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Exhibitors/Vendors

Friday November 7, 2025

 

9:00 AM

Registration and exhibit hall opens                                            Jr ballroom

11:00 Am

Welcome by BDSA Founders and Board members                Jr ballroom

11:30 Am   

Keynote and Lunch                 Dr. Usala and Dr. Barr                 Jr Ballroom

 

1:30 Pm - 2:30 pm

Session 1a​

Michelle Tate                                                                                Jr ballroom

​Session 1b

Edward Evans                                                                               Saloon A/b

 

3:00 pm - 4:00 PM

Session 2a

Dr. Leesha Thrower                                                                      Jr Ballroom​

Session 2b

Daymark Living                                                                             Saloon A/b

 

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dinner                      Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cohen (ABCDS)      Jr Ballroom

 

8:45 Pm

Dads Fireside chat

moderators: Travis Caughman & Bartley Lotterberry

TBD

 

Saturday, November 8, 2025

8:00 am - 9:00 am        Morning EXERCISE with move-Ment INC.     Jr. Ballroom

9:00 AM - 5:00 pm       Registration and exhibit hall open            Junior ballroom

 

9:15 am - 10:15 am

Session 1A

Kristen Janky & Heather Porter (Boystown)                                         Jr ballroom

 

Session 1b

Latasha Gross                                                                                          Saloon a/b

 

11:00 Am

Financial planning Panel + lunch

Melissa Davis, Dion Hobbs & Whitney Thompson                             Jr ballroom

 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Session 2a

Tara Lynn Bailey                                                                                    Jr ballroom

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Session 2b

Laura Hinton & Ruth Brown Ennis (Hopelab)                                     Saloon a/b

 

3:00 pm

Group picture

*please wear conference jersey                                                         Jr ballroom

 

4:00 pm

Moms fireside chat

moderated by Olantha Scott and Dr. Stephanie Webb

Tbd

 

6:00 PM-10:00 pm

Sneaker ball + silent auction

Dinner will be served at 6pm                                                             Jr ballroom

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The mission of the BDSA is to connect Black families in the Down Syndrome community with resources to improve their lives in a more meaningful way by addressing the many inequalities present that increase barriers to access, support and education.

Contact us at info@blackdownsyndrome.org

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