Virtual summit speakers announced

Southeast Arkansas College president Steven Bloomberg is among the latest group of speakers announced for the free National Youth Teen and Young Adult Empowerment Summit set this weekend.

The virtual event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The keynote speaker will be Kevin Hines, an award-winning brain/mental health and suicide prevention activist.

Presenters will also include Steven Bloomberg, president at Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK); Lynette Bloomberg, director for the SEARK Leadership Academy; Cleveland Miles, deputy director in the Division of Forensic Sciences at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory; Cne’ Hamilton, a trauma-informed certified yoga instructor; and Furonda Brasfield, owner of the Law Office of Furonda Brasfield, PLLC, at Stuttgart.

The conference is geared toward young people 14-29 years old and their families coming together for education, mental health wellness, enrichment activities and speakers, according to a news release. Sessions will be held for 14-17 year olds and those 18 and older.

The event is organized by Resiliency Empowerment Faith Overcomer (REFORM) Inc., a nonprofit organization founded by Melrita M. Johnson, a local resident and licensed clinical social worker.

The event will be live streamed on Zoom, Facebook and other social media sites. To register or for details, visit reformarkansas@yahoo.com or www.reformincarkansas.org.