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Home > Conference Calendar > 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect > Conference Program > Keynote, Plenary, and Mini-Plenary Speakers

Keynote, Plenary, and Mini-Plenary Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Opening Plenary

William C. Bell
President and CEO
Casey Family Programs
300 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Creating a Safe Future for Our Children

Plenary II

Robert B. Clyman, MD
Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
1825 Marion Street, Suite 304
Denver, CO 80218
What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy

Plenary III

Juan Williams
c/o American Program Bureau
36 Crafts Street
Newton, MA 02458
What Communities Must Do to Protect Children and Strengthen Families

Plenary IV

Hon. Stephen M. Rubin
Pima County Juvenile Court Center
2225 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713
Collaboration Works! Ten Years of Progress in Improving Outcomes for Children and Families

Closing Luncheon

Hilary Weaver, MS, DSW
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Graduate School of Social Work
685 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Drawing on Cultural Strengths to Move Toward a More Child-Centered, Family Friendly Society

Plenary Speakers

Kim J. Amos, MSW
Project Manager
National Child Abuse and Neglect Training and Publications Project
Pal-Tech, Inc.
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
Spoke at Closing Luncheon: Drawing on Cultural Strengths to Move Toward a More Child-Centered, Family Friendly Society

Melissa Lim Brodowski, MSW, MPH
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Spoke at Plenary III: What Communities Must Do to Protect Children and Strengthen Families

Katharine Cahn, PhD
Executive Director
Center for the Improvement of Child and Family Services
Portland State University
Graduate School of Social Work
520 S.W. Harrison, Suite 440
Portland, OR 97201
Spoke at Plenary II: What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy

Emily Cooke, JD
Special Assistant for Court Improvement
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Spoke at Plenary IV: Collaboration Works! Ten Years of Progress in Improving Outcomes for Children and Families

Terry Cross
Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association
5100 SW Macadam Avenue, #300
Portland, OR 97239
Spoke at Plenary IV: Collaboration Works! Ten Years of Progress in Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
Spoke at Closing Luncheon: Drawing on Cultural Strengths to Move Toward a More Child-Centered, Family Friendly Society

J. Robert Flores
Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Spoke at Opening Plenary: Creating a Safe Future for Our Children

Ramona L. Foley, MSW
Assistant Director
Children, Adults and Families
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Spoke at Opening Plenary: Creating a Safe Future for Our Children

Dorothy V. Harris, ACSW
Senior Vice President for Special Projects for Children, Youth and Families
Pal-Tech, Inc.
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
Spoke at Plenary II: What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy

Steve Henigson
Regional Administrator, Region X
Administration for Children and Families
Seattle Regional Office
2201 Sixth Avenue
MS-70
Seattle, WA 98121
Spoke at Plenary II: What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy

Kristine Nelson, PhD
Dean
Portland State University
Graduate School of Social Work
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Spoke at Plenary II: What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy

Catherine M. Nolan, MSW, ACSW
Director
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Spoke at Opening Plenary: Creating a Safe Future for Our Children
Spoke at Plenary II: What the Evidence Tells Us: Implications for Child Welfare Policy
Spoke at Closing Luncheon: Drawing on Cultural Strengths to Move Toward a More Child-Centered, Family Friendly Society

Joan E. Ohl
Commissioner
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Spoke at Opening Plenary: Creating a Safe Future for Our Children
Spoke at Plenary IV: Collaboration Works! Ten Years of Progress in Improving Outcomes for Children and Families

Susan Orr, PhD
Associate Commissioner
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Spoke at Plenary III: What Communities Must Do to Protect Children and Strengthen Families

Mini-Plenary Speakers

Francesca Adler-Baeder, PhD, CFLE
Center for Children, Youth, and Families
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
286 Spidle Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Mini-Plenary II: What's Love Got to Do with It? Linking the Healthy Marriage Initiative and Reduction of Risk for Child Maltreatment

Ronald G. Barr, MDCM
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Centre for Community Health Research
2955 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden, UT 84403
Mini-Plenary I: Parent Education Strategies to Prevent Abusive Head Trauma

Bill Coffin
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
901 D Street SW (6W)
Washington, DC 20447
Mini-Plenary II: What's Love Got to Do with It? Linking the Healthy Marriage Initiative and Reduction of Risk for Child Maltreatment

Alan J. Dettlaff, MSW, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jane Addams College of Social Work
1040 W. Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Mini-Plenary V: World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Cherie Douglas, BS, RN
Ready Families/Nurse-Family Partnership
Clark County Public Health
Clark County Center for Community Health
1601 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, Third Floor
Vancouver, WA 98661
Mini-Plenary IV: Nurse-Family Partnership: Taking Science to Practice Nationwide

Julianne Duncan, PhD
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
Mini-Plenary V: World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Harvey Karp, MD, FAAP
University of California, Los Angeles
School of Medicine
12300 Wilshire Boulevard, #410
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Mini-Plenary I: Parent Education Strategies to Prevent Abusive Head Trauma

Lynn Morland, MSW, MA
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
Mini-Plenary V: World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS
Wayne State University
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48201
Mini-Plenary I: Parent Education Strategies to Prevent Abusive Head Trauma

Colleen Quinn, MPA
Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office
1900 Grant Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
Mini-Plenary IV: Nurse-Family Partnership: Taking Science to Practice Nationwide

Lois Schipper, BSN, MPH
Department of Public Health
Seattle and King County
999 3rd Avenue, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
Mini-Plenary IV: Nurse-Family Partnership: Taking Science to Practice Nationwide

Kellie Teter, MPA
Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office
1900 Grant Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
Mini-Plenary IV: Nurse-Family Partnership: Taking Science to Practice Nationwide

Sonia C. Velazquez, BS, CSS
American Humane Association
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
Mini-Plenary V: World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhD
Loyola University of Chicago
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Mini-Plenary V: World as Community: The Intersection between Migration and Child Welfare

Janet Wallinder, RN, MSN
Multnomah County Health Department
426 Stark Street, Eighth Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Mini-Plenary IV: Nurse-Family Partnership: Taking Science to Practice Nationwide

Nancy K. Young, MSW, PhD
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
4940 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 202
Irvine, CA 92620
Mini-Plenary III: Methamphetamine: The Child Welfare Impact and Promising Practices

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