Update on Symposium for Kids Managing Conflict-Program Schedule
April 12, 2019
Symposium on Kids Managing Conflict:
Building Community for Our Future Peacemakers
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Schedule
8:15-8:45 AM Registration
8:45 -10:15 AM Opening Session: Mojave
Welcome and Overview:
Sally Patchen, President KMC
Andy Shelby, President-Elect SCMA
Welcome Exhibitors:
Anne Sawyer, KMC Board Member
Keynote Speaker: Introduced by Sally Patchen
Ellen Pais
CEO, LA Education Project (ret.)
The Students Speak: Introduced by Jason Harper
Facilitators: Former Peer Mediator
Clayton Joseph Scott, musician
Students: Sarai Benitez, former University High Los Angeles
Others - TBD
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-Noon Plenary Panel: Program Options: What’s the Difference?
Panelists:
Peer Mediation Programs:Elissa Barrett, Exec. Dir. Western Justice Center
Jerrod Butler, Assoc. Dir. Asia Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Days of Dialogue:Jill Frank, Institute for Non-Violence in LA
Restorative Practice:Marc Alongi , Director, Sequoyah High School
Restorative Discipline:Marc Rosner, Board Member, Circle Ways
Mentoring:Joyce Kaufman, Ph.D., Whittier College Center for Engagement
with Communities (CEC)
12-12:45 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Breakouts
All sessions are open to all attendees.
Measuring Peer Mediation Effectiveness
Panelists: Karen DeVoogd, CSU Fresno; Gustavo Morales, LAEP; Brian Beck, Facilicase
Facilitator: Marvin Whistler, Mediator, former KMC board member
Initiating and Sustaining Your Program
Panelists: Kirsten Sheridan, SMASH; Karen Crowley-Marks, former Dean of Students, University High Los Angeles; Dawn Ketchens, Lawndale High School
Facilitator: Susan North, Board Member, Sequoyah School
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 Breakouts
Sharing Best Practices
Open discussion
Facilitator: Scott Martin
Why Programs End and What Happens as a Result
Panelists:Jessica Ellis, Centinela Youth Services; Shaune Gatlin, KMC board member; Tomiko Bobo, Kornblum Elementary School
Facilitator: Ariella Morrison, KMC Board Member
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30- 4:30 Closing Plenary: Partnering for Success: Building Community
Facilitator: Sally Patchen, KMC President
Panelists: Ray Regalado, Director of the DRPA program, LA Human Relations
Ellen Pais, CEO, LAEP (ret.)
Gina DiPierro, Assoc. Dir., CEC Whittier College
4:30-5:00 Closing messages and Gifts to Attendees
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