County Exec Among Presenters at Outreach Conference

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Deputy County Executive and CIO Phil Bertolini will be among the presenters at Leadership Oakland’s Action Speaks! Community Outreach Conference 2011.

The event will be held 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 8, at Smith Theater on in Farmington Hills.

The conference is designed to inform, inspire and motivate participants to get engaged and make a difference in their communities. More than 15 speakers will cover issues such as local government, media influence, business and entrepreneurship, public education and health care services.

They include:

Robert Allen - president, Luma Resources
Herman Moore - entrepreneur and former Detroit Lion
Mary Toni Flowers - Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
Bill Herman - practice group leader, Plante & Moran
Kent Clark- CEO, Grace Centers of Hope
Pete Auger - city manager, City of Auburn Hills
Men of Grace - musicians, Grace Centers of Hope
Margaret Trimer-Hartley - superintendent, University Prep Science and Math
Mark King - Manager of Economic Development, DTE
CNS Anti-Stigma Group - Community Network Services
Lois Sanders - inspirational speaker
Gerald Butler - musician, Center of Healing Arts, Recovery, Growth, & Empowerment
Ivory Williams - artist and storyteller
Joan Firestone - Director of Early Childhood, Oakland Schools
Invincible - Detroit hip-hop artist and activist
Fran Anderson - volunteer

Tickets are $28 and include lunch. For more information or to register, go to actionspeaksconference.com.