Speakers

Speakers and discussion facilitators at the Strengthening Families Leadership Summit will include researchers, parents, policymakers, and experts in early childhood, child welfare, family support, and other fields. Featured speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

	Darrell Armstrong, Pastor, Advocate, Family Support Leader The Rev. Darrell Armstrong is a national leader on issues pertaining to child welfare and family strengthening, particularly in foster and kinship care.  Rev. Armstrong served as the Director of the Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships in the New Jersey Department of Children and Families from 2006-2009, prior to which he was a member of the New Jersey Governor’s Cabinet for Children (2002-2005) and co-chaired Governor Jon Corzine’s Child Welfare Transition Team.  Currently, Armstrong is in his tenth year as the pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey, and continues to advocate for strengthening communities and families to prevent abuse and neglect and promote optimal child development.
	Jack Dalton, Professional Storyteller Rooted in Naparyarmiut (Hooper Bay), born in Bethel, and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Jack Dalton has grown up an ambassador between two worlds, his Yup’ik and European heritages.  As a highly honored professional storyteller, writer, and teacher, Jack travels extensively around Alaska, the US, and the world sharing his culture and stories in theaters, schools, universities, conferences, and conventions.  At residencies in schools across the country, he teaches the importance of storytelling to the continuation of all cultures and works with students to create their own stories, thus, continuing the tradition.  His organization, Raven Feathers & the Wind is based in Anchorage, Alaska.