Conference Program


8:00 .......... Registration and continental breakfast

8:45 .......... Opening Remarks
      Sharon Pino – NM Domestic Violence Czar
      Sheriff Darren White – Bernalillo County Sheriff

9:00 .......... What is Domestic Abuse? Spotting the problem, finding a solution
      Linda Cravens-Rodriguez & Curtis Day – CYFD Statewide Central Intake

9:30 .......... What is Animal Abuse? Spotting the problem, finding a solution
     Robyn Gojkovich & Susie Maldanado – Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Dept.

10:00 .......... The Link – A discussion of the Link – causes and outcomes
      Tamara Ward – Children, Youth and Families Department

10:30 .......... CARE (Companion Animal Rescue Effort) Program
      Sherry Mangold – CARE Program

10:45 .......... Morning break & refreshments

11:00 .......... Breakout Sessions (choose one track)

Field Work Track
  • Field Investigations of Animal Abuse
          Robyn Gojkovich & Susie Maldanado – Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Dept.

Treatment Prosecution Track
  • The Link – Abuse Issues in Therapy
          Karen Schaefer – NMSU Counseling Center

11:45 .......... Lunch Break

1:00 .......... Breakout Sessions (choose one track)

Field Work Track
  • Animal Fighting – Link to Other Violence
          Gino Jimenez – Las Cruces Animal Control

Treatment Prosecution Track
  • AniCare Adult
          Karen Schaefer – NMSU Counseling Center
  • AniCare Child
          Tamara Ward – Children, Youth and Families Department
          Melissa Winkle – Dogwood Therapy Services, Inc.

3:00 .......... Afternoon break & refreshments

3:15 .......... Sucessful Prosecutions
      Susana Martinez – 3rd Judicial District Attorney

4:15 .......... Forming Positive Animal/Human Links
      Melissa Winkle – Dogwood Therapy Services
      Jill Felice – Assistance Dogs of the West

4:45 .......... Thinking Outside the Box
      Tamara Ward – Children, Youth and Families Department

5:00 .......... Wrap-Up/Speaker's Panel/Q&A

5:15 .......... Adjourn
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