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DOWD Presentations
Tuesday, April 19 from 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
#A-1 REENTRY REALITY: WHAT IS WAITING ON THE OUTSIDE? STRENGTHENING BONDS DURING REENTRY
Vashell Anderson, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Lisa White,U.S. Probation OFficer, Eastern District of Missouri; Linda Rogoz, U.S. Probation OFficer, Eastern District of Missouri; Dawn Bushma-Gavac, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Illinois; Karen Donnelly, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Illinois; Charo Davis,Senior U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Quincy Fountain, U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Vashell Anderson, U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Clark Porter, Jobs and Family Specialist, Eastern District of Missouri
#A-2 THE FEDERAL BONDING PROGRAM: A UNIQUE JOB PLACEMENT TOOL FOR AT-RISK JOB SEEKERS
Roland Brack, Program Coordinator,The Federal Bonding Program
#A-3 DR. RUBY PAYNE'S A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING POVERTY: CONNECTING SOCIOECONOMICS AND OFFENDER REENTRY
Kari Rice, Coordinator of Institutional Transition Programs, WV Department of Education Office of Institutional Education Programs (WVDE OIEP)
#A-4 ROOTS OF SUCCESS : AN EMPOWERING CURRICULUM FOR REENTRY POPULATIONS
Raquel Pinderhughes, Professor (SFSU) and Founder, The Environmental Literacy Curriculum Project
#A-5 CREATING AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY REENTRY COUNCIL
Laurel Conners, Criminal Records Investigator and Social Services Coordinator, Eastern District of Kentucky, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services; Mark Johnson, Assistant Case Management Coordinator/Reentry Coordinator, Federal Correctional Institution
#A-6 EFFECTIVE LOCATION MONITORING DURING REENTRY
Christopher Cruz, BOP Community Corrections Administrator, WXRO; Eli Goren, Assistant Deputy Chief, U.S. Probation Office
#A-7 ARE YOU TALKING LIKE BUSINESS PEOPLE THINK? HOW TO GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO HIRE PEOPLE IN REENTRY!
Larry Robbin, Executive Director, Robbin and Associates
#A-8 GETTING STARTED WITH THRESHOLD
Heidi Kugler, Assistant Chaplaincy Administrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons
#A-9 JOB COACHING FOR THE INCARCERATED VETERAN
Bret Anderson, Owner/President, h2 Communication, LLC
#A-10 JOBS ARE A CRITICAL PIECE TO SUCERSSFUL REENTRY
Ray Eibel, Director, Educational Data Systems, Inc.
Wednesday, April 20 from 10:00 – 11:30 am
#B-1 MINING FOR PROMISING PRACTICES IN REENTRY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (TWIN CITIES RISE!)
Bernie Antkowiak, Vice President - Operations, Coffey Consulting, LLC
#B-2 WHAT'S ON MY PLAYLIST? TIPS FROM AN MP3 PLAYER
Kelli A. H. Martinez, Business Developer, Kansas Department of Corrections; Deb Alexander, Job and Cognitive Coordinator, Kansas Department of Corrections; Amy Gulley, Resource Developer, Johnson County Department of Corrections
#B-3 MANAGING BORDER ISSUES IN REENTRY
Ana Gonzalez, Teacher/Reentry Coordinator, Federal Correctional Complex; Lorena Garza, U.S. Pre-trial Services Officer, SW District of Texas; Otis Martin, U.S. Probation Officer, Western District of Texas; Barbara Brown, Unit Manager/Reentry Coordinator, Federal Correctional Institution
#B-4 A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION: DEVELOPING A DOWD ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM.
Jimmy Tyree, Supervising Pretrial Services & Probation Officer, Northern District of Ohio; Quincy Fountain, U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri.
#B-5 ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CATALYST FOR SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY
Bobby Clark, President, Sustainable Business Ventures
#B-6 THE EFFECTS OF POST-PRISON ADJUSTMENT ON EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS
Krystal Koop, Reentry Program Manager, Goodwill Industries of San Francisco
#B-7 RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS THROUGH OWDS PURPOSE DRIVEN VENUES
Ana Johnson, U.S. Pretrial Officer, Western District of Washington; Arinda Phillips, Case Manager, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons; Ben Thorpe, Supervisor of Education, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons; Jeff Robson, U.S. Probation Officer Assistant, Western District of Washington; Jonathan Ishii, U.S. Probation Officer, Western District of Washington; and William Brown Jr., Management Center Administrator, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons
#B-8 VETERANS AFFAIRS NEW INITIATIVE TO RETURN HOMELESS VETERANS TO WORKING AND LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
Anthony Brian Campinell, Director of Therapeutic and Supported Employment Programs, Department of Veterans Affairs
#B-9 DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS
Dennis Gilbertson, Superintendent, Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility
#B-10 BUILDING AN OFFENDER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
Mary E. Moran, Administrator Offender Workforce Development Program, Travis County Criminal Justice Planning Department; Cheryl Selby, Project RIO Program Specialist, Workforce Solutions Capital Area; Janice Taylor, Educator, Federal Corrections Institute of Bastrop, TX
Wednesday, April 20 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm
#C-1 CALIFORNIA INITIATIVES - DISTRICT UPDATES
Ric Lugo, U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of California; Susan Portillo, Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of California; Hubert Alvarez, Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of California; Mary Murphy, Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of California;
#C-2 THE IMPACT OF OFFENDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ON POST-RELEASE OUTCOMES
Jim Chastain, Program Manager for Offender Workforce Development, Kansas Department of Corrections; Eric Lichtenberger, Assistant Research Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
#C-3 HOW TO GET SOME COFFE! TO RELEASING FELONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
John L. White, CEO, The Next Step, Inc. / WOTC Solutions, Tim Griffin, Deputy Regional Director, Community Education Centers; Shelia Randolph, Executive Director, Unlimited Path of Central Florida
#C-4 REHAB 'N THE HOOD: DELINQUENCY, DISABILITY AND THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROCESS
Gordon Swensen, Field Service Director, Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitation Services
#C-5 THE EMPLOY PROGRAM- MINNCOR INDUSTRIES
Brenda Chandler, Administrative & EMPLOY Director, MINNCOR Industries- EMPLOY Program; JoAnn Brown, Workforce Development Specialist, MINNCOR Industries- EMPLOY Program; Michael Hreha, Employer Development Specialist, MINNCOR Industries- EMPLOY Program
#C-6 THE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM: RECONNENTING WOMEN OFFENDERS WITH WORK AND FAMILY
Jason Kemp, Senior Probation Officer, U.S. Probation Office – Denver; Kathryn Otten, Manager, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
#C-7 A WORK IN PROGRESS - MICHIGAN EASTERN
Philip R. Miller, Chief, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Lisa Marie Lenart, Deputy Chief, U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Lisa Nelipovich, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Julie Grewe, U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Sandra Rideaux-Miller, Training Support Specialist, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Charmarie Green, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation of Eastern Michigan; Jason Blanks, Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency; Rodney Allen, Residential Re-Entry Centers; Ardetta Moody, FCI Milan
#C-8 CODE-SWITCHING: MAKING THE MENTAL SHIFT FROM CRIMINALITY TO WORK
Steve Parese, SBP Consulting, Inc.
#C-9 TRANSITION/REENTRY FROM PRISONS AND JAILS, AND THE ROLE OF OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT
Kermit Humphries, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections; Francina Carter, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections; Jesse Jannetta, TJC Program Director, The Urban Institute
#C-10 WORKFORCE READINESS: CONNECTING TO TODAY'S WORKPLACE AND BEYOND
Bonnie Goonen, Trainer and Consultant, Education and Training Connections; Susan Pittman-Shetler, Trainer and Consultant, E-Learning Connections
Wednesday, April 20 from 3:15 – 4:45 pm
#D-1 EX-OFFENDER SUCCESS STORY PANEL
#D-2 WHO'S GONNA HIRE ME? UPDATED FOR THE NEW RULES IN THE NEW ECONOMY
Amy Gulley, Resource Developer, Johnson County Department of Corrections; Kelli A. H. Martinez, Business Developer, Kansas Department of Corrections
#D-3 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASED DOWD PROGRAM
Pat Doherty, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri
#D-4 EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES FOR SPECIAL OFFENDERS
Matthew Lange, Director, GEO Care Facility; Mark Messner, Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of California; Emily Libby, U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of California; Joshua Sparks, U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of California; Sonia Lapizco, U.S. Probation Officer Specialist, Northern District of California
#D-5 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
Michael A. Baca, Assistant Supervisor, Education Federal Correctional Complex; Marsha Tompkins, Education Specialist, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Richard "Andy" Clem, Education Specialist, Federal Bureau of Prisons
#D-6 SECOND CHANCE ACT: USPO'S YEAR ONE REPORT
Scott Albert, Consultant, The Albert Institute; Scott Anders, Deputy U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Jon Fletcher, U.S. Probation/Pretrial Officer, Community Resource Developer; Margaret Vigil, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, District of New Mexico.
#D-7 SOCIAL INCLUSION & EMPLOYMENT FOR EX-OFFENDERS: A SHARED U.S. – EU AGENDA
Natalie Branosky, Director, Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion; Mike Stewart, Founding Director, European Offender Employment Forum
#D-8 BRIDGING FAITH-BASED RESOURCES FROM PRISON TO HOME
Matt Harness, Chaplaincy Administrator, South Central Region - Federal Bureau of Prisons; Joe Pryor, Chaplaincy Administrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Michael Laughlin, Senior U.S. Probation Officer, Northern District of Texas
#D-9 READY, SET, WORK! WITH SEX OFFENDER PROBATIONERS IN NEW YORK STATE
Cynthia J Blair, Community Correction Representative II, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives; Matthew Charton, Probation Officer, Albany County Probation Department
#D-10 CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAREER RESOURCE CENTERS
John Rakis, Consultant; National Institute of Corrections
#D-11 CBI OASIS - EDUCATION TAILORED FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENT
JP Moran, Government Consultant, CareerBuilder.com; Leigh-Margaret Roberts, Director of Learning & Solutions, CareerBuilder.com
Thursday, April 21 from 8:30 – 10:00 am
#E-1 EMPLOYER PANEL
San Francisco Area Employers of Ex-Offenders
#E-2 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN THE BUREAU OF PRISONS
DonaLee Breazzano, Administrator, National Reentry Affairs Branch, Bureau of Prisons; Anastasia Kotsiras, Chief, Administrative Systems, Bureau of Prisons; John Braun, Jr, Reentry Affairs Specialist, Bureau of Prisons
#E-3 MINING THE RESEARCH FOR STRATEGIES THAT WORK: NEW IDEAS FOR OFFENDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Cal Crow, Program Director, Center for Efficacy and Resiliency, Edmonds Community College
#E-4 READY TO WORK - SOFT SKILLS MADE EASY
Ric Lugo, U.S. Probation Officer/Program Development Specialist, Central District of California
#E-5 PARTNERING FOR SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY "IT TAKES A COMMUNITY"
Terry Weber, Program Coordinator, Employment Security Department Offender Employment Services
#E-6 SECOND CHANCE ACT CONTRACTING FOR FEDERAL OFFENDERS
Suzan Contreras, Western District of Texas; Chris Mangione, Probation Administrator, Western District of Texas
#E-7 CHOOSING TO CHANGE
Christine Butera-Ortiz, U.S. Probation Officer/Treatment Specialist, Northern Distrtic of California; Sharon Alberts, U.S. Probation Officer, Northern Distrtic of California; Ronald Massaro, Federal Supervisee, Northern Distrtic of California; David Dominguez, Federal Supervisee, Northern Distrtic of California; Joseph Shopes, Federal Supervisee, Northern Distrtic of California; Douglas Secor, Federal Supervisee, Northern Distrtic of California
#E-8 RE-ENTRY STARTS AT ARREST: THE ROLE OF THE PRESENTENCE OFFICER, INVESTIGATION, AND REPORT, IN REINTEGRATION AND RE-ENTRY
Joseph L. Hendrickson, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Alan J. Drury, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Iowa; John M. Bodden, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of Missouri; Brian W. Gray, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Iowa
#E-9 Pathways of Promise: Creating a Statewide Coordinating Council for Defendant/Offender Workforce Development
Brooke C. Wells, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Utah, Anrico Delray, U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, Michael Baker, U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, Gordon Swensen, Field Service Director, Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Barbara Leshikar, Community Corrections Specialist, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Damon Parcell, Employment Specialist, Utah Department of Corrections, Daniel Chesnut, Programming Supervisor, Utah Department of Corrections, Mary Pannunzio, Operations Program Manager, Utah Department of Workforce Services
#E-10 OFFENDER REENTRY - A QUESTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Cynthia J. Blair, Community Corrections Representative II, NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives; Mark R. Pisano, Senior Probation Officer, Ulster County Probation Department; P. Elizabeth Taylor, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections
