Tentative Agenda

 

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  7:00 am  

Registration

 

  7:30 am  

Continental Breakfast

 

  8:30 am  

Welcome

    Jacquolyn Duerr, MPH, Acting Chief, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch

    Dr. Mark Horton, Director, California Department of Public Health (invited)

 

Forum Overview
“Continuing the Dialogue: VAW Prevention Efforts in California”

    Nancy Bagnato, MPH, Coordinator, Violence Against Women Statewide Prevention Project, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch

     

  9:00 am  

Opening Plenary

“Building Healthy Teen Relationships”

    Debbie Lee
    Senior Vice President, Family Violence Prevention Fund and Deputy Director, National Program Office, Building Healthy Teen Relationships

 

“Mobilizing Communities for Preventing Violence Against Women”

    Dr. Michael Kaufman
    Co-Founder, White Ribbon Campaign
    Ontario, Canada

     

  10:30 am  

Break

 

  10:45 am  

Concurrent Breakouts/Discussion Forums

TRACK 1:

“Building an “Evidence-Base” Using Local Prevention Programming”

    Wendi L. Siebold, Ph.D. Candidate, M.P.H. Senior Research Associate Evaluation, Management & Training Associates

 

TRACK 2:

“Community Organizing As A Tool For Primary Prevention”

    Devorah Levine, J.D., Principal Analyst Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, Contra Costa County

    Sharon Turner, Regional Director, STAND! Against Domestic Violence

     

  12:15 pm  

Hosted Lunch:

 

Plenary

Evolution of California’s Violence Against Women Prevention Agenda: Reflections, Challenges and Emerging Opportunities

    Patti Giggans, Executive Director, Peace Over Violence

    Lana Haddad, Administrative Analyst, Glendale Commission on the Status of Women

    Lisa Hoffman, Consultant

    Aliza Naisuler, Coordinator, Faith in Violence Free-Families Project, TC-TAT

    Tara Shabazz, Director of Programs and Services, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence

    Chad Sniffen, Prevention Services Coordinator, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

     

  2:15 pm  

Break

 

  2:30 pm  

Concurrent Breakouts/Discussion Forums

TRACK 1:
“Community Organizing As A Tool For Primary Prevention”

    Devorah Levine, J.D., Principal Analyst Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, Contra Costa County

    Sharon Turner, Regional Director, STAND! Against Domestic Violence

 

TRACK 2:
“What is the Community Ready For? Assessing and Strengthening Community Readiness for VAW Primary Prevention”

    Lisa Fujie-Parks, MPH, Consultant

  4:00 pm  

Break

 

  4:30 pm  

Reception

 

  5:30 pm  

Special Presentation

Peace Signs: Using the Power of Theater to Prevent Violence

    Educational Theatre Programs, a Community Benefit of Kaiser Permanente

  6:30 pm   Dinner on Your Own
       
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
  7:00 am  

Registration

 

  7:30 am  

Continental Breakfast

 

  8:00 am  

Welcome

    Nancy Bagnato, MPH, Coordinator, Violence Against Women Statewide Prevention Project, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch

     

    Barb Alberson, MPH, Chief, State and Local Injury Control Section Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch

     

    Suzanne Brown-McBride, Executive Director, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

     

    Marivic Mabanag, Executive Director, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence

     

  8:30 am  

Opening Plenary

“Buried and Emerging Issues in Primary Prevention”

    Cordelia Anderson, MA, Prevention Consultant
    Chair, National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

     

  9:00 am  

Break

 

  9:15 am  

Concurrent Breakouts/Discussion Forums

TRACK 1:

“What is the Community Ready For? Assessing and Strengthening Community Readiness for VAW Primary Prevention”

    Lisa Fujie-Parks, MPH, Consultant

 

TRACK 2:

“Exploring Buried and Emerging Issues in Primary Prevention”

    Cordelia Anderson, MA, Prevention Consultant Chair, National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

     

  10:45 am  

Break

 

  11:00 am  

Concurrent Breakouts/Discussion Forums

TRACK 1:

“Exploring Buried and Emerging Issues in Primary Prevention”

    Cordelia Anderson, MA, Prevention Consultant Chair, National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

 

TRACK 2:

“Building an “Evidence-Base” Using Local Prevention Programming”

    Wendi L. Siebold, Ph.D. Candidate, M.P.H., Senior Research Associate Evaluation, Management & Training Associates

     

  12:30 pm  

Hosted Lunch

 

Panel Presentation and Discussion Forum
“Threading the Eye of the Needle: Connecting the Theory and Practice in Gender Role Analysis, Batterer’s Treatment, Sexual Offenders and Primary Prevention”

    Stacy Alamo-Mixson, MPH, Chief, Violence Prevention Unit,
    Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch
    Kate Kain, Associate Director, Marin Abused Women Services
    Suzanne Brown-McBride, Executive Director, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Chair, Sexual Offender Management Board

     

  2:45 pm  

Plenary

“Are We On the Brink of Ending Violence Against Women?”

    Kate Kain, Associate Director, Marin Abused Women Services

  3:45 pm  

Summary and Closure

 

  4:00 pm   Adjourn