Dayton Human Trafficking Accords Conference
9 - 10 November 2009
University of Dayton
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, 9 November, Sears recital hall, 1st floor, Jesse Philips Humanities Center
7:00 - 8:30 "A Crime so Monstrous" - A conversation with E. Benjamin Skinner, Author,
2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize recipient
INTRODUCTION: Dr. Paul Benson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Books available for purchase at 6:oopm.
Open discussion and book signing to follow presentation.
Tuesday, 10 November
12:00 - 4:30 Working Session (by invitation only - not open to the public)
AGENDA: Develop set of recommendations to address human trafficking in Ohio; outline protocol for cooperation between government, law enforcement and human trafficking advocates.
Participants:
Sharla Musabih, Founder United Hope UAE – United Action for Empowerment
Yeshi Riske, Co-founder, City of Hope and United Hope Ethiopia
Kristyn Williams, Anti-Trafficking, US Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services
Michelle Hannan, Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition, Ohio Trafficking Commission
Celia Williamson, Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition, Ohio Trafficking Commission
Theresa Flores, Gracehaven, Ohio Trafficking Commission
Norma Ryan, Dayton Southwest Weed and Seed, Ohio Trafficking Commission
Joanne M. Hale, Center Director, Sunrise Center of Montgomery County, Ohio
Gene Kelly, Clark County Sheriff, Ohio Trafficking Commission
Stephen Moody, Chief Springfield Police Division
Wendy Surikov, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mark Ensalaco, Director Human Rights Program, University of Dayton
Philip J. Cenedella, Founder, Combating Trafficking Anywhere
Claire Renzetti, University of Dayton
Gregory Singer, Judge Montgomery County Court Common Pleas
Lisa M. Miriello, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Victim Specialist
Bob Mullins, Public Affairs Director, ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County, Ohio
Linda L. Kramer, CEO, Daybreak, Dayton, Ohio
Joe Spitler, Executive Director, Montgomery County Criminal Justice Council
Richard Biehl, Director and Chief of Police, City of Dayton Police Department
Selene K. Edmunds, LexisNexis, Dayton, Ohio
Phil Plummer, Sheriff, Montgomery County, Ohio
Patti Schwarztrauber, Executive Director, Artemis Center
Jody Raphael, DePaul Law School
Kathleen Davis, Polaris
Maria Baldini-Potermin, Attorney, lecturer and co-author of Immigration Trial Handbook
Cynthia Kohr, Ohio Bureau of Investigation
Pat Meadows, MSSW, Executive Director, The National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton - invited
Laura Clemmens, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office
Rhonda Barner, Victim Witness Division, Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Montgomery County, Ohio
Jeffrey Barrows, Executive Director, Gracehaven
6:00 - 8:00 public forum - trafficking is slavery - John F. Kennedy Memorial Student Union - Ballroom
Welcome: Mark Ensalaco, Director Human Rights Program, University of Dayton
Keynote: Kristyn Williams
Panelists: Celia Williamson
Sharla Musabih
Yeshi Riske
Teresa Flores
Please note that the film, "Playground", originally scheduled to be shown after the panel discussion has been postponed due to a promotional conflict of the film's director, Libby Spears. We hope to show the film at Ms. Spears' earliest possible convenience.
Additional information for conference attendees: University of Dayton campus map