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2018 NLADA Annual Conference--Resilient Justice

This year’s conference includes a special focus on Racial Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion Programming. Workshops that will address this overarching theme include [RJ] after the session title.

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American Samoa Legal Aid
Board President
American Samoa

2:15pm CDT

Educating Legislators about Legal Aid 2.0 Plaza Ballroom IIJim Sandman • Nan Heald • Nikole Nelson • Betty Balli Torres Moving Toward Meaningful Access: Access to Justice Commissions and Justice For All Efforts, an Update on Our Progress San FelipeRADHIKA SINGH • Mary Lavery Flynn • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Shelley Spacek-Miller

4:15pm CDT

Continuing the Conversation on Race [RJ] San FelipeMaha Jweied • Gina Polley • Rhodia Thomas • Anthony Young Organizational Redesign for Pro Bono Woodway IIISandhya Kidd • Marissa LaVette • Claud Nelson • Mytrang Nguyen • C. Kenneth Perri LSC and the Client Voice TanglewoodJulie Anne Reiskin • Jim Sandman

7:00pm CDT

Client Reception Monarch

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

Developing Diverse Legal Services Leadership [RJ] Woodway ILillian Moy • Gina Polley • Rhodia Thomas Reimagining Legal Help: Using Design Thinking to Better Serve Clients-Part 1 Chevy ChaseAnna Dorn-Gulotta • Alex Gulotta • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Nikole Nelson Building and Sustaining Disaster Response Networks: Lessons Learned from 2017 MonarchClarissa Ayala • Saundra Brown • Liz Keith • Lauren Lofton

10:00am CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am CDT

Thinking Outside the "Legal" Box: Using Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Assist Vulnerable Clients [RJ] Woodway ISarah Duval • Katie Earl Language Access in State Courts [RJ] SageChristine Clarke • Daniel Hu • Joann Lee • Michael Mulé • Kevonne Small

12:05pm CDT

NLADA Awards Luncheon Galleria Ballroom

2:30pm CDT

Natural Disasters: The New Gentrification [RJ] Woodway IIILesley Albritton • Richard Klein • Yolanda Taylor What to Do When the Unexpected Happens: Media Preparedness and Crisis Communications Plaza Ballroom ISaundra Brown • Miriam Camero • Anne Chandler • Søren Rasmussen • Carl Rauscher #MeToo: Empowering Voices and Supporting Changes to Upend Norms of Sexual Assault and Harassment and Their Impact San FelipeCynthia Chavez • Nan Heald • Alison Paul • Dina Shafey Scott

4:15pm CDT

Clients and Board Positions TanglewoodJessica Keith • Raymond Macchia Development Outreach and Strategic Communications: Connecting with Your Audience Plaza Ballroom IClarissa Ayala • Nadia Elguindy • Carl Rauscher

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer Exhibits Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

LSC Compliance Oversight: What Every Grantee Should Know about Recent Regulatory Changes, Common Compliance Concerns, and Expected Changes to Oversight in 2019 and Beyond San FelipeMegan Lacchini • Lora Rath #FamiliesBelongTogether: How Legal Aid, Defender Organizations, and Other Legal Service Providers Are Supporting Families Separated at the Border [RJ] West AlabamaNatalia Cornelio • Shalyn Fluharty • Mary Harper • Andrea Nieves • Mr. Ben Obregon Creating Effective Communication Strategies When Serving Deaf Clients Chevy ChaseKristi Cruz • Amber Farrelly • Marilyn Lovo Protecting Clients at the Intersection of Immigration and Public Defense Post OakFranklin Bynum

10:30am CDT

People with Mental Illness in Prison West AlabamaAlan Mills