ABCD’s Black History Month Celebration

BRIDGING THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP IN BOSTON

Join ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler as we honor Black history and Black futures.

The afternoon will feature a discussion about bridging the racial wealth gap as well as creative contributions from community members.

Light refreshments will be served.

Moderator

PARIS ALSTON
Co-host, Morning Edition, GBH News

Paris Alston is co-host of Morning Edition and The Wake Up podcast at GBH News. She previously was a host of the NPR podcast “Consider This,” produced in conjunction with GBH and WBUR. Paris also served as the host of GBH’s digital series Keep it Social about social media trends targeted at millennial and Gen Z audiences.

Learn more at: wgbh.org/news/people/paris-alston

Panelists

SEGUN IDOWU
Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion,
City of Boston

A transformative leader, Mr. Idowu has held executive positions with NAACP Boston and the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, where he served as president and CEO. In his current role, he is focused on making Boston a resilient, economically equitable, and vibrant city that centers people and creates opportunities to build generational wealth for all communities.

Learn more at: boston.gov/government/cabinets/economic-opportunity-and-inclusion/segun-idowu

JILL LACEY GRIFFIN
Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Accordia Partners

With more than 20 years of leadership experience in economic and workforce development, Jill Lacey Griffin serves as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Accordia Partners. Leading these efforts includes advancing, developing, and executing inclusive programs for diverse vendor selection, as well as workforce training, community education and outreach.

Learn more at: accordiare.com/about

RON MARLOW
Director of Workforce Development and Alternative Education
ABCD

Ron Marlow is director of workforce development and alternative education at ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development). A strategic leader with 25 years’ experience in policy development, program design, development and implementation, he has served as VP for workforce development with the National Urban League, undersecretary for workforce development under Governor Deval Patrick, and has held senior roles with MassHousing and the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance. 

Learn more at: linkedin.com/in/ronald-marlow