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Education as a Protective Influence for Vulnerable Youth Populations

DR. ISAIAH PICKENS, iOpening Enterprises (Keynote Speaker)

JASON SEALS, African American Studies, Merritt College

JASON WILLIAMS, Youth Activist & Mentor, Nassau County Youth Court

JOSEPH TOMASSONE, NYS Office of Children and Family Services

TAMMY ELLIS-ROBINSON, School of Education, University at Albany-SUNY

TRACY BUENAVISTA, Asian American Studies & Educational Leadership, California State University

Evaluating & Sustaining Court-Based Innovations

NYS CHIEF JUDGE JANET DIFIORE, (Keynote Speaker)

CHARLES RICE, Youth Power

HON. CRAIG DORAN, Seventh Judicial District, NY

HON. EDWINA MENDELSON, Office of Justice Initiatives, NYS Unified Court System

JAMES ACKER, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany-SUNY

LINNEA ANDERSON, Washington Association of Juvenile Court Administrators

MELISSA SICKMUND, National Center for Juvenile Justice

Trauma, Healing, & Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Child-Serving Systems

PROFESSOR GARY YOUNGE, Author of Another Day in the Death of America (Keynote Speaker)

LANI JONES, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany-SUNY

JOHN JOHNSON, NYS Office of Children and Family Services

SAAFIR NORTHINGTON, Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition

SHALAIN GARCIA, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services

WALTER SIMPKINS, Community Fathers Inc.