2009 TEAA Conference
Final Report
Shelby Lewis
The fifth Teachers for East Africa Alumni (TEAA)
Conference was held in Atlanta Georgia on October 1-4, 2009. Approximately 75 people from the United
Kingdom, Panama, East Africa and a variety of cities in approximately 20 U.S. states
took part in the conference as planners, presenters, registrants and single session
participants. The backgrounds and
careers of participants were many and varied, including university professors
and administrators, lawyers, foreign service officers, NGO professionals,
health professionals, business managers, Africanists, international developers,
writers, performers and teachers linked together by their life-changing experiences
in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania during the 1960s and their commitment to
furthering education and development in East Africa. Many attended the inaugural TEAA conference in Washington, DC,
2001; Uganda, 2003; Tanzania, 2005; and Seattle, 2007, and despite the abysmal
economy and the recent floods in Georgia, the retirees on fixed incomes and the
still employed made their way to Atlanta to join old friends, learn about
conditions in East Africa, support TEAA projects, network with others engaged
in education and development in East Africa, and celebrate their TEA experience.
The theme of the Atlanta Õ09 conference was:
ÒUnderstanding and Supporting Education in East Africa.Ó The broad range of conference programming
included five enlightening and inspiring seminars on NGO activity in East
Africa; interesting, informative and enjoyable films: ÒThrow Down Your HeartÓ and
ÒThe King Legacy;Ó a reception hosted by the Schuchards that provided a warm
and inviting setting for lively discussions and catching up on family news
while feasting on wonderful homemade dishes and East African beer; an
informative and inspiring keynote address and interesting chats with Professor
Perezi Kamunanwire, UgandaÕs Ambassador to the U.S. and Latin America and the
Caribbean; presentations and tours at AtlantaÕs landmark institutions (considered
national treasures): The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change, a
National Park established after the assignation of Dr. King in 1968, and the
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the Carter Center, established after the
Carter presidency ended in 1976. Additionally, the opening and closing sessions
and hotel receptions allowed TEAAers to renew old acquaintances, make new
friends, assess TEAA progress and direction and make plans for the sixth
bi-annual conference which will mark the 50th anniversary of the
Teachers for East Africa program.
The Conference Team wish to thank TEAA
colleagues and friends, Ambassador Perezi Kamunanwire, President Isaac Ferris
of the King Center, Dr. Jay Hakes of the Carter Center, Dr. Vicki Crawford of the
Morehouse College King Collection, the staff of the Embassy Suites Hotel, the
awesome NGO program presenters and all of the individuals and institutions that
collectively made AtlantaÕ09 a wonderful experience. A tally and a statistical and geographical break-down on
conference participants and activities follow. A complete financial report will be submitted to the
Executive Council by October 25, 2009.
Atlanta Ô09
Conference Sites:
Embassy
Suites Hotel 1
½ days
Carter
Center 1
day
King
Center ½
day
Total
Conference Attendance 75
Sign-In
List 51
Luncheon
Only 3
Tour(s)
Only 4
Guest
Presenters 18
Geographical
Spread
International: Panama, United Kingdom,
Uganda
United
States:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Florida
Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New
Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North
Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
South
Carolina
Washington
Washington,
DC
Conference
Activities:
Seminars 5
(4 external, 1 TEAA)
Films 2
(Throw Down Your Heart and King Legacy)
Luncheon -
Keynote 1
(Carter Center)
Luncheon -
Informal 1
(King Center)
General
Sessions 2
(Opening and Business)
Cultural
Activities/Tours 2
(Carter Center and King Center)
Formal
Reception 1
(Schuchard)
Informal
Receptions 2
(Hotel)
Special
Presentation 1
(City of Atlanta Proclamation)
Guest
Presenters
Courtney
Chartier, Archivist, King Collection of Morehouse College
Nell
Diallo, Medshare
Isaac
Newton Ferris, President & CEO, King Center
Jamail
Gyagenda, Mercer University
Jay Hakes,
Library and Museum, Carter Center
Ravi
Jayakaran, MAP International
Perezi
Kamunanwire, UgandanAmbassador to the U.S. and LAC
Derick
Kayongo, CARE, International
C.T.
Martin, Atlanta City Council
Irene
Mbari-Kirika, Our Reading Spaces Foundation
Michael
Nyenhuis, J-0 FoundationWalter Dean, Habitat Aid Initiative
Robert
Owor, Alumni Association of East Africa
Karen
Schaefer, Friends of Tanzania Education Project
John
Stremlau, Vice President, Peace Program, Carter Center
Stanford
Thompson, Music Project in Meru, Kenya
Eric
Vickers, King Legacy Student, Morehouse College
Felker
Ward, Rotary Club, Kenya Water Project
P. Craig
Withers, Jr., Director of Health Programs, Carter Center
Presenters
Addresses (for use in networking
and mailing certificates)
1.Ambassador
Perezi Kamunawire
Embassy
of The Republic of Uganda
5911
16th Street, NW
Washington,
DC 20011
2. Councilman C.T. Martin
Atlanta
City Council
55
Trinity Avenue SW
Atlanta,
GA 30303
3. Dr. John Stremlau
Vice
President, Peace Program
The
Carter Center
453
Freedom Parkway
Atlanta,
GA 30307
4. Mr. P. Craig Withers, Jr.
Director
of Health Programs
The
Carter Center
453
Freedom Parkway
Atlanta,
GA 30307
5. Dr. Jay Hakes
Director,
Library and Museum
The
Carter Center
453
Freedom Parkway
Atlanta,
GA 30307
6.
Ms. Nell Diallo
Director,
MedShare
3240
Clifton Springs Rd.
Decatur,
GA 30034-4608
7. Dr. Ravi Jayakaran
MAP
International
4700
Glynco Parkway
Brunswick,
GA 31525-4800
8.
Mr. Michael Nyenhuis
CEO,
Map International and Director, J-9 Foundation
4700
Glynco Parkway
Brunswick,
GA 31525-4800
9. Walter Dean
Habitat
AID Initiative
6855
Shiloh Road East
Alpharetta,
GA 20005
10. Dr. Ismail Gyagenda
Department
of Mathematics and Computer Science
Mercer
University
3001
Mercer University Drive
Atlanta,
GA 30341-4415
11. Ms. Irene Mbari-Kirika
Our
Reading Spaces
2870
Peachtree Rd., #155
Atlanta,
GA 30305
12. Dr. Derreck Kayongo
CARE
International
151
Ellis Street
Atlanta,
GA 30303
13. Mr. Isaac Newton Ferris
President
and CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change
449
Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta,
GA 30312-1590
14. Ms. Courtney Chartier
King
Collection, Woodruff Library
111
James P. Brawley Drive
Atlanta,
GA 30314
15. Eric Vickers
(Student
in King Legacy Class)
Morehouse
College
830
Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta,
GA 30314
16. Dr. Vicki Crawford
Co-Director,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
Morehouse
College
830
Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta,
GA 30314
17. Mr. Felker Ward
10
Peachtree Pl. NE
Atlanta,
GA 30309
18.
Ms. Karen Schaefer
Friends
of Tanzania
985
Courtenay Drive
Atlanta,
GA 30306
19. Mr. Stanford Thompson
Music
Project Meru
Decatur
GA (check details with Keith Schuchard)
TEAA
Program Participants 13
Sam Bell
Betty
Castor
John Dwyer
Pat Gill
Brooks
Goddard
Henry
Hamburger
Hank
Hector
Priscilla
Lane
Shelby
Lewis
Ed Schmidt
Keith
Schuchard
Ron
Schuchard
Robert
Scully
Conference
Sign-In List: 51
Betsey
Anderson
Bob
Ashcraft
Jerry Barr
Bill
Cahill
Fran
Cahill
Emilee
Cantieri
Lois
Carwile
Betty
Castor
Betty Coxson
Gene Child
Audrey
Dickson
Leal
Dickson
Linda
Donaldson
John Dwyer
Vince
Farley
Bruce
Franklin
Pat Gay
Pat Gill
Brooks
Goddard
Anita
Hakes
Henry
Hamburger
Sharon
Hartmann
Carol
Heath
Hank
Hector
Sharon
Hepburn
Carol
Jones
William
Jones
Jan Kerr
Marva Kester
Don Knies
Maureen
Knies
Linda Ann
Kunz
Priscilla
Lane
Marty
McCall Lemke
Gus Lewis
Mary Ann
Lewis
Shelby
Lewis
Pat Mische
Marsh
McJunkin
Larry Olds
Jonne
Robinson
Karen
Schaefer
Jerry
Schieber
Joan
Schieber
Ed Schmidt
Robert
Scully
Keith
Schuchard
Ron
Schuchard
Lee Smith
Mary Ryan
Taras
Jim
Weikart
Conference
Program . A copy of the Atlanta Ô09 conference
program is attached. It is the
official Conference Program because the names of some of the presenters changed
or were not available before the printing of the program that was included in
registration packets. Please print it out for your records
Conference
Committee
John
Dwyer
Hank
Hector
Shelby
Lewis
Keith
Schuchard
Robert
Scully
Invaluable
Conference Support
Pat
Gill
Brooks
Goddard
Henry
Hamburger
Ed
Schmidt
Priscilla
Lane
Jay
Hakes
Vickie
Crawford
Carter
Center
King
Center