b'FUTUREyourto VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCEThis isworkshop The Philadelphia Futures Annual Conference was held the week of January 10, 2022. Our Annual a crash course in the Conference brings the Philadelphia Futures community together to recognize our scholars and supporters,latest research on why FUTUREshare information, learn best practices, and celebrate the start of the new year. This year, the focus of our belonging matters for Conference was how we, as a Philadelphia Futures community, continue to move forward to the futurevolunteers and mentors through our anti-racist transformation.and the students they yourOver the course of three days, our workshops centered around the topics:Forward to Your Future:serve, how bias works to Transforming Philadelphia Futures Programming for students and alumni,Forward to Your Future:and manifests, and what Futures 101 Family Session for families, andForward to Your Future: Transforming Philadelphiait takes to interruptFutures Programming, Implicit Bias and Microaggressions for our supporters. The supporter session,biasand repairin its wake.led by Jason Craige Harris, Partner at Perception Strategies LLC and Senior Advisor at Perception Institute, focused onHow to Live Our Values: Volunteering and Mentoring to Center Belonging and Compassion.Jason Craige Harris, Partner at Perception Strategic All of the sessions were held virtually. To conclude the week, a live stream of the Student Awards was LLC and Senior Advisor atheld, beginning with our Year-In-Review video. You can view the video at: bit.ly/2022PFClosingPerception Institute We are thrilledPhiladelphia Futures Elects to welcome three Three New Members and New Executive exceptional leaders toLeadership to its Board of Directorsour Board, reflectingthe skills and Philadelphia Futures is pleased to announce the experiences that weelection of three new members and new executive know will help usexpand, deepen, andleadership effective January 20, 2022.sustain our work withThe three new members include Ariel Brockman, students. They bring former Philadelphia Futures staff and current Campusa passion for our Recruiter at Credit Suisse; Katie Darius, formerwork and are deeply Philadelphia Futures mentor, longtime sponsor and committed to partneringsupporter and Executive Director of Portfolio Manage-with our scholars as theyment at Entrada Therapeutics; and Brett Wright,embark on their path Head of Client Solutions at Macquarie Group. to college and careerThe organization also elected new leadership.success. Together, weRaj Tewariwill continue to ensureOlenga Anabui Raj Tewari, Chief Operating Officer at Glenmedethat every student in theis now the Chair of the Board, and Olenga Anabui, city has what they needAriel BrockmanDirector at Penn Medicine, is now the Vice Chair of the Katie Dariusto succeed in collegeBrett Wright Board. Stuart George, Senior Vice President, Head of and thrive in life. Equity Trading at Macquarie Investment Management remains as the Treasurer of the Board; and MargaretSara Woods,Sherry Lurio, Vice President of Lurio & Associates,President and CEOP.C., remains as Secretary of the Board. 6'