Emcee and Facilitator

Yao E. Odamtten, MSW, LGSW
Medical Case Manager
Psychotherapist
Howard University Hospital
Howard University College of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics & Child Health and Infectious Disease
Public Health Programs: Ryan White Services

Agenda

Welcome (5 mins)
Thelma D. Jones, AAS, CHW
Founder, Thriver, & Advocate
Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund
ACS Voices of Black Women Ambassador

Musical Selection – “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Performed by James Murphy, Vocalist

Opening Remarks (6 mins)
Andre Witt
Chief Operating Officer
SW BID, Sponsor

Introduction of Guest Speaker (1 min)
Thelma D. Jones

Guest Speaker (14 mins)
Ato Wright, MD PhD
Radiation Oncology
Associate Residency Program Director
Medstar Georgetown Washington Hospital Center
Radiation Oncology
(Prostate and Colorectal Cancer)

Introduction of Guest Speaker (1 min)
Thelma D. Jones

Guest Speaker (14 mins)
Kermit A. Crawford, PhD (Pittsboro, NC)
Emeritus Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
(Behavioral Health)

Q&A (10 mins)
Yao E. Odamtten, MSW, LGSW

HIS Story

Introduction of Speakers
Yao E. Odamtten, MSW, LGSW

Allen Herbert (Las Vegas, NV) (6 mins)
Commercial Space and Sustainability Advocate
(Stage IV Breast Cancer Survivor)

Edward Jones (6 mins)
Vice President of Programs and Philanthropic Advising Services at ABFE- A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities
(Stage IV Prostrate Cancer Survivor)

Charles King (10 mins)
Principal & Co-Founder
CSG Urban Partners
(Acute Subdural Hymotoma-Brain Injury)

Community Partnership – The Power of Advocacy (5 mins)

Sylvia Powers (Dallas, TX)
Project Coordinator
National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC)

Announcements & Acknowledgements (5 mins)
Thelma D. Jones

Closing Remarks (4 mins)
Andre Witt
SWBID, Sponsor

Adjournment
Yao E. Odamtten, MSW, LGSW

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Special Thanks: SW BID, TDJBCF Newsletter Editor Lashanah Thomas-Walker, MA (Atlanta, GA), Tracey Webb, TDJBCF Ambassadors — Regina Blye (Houston, TX), Sheri Denkensohn-Trott, Sylvia Jackson, Anthia Peters, Scarlett S. Small, Denise Triplett, Angela “Angie” Walker, and Karen Hargrove (In training), Brea Hickson (In memoriam) — The Southwester, Pentandra Digital Marketing, LLC, and River Park.

Upcoming Events

Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund celebrates Women’s History Month on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 6 pm via Zoom. Details to follow. For information, email thelma@tdjbreastcancerfund.org.

Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund celebrates the 16th Anniversary of the Founding of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Support Group on Wednesday, April 17, 2026, at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024. Guest Speaker will be Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, Professor of Oncology, Founding Director, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, Senior Associate Dean, Community Outreach and Engagement, Associate Director, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University. Dr. Adams-Campbell is recognized as the first African American woman to earn a PhD in epidemiology in the United States, achieving this milestone in 1983 from the University of Pittsburg. Topic of discussion will be clinical trials.

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Read about us in The Southwester
http://thesouthwester.com/
http://thesouthwester.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Southwester-January-2024.pdf

Learn about TDJBCF Founder Jones Years of Advocacy at The World Bank

https://www.worldbank.org/en/archive/history/exhibits/Thelma-D-Jones-Model-Spirit-of-Volunteerism

https://www.worldbank.org/en/archive/history/exhibits/Rising_Together_The_Creation_and_Legacy_of_the_World_Bank_Group_IMF_African_Americ
an_Association

SWBID Recognition
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIw2b9jyko1/?igsh=NzFwcWVnMDhvdmE