Adult Education

Sundays in April | 9:15 – 10:15 am | Lounge & via Zoom
Childcare will be provided.

April 12 | Meaningful Outreach in Africa: Despite the demise of USAID, Bradley Hills members are working to improve the quality of life in Africa.

Learn about projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya supported by BHPC members. Learn about irrigation projects in Congo from Clint Kelly, retired engineer who led research and advanced technology projects in both government and industry. He is best known for initiating the development of the technology base for autonomous driving and demonstrating the first autonomous vehicle in 1985 that operated on ordinary roads. Karl Klontz, a physician-epidemiologist with forty years’ experience working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will discuss the concept of portable solar power for those in remote areas. Robyn Nietert, President and Founder of Women’s Microfinance Initiative
(WMI), along with WMI board members June Kyakobye and Montana Stevenson (a BHPC confirmand) will provide an update on the program’s outreach to the rural women of East Africa. Now in its
19th year of operation, WMI is building a road out of poverty for thousands of village women and their families through their own hard work, determination, and support from WMI business loans and skills training. Robyn started WMI with June as an outgrowth of a BHPC global service project in Buyobo, Uganda (original home of BHPC member Edith Mafabi).

April 19 | Making Environmental Stewardship Work

Join us for an engaging in-person workshop with a local expert on invasive plant species and their impact on our local ecosystems and waterways. Participants will learn how to identify common invasive plants, explore best practices for safe and effective removal, and discover native plant alternatives that support pollinators, wildlife, and healthier landscapes. Whether you’re caring for church grounds, a home garden, or a community space, this workshop will provide practical tips to help restore biodiversity and protect the health of our local environment.

Dr. Stacy Small-Lorenz is the Statewide Specialist for Residential Landscape Ecology at University of Maryland Extension, where she leads the “Bay-Wise 2.0” Maryland Living Landscapes Program, focused on enhancing biodiversity, water quality, and climate resilience in Maryland watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay. With over 30 years of experience in conservation science, working across the U.S., she has called Maryland home for nearly 15 years. Dr. Small-Lorenz holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a B.A.S. in Ecology and Photography from Yale University and The Evergreen State College. Her doctoral work involved studying songbird population response to riparian forest restoration in California’s Sacramento River Valley

April 26 | Immigration Policy and Enforcement

Immigration policy and enforcement in the United States has become a deeply contested issue. In this discussion, Ekontang (Eko) Makia will present his perspective on the current conversation surrounding this topic. The goal is to provide an understanding of the Trump administration approach to immigration while comparing it with the policies implemented by the Biden administration. Ekontang (Eko) Makia , Bradley Hills member, is originally from Cameroon. He holds an LLB in English Private Law from the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon and a master’s degree in economics and international development from the Protestant University of Yaoundé, Cameroon. He also earned an LLM in International Investment and Trade from the University of Oregon and another LLM with a focus on International Business and Trade from the American University Washington College of Law.

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Meeting ID: 872 5427 9672 | Passcode: 505554