The Melanie Rieger Conference

Conference Agenda

Wednesday, June 15 2016 | Thursday, June 16 2016
 
Breakout Session I | Breakout Session II | Breakout Session III | Breakout Session IV
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Wednesday June 15, 2016

  8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & Registration (Torp Auditorium)

 
  9:00-10:00 am Opening Ceremonies (Torp Auditorium)

Presentation of the Colors:
  • Aaron Noel Treppeda, Soloist
  • Rev. Anthony Bruno, Director of Religious Services, Department of Correction
  • Dr. Jack Miller, President, Central Connecticut State University
  • Commissioner Scott Semple, Department of Correction
  • Linda J. Cimino, Director, Office of Victim Services
  • Dr. Samuel L. Rieger, father of Melanie
  • Natasha M. Pierre, Esq, etc.
 
  10:15-11:30 am Keynote Speaker (Torp Auditorium)

  Wanda & Sam Rieger
Our 22 Year Journey: A Conversation with Wanda & Sam Rieger

 
  11:45-1:00 pm Breakout Session I (Student Center)
  1. Marc Klass: Klass Kids Foundation
      Ch-Ch-Changes: 1993 - 2015
  2. Kelly Annelli: Ct Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
  3. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims (Houston, TX)
      The Journey of Healing
  4. Matthew Crockett: Asst. CT State's Attorney
      Prosecuting Domestic Violence & Strangulation Cases
  5. James Holler: Holler Training
      Vicarious Trauma for Law Enforcement Officers
  6. Linda Blozie: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      Risks & Benefits of Technology for Victims of Domestic Violence
  7. Joseph Froehlich: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      Best Practices for Police Response to Domestic Violence
 
  1:00-2:00 pm Lunch (Memorial Hall, 2nd Floor)



 
  2:15-3:30 pm Breakout Session II (Student Center)
  1. Marc Klass: Klass Kids Foundation
      Ch-Ch-Changes: 1993 - 2015
  2. Kelly Annelli: Ct Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
  3. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims (Houston, TX)
      The Journey of Healing
  4. Matthew Crockett: Asst. CT State's Attorney
      Prosecuting Domestic Violence & Strangulation Cases
  5. James Holler: Holler Training
      Vicarious Trauma for Law Enforcement Officers
  6. Linda Blozie: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      Risks & Benefits of Technology for Victims of Domestic Violence
  7. Joseph Froehlich: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
      Best Practices for Police Response to Domestic Violence
 
  3:45-4:45 am Keynote Speaker (Torp Auditorium)

  Stephanie Damiani & Kevin Dunn: CT Senior Assistant State's Attorneys
Judge Barbara Bellis: CT Superior Court
Detective Kerry Dalling: Fairfiield Police Department
Katherine Verano: Safe Futures, New London
Joseph DiTunno: Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division 
Twenty Years of Domestic Violence: The System's Approach

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Thursday June 16, 2016

  8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & Registration (Torp Auditorium)

 
  9:00-10:15 am Keynote Speaker (Torp Auditorium)

  Sgt. Carol Adams: Richmond, VA Police Department
Domestic Violence and My Family

 
  10:30-11:45 am Breakout Session III (Student Center)
  1. James Holler: Holler Training
      Corroborating Evidence: Reducing the Child's Stress & Strengthening Your Case
  2. Domestic Violence Victims Panel
      Surviving Domestic Violence: Victims' Real Stories
  3. Penni Micca: Interval House
      Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims
  4. Eileen Russo: Gateway Community College
      Vicarious Trauma
  5. Carlton Smith & Charles James: Chrysalis Domestic Violence Services
      Real Strength: Engaging Men & Boys in the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
  6. Traci Lederer: CT Court Support Services Division (ret)
      Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement Officers
  7. Valina Carpenter: CT Office of Victim Services (OVS)
      Civil And Criminal Orders of Protection
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  12:00-1:00pm Lunch (Memorial Hall, 2nd Floor)



 
  1:15-2:30 pm Breakout Session IV (Student Center)
  1. James Holler: Holler Training
      Corroborating Evidence: Reducing the Child's Stress & Strengthening Your Case
  2. Domestic Violence Victims Panel
      Surviving Domestic Violence: Victims' Real Stories
  3. Penni Micca: Interval House
      Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims
  4. Eileen Russo: Gateway Community College
      Vicarious Trauma
  5. Carlton Smith & Charles James: Chrysalis Domestic Violence Services
      Real Strength: Engaging Men & Boys in the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
  6. Traci Lederer: CT Court Support Services Division (ret)
      Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement Officers
  7. Valina Carpenter: CT Office of Victim Services (OVS)
      Civil And Criminal Orders of Protection
 
  2:45-4:00 pm Keynote Speaker (Torp Auditorium)

  Leslie Charles: Trainingworks
Setting the Pathway from Your Past to Your Future

 
  4:15-4:30 pm Closing Ceremonies (Torp Auditorium)

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Diane Moylan-Cooke: Survivors of Homicide
(SOH)