The Melanie Rieger Conference

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, June 8 2010 | Wednesday, June 9 2010

Breakout Session I | Breakout Session II| Breakout Session III| Breakout Session IV




  Tuesday June 8, 2010

8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & Registration (Welte Hall)


9:00-10:00 am Opening Ceremonies (Welte Hall)
Presentation of the Colors:
  • AaronNoel Treppeda, Soloist
  • Rev. Anthony Bruno, Director of Religious Services, Department of Correction
  • Commissioner Brian Murphy, Department of Correction
  • Ms. Linda J. Cimino, Director, Office of Victim Services
  • Dr. Jack Miller, President, Central Connecticut State University
  • Dr. Samuel L. Rieger, father of Melanie
  • Michelle Cruz, Connecticut Victim Advocate

10:15-11:15 am Keynote Speaker (Welte Hall)

Wally Lamb
Writer & Best Selling Author with Barbara Parsons
Cause & Effect: The Link Between Domestic Violence & The Incarceration of Female Victims


11:15 am-12:30 pm

Panel: Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence (Welte Hall)
Moderator

- Tom Monahan: WVIT Channel 30 News

Panel

- Beau Thurnauer: East Hartford Police Department
- Trish Froehlich: State of CT State's Attorney
- Barbara Bellucci: Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven 
- Hon. Susan Handy, Presiding Judge, CT Superior Court
- Michelle Cruz: Victim Advocate, State of CT 
- Kathryn Ceruti, CT Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division


12:30-1:30 pm Lunch (Memorial Hall, 2nd Floor)

Art Exhibit Opens



1:15-2:15 pm Keynote Speaker (Welte Hall)

Leslie Charles, Trainingworks
There's No Place Like Home


2:30-3:30 pm Breakout Session I (Student Center)
  1. Beau Thurnauer: East Hartford Police Department
      Police Response to Domestic Violence
  2. Trish Froehlich: State of CT State's Attorney
      Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases
  3. This session has been closed
    Barbara Bellucci: Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven
      Advocating for Victims in Criminal Court
  4. Mark Ludwig & Stacie Cull: Wheeler Clinic
      Working with Domestic Violence Perpetrators
  5. This session has been closed
    Maytte Restrepo-Ruiz: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence(CCADV)
      Domestic Violence in the Latino Community
  6. Shirley & Larry Bostrom: Survivors of Homicide
      Funny, He Doesn't Look Like A Murderer - Revisited
  7. This session has been closed
    David Kaczynski: New Yorker's Against the Death Penalty &
    Lisa Good: Albany, New York Coalition to Prevent Violence
      Healing in the Midst of Inner City Violence: Reweaving the Fabric of Community
  8. Linda Cimino: Director, CT Judicial Branch, Office of Victim Services
      CT Savin: CT Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification System
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3:40-4:40 pm Breakout Session II (Student Center)
  1. Beau Thurnauer: East Hartford Police Department
      Police Response to Domestic Violence
  2. Trish Froehlich: State of CT State's Attorney
      Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases
  3. This session has been closed
    Barbara Bellucci: Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven
      Advocating for Victims in Criminal Court
  4. This session has been closed
    Mark Ludwig & Stacie Cull: Wheeler Clinic
      Working with Domestic Violence Perpetrators
  5. Maytte Restrepo-Ruiz: CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence(CCADV)
      Domestic Violence in the Latino Community
  6. Shirley & Larry Bostrom: Survivors of Homicide
      Funny, He Doesn't Look Like A Murderer - Revisited
  7. This session has been closed
    David Kaczynski: New Yorker's Against the Death Penalty &
    Lisa Good: Albany, New York Coalition to Prevent Violence
      Healing in the Midst of Inner City Violence: Reweaving the Fabric of Community
  8. Linda Cimino: Director, CT Judicial Branch, Office of Victim Services
      CT Savin: CT Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification System
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  Wednesday June 9, 2010

8:00-9:00 am Breakfast & Registration (Welte Hall)


9:00-10:00 am Keynote Speaker (Welte Hall)

Chip St. Clair: St. Clair Butterfly Foundation
The Butterfly Garden: A Journey from Victim to Victim's Advocate


10:15-11:30 am Panel: At Home With Domestic Violence - Child Survivor's (Welte Hall)
Moderator

- Laurie Perez, Fox 61 Connecticut News

Panel

-Personal stories from young survivors of domestic violence

11:45 am-12:45 pm Breakout Session III (Student Center)
  1. This session has been closed
    Penni Micca: Interval House
      Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims
  2. This session has been closed
    Julianne Ramia: The Umbrella
      CHERISH Program: Domestic Violence & the Elderly
  3. This session has been closed
    Gene Munson: CT Sexual Assault Crisis Services(CONNSACS)
      Sexual Assault Services in Connecticut
  4. This session has been closed
    Amanda Posila, Center for Women & Families
      Domestic Violence & Services for Victims
  5. Kara Hart: Greater Hartford Legal Services
      Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
  6. Rep. Diana Urban: CT. General Assembly
    Phil Arkon: American Humane Society
    Annie Chittenden: CT Safe Pet Project
      The Missing Link - A New Resource for Connecticut's Victims of Violence
  7. Maggie Luddy: Maggie’s Mission
      Don't Be Too Late: Self Defense May Save Your Life
  8. Dr.Howard Krieger, Ph.D.: CT. Resource Group LLC
      Healing Your Brain After Trauma
  9. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims of Houston, TX
      Growing Up In A War Zone - My House
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12:45-1:45 pm Lunch (Memorial Hall, 2nd Floor)

Art Exhibit Closes



1:45-2:45 pm Breakout Session IV (Student Center)
  1. This session has been closed
    Penni Micca: Interval House
      Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims
  2. Julianne Ramia: The Umbrella
      CHERISH Program: Domestic Violence & the Elderly
  3. This session has been closed
    Gene Munson: CT Sexual Assault Crisis Services(CONNSACS)
      Sexual Assault Services in Connecticut
  4. This session has been closed
    Amanda Posila, Center for Women & Families
      Domestic Violence & Services for Victims
  5. Kara Hart: Greater Hartford Legal Services
      Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
  6. This session has been closed
    Rep. Diana Urban: CT. General Assembly
    Phil Arkon: American Humane Society
    Annie Chittenden: CT Safe Pet Project
      The Missing Link - A New Resource for Connecticut's Victims of Violence
  7. Maggie Luddy: Maggie’s Mission
      Don't Be Too Late: Self Defense May Save Your Life
  8. Dr.Howard Krieger, Ph.D.: CT. Resource Group LLC
      Healing Your Brain After Trauma
  9. Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims of Houston, TX
      Growing Up In A War Zone - My House

2:55-3:55 pm Keynote Speaker (Welte Hall)

Marc Klaas: Klaas Kids Foundation
The Amber Alert: A Broken System


4:00-4:30 pm Closing Ceremonies (Welte Hall)

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