Resilient Gwinnett in Action Summit Presented by Kaiser Permanente
Build resilience where it matters most at the Resilient Gwinnett in Action Summit: Stronger Together: Building Resilience Across Systems.
Our dynamic, one-day event brings educators, mental health professionals, business and community leaders, first responders, and youth-serving professionals together to strengthen mental well-being across families, workplaces, and our community.
- When: Thursday, March 26 from 8 AM – 5 PM
- Where: Maison 6405
- Cost: $40
What to Expect
- Networking and resource fair
- Sector-specific breakout sessions for education, youth-serving organizations, and the business community
- Afternoon Spotlight: From Awareness to Action—Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Human Trafficking in Gwinnett County
- CEUs to support your professional development
- Closing wine reception and more!
Agenda
8:00 – 8:50 AM – Check-in, Networking, Resource Fair, and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 AM – Opening Plenary
9:30 – 10:00 AM – Keynote
- Systemic Empathy as the Blueprint to Cultivate Resiliency
Dr. Stan Sonu, MD, MPH (Medical Director for Child Advocacy at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
10:15 – 11:00 AM – Breakout Session 1
- Youth Services Track
- Growing Empathic Joy: Teaching Children to Share in Others’ Happiness
Dr. Erin Tully, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Georgia State University Department of Psychology)
- Growing Empathic Joy: Teaching Children to Share in Others’ Happiness
- Education Track
- From Awareness to Action: Addressing Implicit Bias Within Trauma-Informed School Systems
Dr. Jillian Whatley, Ph.D. (CEO, Jillian Whatley and Associates)
- From Awareness to Action: Addressing Implicit Bias Within Trauma-Informed School Systems
- Business Track
- Regulate to Relate: Using Trauma-Informed Strategies to Lead During Turbulent Times!
Dr. David Kim, Ph.D., LPC (CEO, Research Institute for Counseling Education)
Dr. Daun Kwag, Ph.D., NCC (Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinician, Research Institute for Counseling Education)
- Regulate to Relate: Using Trauma-Informed Strategies to Lead During Turbulent Times!
11:15 – 12:00 PM – Breakout Session 2
- Youth Services Track
- Beyond Sports: How Extracurricular Activities Build Youth Resilience and Mental HealthDr. Leon Banks, Ph.D., LCSW (Assistant Professor, University of Georgia School of Social Work)
- Education Track
- Self-Care when Enough is Too Much: Recognizing Stress, Setting Boundaries, and Strengthening ResilienceTonika Dew-Evans, LPC, NCC, CPCS (All in Dew Time)
- Self-Care when Enough is Too Much: Recognizing Stress, Setting Boundaries, and Strengthening Resilience
- Business Track
- The Resilient Workplace: A Leader’s Guide to Building Trauma-Informed SystemsAstrid Prudent (Associate Project Director, Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University)
Ursula Davis (Associate Project Director, Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University)
12:15 PM – Lunch and Networking
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Human Trafficking
Moderator:
Tonika Dew-Evans, LPC, NCC, CPCS (All in Dew Time)
Presentation:
Leanne McCall (WellSpring Living)
Panelists:
- Faythe Kadona (Street Grace)
- Chief Cleophas Atwater (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit)
- Pat McDonough (Andersen, Tate and Carr Law Firm, Sex Trafficking Division)
- Chi’Kyla Coleman (Grace’s Place)
3:30 PM – Closing Plenary
4:30 PM – Wine Reception
Secure your spot and be part of building a healthier, more resilient Gwinnett.
Cost: $40
Feedback from the 2025 Resilient Gwinnett Summit:
First, I want to say how wonderful an event the summit was…Great job ladies!
I really enjoyed the keynote, breakout presentations, and especially the afternoon panel. Including lunch, a smoothie bar, as well as the opportunity for CEUs was a very nice touch! This sentiment was echoed by one of our amazing social workers who was also in attendance and equally impressed. Next year we will have more inattendance!”
I love the family-centered talks!
I only went to one of those breakout sessions, but it was so nice seeing that portion of our lives addressed and not JUST professional development. It really puts into practice the idea most folks preach when they say the whole self needs to thrive if you want to thrive at work. I loved seeing you walk the walk and it not be just talk.”
I am most excited to share the resources I received to help our community become more aware and offer impactful change.
I also gained knowledge on how to build
Resilience Personally, Mentally, Physically, Professionally, Spiritually, and Emotionally.
Thank you for an excellent experience. I’m looking forward to many more sessions.”
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