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Agenda
June 1
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
June 2
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
June 3
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.