Thursday November 5th, 8:30-10:40 Abington Heights SD

Thursday, November 5th, 12-1:30 PSU Worthington-Scranton Cafe Conference Room  SLC

Thursday, November 5th, 2:15-3;15 Misericordia, Passan Hall (Health Science Building Lake Street) Room 109

Thursday November 5th, 5-6:30 Kings College

Friday, November 6, 8:30-10:30  Co-Sponsored with Wilkes Barre United Way at LCCC ECC Auditorium

Friday November 6,  11-12pm  W-B Solomon Plains

Friday   November 6,  1:30-3pm  Penn State Hazleton  Kostos 1 (Lower level)

Dr. Lewis’ first visit to our area was both informative and inspiring, so many members have asked for her to return. We are pleased that she can come back to continue our conversation about the social, cultural, and economic dynamics of persistent poverty in the United States. This session will examine the dynamics that cause and maintain poverty from the individual to the systemic level.

Dr. Lewis uses the lens of economic class and provides specific tools and strategies the communities can use to prevent, reduce, and alleviate poverty. Participants will review poverty research, examine the theory of change, and analyze poverty through the prism of hidden rules influence  class, the distribution of resources, family structure, and language to see how this architecture undermines efforts to address and eradicate poverty.

Dr. Regina A. Lewis holds a PhD in Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy, an MA in communication, a BA in communication and a BA in Psychology. Currently, Dr. Lewis serves as chair for the Division of Communications, humanities, and Technical Studies at Pikes Peak Community College. With clients including Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profit agencies, and educational institutions, Dr. Lewis’ is recognized as a leading specialist in leadership, professional excellence, cultural  inclusion, coaching, and strategic development training. She is a consulting partner, national speaker, and director of ReginaSpeaking, LLC. Through this company she has worked with clientele in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Korea, Japan, Germany, Ethiopia, and the United states.

Dr. Lewis is certified in an array of assessment tools, including LM360, Firo Business Assessment, Workplace Big 5, and Emotional Intelligence. She is a certified trainer of Bridges Out of Poverty, College Achievement Alliance, and a national presenter for TeamUP Cengage Learning Engagement Services.