Georgia Supportive Housing Association 2nd Reentry Conference
Wed., June 15, 2015
Please join us for a Conference on the status of Reentry housing and services in Georgia for people returning to the community from jails and prisons.
Registration is $30 for attendees of member organizations and $45 for non-members.
Light breakfast and box Lunch included in registration.
Program Agenda
9:00 Registration and light breakfast
9:30 Introduction - Mariel Sivley, Executive Director, GSHA
9:40 Personal Speech - Emmanuel Ellison, graduate of the Athens Treatment and Accountability Court
10:00 Keynote Speech - Commissioner Michael W. Nail, Department of Community Supervision
10:45 “DCS Housing Programs”
Lisa Brown, Business Operations Manager, Department of Community Supervision
11:15 “Learning from Department of Community Supervision Regional Housing Coordinators”
Moderator: Janine Robinson, Special Projects Manager
Melanie Conner, Columbus; Randy Humphrey, Atlanta; Robert Simmons, Savannah
12:00 Lunch – Please reassemble in the Auditorium to continue to enjoy your lunch and continue the program at 12:30
12:30 “Overview of housing need and choice survey process and outcomes”
Dr. Terri Timberlake, Douglas Scott, Letitia Robinson, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
1:00 “Mental Health First Aid training for residential providers – An Overview”
Sarah Schwartz, Executive Director, Mental Health America of Georgia
1:30 “Collaborations with GDC, DBHDD, DJJ, DCS, and DCA”
Andre’ Cheek, Dr. Marcelle Moon, Department of Juvenile Justice
Harris Childers, Deputy Director, Court/Board/Field Services, Department of Community Supervision
Mark Morris, Director of Reentry Services, Georgia Department of Corrections
Ronald Pounds, Disability Housing Coordinator, Department of Community Affairs
Dr. Terri Timberlake, Jill Mays, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
2:30 Break
2:45 “A Community Collaboration”
Moderator: Talley Wells, Director, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. Disability Integration Project
Elizabeth Danley, The United Way of Greater Atlanta
Susan Walker Goico, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. Disability Integration Project
Chad Jones, Director of Community Services, View Point Health
3:15 Advancing Advocacy
Doug Ammar, Executive Director, The Georgia Justice Project
Marissa Dodson, Public Policy Director, The Southern Center for Human Rights
4:00 Conclude
