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  • Sunday, May 19th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Thriving Through Life – Navigating Your Journey
    Location: Grand Ballroom A
    Presenter: Brenda Dietzman, n/a – Wayfinder Consulting, LLC
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Sunday, May 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Life Beyond the Cell Blocks: Planning Your Next Professional Step
    Location: Palm A
    Presenter: John Lawrie, Jr., Ed.D. – Albertus Magnus College
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Monday, May 20th
    3:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building, Training, and Maintaining a Peer Support Team Your Staff Will Actually Talk To
    Location: Palm B
    Presenter: William E. Young, Jr., n/a – Douglas County Department of Corrections
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Tuesday, May 21st
    2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Self-Care for the High Stress Professional
    Location: 208AB
    Presenter: Melissa Caldwell, PhD, CCHP-MH/A – Freedom Behavioral Health, Inc.
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Tuesday, May 21st
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Improving Health to Improve Culture: Correctional Officer Functional Fitness
    Location: Palm A
    Presenter: Michael W. Farrier, II, PsyD – Major Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (Retired)
    Additional Presenter: Victor L. Powell, n/a – Georgia Correctional Training Instructor (Retired)
    Additional Presenter: Mary McCaffity, n/a – Deputy Director, Texas Department of Corrections
    Moderator: Andre Bethea, n/a – U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Wednesday, May 22nd
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Battling Burnout and Compassion Fatigue with Wellness Solutions
    Location: Grand Ballroom D
    Presenter: Emily Hitchings, MA, LPCC, NCC – Lexipol
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps
  • Wednesday, May 22nd
    9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Finding Balance: Navigating Relationships for High-Stress Professionals
    Location: Grand Ballroom B
    Presenter: Honey Sternberg, MS, LPC, TF-CBT, CCHP – Freedom Behavioral Health, Inc.
    Staff Wellness: The Next Steps