EDD Talks | EDD Programs | Power is Giving

EDD Talks is an invitation-only, BIPOC-focused, 90-minute, 100% plant-based, leadership-lunch and learn that features a moderated panel of plant-based clinicians and subject matter experts in the fields of plant-based nutrition and/or community food justice and wellness advocacy as well as a catered healthy plant-based vegan lunch.

INQUIRIES

Participants will enjoy a 100% plant-based chef-curated lunch, a moderated expert panel focusing on the innumerable benefits of plant-based lifestyle, particularly as it relates to prevention, reduction & reversal of the top chronic diseases disproportionately-impacting black and brown communities and a post-panel Q & A segment.

WHOSE INVITED

Clergy, politicians, healthcare professionals, fitness brands, corporate entities, non-profit and philanthropic community leadership, serving the interest of disproportionately impacted communities.

WHAT’S OUR GOAL

Aside from keeping the BIPOC community health conversation going as we lead up to our upcoming EDD Summit, sharing with community leadership a healthy, flavorful plant-based lunch while learning and asking questions of our moderated panel, we ultimately hope to create opportunities for deeper collaborative community engagement around a healthy, flavorful and affordable plant-based lifestyle as well as the promotion of nutritive community re-education where it’s needed most.

PAST LUNCH & LEARN PANELISTS

MILTON MILLS, MD

Critical Care Physician,-Washington, DC

Earning his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine and completing his Internal Medicine residency at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Mills practices critical care in the Washington DC metro area. Dr. Mills has served previously as Associate Director of Preventive Medicine and as a member of the National Advisory Board, for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). He has been a major contributor to position papers presented by PCRM to the United States Department of Agriculture regarding Dietary Guidelines for Americans and has been the lead plaintiff in PCRM’s class action lawsuit that asks for warning labels on milk. He has published several research journal articles dealing with racial bias in federal nutrition policy. He frequently donates his time via practicing at free medical clinics, and travels widely, speaking at hospitals, churches and community centers throughout the country. He was featured in the attention-getting film “What the Health” and other important documentaries.

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BETH MOTLEY, MD, FACC

Family & Lifestyle Medicine-Greenville, SC

Dr. Beth Motley is a dual boarded Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician. Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches, including a plant-predominant eating style, regular physical activity, adequate sleep, and stress management, to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Dr. Motley is faculty at USC School of Medicine Greenville, serves on several American College of Lifestyle Medicine committees, and frequently engages in public speaking in our community.

A former olympic team figure skater, Dr. Motley is from Acton, MA and received a B.S. in engineering at the University of Virginia prior to attending Eastern Virginia Medicine School.

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DAWN HILTON-WILLIAMS

Founder, Author & Vegucator-in-Chief - Charlotte, NC

Earning a certificate in plant-based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (eCornell) and a BA in Political Science from Virginia State University, Yonkers, New York native Dawn Hilton-Williams is Vegucator-in-Chief of Herban Eats, LLC Founder of EDD Summits, Dawn and Author of the clinically-endorsed vegan cookbook Flava My Plate: Your Tasty Vegan Guide to Health-Wealth. .

With a focus on the mitigation of systemic health, food and environmental inequities within communities disproportionately-impacted by our top chronic diseases, Dawn is committed to sowing the kind of seeds that reap bountiful wellness harvests for people, animals and our planet . Recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Beyoncé’s beyGOOD foundation and NAACP,

From presentations, public speaking and cooking demos for conferences, festivals and organizations like Adidas, Prisma Healthcare, Plant-Based Prevention of Disease (PPOD) and Bluegrass Vegfest to grassroots community education, Dawn’s on a mission to radicalize wellness! herban-eats.com

FAITH BEYLO BURKE, FNP, BC, DIPACLM

Nurse Practitioner, New Hope Medical Consultants-Spartanburg SC

An experienced, board-certified Family & Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Faith Burke has spent the last 30 years helping people improve their quality of life.

Among her numerous other credentials, Faith holds earned an MS in nursing from SUNY at Binghamton, is a member and board-certified professional of American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), a certified lifestyle coach, an instructor for the national council of well-being and a member of the national task group in intellectual disabilities and dementia.

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PHILIPPE ZAMOR, MD

Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Atrium Health,-Charlotte, NC

An experienced, board-certified Family & Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Faith Burke has spent the last 30 years helping people improve their quality of life.

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