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10:30am EDT
Empowering Spaces: Advancing Trauma-Informed Leasing in DV Shelters and Transitional Housing
Tuesday October 22, 2024 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
Speakers
Resident Care Coordinator, Coburn Place
Annie Sholty has been with Coburn Place in various roles since July of 2022, first as a Well-Being Advocate and later as the Resident Care Coordinator over the Transitional Housing Program. Transitional Housing at Coburn Place has flourished during this time, solidifying Coburn’s...
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VP of Mission Impact, Coburn Place
Celeste is a seasoned professional in the social services field, currently serving as the Vice President of Mission Impact at Coburn Place. With two decades of experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge and empathy to her role. Holding both a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and...
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Transitional Housing Manager, Coburn Place
Sonia Parham has been with Coburn Place since October of 2022, first as a Housing Advocate for the Rapid Rehousing Program and now as the Transitional Housing Manager. Sonia has over a decade of prior experience in property management and has been an asset to better assist victims...
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1:00pm EDT
New Era of GALs in Indiana
Tuesday October 22, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Speakers
Chief Legal Counsel, ICADV
Kerry Hyatt Bennett is the Chief Legal Counsel at the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, specializing in state and federal domestic violence law, public policy...
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President and CEO, Kids' Voice of Indiana
Lindsay Scott has been an attorney for Kids’ Voice since November 2011 and assumed the role of President & CEO in July 2018. She received her B.S. from Butler University and J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. She is licensed in both Indiana and Illinois. Lindsay...
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Deputy Director, Children & Families Division, Indiana Supreme Court-IOCS
Leslie Dunn is the Deputy Director for the Children and Families Division of the Indiana State Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration. She was awarded the Honorable Viola J. Taliaferro Award by the Indiana State Bar Association in 2014. Leslie has been the State...
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2:30pm EDT
Survivor Response to Lethality Assessment; Our Evaluation Journey
Tuesday October 22, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EDT
Speakers
Homicide Reduction Strategies Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Caryn graduated with her BA in psychology & communications in 1999 and MS in School Counseling in May of 2007, both from Butler University. Caryn completed a one-year term of service with AmeriCorps, working with Legal Services of Indiana and from there supervised the IndyCorps program...
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4:00pm EDT
Mobile Advocacy: A Means to Accomplishing Survivor-Centered Services
Tuesday October 22, 2024 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT
Speakers
Evaluation Director, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Colleen Yeakle, MSW, has served as an advocate in the domestic and sexual violence fields for over 25 years, and currently serves as the Evaluation Director for the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In this role, Colleen works with national, state and community partners to develop, impleme...
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Advocate, Center for Women and Families
I've been with the Center for Women and Families for about 12 years all together. At the Center, we assist victims of DV/SA. I also am really passionate about Human Trafficking. At our office in Jeffersonville, we have been working the Mobile Advocacy Program for about 3 years now...
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Support & Advocacy Facilitator - Latinx Program, Center for Nonviolence
At the Center for Nonviolence I am a support advocate for survivors of violence. I am bilingual and work directly with the Spanish speaking community by connecting them to resources. I also facilitated a virtual support group for Spanish speaking women and co-facilitate the same group...
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Evaluation and Program Planning Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)
Zachary “Zandi” Anderson (he/him) has been the Evaluation and Program Planning Coordinator with the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) since January 2024. Prior to that, Zandi spent years working in the child welfare and disability fields. He graduated from Wabash...
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Program Director - Richmond, A Better Way Services, Inc.
Candra Ramsey is a dedicated advocate for families and children, currently serving as the Program Director at the Richmond location of A Better Way Services, Inc. A proud native of Wayne County, Indiana, Candra graduated from Hagerstown Jr./Sr. High School before earning her degree...
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10:30am EDT
Breaking the ICE: The Intersection of Immigration Status and Domestic and Sexual Violence
Wednesday October 23, 2024 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
Speakers KF
Social Work Advocate, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Kyla Foley Fields, BSW, is a social work advocate with the Immigrants’ & Language Rights Center at Indiana Legal Services where she serves primarily noncitizen survivors of crime, domestic violence, and other trauma. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2022 as a joint...
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Staff Attorney, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Jacob Snodgrass, JD, MPA, is a Staff Attorney with the Immigrants’ & Language Rights Center at Indiana Legal Services where his work focuses on immigration relief available to survivors of crime, domestic violence, and other trauma. He received a Juris Doctor from Indiana University...
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1:00pm EDT
Addiction Recovery: Shifting from Individual Choice to Collective Action
Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Speakers TS
YWCA Northeast Indiana
TC Spellman coordinates educational initiatives at YWCA Northeast Indiana, an organization dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women. TC is a first-generation college graduate. She holds a Bachelors of Human Services and is a Human Services Board Certified Practitioner...
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2:30pm EDT
4:00pm EDT
Providing Expert Testimony as an Advocate; Yes, You Are an Expert & Yes, You Can Testify
Wednesday October 23, 2024 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT
Speakers
Homicide Reduction Strategies Coordinator, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Caryn graduated with her BA in psychology & communications in 1999 and MS in School Counseling in May of 2007, both from Butler University. Caryn completed a one-year term of service with AmeriCorps, working with Legal Services of Indiana and from there supervised the IndyCorps program...
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Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Resource Prosecut, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Amy Blackett is the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor at the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC). In this role, Amy serves as a resource for prosecutors all over the state who have questions about their domestic violence and sexual assault cases. She...
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