Name: Developing Relationships, Alignment, and Accountability with Elected Officials
Start: 2025-04-24T15:45:00-0400
End: 2025-04-24T17:15:00-0400

Thursday April 24, 2025 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT

TBA

In this strategy session, we’ll learn more about the successful techniques to and challenges in developing relationships, alignment and accountability with elected officials. Though we’ll have time to hear from advocates on the panel, we’ll also brainstorm strategies together to ensure your elected officials are fighting hard to pass and implement RTC in your region.

Speakers

Judge Shera Grant

Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit-Birmingham, Alabama

Judge Shera Grant is a Circuit Court Judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit in Birmingham, Alabama. She became a judge in January 2016. Judge Grant is a 1999 graduate of Alabama State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems. After college, Judge Grant... Read More →

Malika Conner

Coalition Coordinator, Right to Counsel NYC Coalition

Malika is an experienced community organizer, coalition builder, campaign strategist, and social worker. She has worked in the social justice movement for over a decade and has extensive experience building coalitions and campaigns from the ground up. Malika began working with the... Read More →

Randy Dillard

RTCNYC / Community Action for Safe Apartments at New Settlement (CASA)

Randy Dillard is a resident of the Bronx and a single father of 5 children. He has been a CASA member for 14 years and a CASA leader for 12 of those years. Randy has been intricately involved in the creation of the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition. Since 2014, Randy was also appointed... Read More →