McKee to Host Community Conversation on Facebook on Thursday

McKee to Host Community Conversation on Facebook on Thursday

Governor Dan McKee will be hosting a community conversation on Thursday.

The online discussions are designed to help develop "a vision and strategy for a more resilient, prosperous, and equitable Rhode Island."

This conversation will take place on Thursday, June 3 at 6 PM on McKee's Facebook page.

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McKee has initiated this series of virtual community conversations in order to "discuss Rhode Island's recovery and future — especially given the expected arrival of significant federal stimulus funding."

Participating will be Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, and Department of Administration Director James Thorsen.

The conversation is featured on health and will feature remarks from McKee a followed by a presentation from Dr. Megan Ranney, Director, Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health and Warren Alpert Endowed Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Brown University.         

Following the presentation, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor.

The panel will feature:

Teresa Paiva Weed, President, Hospital Association of Rhode Island 

Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, Medical Director Community Affairs, Care New England  

Patrice Milos, Vice President, Scientific Operations at Pine Trees Health, Board Chair, RI BIO

Channavy Chhay, Executive Director, Center for Southeast Asians

Dr. Victoria Heimer-McGinn, assistant professor of neuroscience at Roger Williams University and founder and co-chair of Brain Week Rhode Island

Dr. Phyllis Dennery, Chair of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Rhode Island Hospital and Medical Director of Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Joan Kwiatowski, Chief Executive Officer, PACE of Rhode Island