Jody Lewen is President of Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California.

Mount Tamalpais College is an independent liberal arts college located in San Quentin State Prison.

Corey McNeil has been a student since 2011 and joined the staff of Mount Tamalpais College as a program clerk in 2017. After being released in 2021, he became the college's Alumni Affairs Associate.

Mount Tamalpais College (MTC) provides a general education associate of arts degree and intensive college preparatory courses to over 300 people incarcerated at San Quentin. It also provides training and support to other higher education in prison programs across the country, advocating for the values of high academic quality and inclusivity, while serving as a resource to policymakers, practitioners, and academic and correctional administrators.

Dr. Lewen received her bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in modern European history; her master's degree from the Freie Universität, Berlin in comparative literature and philosophy; and her PhD in rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.

She was the recipient in 2006 of the Peter E. Haas Public Service Award from the University of California, Berkeley, which recognizes alumni of UC Berkeley who have made significant voluntary contributions to the betterment of society. In 2016, MTC (then the Prison University Project) received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama. In 2018, Jody was named a Frederick Douglass 200 awardee, which honored those whose modern-day work best embodies Douglass' legacy of social change.

To learn more, go to:

https://www.mttamcollege.edu

https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2022/08/08/nations-first-standalone-prison-campus-celebrates-graduation/

Liz Lefkofsky is a social philanthropist committed to championing initiatives that enhance the quality of human life. She has dedicated her professional career to various philanthropic initiatives, starting as a young child helping stuff envelopes in support of the American Brain Tumor Association, which her mother founded. From there, Liz served in numerous non-profit roles at Gallery 37, now known as After School Matters, and the Printers Row Book Fair.

In 2006, Liz and her husband Eric established the Lefkofsky Family Foundation where she serves as president, advancing high-impact programs, initiatives, and research in the areas of education, women’s health, medical research and the arts. Liz spearheaded a unique partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago to create a performance-enhancing curriculum called Success Bound that aims to redesign the middle school experience to give all middle school students preparation for high school and beyond. She also founded the VING Project, an initiative that empowers teens to support people in their communities that could use a financial boost.

The VING project is a national movement sparking the next generation of givers. Through VING, teens have an opportunity to give an individual in need an encouraging boost by surprising them with $1,000. We started The VING Project to empower teens to make a difference in the lives of those around them.

From the organization: "By providing [teens] with small grants to give to people in need, we hope to provide an opportunity for them to experience the joys of giving – that feeling you get when you take the time to care about someone else who may be vulnerable. We hope we are giving teens more than just a $1,000 check to donate to someone in need. Our desire is to bestow young people with the confidence to lead with generosity and compassion. We recognize that more important than monetary donations is the consideration of others and the community around you. Our family is constantly inspired by the thoughtfulness and kindness we see from the VING community. With teenagers of our own, we see the power and influence that young people hold today. We hope the VING Project is a vehicle that allows teens to continue their journey of making the world a kinder, better place."

In 2013, Liz and her husband became signees of the Giving Pledge, deepening their commitment to philanthropic causes. She also serves as a board member for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Peer Health Exchange, and Ravinia.

Liz is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and currently lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and three children.

To learn more, go to: https://lefkofskyfoundation.com/

From prevention to treatment, there are many entry points to intervene ranging from preventive HPV vaccination, promotion of screening and follow-up, and social mobilization.

This presentation will focus on why cervical cancer elimination is an achievable goal, and lessons learned from small actions that are leading to major impact.

Our speaker, Dr Isabel C. Scarinci, is a professor and Vice-Chair for Global and Rural Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama.

Professionally, she has dedicated her career to the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs in cervical cancer prevention and control among underserved populations.

As a Rotarian, she has partnered with the Rotary Club of Colombo (Sri Lanka), and more recently with the Rotary Club of Guatemala-Sur, toward the elimination of cervical cancer in these countries. In 2023 Alabama became the first and only state in the U.S. to launch a statewide plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem through a partnership between the Rotary Club of Birmingham and other organizations.

In 2021, Dr Scarinci was chosen as one of the six champions of health worldwide by Rotary International for her work in cervical cancer.

To learn more, go to:

https://operationwipeout.org/