Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Program Agenda
Sunday, July 22, 2018
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Setup
1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Conference Registration, Membership, and Information
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Conference Welcome and Keynote Address: Generational Shifts,
Community Expectations, and Judicial Roles - Strategies for
Judges in a Changing Society
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, President, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, Wayland, MA
Sally Friedman, Ph.D., Legal Director, Legal Action Center, New York, NY
A-2 What Kids Want You to Know
Anthony Neugebauer, Director, Bexar County Domestic Relations Office, San Antonio, TX
A-3 Sibling Relationships - The Real Permanent Connection
Judge Laurie Clark, Juvenile Court Judge, Denver Juvenile Court, Denver, CO
Stacey Sanders, Elevating Connections, Denver, CO
Mimi Scheuermann, Child Welfare Director, Denver Department of Human Services
Melissa Thompson, Executive Director, Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel, Denver, CO
Linda Weinerman, Office of the Child’s Representatives, Denver, CO
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Monday, July 23, 2018
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Sessions A-1 - A-7
Margaret Bassett, Director Expert Witness Program, Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Noel Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Institute on Domestic Violence &
Sexual Assault, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Jeana Lungwitz, Director, Domestic Violence Clinic, School of Law, University of Texas, Austin, TX
A-6 Can I or Can't I: Engaging in Extra Judicial Activity Under the Code
of Ethics
Judge Rosemary Collins, Circuit Court Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Court, Rockford, IL
Judge David Katz, Presiding Judge Essex County - New Jersey Superior Court, Newark, NJ
A-7 Exploring Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality and Disparities in
Judge
Family Drug Court Findings from the Regional Partnership Grant
Program
Phil Breitenbucher, MSW, Program Director, Children and Family Futures, Inc., Lake Forest, CA
Judge Leonard Edwards (Ret.), Consultant Mentor Judge, Center for Families, Children & the
Courts, San Francisco, CA
Judge Ann Gail Meinster, District Court Judge, Colorado Judicial Department, First Judicial District,
Denver, CO
Brenidy Rice, State Problem Solving Court Coordinator, Colorado State Court Administrator's
Office, Denver, CO
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Monday, July 23, 2018
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sessions B-1 - B-7
Judge G. Helen Whitener, Superior Court, Department 11, Pierce Co., Tacoma, WA
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Monday, July 23, 2018
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sessions C-1 - C-7
C-3 The Intersection of the Americans with Disability Act and §504 of the
Rehabilitation Act - Coming Soon to a Child Welfare Agency or
Dependency Court Near You
Rachel Davidson, Georgia Office of the Child Advocate, Atlanta, GA
Judge R. Michael Key, Troup County Juvenile Court, LaGrange, GA
C-4 A Model for Deciding Whether to Participate in Alternative
Dispute Resolution in the Context of Domestic Violence
Liberty Aldrich, JD, Director, Domestic Violence Programs, Center for Court Innovation, New York,
NY
Loretta Frederick, JD, Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, Battered Women's Justice Project, Winona,
MN
C-5 Real and Unreal Controversies in Abusive Head Trauma
Cindy Christian, M.D., The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
C-6 Collaborating to Win and Defeating the Status Quo
Jenna Quigley, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Statewide System Reform Liaison, Denver, CO
Brenidy Rice, State Problem Solving Court Coordinator, Colorado State Court Administrator's
Office, Denver, CO
C-7 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: The CSEC Dream
Court, Multidisciplinary Team Process and the Specialized Focus
on LGBTQ CSEC
Anders Jacobson, Director, Colorado Office of Children, Youth and Families, Denver, CO
Mark Soler, JD, Executive Director, Center for Children's Law and Policy, Washington, DC
D-2 Divorce, Death and Disability: Tools for Military Families
Colonel Mark Sullivan (Ret.), JD, Attorney at Law, Sullivan & Tanner, P.A., Raleigh, NC
D-3 Metamorphosis: The Travis County Experience with
Transformation of Child Welfare Dockets
Judge Darlene Byrne, Presiding Judge, 126th District Court - Travis County, Austin, TX
Judge Aurora Martinez Jones, Travis County District Court, Austin, TX
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Monday, July 23, 2018
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Sessions D-1 - D-7
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. General Session: Men's Role in Stopping Violence Against
Women
Christina Gilbert, Esq., Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel, National Juvenile Defender Center,
Washington, DC
E-2 The Use of Courthouse Dogs in Child Testimony
Miriam Jansky, LCSW, Trauma Services Director, Center for Child Protection, Austin, TX
Amanda Van Hoozer, Chief Program Officer, Center for Child Protection, Austin, TX
E-3 Improving Communication and Collaboration Between State
Courts and Agencies and Indian Tribes
Judge Katherine Delgado, District Court Judge, 17th Judicial District Court, Division E, Brighton, CO
Judge Donna Schmalberger, Juvenile Court Judge, Denver Juvenile Court, Denver, CO
Sheldon Spotted Elk, JD, Director, Indian Child Welfare, Director, Casey Family Programs, Denver,
CO
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Sessions E-1 - E-7
F-2 Complex Family Law Issues within the Military and Veteran
Families
Ian Harris, JD, Technology Safety Legal Manager, Safety Net Project,
National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC
Judge Marshall Murray, Circuit Court Judge, Milwaukee County District Court, Milwaukee, WI
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Sessions F-1 - F-7
F-5 Am I The Only One Who Feels This Way? Wellness Tools for Your Personal Toolbox
F-6 Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth - Lessons Learned from a
Demonstration Initiative
Judge Ramona Gonzalez, La Crosse County Circuit Court, La Crosse, WI
Eryn Branch, MA, Program Director, Cross-System Collaboration, National Council of Juvenile
and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV
Reshma Desai, Strategic Policy Advisor and Project Director, Illinois HEALS, Chicago, IL
Jenna Foster, LSC Co-Convener, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, Richmond, VA
Jessica Mayrer, V21: Policy Coordinator, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Nancy Radcliffe, Crime Victim Services Analyst, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's Office,
Crime Victim Services, Columbus, OH
F-7 Cutting Edge Programs: Improving Outcomes for Children & Families through Dependency Mediation
Margaret Crowley, Esq., Program Administrator, Crowley Mediation, LLC, Reno, NV
Katherine R. Malzahn-Bass, Coordinator, Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts, Carson City, NV
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Special Session: Non-invasive Communication and OFF SITE LOCATION
Self-observation as Part of Professional Practice: An Experiential
Learning Opportunity
Rebecca Bailey, Glen Ellen, CA
Nina Ekholm Fry, MSSc., CCTP, Director of Equine Programs, University of Denver, Denver, CO
There is no additional fee to attend, but you must reserve your spot. Space is limited. Please RSVP to
asaathoff@ncjfcj.org.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sessions G-1 - G-6
G-2 What the Trial Judge Needs to Know about the New Child
Support Treaty
Robert Keith, JD, Associate General Counsel, Children, Families and Aging Division, Office of the
General Counsel, HHS, Washington, DC
Anne Miller, Senior Policy Specialist, Division of Policy and Training, Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for Children & Families, HHS, Washington, DC
Carla Carter, JD, Civil Rights Analyst, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Washington, DC
Dylan de Kervor, JD, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice | Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Westfall, JD, Deputy Chief, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington,
DC
Taylor Teichman, Online Resource Specialist, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Enola,
PA
G-5 Response to Legal Support for Exploitation, Child Sex Trafficking
and Missing Children
Preston Findlay, JD, Counsel, Missing Children Division, National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, Alexandria, VA
G-6 Disproportionate Minority Contact: OJJDP's New Approach to
Ensuring States Success and Compliance - Simplify, Identify,
Address, Evaluate and Support
TeNeane Bradford, Ph.D., Deputy Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Washington, DC
Caren Harp, JD, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington,
DC
H-2 Guardianships
Judge Egan Walker, Second Judicial District Court, Reno, NV
H-3 Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Sessions H-1 - H-6
Judge Susan Breall, Presiding Judge, Unified Family Court, Department 425, San Francisco, CA
Melissa Mangiaracina, JD, Program Attorney, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges,
Reno, NV
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. President's Installation Event: Denim and Diamonds
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Members Only Session: Using Risk Assessment to Improve
Outcomes
Gina Vincent, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Director, Law & Psychiatry Program,
Systems & Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC), Shrewsbury, MA
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. General Session: Trafficking Survivors Speaking Out
Jill Brogdon, Colorado Human Trafficking Council, Denver, CO
Mary Landerholm, MSW, Action Plan Manager, CoNEHT Hotline, Colorado Network to End Human
Trafficking, Denver, CO
Judge Robert Lung, District Court Judge, 18th Judicial District Court, Centennial, CO
Sara Nadelman, Human Trafficking Specialist, Colorado of Children, Youth & Families, Denver, CO
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session: Marijuana and the Impact on the Juvenile
Justice System
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Post Conference Workshop: Court and Personal Security
John Muffler (Ret.), Independent Security Consultant, National Center for Judicial Security, U.S.
Marshals Service, Saint Petersburg, FL
There is no additional fee to attend, but you must reserve your spot. Space is limited. Please RSVP to
asaathoff@ncjfcj.org.
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