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In August 2018, NACDL hosted its 17th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference and 2nd Annual Presidential Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The Conference examined the destructive effect that a vast network of penalties, debarments, and disabilities following a criminal conviction has on the millions of people who have come in contact with the criminal justice system. [Released June 2019]
Panelists: Lee McGrath, Managing Attorney for Minnesota and Senior Legislative Counsel, Institute for Justice; Desmond Meade, President, Florida Restoration of Rights Coalition; Marissa Dodson, Public Policy Director, Southern Center for Human Rights Moderator: Monica L. Reid, Senior Manager for Advocacy, NACDL
Shattering the Shackles of Collateral Consequences: Exploring Moral Principles and Economic Innovations to Restore Rights and Opportunity NACDL’s 17th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference and 2nd Annual Presidential Summit | August 23-25, 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Panelists: Omar Howard, The Omar Howard Story; Anthony Graves, Infinite Hope, Smart Justice Initiatives Manager, ACLU of Texas; Susan Burton, Becoming Ms. Burton, A New Way of Life Moderator: Nkechi Taifa, Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice, Open Society Foundations
Panelists: Stephanie Woodard, Solicitor General, Hall County, Georgia; Dave LaBahn, President and CEO, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys; Honorable Shawn LaGrua, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia Moderator: Dr. Divine Pryor, Executive Director, The Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions
Panelists: Serena Nunn McCullers, Attorney, Atlanta Public Defenders Office, granted clemency & pardoned; Shon Hopwood, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Jarrett Adams, Criminal Defense Attorney Moderator: Amy Solomon, Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Panelists: Dr. Divine Pryor, Executive Director, The Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions; Ngozi Ndulue, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Programs, NAACP; Mary Price, General Counsel, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Moderator: Roberta “Toni” Meyers, Director, H.I.R.E. Network
Panelists: Mark Holden, Senior Vice President, Koch Industries; Teresa Hodge, Co-Founder, Mission: Launch; Marc Levin, Vice President, Criminal Justice Policy, Texas Public Policy Foundation Moderator: Rick Jones, Immediate Past President, NACDL, and Executive Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
Presentation of award to the Second Chance Center: Angelyn C. Frazer-Giles, Senior Advisor for Special Projects, NACDL and Michael Iacopino, Co-Chair, State Legislative Affairs Committee, Criminal Defense Attorney, Brennan Lenehan Iacopino & Hickey Remarks: Hassan Latif, Executive Director, Second Chance Center (Aurora, CO)
Presentation of award: Norman L. Reimer, Executive Director, NACDL
Keynote Address delivered by Sally Q. Yates, Partner, Special Matters and Government Investigations, King & Spalding, Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
Presentation of award: Drew Findling, President (2018-2019), NACDL, Criminal Defense Attorney, The Findling Law Firm Remarks: Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia (2011-2019)
Panelists: Kevin Skidmore, Owner, FourFourtyTrucking, LLC; Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones, Recording Artist and Aspiring Entrepreneur; Randy Lanier, Behavioral Health Technician, Recovery First Veteran: Christopher Ervin, Founder & President, Lazarus Rite, Inc. Moderator: Angelyn C. Frazer-Giles, Special Projects Consultant, NACDL
Panelists: John Koufos, National Director of Reentry Initiatives, Right on Crime; Margaret Love, Attorney & Collateral Consequences Resource Center; Jason Hernandez, activist, received clemency from President Barack Obama Moderator: Cynthia Roseberry, Wilberforce University, and Former Project Director, Clemency Project 2014
Panelists: Brandon Chrostowski, Founder of EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute; Marcus Bullock, Founder & CEO, Flikshop; Tracey Syphax, President & COO, Phax Group LLC; From the Block to the Boardroom Moderator: Michael DiLauro, Director of Training & Legislative Liaison, Rhode Island Department of the Public Defender
