2026 Tennessee FJC Conference Workshops
Wednesday, May 6th
8:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast Networking
8:30 – 8:50 AM: Welcome
8:50 – 9:30 AM: The Marathon Movement: Creating Communities of Safety, Hope, and Healing – Catherine Johnson
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Chattanooga DA Welcome
9:40 – 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 – 11:30 AM: Recantation and Domestic Violence, The Untold Story – Dr. Amy Bonomi
11:30 – 1:00 PM: Lunch and Learn with Director Brinkman
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Breakout Sessions (Choose One to Attend)
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Recantation in Criminalized Survivors – Dr. Amy Bonomi
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Cyber Victimization – Dr. Christina Policastro
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Fundraising & Boards – Laura Lawrence & Carmen Pitre
2:30 – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 – 4:15 PM: Breakout Sessions (Choose One to Attend)
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Chattanooga Trafficking Alliance – Regina McDevitt and Sarah McKinnis
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Mental Health Victimization – Dr. Christina Policastro
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Building a Robust HR Structure – LaToya Townsend
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5:30 PM: Awards Ceremony – Chattanooga FJC
Thursday, May 7th
8 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast Networking
8:30 – 10:00 AM: Elder Abuse, Investigation & Prosecution – Paul Greenwood
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM: Building Partnerships – Amy Merritt Campbell
11:15 – 12:45 PM: Lunch & Learn, LAP Panel (beginning at 11:45)- Becky Bullard, Tonya Marshall, Wallis Massey, Jennifer McCraw, Shannah Newman
Journal Article Re: Updated LAP
12:45 – 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Breakout Sessions (Choose One to Attend)
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Firearms Panel – Becky Bullard, Christy Harness, & Paige Pfleger
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Elder Abuse: Financial Exploitation – Paul Greenwood
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Metrics Measuring Success – Carmen Pitre
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2:30 – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 – 4:15 PM: Breakout Sessions (Choose One to Attend)
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Case Study: Navigating Abuser & Victim Behavior through the Court – Rachel Ashe
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Organizational Trauma and Building Resilience – Dr. Shana Hormann
**This project is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee.