Do Good. Better. Conference
Developing the Faith and Skills to Reduce Homelessness
March 25-26, 2027 | Provo, UT
Join us to learn from renowned speakers who will share ideas and insights from their professional and personal experiences in driving social impact forward. Ask experts questions during intimate, interactive panels. Be trained in key social impact skills as part of breakout workshops. Connect with students, partners, faculty, and alumni and enjoy a delicious lunch as we learn to Do Good. Better. Together.
Morning Breakout Sessions
Friday, March 13, 9:40 AM - 11:35 AM
Dive deeper into “loving the problem” with three distinct issue-area tracks: Disaster Mitigation, Homelessness, and Food Insecurity. The morning sessions will provide an overview of the State of the Field by experts for each issue, followed by a session highlighting innovations in social impact work currently underway, and will conclude with a session on the impact of integrating faith into social-problem-solving approaches.
Disaster Harm Track Speakers
Monica Schroeder
VP of Global Engagement
Build Change
Andrew South, PhD
Assistant Professor
BYU Civil and Construction Engineering GEOGLOWS Project
Elder Quinn S. Millington
United States Southeast Area Seventy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Teresa Gomez
HBLL Geospatial Analysis, Data, and Technology
Brigham Young University
Riley Hales, PhD
Hydroinformatics Lab Manager
Brigham Young University
Clifton Farnsworth, PhD
Professor
Faculty, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Brigham Young University
Homelessness Track Speakers
Nick Coleman
Assistant State Homeless Coordinator
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Matthew Turner
Division Director
Utah Office of Homeless Services
Preston Cochrane
CEO at The Other Side Village
Kena Mathews
Housing Director
Community Action Services & Food Bank
Fred Sheehan
Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Wasatch Behavioral Health
Joe Price, PhD
Professor
BYU Economics
Ben Gibbs, PhD
BYU Sociology
Ruth Hardy
Senior Consultant
Socio Analytics
Food Insecurity Track Speakers
Rebecca Middleton
Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer
World Food Program USA
Gina Cornia
Executive Director
Utahns Against Hunger
Neil Rickard
Child Nutrition Advocate
Utahns Against Hunger
Holly Richardson, PhD
Editor & Columnist
Deseret News
Amy Ortiz
Staff Writer
Deseret News
Bryn St Clair, PhD
Researcher and Consultant in STEM Education and Training
Brigham Young University
Selam Dickerson
Food Systems Advocate
New Roots SLC
Afternoon Workshops
Friday, March 13, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Develop the faith and skills to solve social problems through engaging, interactive workshop sessions led by subject matter experts.
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