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2019 Champions of Children Conference

March 11-12, 2019 at The Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, IL

This two-day MDT enrichment conference features highly regarded speakers in their fields representing each discipline, with four separate tracks for participants to choose from that will best meet their professional development needs.      

Click HERE to download the Conference app!!

CONFERENCE RESOURCES

MEET YOUR SPEAKERS

Jeannette M. Adkins
Jeannette M. Adkins

Former Administrator & Director of Greene County’s Michael’s House Child Advocacy Center

Laura Boillot, LCPC
Laura Boillot, LCPC

Clinical Supervisor at Chicago Children's Advocacy Center

Irish Burch
Irish Burch

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives for Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas

Dr. Rachel Clingenpeel
Dr. Rachel Clingenpeel

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/ Associate Director for the Team for Children at Risk at Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Justin Fitzsimmons
Justin Fitzsimmons

Program Manager in the High-Tech Crime Training Services (HTCTS) department of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics

Bonnie Fries
Bonnie Fries

Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer for the FBI

Rachel Happel
Rachel Happel

Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer for the FBI

Gene Liebler, LCSW
Gene Liebler, LCSW

Executive Director, Behavioral Health Division - La Rabida

Julia Matson, LCSW
Julia Matson, LCSW

Clinical Supervisor at Chicago Children's Advocacy Center

Mike O’Neill
Mike O’Neill

Detective Sergeant with Alton, IL Police Department / General Case Supervisor in the Investigations Division

Robert Peters, J.D.
Robert Peters, J.D.

Senior Cyber and Economic Crime Attorney with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)

Rhiannon Reaves, MS LCPC
Rhiannon Reaves, MS LCPC

Assistant Director of Clinical Services at Chicago Children's Advocacy Center

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Matthew Sandusky
Matthew Sandusky

Founder/Executive Director
Peaceful Hearts Foundation

Rev. Mike Sloan (M. Div.)
Rev. Mike Sloan (M. Div.)

Director of Safeguarding Certification at GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment)

Amy Stoeber, PHD
Amy Stoeber, PHD

Licensed Psychologist & Member of Healthcare Reform Taskforce for the Oregon Psychological Association

Beverly Tucker
Beverly Tucker

Forensic Interviewer
Missouri’s ChildFirst Training Program

Crystal Uhe
Crystal Uhe

First Assistant State's Attorney for Madison County State's Attorney Office

Jan Waters
Jan Waters

Senior Director of Clinical Services at Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center

Andrea Zaferes
Andrea Zaferes

Investigator for Dutchess County Medical Examiner Office

SPEAKER HANDOUTS

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