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The 12th Annual Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference: April 23-24, 2008
THEME: "ANGRY YOUTH: SCHOOL & COMMUNITY TRAGEDIES"
April 23-24, 2008
Department of Correction
Maloney Center for Training & Staff Development
245 Jarvis Street, Cheshire, CT
Thanks to the efforts of Chuck Treppeda, we are able to broadcast the major presentations of the 12th Annual Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference Against Violence on the internet. Thank you to Sonic Foundry and Mediasite for providing the equipment and web hosting to make this all possible.
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Presentations are as follows:
- Opening Ceremonies
- Peter Yarrow: Peter, Paul & Mary; Founder of Operation Respect: "Youth in Trouble: Hope Through Music That Opens The Heart"
- Will Marling: Executive Director, National Organization of Victim Assistance(NOVA):"Why Victim Relations is as Important as Public Relations"
- Jeri Elster: Change Laws(CA): "Focus Guides: Fun Interactive Tools For Self Discovery"
- Marilyn Gambrell: No More Victims(Houston, TX): "Understanding & Treating The Anger of the Ultimate At Risk Child: Children of Incarcerated Parents" -With Christina Singleton and Devon White
- Asst. Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Education William Modzeleski: "What We Know About Targeted Violence In Schools & What We Are Doing About It"
- 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
- Leslie Charles: Trainingworks: "Reaching Out, Reaching In: The Gift of Reconnection in a Disconnected Culture"
- David Kaczynski: brother of Unibomber Ted Kaczynski and Patricia Fennell: Clinician, Albany(NY) Health Management Associates: "Living a Meaningful Life Despite The Pain, Despair & Emptiness Caused B y Traumatic Loss"
- Larry Scott: Rachel's Challenge(Littleton, CO): "The Tragedy of Columbine High School: A Victim's Family's Perspective: CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE