2025 Virtual Conference Speakers and Bios 

 

Speakers and Their Topics Bio Links
Session I. The Family Experience & Supportive Programs    

 Opening Keynote: DeWayne Hendrix ~ A New Daylight

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 Natasha Blakely-Berteloot  ~ Project Avary
 Not Their Sentence: Supporting Children of the Incarcerated

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 Alexia Pitter ~ F.A.M.M.
 Stories That Move: Advocacy with Patience and Purpose		 Details  
 Karen Johnson & Theresa Kitto ~ Moms of an Incarcerated Child
 'Our Experience as Moms of Incarcerated Sons'		 Details  
 Family Experience Panel Discussion Details  
 Session II. In‐Prison Programs: Doing the Work Inside to Be Successful Outside    
 Israel Garcia ~ Defy Ventures
 From Punishment to Possibility: Reimagining First Chances		 Details  
 Diana Weston ~ Options Recovery Services
 The Ripple Effect of Change		 Details  
 Deon Whitmore ~ Healing Dialogue and Action
 Re-Imagine a Justice System Focused on Healing		 Details  
 In-Prison Program Panel Discussion Details  
 Session III.  Reentry Programs & Process: Succeeding After Release    
 Candice Baughman and Salamasina Tanoai
 One Parish One Prisoner: A Resurrection Story of Reentry		 Details   

 Denise Moody ~ 
 Reentry: My Passion and Calling

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 Tommy Lee Wickerd & Marion Wickerd ~
 'Tommy Just Got Out - Navigating This New Chapter of Our Lives'

  Re-entry Experience Panel Discussion

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 Closing Keynote: t
 Breaking Free: Second Chances For All		 Details