Building A Safer Future Conference Agenda

Y.E.S Project Annual Conference

Compassion Capital Fund
and
American Indian Resource Center, Inc.

present

Y.E.S. Project Annual Conference
“Building a Safer Future”
July 24th & 25th, 2007
Municipal Armory Building, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Registration

Opening Prayer by Clifton Pettit

Pledge of Allegiance by Pre K and Kindergarten Cherokee Immersion Students

Welcome by Conference Hosts, Wathene Young and Pam Moore

Greetings and Introductions
•Rob Wallace, Assistant U. S. Attorney responsible for Project Safe Neighborhoods and the Department of Justice Gang Initiative

•Michael Kaiser, National Center for Victims of Crime, Project Director for the Stalking Project and the Teen Action Project

•Carol Young, National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center

•Pam Iron, Executive Director of the National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center, Board Representative for the Violence Against Women’s Act Advisory Committee through the Department of Justice.

•John Yeutter Ph. D, CPA, CFP, Northeastern State University

•Dana Espinal, M.B.A., Y.E.S. Project Consultant

•Carol Hawley Ed. D., Y.E.S. Project Consultant

•AIRC staff—Robin Gann, Matt Mason, Heather Hale

“Recognizing and Responding to Gang Violence and Activity in Your Community” presented by Assistant U. S. Attorney Rob Wallace

Bar B Que Luncheon prepared by John Yeutter

"Why We Need to Help Teen Victims of Crime" presented by Michael Kaiser

“TXT MSG” game presented by Robin Gann

"Identity + Image = Sustainability" presented by Dana Espinal

"Board Responsibility and Liability" presented by Dr. John Yeutter

"Needs Assessment Reports and Overview" presented by Pam Moore, Carol Hawley, and Robin Gann

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

"Passing on Tradition" presented by Carol Young

"Using the Y.E.S. Project Website" presented by Matt Mason

"Overview of the Grants.gov System" presented by Heather Hale

Luncheon provided by Fino’s of Tahlequah

“Summary of the Amnesty International Report on Native American Women and Violence” presented by Pam Iron

"Strategies for Working with Youth" presented by Michael Kaiser

“Horton Hears a Who” presented by Dianne Barker Harrold

Traditional Closing by Carol Young



Y.E.S Project Annual Conference Agenda Tahelquah Daily Press Article, Day One Tahlequah Daily Press Article, Day Two AP Article Ranking OK Children's Well Being Pictures Compassion Capital Fund and American Indian Resource Center, Inc. present Y.E.S. Project Annual Conference “Building a Safer Future” July 24th & 25th, 2007 Municipal Armory Building, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Registration Opening Prayer by Clifton Pettit Pledge of Allegiance by Pre K and Kindergarten Cherokee Immersion Students Welcome by Conference Hosts, Wathene Young and Pam Moore Greetings and Introductions •Rob Wallace, Assistant U. S. Attorney responsible for Project Safe Neighborhoods and the Department of Justice Gang Initiative •Michael Kaiser, National Center for Victims of Crime, Project Director for the Stalking Project and the Teen Action Project •Carol Young, National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center •Pam Iron, Executive Director of the National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center, Board Representative for the Violence Against Women’s Act Advisory Committee through the Department of Justice. •John Yeutter Ph. D, CPA, CFP, Northeastern State University •Dana Espinal, M.B.A., Y.E.S. Project Consultant •Carol Hawley Ed. D., Y.E.S. Project Consultant •AIRC staff—Robin Gann, Matt Mason, Heather Hale “Recognizing and Responding to Gang Violence and Activity in Your Community” presented by Assistant U. S. Attorney Rob Wallace Bar B Que Luncheon prepared by John Yeutter "Why We Need to Help Teen Victims of Crime" presented by Michael Kaiser “TXT MSG” game presented by Robin Gann "Identity + Image = Sustainability" presented by Dana Espinal "Board Responsibility and Liability" presented by Dr. John Yeutter "Needs Assessment Reports and Overview" presented by Pam Moore, Carol Hawley, and Robin Gann Wednesday, July 25, 2007 "Passing on Tradition" presented by Carol Young "Using the Y.E.S. Project Website" presented by Matt Mason "Overview of the Grants.gov System" presented by Heather Hale Luncheon provided by Fino’s of Tahlequah “Summary of the Amnesty International Report on Native American Women and Violence” presented by Pam Iron "Strategies for Working with Youth" presented by Michael Kaiser “Horton Hears a Who” presented by Dianne Barker Harrold Traditional Closing by Carol Young