2003. He continues to serve as Mayor having been reelected in 2019.
Mike
Gustafson
U.S Attorney General
Gustafson has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 1997. For the last four years, he served as chief of the criminal division, and previously as supervisor of the District’s Hartford Office and Chief of the Organized Crime Strike Force.
Executive Director
Kingsley Ossei is the Founder and Executive Dir. of Connecticut Against Violence C.A.V. and currently the coordinator of The City of Bridgeport “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative founded by former President Barack Obama. Kingsley previously worked in the music industry for various major record labels such as Sony Music, Universal Records, Loud Records and many others. He founded Connecticut Against Violence to use Hip Hop music culture as a way to engage the youth to prevent violence and provide them with alternatives.
DR. ADOLPH
BROWN
SERVENT LEADER | AUTHOR | HUMORIST | MASTER TEACHER | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Without a doubt, education keynote speaker Dr. Adolph Brown offers the most unique, relevant, relatable, fun and entertaining presentations today. As a former at-risk student who had one foot in gifted education and the other in alternative education, Dr. Adolph Brown knows that the “Whole Student” deserves a “Whole Education.”
Michael
Testani
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Michael Testani is the Acting Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools, a position he was appointed to effective August 1, 2019. A Bridgeport native, Mr. Testani is a career educator and administrator in the Bridgeport Public Schools. Over the past 20-plus years, he has held positions as a School Counselor and Administrator at the elementary, middle and high school levels. He has also worked as an administrator on special assignment for the Bridgeport Public Schools.
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CAVVYS
2020
Connecticut Against Violence (CAV) the Bridgeport, CT based organization, which engages inner-city youth in activities and forums for the discussion and education on violence prevention, is proud to announce its 7th Annual: Virtual Youth Summit. CAV welcomes you to the 7th annual youth summit. We will be covering an array of topics including Gun Violence, Social Media, Substance Abuse, Importance of Education and more!
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