Sunday, March 10

6:00pm – 8:00pm Registration & Welcome Mixer
Light bites and hors d'oeuvres will be served, no host bar available

Monday, March 11

8:00am Registration Begins
8:40am Welcome & Conference Opening
8:55am Keynote Address: A CALL TO MEN CEO Tony Porter interviews former NFL player Ray Rice
10:05am Break (10 min)
10:15am Courageous Conversations
11:05 Break (15 min)
11:20am Critical Conversations Breakouts:

Latinx in Community
Men of Color in Community
Black Women in Community
LGBTQ in Community
Native people in Community
Asian/Pacific in Community
White Allies in Community
Survivors in Community
The Community (those who choose not to self-identify in any of the others)

12:30pm Lunch Buffet
12:50pm Lunch Keynote
1:50pm Break (15 min)
2:05pm Workshops 1 (75 min):

A1. Changing to the Equity Lens: Steps Domestic Violence Organizations Can Take (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Nilda Valmores - Executive Director, My Sister's House
Laura Sunday - Community Service Director, Center for a Non Violent Community
B1. The Red Women Rising Project: Implementing Culturally Responsive Services (Advanced)
Presenter(s): April McGill - Director of Community Partnerships & Projects, California Consortium for Urban Indian Health
Cibonay Jimenez - Consultant to CCUIH, CPEDV
C1. Removing the Margins: Anti-Racism Work for Reducing Domestic Violence (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Kate Vander Tuig - Sr. Program Specialist, Futures Without Violence
Orchid Pusey - Executive Director, Asian Women’s Shelter
D1. The Role of Technology in Addressing GBV and Disaster Relief (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Haleema Bharoocha - Tech Equity Policy Fellow, The Greenlining Institute
Nia Mitchell - Enviromental Equity Fellow, The Greenlining Institute
E1. Courageous Conversations: A Journey Toward Racial Equity (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Hend Saadeh - Family Justice Center Advocate/Domestic Violence Response Team Advocate, Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus
Cristal Baez - Behavioral Health Services Domestic Violence Program Manager, Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus
F1. Family Business: Unpacking the Silence of Black Victims of Intimate Partner (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Antoinette Schrader - Housing Services Manager, House of Ruth

3:20pm Break (20 min)
3:40pm Workshops 2 (75 min):

A2. Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting: A Comprehensive Tool-Kit (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Jennafer Wagner - Director of Programs, Family Violence Appellate Project
Sam Tuttle - Staff Attorney, Confidentiality Institute
B2. Evolution of Boy: From Survivor to Abuser, A Story Of Responsibility & Becoming a Healer (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Dominique Waltower - Speaker, Inspire Perspective
C2. Gentlemen Respecting & Interacting In Truth (G.R.I.T.) Black Masculinity (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Corey Ingram - Specialize Medical Case Manager (SMCM), Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services (PALSS)
D2. Accessing Compensation for Victims of Domestic Violence (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Christie Munson - Deputy Executive Officer, CalVCB
Robin Foemmel Bie - Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, CalVCB
E2. Centering Racial Equity into our Work: learnings from a shared journey. (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Heidi Notario - Vp; Strategic Partnerships & Systes Change, NRCDV
Arlene Vassell - VP; Programs and Social Change, NRCDV
F2. Assisting and Understanding Victims Within the Native American Community (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Keely Linton - Executive Director, Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition

6:00pm - 8:00pm Self-Led Open Discussions

Tuesday, March 12

8:30am Keynote Address: Rosie Hidalgo, Senior Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities
9:30am Break (20 min)
9:50am Workshops 3 (75 min):

A3. Increasing DV Agencies' Capacity to Serve Survivors with Disabilities (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Molly Nugent - OVW Disability Grant Program Manager, WEAVE
Beth Hassett - Chief Executive Officer, WEAVE
B3. Confront without Shaming; Support without Colluding (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Kendall Evans - Co-Chair, Association for Batterers Intervention Programs
C3. Meet Me at the Intersection: Including Anti-Oppression Work in Prevention (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Tonjie Reese - Founder, eleven24 inc
D3. Pets are Family: Creating Pet Friendly Programs (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Laurel Meleski - Program Coordinator II, RedRover
Rachel Stevens - Program Manager, RedRover
E3. Stepping into cultural inclusiveness and equity in the DV field (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Gayle Guest-Brown - Exec. Leadership Coach, Trainer, Author, Speaker,, Guest Brown impact
Mercedes Tune - Cultural Inclusion Program, CPEDV
F3. #ImmigrantWomenToo: How Domestic Violence Intersects with Asylum Protection (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Christine Lin - Directing Attorney, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies - California
Kate Jastram - Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies

11:05am Break (20 min)
11:25am Workshops 4 (75 min):

A4. Discomfort of Change: Organizational Accountability as Prevention (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Liat Wexler - Prevention Manager, Faculty and Staff, PATH to Care Center at University of California, Berkeley
B4. Reach Across the Aisle: How 2 Feminists Worked with Christian Conservatives (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Connie Chung Joe - Executive Director, Korean American Family Services
Sunny Kim - Domestic Violence Program Manager, Korean American Family Services (KFAM)
C4. Safer Sexting: Not Your Parents' Sexting Talk (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Sarah Hyde - Youth Services Coordinator, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments
D4. Partnering for Survivors: The Los Angeles DV Homeless Services Coalition (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Eastlund - Executive Director, Rainbow Services
Amy Turk - Chief Innovation Officer, Downtown Women's Center
E4. Creating Space for Women of Color: Conversation for White Women (Advanced)
Presenter(s): Alejandra Aguilar - Program Specialist, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Danielle Lingle - Partner, InnerSpark Associates
F4. Beyond Halal and Haram: Muslims, Sex, and Relationships (Introductory)
Presenter(s): Anisa Ali - Program Specialist, Futures Without Violence

Sunday, March 10

6:00pm – 8:00pm Registration & Welcome MixerLight bites and hors d'oeuvres will be served, no host bar available

Monday, March 11

8:00am Registration Begins8:40am Welcome & Conference Opening8:55am Keynote Address: A CALL TO MEN CEO Tony Porter interviews former NFL player Ray Rice 10:05am Break (10 min)10:15am Courageous Conversations11:05 Break (15 min)11:20am Critical Conversations Breakouts:

12:30pm Lunch Buffet12:50pm Lunch Keynote1:50pm Break (15 min)2:05pm Workshops 1 (75 min):

3:20pm Break (20 min)3:40pm Workshops 2 (75 min):

6:00pm - 8:00pm Self-Led Open Discussions

Tuesday, March 12

8:30am Keynote Address: Rosie Hidalgo, Senior Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities9:30am Break (20 min)9:50am Workshops 3 (75 min):

11:05am Break (20 min)11:25am Workshops 4 (75 min):

12:40pm Lunch Buffet1:15pm Lunch time Call to Action2:30pm Closing Plenary (60 min)