Tom BransonSteven A. CorseDrug Free CommunitiesGary Neighborhood ServicesIndiana American WaterIndiana University Northwest/ Special Events OfficeDr. Sharron Liggins

Methodist Hospitals/ POP FoundationMike Anderson ChevroletNIPSCOWorkforce Development/ Gary Communities That CareLt. Lawrence Wright. Retired

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ADULT SESSIONS8:00am – 8:40am Check-In/Continental Breakfast8:45am – 8:50am Welcome William Lowe, Chancellor Bergland Auditorium Indiana University NW 8:50am – 9:00am Introduction to Conference Karen Freeman Wilson Bergland Auditorium Mayor, City of Gary9:10am – 10:00am Morning Keynote Address Dr. Michael McGee, Bergland Auditorium Gary Methodist Hospital10:00am – 10:10am Mini-Break Transition to Rooms10:15am – 11:00am Break-Out Sessions

Domestic Violence Barbara Dahl, IUN Raintree Hall #201 Identity Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired Raintree Hall #205 Youth Suicide Prevention Susan Galante, Workforce Raintree Hall #207 Development Services Parents and Youth Violence Dr. Tanya Rodgers Raintree Hall #209 The Epidemic of Violence Dr. Reuben Rutland, Raintree Hall #211 Methodist Hospitals Gary for Life Commander Kerry Rice, Gary PD Savannah Gym and Joy Holiday, City of Gary11:00am – 11:10am Mini-Break – Transition to Rooms11:15am – 12:00pm Break-Out Sessions

Domestic Violence Barbara Dahl, IUN Raintree Hall #201 Identity Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired Raintree Hall #205 Youth Suicide Prevention Susan Galante, Workforce Raintree Hall #207 Development Services Parents and Youth Violence Dr. Tanya Rodgers Raintree Hall #209 The Epidemic of Violence Dr. Reuben Rutland, Raintree Hall #211 Methodist Hospitals Gary for Life Commander Kerry Rice, Gary PD Savannah Gym and Joy Holiday, City of Gary12:10pm – 12:45pm Lunch- Cafeteria12:50pm – 2:00pm Afternoon Keynote Address Dr. Antonio Webb, Bergland Auditorium San Antonio, TX 2:10pm – 3:00pm Wrap up Albert Gay, M.S. Bergland Auditorium Indiana Prevention Resource Center

YOUTH SESSIONS8:00am – 8:40am Check-In/Continental Breakfast8:45am – 8:50am Welcome to IUN William Lowe, Chancellor Bergland Auditorium Indiana University NW8:50am – 9:00am Introduction to Conference Karen Freeman Wilson Bergland Auditorium Mayor, City of Gary9:10am – 10:00am Keynote Address Dr. Michael McGee Methodist Hospitals Bergland Auditorium10:00am – 10:10am Mini-Break Transition to Rooms10:15am – 11:00am Break-Out Sessions Gang Awareness and Consequences Tom Branson, Lake County Raintree Hall #101 Sheriff’s Department Domestic Violence Rachel Caruthers, FLY Raintree Hall #103 Financial Literacy Delta Jones Walker Raintree Hall #105 Guns and Youth Jerry Gordon, ATF Raintree Hall #109 Legal Rights and Responsibility Jerry Ezell, Major Ret. ISP, Atty Raintree Hall #145

Healthy Relationships: the Choice that Matters Jena Bellezza, Parenting Inst. Raintree Hall #149 Social Media Social Media Development Group Raintree Hall #151 Hip Slop and (C)Rap Music Todd McCain, ClearPath Center Raintree Hall #102 Healthy Choices Ron Gatson, Temple of Total Fitness Raintree Hall #223 Drug Prevention Stg. Brandon Campbell, IUNPD Raintree Hall #217 The Law in Your Community Det. Clifford Caldwell, IUNPD Raintree Hall #203 11:00am – 11:10am Mini-Break – Transition to Rooms11:15am – 12:00pm Break-Out Sessions Gang Awareness and Consequences Tom Branson, Lake County Raintree Hall #101 Sheriff’s Department Domestic Violence Rachel Caruthers, FLY Raintree Hall #103 Financial Literacy Delta Jones Walker Raintree Hall #105 Guns and Youth Jerry Gordon, ATF Raintree Hall #109 Legal Rights and Responsibility Jerry Ezell, Major Ret. ISP, Atty Raintree Hall #145

Healthy Relationships: the Choice that Matters Jena Bellezza, Parenting Inst. Raintree Hall #149 Social Media Social Media Development Group Raintree Hall #151 Hip Slop and (C)Rap Music Todd McCain, ClearPath Center Raintree Hall #102 Healthy Choices Ron Gatson, Temple of Total Fitness Raintree Hall #223 Drug Prevention Stg. Brandon Campbell, IUNPD Raintree Hall #217 The Law in Your Community Det. Clifford Caldwell, IUNPD Raintree Hall #203 12:10pm – 12:45pm Lunch–Cafeteria12:50pm – 2:00pm Keynote Address Dr. Antonio Webb, Savannah Gym 2:10pm – 3:00pm Wrap Up Albert Gay, M.S. Bergland Auditorium Indiana Prevention Resource Center

The odds were stacked against Antonio Webb, beginning with his childhood in Shreveport, Louisiana. Friends and family members were serving jail time, or addicted to drugs. Some close friends were even killed amidst the challenges of the neighborhood.

With these influences in his life, it seemed he was destined to turn out the same way. But fate had something else in mind for young Webb. While in high school, he developed an interest in biology and medicine and his grades earned him a spot in a local medical magnet program for disadvantaged students. Inspired by this experience, he began to dream of a career as a doctor, even though no one in his family had completed college, let alone medical school.

Webb realized his best chance for financial help with higher education would come if he served in the military. After 17-year-old Webb graduated high school in the top 5% of his class, his father consented to let him join the U.S. Air Force, in 2001.

While on his 8-year active duty commitment in the Air Force, Webb worked as a medic and simultaneously attended undergrad at the University of Texas at San Antonio, taking classes whenever and wherever he could to compete his degree. 6 1/2 years after first beginning, Webb became the first person in his family to hold a college degree.

He was later deployed north of Baghdad, Iraq, where he served as a combat medic; on a base dubbed “Mortarville” for the frequency of mortar attacks it endured. He treated just over 800 patients during his deployment and earned several medals in the process including an Air Force Achievement medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with a bronze oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service

medal, Iraq Campaign Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service medal and an Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon.

When he left the military in 2009, it was time to pursue his medical training full time, beginning with the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program, which worked to prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds for success in medical school and beyond. From there, he was accepted into the renowned Georgetown University School of Medicine, and he says he considers the day he was accepted the most unforgettable moment of his life thus far.

Today, Dr. Antonio Webb is completing his residency at the University of Texas, San Antonio, specializing in Orthopedic Surgery. But that isn’t enough for the tireless and disciplined doctor. He’s putting the finishing touches on his first book, his life story, aptly titled Overcoming the Odds, and is frequently sought after for inspirational speaking engagements.

One of his most rewarding activities, however, is serving as a mentor for underprivileged middle and high school students interested in a career in medicine. He volunteers to help because he says it is important for students to know “If I can do it, they can, too.” Webb says his proudest moment would be when he encounters a student in later years who says, “I am in medical school because of you.”

It’s been a long road from impoverished child in a dangerous environment to decorated soldier and award-winning medic, and Antonio Webb, MD is aware of the amazing journey that has been his life. “I don’t take anything for granted,” he says. “I know I am incredibly blessed.”

DR. ANTONIO J. WEBB

Michael A. McGee was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He graduated from Lew Wallace High School and attended Purdue University where he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology/Psychology. Dr. McGee later achieved a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Illinois in Chicago, a Medical Doctorate from Rush Medical College in Chicago, and completed his Internship and Residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University (NYU)/ Bellevue Hospital Medical Center in New York, NY.

Upon completion of residency in May 2004, Dr. McGee worked as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory/Grady Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia until 2006. In January 2005, Dr. McGee was

called to duty at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, IN. At this time, he had to assume responsibility for his 93 year-old grandmother after the passing of his mother, who was a nurse at Methodist Hospitals for over 30 years. He became the Chief and Medical Director for the Emergency Medicine Departments at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, in August 2006. He is currently the Medical Director for both Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Indiana University Northwest School of Medicine Student Wellness Health Center.

In addition, in March of 2010, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an independent Methodist ER Group called Northwest Emergency Associates (NEA), LLC.

DR. MICHAEL A. MCGEE, MD, MPH, FACEP