The Melanie Rieger Conference
April 23-24, 2008 
Department of Correction 
Maloney Center 
245 Jarvis Street 
Cheshire, CT 
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Conference Agenda
Wednesday, April 23 2008 | Thursday, April 24 2008
Breakout Session I | Breakout Session II | Breakout Session III | Breakout Session IV






8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & Registration
9:00-10:00 am Opening Ceremonies
Presentation of the Colors:
  • AaronNoel Treppeda, Soloist
  • Rev. Anthony Bruno, Director of Religious Services, Department of Correction
  • Commissioner Theresa Lantz, Department of Correction
  • Ms. Linda J. Cimino, Director, Office of Victim Services
  • Matt Hall, Mayor, Cheshire
  • Dr. Samuel L. Rieger, father of Melanie
  • Michelle Cruz, Connecticut Victim Advocate
10:15 am-12:00 pm Keynote Speaker
Peter Yarrow: Peter, Paul & Mary
Founder of Operation Respect: Don't Laugh At Me
Youth In Trouble: Hope Through Music That Opens The Heart
12:10-1:00 pm Keynote Speaker
Carroll Ann Ellis: Dir. Victim Services
Fairfax County VA Police Department
Aftermath of Mass Murder: Treating Each Victim As A Separate Tragedy
1:00-2:00 pm Lunch
Art Exhibit Opens
1:45-2:45 pm Keynote Speaker
Jeri Elster, Change Laws
Focus Guides: Fun, Interactive Tools For Self Discovery
3:00-4:00 pm Breakout Session I:
  1. This session has been closed
    Marc Klass: Klass Kids Foundation
      California Three Strikes Law: Pros & Cons
  2. This session has been closed
    Hon. Susan Handy: Presiding Judge, Criminal Part A, New London JD
      The Anatomy of Youth Violence: A Judges Perspective
  3. Michelle Cruz: CT Victim Advocate
      Office of the Victim Advocate: A New Perspective
  4. Richard Pompelio: Dir. Legal Advocates Protecting The Rights of Crime Victims
      Legal Advocacy for Crime Victims: The New Revolution
  5. This session has been closed
    Francis Carino: Supervisory Juvenile Prosecutor, State’s Attorney’s Office
      Responding to Youth Crime In The Schools and on The Streets: What Is Being Done & Is It Working?
  6. Phyllis & Stanley Rosenbluth, Founders, Virginians United Against Crime
      Victims Rights: Equal Justice Under The Law
  7. Shirley & Larry Bostrom: Survivors of Homicide
      Pain-Pen-Pad: Writing To Heal
  8. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims, Houston TX
      Understanding & Treating the Anger of the Ultimate At Risk Child: Children of Incarcerated Parents
4:15-5:00 pm Breakout Session II:
  1. This session has been closed
    Marc Klass: Klass Kids Foundation
      California Three Strikes Law: Pros & Cons
  2. This session has been closed
    Hon. Susan Handy: Presiding Judge, Criminal Part A, New London JD
      The Anatomy of Youth Violence: A Judges Perspective
  3. Michelle Cruz: CT Victim Advocate
      Office of the Victim Advocate: A New Perspective
  4. Richard Pompelio: Dir. Legal Advocates Protecting The Rights of Crime Victims
      Legal Advocacy for Crime Victims: The New Revolution
  5. This session has been closed
    Francis Carino: Supervisory Juvenile Prosecutor, State’s Attorney’s Office
      Responding to Youth Crime In The Schools and on The Streets: What Is Being Done & Is It Working?
  6. Phyllis & Stanley Rosenbluth, Founders, Virginians United Against Crime
      Victims Rights: Equal Justice Under The Law
  7. Shirley & Larry Bostrom: Survivors of Homicide
      Pain-Pen-Pad: Writing To Heal
  8. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims, Houston TX
      Understanding & Treating the Anger of the Ultimate At Risk Child: Children of Incarcerated Parents
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7:30-8:30 am Breakfast & Registration
8:30-9:30 am Keynote Speaker
William Modzeleski, Asst Deputy Secretary
US Department of Education Office For Safe & Drug Free Schools
What We Know About Targeted Violence In Schools & What We’re Doing About It
9:45-11:15 am Panel: Preventing School Violence
Moderator

- Tom Monahan: WVIT Channel 30 News

Panel

- JoAnn Freiberg, Ph.D., Education Consultant, CT Department of Education
- Kevin Borrup, J.D., MPA, Dir. Violence Prevention & Injury Free Coalition For Kids at the CT Children’s Medical Center
- William Howe, Ed.D., Education Consultant, CT Department of Education
- Hon. Christine Keller, Chief Administrative Judge, Juvenile Division
- Faith Vos Winkel, Office of the Child Advocate
- Robin McHaelen, True Colors
11:30 am-12:30 pm Keynote Speaker
Rachel’s Challenge Speaker from Littleton, CO
12:30-1:00 pm Lunch
Art Exhibit Closes
1:15-2:15 pm Keynote Speaker
Leslie Charles: Trainingworks
Reaching Out, Reaching In: The Gift of Reconnection in a Disconnected Culture
2:30-3:30 pm Breakout Session III:
  1. David Kaczynski: brother of Unibomber Ted Kaczynski
    Gary Wright: victim of Unibomber Ted Kaczynski
    Patricia Fennell: clinician, Albany(NY) Health Management Associates
      Living A Meaningful Life Despite The Pain, Despair & Emptiness Caused By Traumatic Loss
       Session 17 & 25 must be taken together
  2. This session has been closed
    JoAnn Freiberg: Associate Education Consultant, CT Department of Education
      Rampage School Shootings: Who, What, When, Where & Why?
  3. This session has been closed
    Howard Krieger, Ph.D.: Connecticut Resource Group LLC
      Impact of Community Violence on Children
  4. Kevin Borrup: J.D., MPA: Dir., Violence Prevention Program & Injury Free Coalition For Kids at the CT Children's Medical Center
      Violence As A Disease: Supervision, Youth & the Toxic Environment
  5. William Howe, Ed.D.: Educational Consultant for Multicultural Education, CT. Department of Education
      Things You Wish You Didn't Have To Know About Harassment in Schools
  6. This session has been closed
    Linda Principe
      Writing Your Way Home: Writing As A Tool to Help Survivors Deal with Murder
  7. Faith Vos Winkel: Office of the Child Advocate
      The Complexity of Youth At Risk: Understanding Youth Suicide
  8. Robin McHaelen
      True Colors: That is So Gay! Reducing the Violence Against Sexual & Gender Minority Youth in School Environments
3:45-4:45 pm Breakout Session IV:
  1. David Kaczynski: brother of Unibomber Ted Kaczynski
    Gary Wright: victim of Unibomber Ted Kaczynski
    Patricia Fennell: clinician, Albany(NY) Health Management Associates
      Living A Meaningful Life Despite The Pain, Despair & Emptiness Caused By Traumatic Loss
       Session 17 & 25 must be taken together
  2. JoAnn Freiberg: Associate Education Consultant, CT Department of Education
      Rampage School Shootings: Who, What, When, Where & Why?
  3. Howard Krieger, Ph.D.: Connecticut Resource Group LLC
      Impact of Community Violence on Children
  4. This session has been closed
    Kevin Borrup: J.D., MPA: Dir., Violence Prevention Program & Injury Free Coalition For Kids at the CT Children's Medical Center
      Violence As A Disease: Supervision, Youth & the Toxic Environment
  5. This session has been closed
    William Howe, Ed.D.: Educational Consultant for Multicultural Education, CT. Department of Education
      Things You Wish You Didn't Have To Know About Harassment in Schools
  6. This session has been closed
    Linda Principe
      Writing Your Way Home: Writing As A Tool to Help Survivors Deal with Murder
  7. This session has been closed
    Faith Vos Winkel: Office of the Child Advocate
      The Complexity of Youth At Risk: Understanding Youth Suicide
  8. Robin McHaelen
      True Colors: That is So Gay! Reducing the Violence Against Sexual & Gender Minority Youth in School Environments
5:00-5:30 pm Closing Ceremonies
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