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Pre-conference Workshops
#1 “What’s In It For Me?”, Dr. Anna Graf-Williams & Christian Moore.................................................8:00 am - 3:00 pm
#2 “Time for Kingdom Building”, Elaine Mbionwu................................................................................8:00 am - 3:00 pm
#3 “Employing Ex-Offenders”, Dr. Peter Hayden...............................................................................8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sponsors Address…………………………………………………………………………………..…….........……………3:15 pm
Speaker: Patrick Kuhse, Speaking of Ethics, San Diego, California

Welcome Reception............................................................................................................................................5 – 7 pm

Thursday/April 17
Registration……............................................................................................................................................8 am – 4 pm

Continental Breakfast..........................................................................................................................................8 – 9 am

Exhibits Open..................................................................................................................................................8 am - 6 pm

Opening Session...............................................................................................................................................9 – 10 am
Keynote: Dr. Stephanie Covington

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session A.........................................................................................10:15 – 11:45 am
A1: National African American Drug Policy Council ( Program Response to US Sentencing Commission Sentence
Reduction Decision) presented by The Honorable Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr.
A2: Workforce Development (Preparing Incarcerated Women for the World of Work) presented by Kim Montgomery,
Individual Development Program, New York, NY
A3: YouthBuild “ I Would Have Been Dead if Not for YouthBuild” presented by Dorothy Stoneman, YouthBuild USA
A4: Reentry without Reinventing the Wheel presented by Pam Hogan, Pam Hogan Enterprises, San Francisco, CA
A5: Raising the Bar for Female Offenders Presented by Julie Scrapchansky, Quinbaug Valley Community College,
Danielson, CT

Keynote Luncheon...................................................................................................................................Noon – 1:15 pm
Speaker: Christian Moore, President & Founder, Why Try Inc., Provo, UT

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session B.............................................................................................1:45 – 3:15 pm
B1: National African American Drug Policy Council (Program Response to US Sentencing Commission Sentence
Reduction Decision), The Honorable Judge Arthur Burnett Sr.
B2: Workforce Development (Preparing Incarcerated Women for the World of Work) presented by Kim Montgomery,
Individual Development Program, New York, NY
B3: Why Try? Tearing Off the Labels presented by Christian Moore, Why Try Inc. Provo, UT
B4: United Job Creation Council presented by Jean Franklin, Executive Director, Los Angeles, CA
B5: Unlearning Addictive Logic in the Job Search presented by Mark Kaufman and John Suffern, Career
Advancement Network

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session C.............................................................................................3:15 – 5:15 pm
C1: Does Immediate Work After Release Reduce Recidivism? Presented by Piper Stannard, Works, New York, NY
C2: Rediscovering Normal: Moving Reentry Clients from Survival to Normal presented by Mark Kaufman
& John Suffern, Career Advancement Network
C3: Rubber Hits the Road Advocacy: The Role of Direct Service Providers in Progressive Criminal Justice Policy
Advocacy presented by Glenn Martin & Barry Campbell, Fortune Society, New York , NY
C4: Transitional Jobs: A Proven Strategy to Break Cycles and Change Lives presented by Jan Mueller, Lifetrack
Resources Minneapolis, MN
C5: Using Career Portfolios as a Tool for Employment presented by Dr. Anna Graf-Williams, Learnovations, LLC

Author’s Chat………………………………………………………………………………………………............…5:45 – 7 pm
Pam Hogan “From Prison to Paycheck”
Khalil Osiris “The Psychology of Incarceration”

Friday/April 18
Registration....................................................................................................................................................8 am – 4 pm

Continental Breakfast...........................................................................................................................................8 – 9 am

Exhibits Open...................................................................................................................................................8 am - 4 pm

Morning Plenary.................................................................................................................................................9 – 10 am
Speaker: Kemba Smith, Kemba Smith Foundation

Book Signing & Exhibitor Showcase...........................................................................................................10 – 10:30 am

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session D....................................................................................10:30 am – 12:15 pm
D1: Criminal Minds presented by Maxine Bryant, Bryant Educational Seminars
D2: Women & Children in Transition presented by Carolyn LeCroy, Women In Transition, Norfolk, VA
D3: All Jurisdictions Effect Change: Federal, State & Local presented by Roberta Meyers-Peeples,
National H.I.R.E Network, New York, NY
D4: State of Georgia: Building a Statewide Collaborative presented by Harriett Collins, Georgia Department of Labor
D5: Bottom Line Employment presented by Sheryl Holman, Career Action Program, Chicago, IL

Keynote Luncheon...................................................................................................................................12:30 – 1:45 pm
Keynotes: Commissioner Michael Thurmond, Georgia Department of Labor

National Town Hall Panels.............................................................................................................................2 – 3:30 pm
Panel Topics:

• Advocacy
• California Reentry Programs
• Women’s Issues & Incarceration
• Ex-Offender Second Chance Panel
• Research & Academia

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session E.............................................................................................3:45 – 5:15 pm
E1: Treatment Engagement of Clients with Cluster B Personality Disorders presented by Claudia Colleran,
Veteran’s Administration
E2: Women Offender Reentry Collaborative presented by Margareta Winnell & Elizabeth Harper,
The Work Place Boston, MA
E3: Re-parenting Yourself presented by Jan Walker, Gig Harbor , WA
E4: Building an Collaboration: State of California Model
E5: Criminal Minds presented by Maxine Bryant, Bryant Educational Seminars

Saturday/April 19
Registration.........................................................................................................................................................8 – Noon
Continental Breakfast...........................................................................................................................................8 – 9 am

Five (5) Concurrent Workshops - Session F.................................................................................................9 – 10:30 am
F1: Women & Children In Transition presented by Carolyn LeCroy, Women In Transition, Norfolk,VA
F2: Time for Change presented by Kim Carter, Time For Change, San Bernardino, CA
F3: The Ban the Box Movement presented by Dorsey Nunn, Prisoners with Children, Oakland, CA
F4: Bottom Line Employment presented by Sheryl Holman, Career Assistance Program, Chicago, IL
F5: TBD

Closing Plenary......................................................................................................................................10:45 – 11:45 am