Conference Sessions Schedule

Focus Day

General Session

Field Services

Leadership

Shelter Operations

Focus Day – September 20, 2023

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9–10:30am

White Pine Ballroom

Lesley Irvine

Jessi Culkin

Lesley Irvine

Kyra Munz

Focus Day – General Session 

Better Together Program

 

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10:45am–12:15pm

Northwest Territories A-B

Dr. Jon Geller

Emily Lewis

Focus Day

Large Animal Cases Are No Small Matter

 

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10:45am–12:15pm

White Pine Ballroom

Dr. Jon Geller

April Huntsman

Focus Day

Rehome to Foster Program

 

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1:45–3:15pm

White Pine Ballroom

Dr. Michael Blackwell

Nicole Lopez

Focus Day-General Session

Porchlight Program

 

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3:30–5pm

Northwest Territories A-B

Dr. Michael Blackwell

Kelly Bremken

Focus Day

Implicit Bias and Animal Welfare

 

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3:30-5pm

White Pine Ballroom

Dr. Michael Blackwell

Jessica Beaulieu

Dr. Michael Blackwell

Katia Nikitina

Focus Day

Animal Crimes and Rethinking Punitiveness

 

Day 2 – September 21, 2023

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9-10:30am

White Pine Ballroom

Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler

Kristen Baltrum

Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler

Ali Mickelson

General Session

Keeping People and Pets Housed and Out of Shelters

 

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10:45am–12:15pm

Northwest Territories A-B

Elizabeth Waetzig

Dr. Claire Vaiden

Field Services

Differentiating Between Geriatric Pets and Neglect

 

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10:45am–12:15pm

Fallen Timbers B

Elizabeth Waetzig

Cmdr. Tim Read

Leadership

Understanding and Avoiding Workplace Violence

 

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10:45am–12:15pm

White Pine Ballroom

Gina Knepp

Kelly Bremken

Shelter Operations

Difficult Conversations 

 

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1:30–3:15pm

Northwest Territories A-B

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Dr. Claire Vaiden

Field Services

Recognizing Non-Accidental Injury in the Field

 

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1:30-3:15 pm

Fallen Timbers B

Elizabeth Waetzig

Dave Lewis

Leadership

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Animal Welfare

 

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1:30–3:15pm

Northwest Territories

Mariah Mcculley

Angie Davis

Shelter Operations

Small But Mighty Shelter

 

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3:30–5pm

Northwest Territories A-B

Saskia Chiesa

Mark Hurlbert

Field Services

What the Court Needs From You – Round Table Discussion

 

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3:30-5pm

Fallen Timbers B

Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler

Lisa Pedersen

Leadership

What is Your User’s Manual? Creating Clarity and Understanding Within Your Team

 

 

Day 3 – September 22, 2023

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8-9am

Northwest Territories A-B

Lindsey Vigna

Anneliese Clark 

Lindsey Vigna

Rigo Neira

Lindsey Vigna

Angel Williams

Lindsey Vigna

EC Michaels

Networking Event

Coffee & Collaboration: Aspiring Leaders

Presented by the AWAC Collaboration Committee – an event geared toward cultivating the next generation of animal welfare leaders and connecting them with one another.

Four leaders – Anneliese Clark, EC Michaels, Rigo Neira, and Angel Williams share their leadership journeys

 

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10:45am-12:15pm

Northwest Territories A-B

Marissa Martino

Janee’ Boswell

Field Services

Animal Law Enforcement Safety and Resiliency Strategies

 

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10:45am-12:15pm

Fallen Timbers B

Marissa Martino

Kelly Bremken

Leadership

Low Impact Debriefing

 

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10:45am-12:15pm

White Pine Ballroom

Marissa Martino

Rachel Levine

Marissa Martino

Hannah Tomaszewski

Shelter Operations

Trauma Informed Language in the Shelter Setting

 

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1:30-2:45pm

Northwest Territories A-B

April Huntsman

Cheri Spottke

Field Services

How to Handle the Media

 

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1:30-2:45pm

Fallen Timbers B

April Huntsman

Dave Lewis

Leadership

Building a Successful Team

 

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1:30-2:45pm

White Pine Ballroom

April Huntsman

Lauren Rolfe

Shelter Operations

One of Us: Establishing Volunteer Culture Throughout Your Organization