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PLENARY 1: Faith Based Innovations a panel presentation
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

PLENARY 2: Innovations From The Bench a panel presentation
Moderated by: Judge Edward Sosnick
Panel Members: Judge Brian MacKenzie, Judge Amy Krause, Judge Julie Reincke

Edward Sosnick Judge Edward Sosnick Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Court Judge Edward Sosnick, currently a circuit judge in Oakland County, Michigan, was elected to the bench in 1989. Judge Sosnick left private practice to become first a city attorney and then a prosecuting attorney for Oakland County, where he ultimately achieved senior trial attorney status. Prior to his election to Circuit Court, he served as a 48th District Court judge for four years.  Judge Sosnick's numerous honors and awards include Michigan's Most Respected Judge, twice-voted, by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Poll; a five-time recipient of the Award of Appreciation, Family Law Section, State Bar of Michigan; Distinguished Service Award, Oakland County Bar Association; Michigan State Bar's Champion of Justice Award; Bloomfield Hills Schools Superintendent's Vision for Youth Award; four-time honoree, Michigan State Police for Professional Excellence; National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Award for Meritorious Service to Children of America, and more. He is continuously lauded for his dedication to disadvantaged youth and youth at risk, victims of domestic violence, and substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation. Judge Sosnick has been instrumental in developing programs and nationally circulated publications designed to increase awareness in these various areas. More rently, Judge Sosnick has taken an interest in the impact of divorce on children, and has created a court-sponsored educational program for divorcing parents called S.M.I.L.E. (Start Making It Liveable for Everyone).

PLENARY 3: Dr. Evan Stark

PLENARY 4: Dr. Evan Stark

State of the State: Kathy Hagenian MCADSV
12:15 p.m.  to 12:30 p.m.

PLENARY 5: Monitoring BIPs In Michigan
Jeffrie Cape & David Garvin

PLENARY 6: Addressing Women's Use of Force in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships: An Overview
Faculty: Lisa Y. Larance LMSW

Wk#1a: Lessons Learned: Old Dogs and New Tricks
 

Elizabeth Pollard Hines	Brian W. MacKenzie	Judge Scott Schofield

Elizabeth Pollard Hines
Judge 15th District Court
Elizabeth Pollard Hines was elected to the 15th Judicial District Court bench in 1992.  She served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2001, and is the former Presiding Judge of the District Court Division of the Washtenaw County Trial Court.

Judge Pollard Hines received her Bachelors of Art, with honor, from the University of Michigan in 1974, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1977.

Before being elected to the bench, Judge Pollard Hines served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for 15 years.  As First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, she prosecuted many cases including those involving crimes against children and child protection.

Judge Pollard Hines has served the community in a variety of ways:

Appointed as the first Chair of Ann Arbor's Domestic Violence Coordinating Board in 1987
Trainer for the Michigan Judicial Institute on issues related to domestic violence
Represented her district court colleagues on an Executive Committee managing a Judicial Oversight Demonstration Intitiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice - 1999 to 2004
Member, Governor's Task Force on Children's Justice - 1991 to 2004
Member, Governor's Task Force on Batterer Intervention Standards
Recently re-elected to the Board of Governors of the American Judges Association
Served as the Chair of the Domestic Violence Committee of the American Judges Association
Appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to the Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure
Helped create and launch "Street Outreach Court", which is a community project of the Washtenaw County criminal justice system and advocates for the homeless
Handles a specialized court docket dedicated to domestic violence cases
Selected by the National Center of State Courts to serve on a Multi-disciplinary Advisory Committee working to develop a toolkit for jurisdictions interested in using a problem-solving approach - January 2006
Appointed by the President of the American Judges Association to chair the Access to Justice Committee - October 2006
Judge Hines is a member of the State Bar Association, the Washtenaw County Bar Association, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, the American Judges Association, and the Michigan District Judges Association.

Brian W. MacKenzie
52nd District Court Judge
Judge MacKenzie serves as a Judge of the 52nd District Court in Novi Michigan. In 2001 he was honored by the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice with it's annual award for significant contributions to the american criminal justice system. He has also received several other awards for his domestic violence and drunk driving prevention programs. In addition to these award-winning programs, he started a program designed to reduce adolescent alcohol and tobacco use. He planned the 52-1 District Court's new Sobriety Court. The Judge originated a program designed to educate students about the courts by conducting sessions of court in the high school and directed the creation of the Court's web site. He inaugurated the first Judicial Town Hall meetings in the State of Michigan. In 2000, Judge MacKenzie was appointed by The Michigan Supreme Court as coordinating judge for a pilot project involving community outreach and trial court performance standards.

Judge MacKenzie received his Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University Law School in 1974. He began serving the public as a Law Clerk at the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, Organized Crime Division. Upon graduation and admittance to the practice of law in 1974, he joined the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. In 1979 he returned to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General were he remained until he was appointed to 52nd District Court, 1st Division, in March of 1988.

Judge MacKenzie is married to Karen MacKenzie. He has three children; Kate, David and Breanna and one grandson Daniel.

Judge Scott Schofield
Judge Scott Schofield is one of eleven judges serving on the Berrien County Trial Court. He lives in Niles with his wife Nancy. He has two adult children.
Judge Schofield is an honors graduate of both Alma College and The University of Michigan Law School. Before becoming a judge he practiced law in Niles for 21 years, primarily in the areas of litigation and domestic relations. He was president of the Berrien County Bar Association in 1995.

A veteran of ten years on the bench, Judge Schofield has served in both the criminal and the civil divisions of the Trial Court. For seven of those years he was judge of the Drug Court and Domestic Violence Court in St. Joseph. He now serves as the only full-time judge at the South County Building in Niles, hearing all the criminal cases arising from southeastern Berrien County.

Judge Schofield is a fitness enthusiast enjoys training for and participating in triathlons. His motto is: "Racing is fun, so why hurry to finish?"

Wk#2a: Bridging Innovators from the Bench: Promoting practices that will prevent homicides in domestic violence cases.
 

Judge Amy Krause	Phyllis C. McMillen	Judge T.J. Phillips

Judge Amy Krause
Judge Krause received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1984 and her Juris Doctor from The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in 1987. Judge Krause is also admitted to practice in the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan in Federal Court.

Throughout her legal career, Judge Krause worked as a litigation attorney for a private law firm, served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for four years and as a First Assistant Prosecutor/Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit Director for four years. She was appointed an Assistant Attorney General in 1997 by then Attorney General Frank J. Kelley and was the first recipient of the Frank J. Kelley Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Judge Krause worked for Attorney General Kelley and his successor, then Attorney General and now Governor, Jennifer M. Granholm, for approximately six years.

Throughout her work as a trial attorney, Judge Krause took to jury trial or preliminary examination hundreds of criminal cases in many counties throughout the State of Michigan. She is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of criminal law, trial advocacy and cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Judge Krause has lectured for the Prosecuting Attorney Association of Michigan, the National District Attorney Association and the National College of District Attorneys.
 

Governor Granholm appointed Judge Krause to the 54-A District Court bench and she was subsequently elected. Judge Krause is currently Chairperson for the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board and has served in that capacity since October, 2003. She is also an adjunct professor for Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Judge Krause has also taught other judges in the state for the Michigan Judicial Institute, including teaching district judges at the New Judges Seminar. Recently, she has been requested to teach judges on a national level regarding Domestic Violence issues by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

Prior to taking the bench, Judge Krause was elected to serve on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, during which time she chaired the Law and Courts committee. She is also involved in our community as a Board Member with the Lansing Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF) and is a member of the Cooley Law School Inns of Court and the Zonta Club of Lansing. Judge Krause lives in Lansing with her husband, Kurt Krause.

Phyllis C. McMillen, Chief Judge
EDUCATION
B.A. with Honors, Michigan State University
J.D., University of Detroit Law School

EXPERIENCE
District Court Judge since 1995
Chief Judge of the 51st District Court
Practicing lawyer for 18 years before taking the bench
Partner in the law firm of Schmidt, Isgrigg & McMillen
Lecturer, Michigan Judicial Institute
Lecturer and Contributing Author, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Faculty member, National Drug Court Institute

INVOLVEMENT
Oakland County ~ Lifetime Resident
Waterford Coalition for Youth ~ Founding Member
Oakland County Community Corrections ~ Advisory Board Member
American Association of University Women ~ Member
Michigan Judicial Conference ~ Secretary
Michigan District Judges Association ~ Treasurer, Secretary, Current President
Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals ~ Member, Co Chair Annual Conference
Oakland County District Judges Association ~ Former Treasurer, Vice President & President
State Bar of Michigan ~ Member, Former member of the Representative Assembly
Oakland County Bar Association ~ Member, Bench Bar Conference Chair, Master Inns of Court

Judge T.J. Phillips
Judge Thomas J. Phillips was elected in 2000 and reelected in 2006 to serve Antrim, Leelanau and Grand Traverse.  Prior to election, Judge Phillips was the managing partner for Running, Wise, Ford and Phillips.  He joined the firm in 1975 and became a partner in 1977.  Judge Phillips grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from the University of Detroit High School.  After graduating cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors in Business Administration, he went on to complete his law degree at the University of Michigan Law School.  After law school, Judge Phillips served in the Naval Judge Advocate's General Corps as a lieutenant during the Vietnam War.  While a Navy Jag, he was awarded the Freedom Award from the NAACP for his work with black sailors.  Judge Phillips is married to Judith Grier Phillips who is a high school teacher.  They have four children:  Ann, Meghan, Katie and Tom.  Judge Phillips started a Domestic Violence Court in Grand Traverse in 2003 and Antrim County in 2004.

Wk#3a: Innovations The Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (MPRI)
Sandi Hoppough, MPRI Manager, Office of Parole and Probation Services, Michigan Department of Corrections
Sandi Hoppough (pronounced Hop-O) graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Psychology.  Her career in criminal justice began in 1989 in Allentown, Pennsylvania where she was a probation officer for six years with specialized experience in intensive drug supervision, community service, electronic monitoring and presentence investigation.  This led to Director of Residential Services for female offenders managing a community corrections/work release center and a transitional housing program for the county via a non-profit agency.  Since returning to Michigan in 1997, she has worked for the Michigan Department of Corrections in several capacities including:  probation/parole agent supervising a sex offender caseload for Eaton County; case manager at the Michigan Reformatory and Bellamy Creek Correctional Facilities with specific experience in cognitive behavioral programming; grant coordinator for the Office of Community Corrections specializing in substance abuse programming and risk/needs assessment and case planning.  Her current responsibilities as Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative (MPRI) Manager for the Office of Parole and Probation Services, Field Operations Administration, include general oversight of field residential MPRI programs, development of new MPRI programs, supervision management, liaison to field MPRI staff managers, assisting in the development of draft policies and procedures, and special projects.

Wk#4a: Domestic Violence: The Biblical View
Rhea Ferrier
Rhea taught high school English after graduating from CMU.  She has a master's degree from Moody Bible Institute.  For thirty years she taught women locked in the Eaton county jail.  She and her husband taught male juvenile prison inmates weekly for two years and adult males monthly for six years.  In 2002 she was trained in the Life Skills International cognitive therapy program.  She has facilitated classes for five years.

Judge James E. Sheridan
James E. Sheridan attended the University of Michigan where he received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He earned his Juris Doctorate in Law at U of M, where he graduated cum laude in 1969. Mr. Sheridan served as law clerk to the Chief Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals before moving to Adrian in 1970, when he entered private practice and became Assistant City Attorney. In 1978 he was elected District Court Judge and has served in that capacity since January, 1979. Judge Sheridan and his wife, Sharron, have been married for 41 years and have two adult children.

Judge Sheridan has served on the boards of several charitable organizations and is active in public speaking, having done programs for over 100 church groups and other organizations. The subjects of his presentations include Bible studies on the parables of Christ, marriage enrichment retreats for couples, a dramatic monologue for Holy Week, and studies centered around the events of Christmas and Easter, together with issues of law, the criminal justice system and various historical events. He is known for his dynamic presentations and off the wall sense of humor.

He has taught courses at Siena Heights University and Jackson Community College for over 30 years in the area of criminal justice. He has also acted as a guest speaker at Adrian College on the subject of human sexuality from a Biblical perspective and at Eastern Michigan University on the subject of marriage and public policy.

Judge Sheridan is a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Adrian. He has served as chair of the worship commission, head of the discipleship commission and congregational president. He has taught adult Bible study on Sunday morning and a Wednesday evening Bible study since 1991. Before that he taught both Sunday School and a teen Bible study. He led the Marriage Enrichment group at Hope for ten years. He has also served as chairman for a major stewardship drive, facilitator for Hope’s building expansion committee, and group facilitator and major events coordinator for Hope’s Forty Days of Purpose in 2005.

Three days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Judge Sheridan presented a noon luncheon talk for Lenawee County employees on the issue of "How Can a Loving God Allow Evil in the World." He has also presented community programs on "Can There Be a Purpose in Life Without God?" and "Why Should Anyone Believe the Bible?"

In 1996 Judge Sheridan helped found the organization, Marriages That Work, to address the issue of divorce in Lenawee County, MI. That effort culminated in establishing a community marriage policy which was adopted by approximately sixty local churches. A secular version of the policy was also approved by all five county judges, the mayors of the four cities in the county and all the county magistrates. The adoption of this policy, especially its involvement of civil officials, attracted media attention from around the world. As a result he has appeared on ABC evening news, CBS evening news, ABC Good Morning America, and the Oprah Winfrey Show, along with several local television news stories.

In 1998, Judge Sheridan was asked to prepare and present materials on the Biblical View of Domestic Violence for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. This effort resulted in a video tape / DVD on the subject that has been available throughout the Synod ever since. He has taught the principles of this program to counselors at training sessions in Missouri, Michigan, and, most recently, in Colorado, at the 2007 Smart Marriage Conference.

In May, 2001, he joined with Grace Lutheran Church of Overland, KS, to produce a video program on Sex & Romance in the Biblical Marriage, which is now available to the public. He has also written a book, A Blessing For The Heart, God’s Beautiful Plan for Marital Intimacy, on the subject of romance and sexuality in marriage from a Scriptural basis. A Blessing for the Heart was published in June, 2004, and is now available at Sounds of Light and Guided by Grace, books stores in Adrian, MI. It is also available on line at www.marriagedoneright.com. A Blessing for the Heart went through the doctrinal review process of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and was found to be in accordance with the Scriptures and Lutheran doctrine. A Blessing for the Heart will available through the Concordia Publishing House in late 2007.

Judge Sheridan helped organize the Lenawee County Domestic Violence Study and Advisory Committee in July, 1991. He has been an active participant, serving as the Committee’s Chairman since its inception. He has also presented programs to church groups on the Biblical view of domestic violence. In 1997 this program was video taped by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for national distribution. In his capacity as member of the District Judges Association Legislative Committee he has been active in recommending, and in some instances the drafting, of new legislation in Michigan involving domestic violence issues and marriage policy. He has testified before both the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee and the Michigan House Committees regarding proposed changes in Michigan law related to marriage and divorce.

Judge Sheridan is also an active advocate of marriage education skills. He has written a weekly article for the Daily Telegram entitled Marriage Matters since 2003. He also teaches PREP®, a communication and conflict resolution skills program for church and community groups. He has presented materials on marriage as a public policy issue both locally and for conferences in Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio as well as Michigan. He has also served on advisory committees involving marriage issues in Lansing and Washington. He has also presented lectures to medical groups on the issue of marriage as a health issue.

Judge Sheridan also has developed Bible studies, background materials, and application exercises to enable marriage counselors to more effectively use Biblical principles for counseling Christian couples. This material touches on such sensitive subjects as submission, obedience and forgiveness in marriage.

As a result of these efforts, Judge Sheridan has presented programs on marriage and marriage policy throughout Michigan and across the United States. He has also been a regular presenter at the national Smart Marriage Conference, for the past 10 years. His seminar on Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage is regularly one of the best attended seminars at the conference.

Most recently Judge Sheridan has begun an effort to try to have the courts in Michigan be more "marriage friendly." He has been in contact with Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court regarding a series of proposals to put this concept into effect.

Judge Sheridan was honored with the Lutheran Attorneys in Witness Award at Historic Trinity Lutheran in Detroit on May 7, 2006, which by coincidence was his 40th wedding anniversary.

Wk#5b: BIP: Innovations in "tools" for the individual practitioner "9-11"
Rick Kleinstiver & Darlene Sandel

Wk#6b: BIPs considering monitoring

Wk#7b: Faith Based: Grassroots Intervention
The Council of Clergywomen of Metropolitan Detroit

Bonnie Nicholas has a passion to work in the intersection of her faith and relationship violence. She currently serves as chair of the Faith Committee of the Capital Area Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordinating Council. She is active in the Abuse Prevention Committee at her church and in the regional Safe Church Team for the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Ms. Nicholas worked as a Campus Staff Member for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Michigan State University from 1996-2007. During this time she spoke to groups and directed conference sessions regarding healthy and unhealthy relationships. She also facilitated several Christian-focused support groups for women students who had experienced relationship abuse. In 2006 she earned a Master of Social Work degree from MSU. Student internships at MSU Safe Place and the MI Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence have fueled her passion to find solutions to the problem of relationship violence. At MCADSV she was instrumental in the creation of a web link of resources for the faith community.

Tracey Blakley
Career began as a professional fashion model and narrator. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Marketing Communication that led to various positions in retail and wholesale industries in New York City. Changing careers to the field of corporate training I returned to school. I received a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of Michigan, specializing in training dynamics and leadership for adults. With approximately twenty years of success in the field of corporate training my career took a radical turn for the better.

A calling from God led me to Ashland Theological Seminary where I received a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling. I completed a year at HAVEN (an organization dedicated to the eradication of domestic violence) nine months of which was my counseling internship. I am licensed by the state of Michigan to counsel and working towards full licensure. I am credentialed by the National Board for Certified Counselors. NBCC's certification program recognizes counselors who have met predetermined standards in their training, experience, and performance on the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE), the most portable credentialing examination in counseling.

I belong to the following organizations and hold various positions within them:

• Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV)
• Ashland Theological Seminary Alum
• U of M Alum
• Elder in the Presbyterian Church
• Deacon in the Presbyterian Church
• Member of Spiritual Formation Committee-Theological Education Fund
• Member CAPs

Stephanye Fauntleroy is an Associate Minister at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church (HMBC) in Detroit, MI., where the Reverend Dr. Charles G. Adams is the Pastor.

A native of Washington, D.C., Minister Fauntleroy is a product of the public school system both there and in nearby Maryland. She earned her B.A. Degree in Psychology with Certifications in both Human Development and Mental Health from Wayne State University Department of Psychology. She is a Registered Social Worker and a State Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. In addition, Minister Fauntleroy has acquired specialized training in Pre-Marital and Marriage Counseling as well as Grief and Bereavement Counseling and Domestic Violence Counseling for Victims. Minister Fauntleroy is a member of the "KAPH" Chapter of ETA BETA RHO, National Hebrew Honor Society at Ashland Theological Seminary where she is a Candidate for both a Master of Divinity Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in Pastoral Counseling.

Stephanye was a Civil Rights Activist during the 60’s and 70’s with SNIC in Washington, D.C., the Black Student Union and Black Panthers in Seattle, WA., and the Congress of Racial Equality in Los Angeles, CA. She has devoted more than 35 years advocating for Social Justice through her work in the areas of Community Organizing, Social Work, Program Development and Counseling in both government and private sectors where she passionately uses her God given gifts to uplift and promote Spiritual Liberation and Healing for women and children who have been victims of oppression, abuse, neglect or exploitation; and to companion and lead grief stricken, bereaved families toward a healthy reconciliation of their loss.

At HMBC, Minister Fauntleroy is the Developer and Facilitator of the "Ministry of Comfort and Hope" providing Counseling Services; Coordinator of the "HMBC Prison Ministry", through which inmates are provided an opportunity to grow Spiritually through Bible Study and Worship, as well as Biblically Based Life Skill Applications at Huron Valley Complex-Women, Macomb, Mound and Ryan Correctional Facilities; Coordinator of "HMBC Support Our Troops Ministry" providing an avenue through which Deployed and Stateside Soldiers receive cards, letters, emails and Care Packages. Minister Fauntleroy also preaches by assignment at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, at the invitation of other Churches and upon request at Funerals.

Minister Fauntleroy served as the ‘Probe Staff’ person at Gratiot Avenue Presbyterian Church, Organizing and Facilitating Focus Groups and Community-Based Outreach Programs required for Funding Gratiot’s Transformation Grant. While there, she also organized Gratiot’s Christian Education Program and Coordinated Gratiot’s participation at the 2003 National Black Presbyterian Caucus. As a result of her work beyond the Baptist Church within the bounds of Presbytery of Detroit, she was appointed to and serves as a Certified Member of the Self Development of People (SDOP) Committee through Presbytery, USA, which is responsible for advocating funding Grant Proposals for economically disadvantaged groups who desire to become entrepreneurs. Minister Fauntleroy is an active member of the Circle of Leadership for the Council of Clergywomen of Metropolitan Detroit (CCWMD), whose mission is to transform lives and communities.

Stephanye is a Social Worker with the State of Michigan Wayne Department of Human Services and a UAW Chaplain.

She is the Founder and CEO of Transformations, Inc. and Transformation Ministries offering Counseling, Consultation and Educational Services. Throughout the past five (5) years, She has maintained a Contract with the Detroit Public Schools ‘Wishing Well Grief Program’ as a Consultant/Facilitator, training school personnel concerning the impact of grief on learning and behavior in children and adolescents, as well as the relationship between unresolved traumatic grief and delinquency. She has traveled throughout the country Preaching, as a Facilitator of Workshops and a Panelist discussing topics concerning "The Effects of Grief and Bereavement on Families and Communities", "Dating Violence Among Teens and Young Adults", "Domestic Violence-The Silent Sin" and "Domestic Violence-What the Response of the Church Should Be."

Stephanye is happily married to John A. Cunningham, mother of PFC Darron L. Crockett (Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington) and Ayesha Gobert (deceased); surrogate mother to Sheryl Gobert (Los Angeles); and stepmother to Kelli and Jasmine Cunningham (Southfield, MI).

The Scripture that guides Minister Fauntleroy is found in Luke 4:18-19: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the lord" – this, she states, is "my covenant with God!"

Diane C. Smalley
Pastor, Gratiot Avenue Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Diane C. Smalley, one of the founding members of the Council of Clergywomen of Metropolitan Detroit, was installed as pastor of Gratiot Avenue Presbyterian Church in November of 2001. Reverend Smalley is the director of the Domestic Violence Tutorial Project for the Council of Clergywomen. Prior to becoming pastor of the Gratiot Church, she served as Campus Minister for the Presbytery of Detroit, American Baptist Churches of Michigan, United Church of Christ, and the Detroit Conference, United Methodist Church, serving the students, faculty and staff at Eastern Michigan University from 1990 – 2005. While working in this position, Reverend Smalley co-designed and co-coordinated a conference which explored violence and violence-related issues impacting the lives of women and girls. She is the former Assistant to the Pastor in Youth and Neighborhood Related Ministries, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church (1992-95) and Associate Pastor, Westminster Church of Detroit (1989-92).

Reverend Smalley received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honor, from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, a Master of Divinity degree, with honor from Johnson C. Smith Seminary, Interdenominational Theological Center, and a Master of Liberal Arts degree, with honor from Eastern Michigan University.

She serves the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. in a variety of ways. She is a member of the Peace and Social Justice Ministry Team, Presbytery of Detroit and is on the Leadership Team of the Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network, Presbyterian Church (USA).

Reverend Smalley is a member of the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, Steering Committee and the Interfaith Health Coalition Board.

Bonnie Nicholas
Bonnie Nicholas has a passion to work in the intersection of her faith and relationship violence. She currently serves as chair of the Faith Committee of the Capital Area Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordinating Council. She is active in the Abuse Prevention Committee at her church and in the regional Safe Church Team for the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Ms. Nicholas worked as a Campus Staff Member for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Michigan State University from 1996-2007. During this time she spoke to groups and directed conference sessions regarding healthy and unhealthy relationships. She also facilitated several Christian-focused support groups for women students who had experienced relationship abuse. In 2006 she earned a Master of Social Work degree from MSU. Student internships at MSU Safe Place and the MI Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence have fueled her passion to find solutions to the problem of relationship violence. At MCADSV she was instrumental in the creation of a web link of resources for the faith community.

Wk#8b: New Innovators from the Bench: Begin...The rest is easy
 

Judge Thomas P. Boyd	Judge Ruth C. Carter	Judge Anne Blatchford	Judge Julie Reincke

Judge Thomas P. Boyd
District Judge
Judge Boyd was born and raised in Kalamazoo Michigan. He graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University in 1985; and Wayne State University Law School in 1990.
After being admitted to the bar, he was engaged in the private practice of law, working with no-fault traffic crash issues and general litigation.  He was appointed Assistant Attorney General in 1995 by Attorney General Frank Kelley.  His responsibilities within the Department of Attorney General included criminal, civil, administrative and legislative law.

Judge Ruth C. Carter
District Judge
Judge Carter is a native Detroiter.  After graduating from Our Lady of Mercy High School, she attended Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana.  She received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Howard University Law School.
Judge Carter began her career in public service with the City of Detroit Law Department as a Law Clerk.

After passing the Bar Exam, she began employment with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.  She was assigned to the trial section, the prosecutor's repeated offender's bureau and a docket attorney.  While at the Prosecutor's Office, she procured a federal grant for $1.6 million to start a community prosecuting unit in an effort to aid neighborhoods in Community Policing.  Her final assignment was as Chief of Communications.
Among her involvement in various civic and charitable organizations, Judge Carter serves as an Arts Commission Board member for the Detroit Institute of Arts.  She is also an Advisory Board member for the American Civil Liberties Union and a commissioner for the Detroit Cable Commission.  Judge Carter has remained involved with law students and has been an instructor at the National College of District Attorneys.

Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick appointed her as the Corporation Counsel for the City of Detroit in 2002.  Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Judge Carter to 36th District Court in 2006.

Judge Anne Blatchford
District Judge 8th District Court
Judge Blatchford was elected to the bench and began her term in 2005 in the 8th district court of Kalamazoo County. She is one of 7 district court judges for the county. In addition to her responsibilities as a district court judge, she presides over the 9th circuit women's drug treatment court. Judge Blatchford has been instrumental in the development and institution of a domestic violence court review program in the 8th district court.

Judge Blatchford is a graduate of Kalamazoo College and Valparaiso University School of Law. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Michigan. Judge Blatchford practiced in the area of municipal law with the City of Rockford, Illinois, City of Naperville, Illinois and the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Directly prior to joining the bench, she was a magistrate for Kalamazoo County.

Judge Blatchford is married, has 2 school age children and an oversized aire dale terrier. Leisure activites include sports, reading, gardening, French classes and ballroom dance.

Judge Julie Reincke
56A District Court
Judge Julie Reincke serves as a judge of the 56-A District Court in Charlotte, Michigan.  She is a graduate of Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa with a degree in English and a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School summa cum laude.  Prior to taking the bench in January, 2006, she was an attorney in private practice with her office in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, practicing primarily in the areas of family law and estate planning. She has also been a high school English teacher and an adjunct professor at Michigan State University and Thomas Cooley Law School

During her time on the bench, Judge Reincke has initiated a domestic violence court for her county and has participated in the existing OWI/drug court.  While in private practice, she served on the board of directors for the Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan and was active in the Ingham and Eaton County Bar Associations.

Wk#9c: Conversations with Dr. Evan Stark
See main page bio

Wk#10c: Teen Voice SAFEHouse Center
Faculty: Caitlin Garvin & Leigh Baker (co-coordinators of SAFEHouse Centers Teen Voice Program)
Leigh Baker & Caitlin Garvin
Leigh and Caitlin are the co-coordinators of SAFEHouse Center’s Teen Voice program. Both spent two years as members of the outreach group and are now the Co-Facilitators of the program. Teen Voice is SAFEHouse center’s primary outreach program. The primary goal of Teen Voice’s key is "Teens Educating Teens" about domestic violence and sexual assault. Included in this are the resources available in their community.

Leigh is a freshman at the University of Michigan and is studying Structural Engineering. She then plans to earn a Master’s degree in architecture. In addition to her internship at SAFEHouse Center, she is a personal assistant for an architecture Professor at Lawrence Tech University.

Caitlin is a freshman at Eastern Michigan University studying Elementary Education and Child Development. After receiving her BA degree from Eastern, she plans to pursue her goal of becoming a School Social Worker through obtaining a MSW from the University of Michigan. Caitlin has played the clarinet for 9 years and the bass clarinet for 5. Along with her internship, she is the Coordinator at a hair salon.

Wk#11c: MCADSV Mobilizing in The Community: Building The Safety Net Project
Paula Callen, B.A., M.A.O.M
Paula Callen, B.A., M.A.O.M, currently serves as Program Services Director for the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADSV) joining the staff in 2002. Ms. Callen has a B.A.from Wayne State University School of Psychology, Detroit, Michigan and Masters of Arts in Business and Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.

Ms. Callen provides essential leadership to all training and technical assistance initiatives of MCADSV. She is the primary trainer on statewide curriculum the new worker training, welcoming and orienting over 200 new workers each year. She also coordinates the development of the MCADSV Leadership Institute, which provides critical skill and leadership development opportunities for new and upcoming Executive Directors and Middle Managers. She is also the coordinator of technical assistance programs offered by MCADSV, giving essential support, expertise and mentorship to domestic violence leaders statewide.

Ms. Callen has served as coordinator of the MCADSV Communities of Color Advisory Committee. She has nearly 10 years of experience providing leadership to the MCADSV Women of Color Task Force, serving as mentor, coach, and organizer. Ms. Callen has provided technical assitiance and mentored other state coalitions on women of color leadership development.

Ms. Callen’s community organizing, domestic violence program administration, child protection services, and statewide coalition experience has given her many opportunities to advise on local, state and national initiatives. Ms. Callen is often sought upon for her advice on issues of cultural competence, anti-racism, and building commumity based partnerships for culturally relevent domestic violence prevention and service provision. She has a reputation statewide for her dynamic, interactive speaking style, and is a favorite expert presenter on a variety of statewide training initiatives. In Michigan she is by far one of the most well liked and respected speakers available on the issues of domestic violence. Her presentation style is dynamic, interactive and incredibly effective.

Ms. Callen served as Domestic Violence Outreach Director and Families First Program Manager, at Turning Point, Inc. in Mount Clemens, MI, from 1997 through 2002. In addition, she is credited with the successful restructuring and coordination of the Macomb County Domestic Violence Council in 1999. Ms. Callen’s 12 years of experience in the Department of Human Services Family and Children’s Division places her among the preeminent experts in the State of Michigan on the unintended consequences of the child welfare system on survivors of domestic violence and their children. She has worked in both Wayne and Kent Counties as a Delinquency Services Specialist and as a Child Protective Services Investigator. Ms. Callen also participated in the state’s first multi-discipline model for investigating child sexual assault cases at the Children’s Assessment Center in Grand Rapids, MI.

Wk#12c:Promoting Healthy Relationships for Children and Teens: Best practices and evidence based approaches for prevention education
Tammy S. Lemmer
Tammy S. Lemmer, Program Manager, Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV). Ms. Lemmer has over ten years of experience in grant writing and administration, community development, training, and volunteer support, including more than four years with MCADSV. As a trainer and prevention projects coordinator with MCADSV, Ms. Lemmer’s focus is on the primary prevention of domestic and sexual violence. She is the staff liaison to the state’s Rape Prevention Education (RPE) Administrator and the Prevention Steering Committee, and she manages Michigan’s DELTA Project (Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances). Other projects include coordinating MCADSV’s Beyond Taking a Stand Initiative for engaging men as allies, the creation of media guides for journalists and advocates to improve the way the media responds to sexual violence, Partners Against Violence and Injustice in Michigan (elder and vulnerable adult abuse), and a partnership with the Michigan Network for Youth and Families (runaway and homeless youth coalition). In addition to her professional responsibilities, Ms. Lemmer is a wife and mother of two children (a boy and a girl), a Girl Scout Leader and administrative volunteer, a Martial Artist, a Rotarian, and a Trustee at her church.

Wk#13d: Conversations with Dr. Evan Stark
See main page bio

Wk#14d: College Age Domestic Violence: No Zebras, No Excuses
Stephen M. Thompson, Associate Professor, Sexual Aggression Services Coordinator Central Michigan University

Wk#15d: Monitoring BIPs how to prepare for monitoring
BISC-MI Faculty

Wk#16d: Innovations In teen peer education
Sally A. Welsh MA, LLPC, CAAC
Sally A. Welsh earned her Associates Degree with a major in Applied Science/Corrections from Jackson Community College.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Family Life Education from Spring Arbor University. She earned her Master of Art degree in Counseling from Spring Arbor University. She is also a Certified Advance Addictions Counselor. Sally’s previous experience includes over 20 years with serious juvenile offenders. 13 years as a Substance Abuse Therapist, and 15 years in the field of Domestic Violence. Sally has created community programs for Anger Management, Impulse Control, Retail Fraud, and a 26-week program for women convicted of Domestic Violence. She presents workshops and seminars in schools, agencies, and various organizations.

Wk#17e: The Relevance of Women of Color to the Movement to End Violence against Women
Chéree Thomas
Chéree Thomas, Program Manager for MCADSV, has been working in the field of Domestic and Sexual Violence since 1999. Her current role at the coalition includes liaison to the following: Women of Color Task Force, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Allies Task Force as well as the Limited English Proficiency/Immigrant subcommittee. She is a member of the training team that creates and implements training as well as provides technical assistance to programs and the general community. She has a passion for working on anti-oppression for people of color and women.

Prior to coming to MCADSV in 2006, she worked in a DV/SA shelter where she supervised and trained shelter staff and volunteers, served on community workgroups, conducted shelter intakes and answered crisis lines daily. Chéree has taught parenting classes, facilitated support groups and served as an advocate for survivors with Child Protective Services, PPO hearings and other areas as requested by the survivor. She has also done community education in the schools and community centers as requested.

Wk#18e: INNOVATIONS IN BATTERER INTERVENTION RESEARCH: Looking Back, Looking Forward and Looking at what we know
 

Mark Ragg	Daniel G. Saunders	Richard M. Tolman

Mark Ragg, Associate Professor
Degrees: B.S.W., University of Western Ontario, 1982
M.S.W., University os Connecticut, 1987
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1997
Areas of Interest:

Domestic Violence, Impact of Violence on Children, Group Work Practice, Family Practice, Innovations for Hard to Serve
Families, Youth Development, Foster Care, Culture and Family, Instrument Development and Treatment Outcome Assessment.

Activities and Accomplishments:
Mark Ragg has been teaching at Eastern since 1997. Prior to coming to Eastern Mark worked in a Children's Mental Health agency in Canada while also providing family and marital counseling. While working in the field, Mark developed many family and group centered programs. Working with issues of child abuse, neglect, trauma, domestic violence, sexual abuse and developmental disabilities Mark developed research interests in the impact of violence and abuse on children. Mark's current research focuses on issues of violence and abuse on children. Mark's current research focuses on  issues of family violence, youth in care and developing effective interpersonal practice. Mark teaches in both the BSW and MSW programs focusing on practice and child/family courses.

Daniel (Dan) G. Saunders, Professor of Social Work
Degrees
B.A., Psychology, 1969, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN;
M.S.W., Social Work, 1973, University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Ph.D., Counseling and Guidance, 1979, University of Wisconsin, Madison
BioSketch Daniel Saunders is Professor of Social Work and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Program on Violence Across the Lifespan. He established one of our nation's first intervention programs for men who batter and helped to establish crisis and advocacy programs for battered women in the 1970s. His research, teaching, and service center on the problem of dating and domestic violence. His specific studies focus on offender and supervised visitation program evaluations, the traumatic effects of victimization, and the responses of professionals and the public to dating and domestic violence. His research has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Defense. He consults regularly for local, state, and national agencies, including the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, the Department of Defense, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the National Institute of Justice, and the National Institute of Mental Health.

Richard (Rich) M. Tolman, Professor of Social Work
Degrees
B.S., Communication Studies, 1975, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL;
M.S.W., Interpersonal Practice, 1979, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;
Ph.D., Social Welfare, 1984, University of Wisconsin, Madison
BioSketch Professor Richard M. Tolman's research focuses on violence against women and children, the effectiveness of interventions designed to change violent and abusive behavior, and the traumatic effects of violence on the well-being of victims. Tolman is currently co-director of the Project for Research on Work, Welfare, and Domestic Violence, which is cosponsored by the School's Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health, and the Center for Impact Research of Chicago. His research includes a study of trauma, mental health, and health issues for low-income single mothers. Tolman is on the editorial board of the Journal of Emotional Abuse, and was formerly the associate editor of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. He has served as a domestic violence expert on a number of national panels, including NIMH, National Institute of Justice, the National Research Council, and the National Women's Resource Center. Other areas of research/scholarly interest: mental health; interpersonal practice.

Wk#19e: Monitoring: Community Partners Invested in Monitoring

Wk#20e: Innovations in addressing DV in the Medical Setting
Susan Kheder, LMSW
Service Line Leader
Women and Children’s Services
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
P.O. Box 995
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
Phone: (734) 712-4945
Fax: (734) 712-5499

Susan Kheder is currently the Service Line Leader for Women and Children Services at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been with the health system 26 years in various clinical and administrative capacities, including Director of Social Work and Case Management and Program Director for Women’s Health Services, prior to moving into her current administrative role.

During her years at St. Joe’s she has worked to address family and workplace violence and has participated on various related committees and quality initiatives. She has chaired the hospital’s Suspected Child and Adult Abuse and Neglect Committee and has assisted in the development of the Workplace Violence Response Team. Since 1996, she has chaired the system’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Committee, and led the effort to develop a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program that reports directly to her. She has system accountability for DV and SA initiatives.

Within the Ann Arbor Community, Ms. Kheder has been an active member on the Coalition on Gender Violence and Safety. She has chaired or participated on various sub-committees, such as provider education, Youth Violence Prevention, Employer Outreach and development of a county-wide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. She is also a member of the Washtenaw County Critical Incident Stress Management Response Team. Most recently, she has led the development of a DV fatality review team for her county, and chairs this ongoing effort.

Vijay Singh, M.D., M.P.H.
Vijay Singh, M.D., M.P.H., is a family physician who earned a B.A. in Biology and M.D. from Northwestern University. While in medical school he volunteered at a battered women’s home, presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Convention a study of family violence screening in the emergency room, and conducted a qualitative research project at the Navajo Indian Reservation. He completed family medicine residency at UCLA, where he served as an Academic Chief Resident in his last year of training. Before residency he graduated with an M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where he also completed a post-doctoral research training fellowship. While a fellow at Johns Hopkins University, he co-wrote a book chapter on the health of children in cities and began research on developing a primary care screening program for perpetration of domestic violence. Currently a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan (UM), he will continue his pilot study on surveying and interviewing male primary care patients for intimate partner violence perpetration. Dr. Singh additionally serves as a Clinical Lecturer in the UM Department of Family Medicine, where he works in an outpatient practice setting and teaches medical students and resident physicians.