Mount Saint Mary College will present “Building Stronger Communities: Intersections of Health, Law, and Housing” on Thursday, November 17 at 6 p.m. in the Aquinas Hall atrium on campus.
The panel discussion is free and open to the public. No registration is required. The college is located at 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh, N.Y.
The community is invited to join together for an evening of conversation exploring the intersections of law, housing, and health, and what it means for the Newburgh and Hudson Valley communities.
After a greeting by Tiffany N. Gagliano, dean of the Mount’s School of Business, and Michael L. Fox, assistant professor and Pre-Law Advisor at the college, the audience will hear speeches by City of Newburgh Mayor and Mount alumnus Torrance Harvey, MSEd ’03, and Genesis Ramos, executive director of the Mount’s Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness and Orange County Legislator for District 6.
Panelists will include:
- Samuel Bergsohn, Esq., staff attorney, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
- Inaudy Esposito, executive director, Orange County Human Rights Commission
- Colin Jarvis, executive director, Newburgh Ministry
- Rene Mejia Jr., community organizer, For the Many
- Cathy Rehfus-Wilsek, associate professor and graduate coordinator, Mount Saint Mary College’s School of Business
The panel will be moderated by Ashley Collazo, program coordinator of the college’s Desmond Center; and Octavius D. Fryar, a future graduate from the college’s School of Business.
The event is being co-sponsored by the Mount’s Pre-Law Society and the Desmond Center.