Keynote, Plenary, and Mini-Plenary Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Donald C. Bross, Ph.D., J.D.
Kempe Children's Center
1825 Marion Street
Denver, CO 80218
Closing Luncheon: Illuminating Child Abuse in the Context of Human Experience

Judge Constance Cohen
Polk County Courthouse
6th Avenue and Mulberry Street
415 South Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Plenary II: The Role of the Judge in Collaborative Efforts to Reform the System

Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D.
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
415 South Street
M.S. 035
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Opening Plenary: The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do

D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas
Native Discovery, Inc.
P.O. Box 62657
Colorado Springs, CO 80962
Plenary III: The Tiny Warrior Within

Rev. Gloria Elaine White-Hammond, M.D.
Bethel AME Church
215 Forest Hills Street
Boston, MA 02130-3302
Plenary IV: Just Do It

Plenary Speakers

Hugh Galligan, M.P.A.
Regional Administrator, Region I
Administrator for Children and Families
Boston Regional Office
JFK Federal Building
Room 2000
Boston, MA 02203
Spoke at Opening Plenary: The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do

Kerry Healey, Ph.D.
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Office of the Governor
Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
Spoke at Opening Plenary: The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do

Richard A. Monaghan
President, Putnam Retail Management LP
Putnam Investments
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Spoke at Opening Plenary: The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do

Catherine M. Nolan, M.S.W.
Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
330 C Street SW
Switzer Building
Washington, DC 20447
Spoke at Closing Luncheon: Illuminating Child Abuse in the Context of Human Experience

Joan E. Ohl
Commissioner
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
330 C Street SW
Switzer Building
Washington, DC 20447
Spoke at Opening Plenary: The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do

Susan Orr, Ph.D.
Associate Commissioner
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
330 C Street SW
Switzer Building
Washington, DC 20447
Spoke at Plenary II: The Role of the Judge in Collaborative Efforts to Reform the System
Spoke at: Lisa Renee Putnam Excellence in Direct Service Award

Lisa Pion-Berlin, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Parents Anonymous® Inc.
675 W. Foothill Boulevard
Suite 220
Claremont, CA 91711
Spoke at: Parents Anonymous® Inc. Juanita Chavez Award
Spoke at: Parents Anonymous® Inc. Jolly K. Award

Tom Reilly
Attorney General
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
McCormack Building
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Spoke at Plenary III: D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas

Harry Spence
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Spoke at Plenary IV: Just Do It

Deborah Strong
Executive Director
Michigan Children's Trust Fund
235 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 1411
Lansing, MI 48909
Spoke at: Ray E. Helfer Award

Marylou Sudders
President and Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
99 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Spoke at Plenary II: The Role of the Judge in Collaborative Efforts to Reform the System

Mini-Plenary Speakers

Richard Anderson
Utah Division of Child and Family Services
120 North 200, W.
Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Mini-Plenary IV: Engaging State Legislators to Improve Child Welfare Oversight

Steve Christian
National Conference on State Legislatures
Child Welfare Project
7700 E. First Place
Denver, CO 80230
Mini-Plenary IV: Engaging State Legislators to Improve Child Welfare Oversight

Senator Dan R. Eastman
Utah State Senate
968 Canyon Crest Drive
Bountiful, Utah 84010
Mini-Plenary IV: Engaging State Legislators to Improve Child Welfare Oversight

Will Hornsby
Children's Bureau
Administration for Children and Families
330 C Street SW
Room 2411
Washington, DC 20447
Mini-Plenary IV: Engaging State Legislators to Improve Child Welfare Oversight

Pamela A. Johnson
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
330 C Street SW
Room 2054
Washington, DC 20447
Mini-Plenary II: Listening to Youth

Amy Lockhart
Administration for Children and Families
Region I
JFK Federal Building
Room 2000
Boston, MA 02203
Mini-Plenary II: Listening to Youth

Eli Newberger, M.D.
American Program Bureau, Inc.
36 Crafts Street
Newton, MA 02458
Mini-Plenary I: Child Maltreatment and Character Development in Boys and Girls

Jeffrey L. Pogue
Bridges, Inc.
Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services
3600 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
Mini-Plenary III: Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS): Effective Strategies to Engage Fathers in Treatment, Recovery, and Parenting

Sanford Robinson
Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services
3600 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
Mini-Plenary III: Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS): Effective Strategies to Engage Fathers in Treatment, Recovery, and Parenting

Jon Smymi
Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services
3600 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
Mini-Plenary III: Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS): Effective Strategies to Engage Fathers in Treatment, Recovery, and Parenting

Nancy K. Young, Ph.D.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Center for Children and Family Futures
4940 Irvine Boulevard
Suite 202
Irvine, CA 92620
Mini-Plenary III: Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS): Effective Strategies to Engage Fathers in Treatment, Recovery, and Parenting

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