2025 Conference Schedule

Wellness Pods
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Conference Schedule

Childcare Available 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM

10:00 AM – Registration, Breakfast & Networking
  • Welcome & Opening Remarks – Kanesha Moore, KBMH Steering Committee Member & Brittany Cox, PHD & Assist. Commissioner of the Division of Health Disparities, Tennessee Department of Health
11:15 AM – Morning Keynote
  • James Hogue, Fathers Assisting Mothers
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Lunch Break
  • Central Creamery
12:15 AM – 12:30 PM – Chalk Walk
  • American Heart Association
1:00 PM – Guest Speaker
  • “We Are Pregnant” – Joel Austin
2:15 PM – 5:15 PM- Breakout Sessions, Workshops, Vending
5:30 PM – Words from our Founders & closing Plenary

We will also have a Spanish interpreter for translation services.

Wellness Pods (Open 2:00 – 5:00 PM)

Please complete the sign up form at the designated wellness station for an appointment

  • Massage & Stretch Therapy – Bianca Julien, B-Intuitive Massage
  • Reiki – Aya Madisa, Dai Wellness
  • Acupuncturist – Rebekah Knause & Shannon Menestrina, Balanced You Clinic
  • Hearth Health Education & Chalk Walk – Nicole Gross, American Heart Association
  • Veggie Meter & Nutrition Counseling – Marsha Spence, LDN, University of Tennessee Nutrition
  • HIV/AIDS Education & Services – Gabby Leflore, Public Health Nurse & RN, Knox County Health Department
  • Women’s Health Screenings – Nicole Yates, Advanced RN, Knox County Health Department
  • Cranial Sacral Massage Therapy – Kristie Kachler, The Embodied Center
  • Free Medical Clinic & Education – Cynthia Finch, New Directions Health
  • Community Holistic Health Consultations – Femeika Elliot (Community Folkways Practitioner), Meik Meals & The Lotus Program