Virtual Community-Engaged Staff Convening – Pathways to Community: Building Effective Reciprocal Partnerships – Aug 6

Posted by Transform Mid-Atlantic on August 4, 2026

Please join the Transform Mid-Atlantic (TMA) network for a dynamic virtual community-engaged practitioner (CEP) convening, Pathways to Community: Building Effective Reciprocal Partnerships, on Thursday, August 6 from 9:30-11:30am ET. Together, we will explore what it takes to build a sustainable and high impact faculty fellows program, develop smart and effective strategies for engaging students in community‑based events, and create space for practitioners, staff, and faculty to problem solve collectively.

Our featured speaker will be Dr. Tyler Derreth (he/him) who is the Associate Director of SOURCE and Director of the MHS in Health, Behavior, and Society at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomburg School of Public Health. His research concentrates on urban community–university partnerships, critical pedagogies, and equitable educational practices. He also centers his research agenda on issues of social justice, race, and identity. In particular, he is focused on developing equitable urban university–community partnerships through service-learning and other academic practices that center marginalized voices in a critical educational environment. He primarily uses qualitative methods to examine institutional, social, and cultural questions around education and justice.

To RSVP for the event, please send an email to TMA Chief of Staff and Associate Director Dr. Shawntay Stocks with a list of the names and email addresses of all individuals who you would like to register. A calendar invitation will be sent to all those who RSVP.