Grace Farm Foundation Releases Schedule for 'Changing the Culture'

From Grace Farms:

8 am | Grace Farms Opens

9:15–9:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Sharon Prince, President, Grace Farms Foundation
• Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut

9:30–10:15 am | A Conversation: The Violence Against Women Act Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

• Bea Hanson, Principal Deputy Director of United States Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women
• Margaret Groban, National VAWA Coordinator & Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maine

10:15–10:30 am | Morning Break

10:30–11:45 am | Best Practices in the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence on Campus

• Moderator: Krishna Patel, Justice Initiative Director, Grace Farms Foundation
• Detective Kerry Dalling, Domestic Violence Coordinator, Fairfield Police Department
• Warren Hyatt Jr., Director of Law Enforcement Services, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Todd Pelazza, Director of Public Safety, Fairfield University
• 12–1 pm | Lunch Break
• Lunch will be available for purchase for $10 in the Grace Farms Commons (credit or debit card only)

1–2 pm | Turning the Tide: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in the World of Professional Sports

• Moderator: M. Quentin B. L. Williams, Esq., The Butler Williams Law Firm & Founder and President of Dedication 2 Community
• Alicia Parker, Co-Chair, Dedication 2 Community
• Kia Roberts, Director of Investigations, National Football League
• Karen Jarmoc, Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

2–3 pm | Reaching Undocumented Residents

• Moderator: Alina Reynolds, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
• Reverend Simon Castillo, Good Shepherd Christian Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Armando Perez, Chief of Police, Bridgeport Police Department
• Adriana Podesta, Attorney, International Institute of Connecticut
• Caroline Sennett, Attorney, International Institute of Connecticut
• Wendy Mota Kasongo, Director of Diversity and Accessibility, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

3–3:15 pm | Closing Remarks

• William J. Nardini, Chief of the Criminal Division, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut

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