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2008 SAVIN Conference
The second annual SAVIN National Conference, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), was held at the Sheraton National hotel in Arlington, VA on April 8-9, 2008.
Click the links below to view slide presentations and reference/support materials from the conference.

Tuesday, April 9, 2008

Opening Remarks
  • Paul Wormeli, Executive Director, IJIS Institute
Welcome & Keynote Address
  • The Honorable Domingo S. Herraiz, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ)
Why the Need for SAVIN? The Value is Real!
  • Ronnie Baldwin, Sherrif, Cross County Sheriff's Office (AR)
  • John Dixon, IT Director, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LA)
  • Sgt. John Guard, Domestic Violence Prevention Unit, Pitt County Sheriff's Office (NC)
  • Sid Gautreaux, Sheriff, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)
  • Rosemary Haddock, Victim Advocate, Pitt County Sheriff's Office (NC)
  • Tony Mancuso, Sheriff, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)
Governance and Management ~ Bringing People Together
  • G. Michael Davis, Asst. Administrator, Office of Victim Services, Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction (OH)
  • Kate Foulke, Victim Services Coordinator, Ohio Dept. of Youth Services (OH)
  • Matt Hellman, Director, Office of Victim Services, Attorney General's Criminal Justice Initiatives Section (OH)
  • Karin Ho, Administrator, Office of Victim Services, Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction (OH)
General Session Address ~ "Bringing the Past and Future into Focus"
  • Craig Webre, Sheriff, Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (LA) and President, National Sheriff's Association
SAVIN Lead Agency ~ Focus and Support
  • Kathryn Winton, State Policy Advisor, BJA (AZ, UT)
Victim-Focused SAVIN Enhancements
  • Travis Fritsch, Project Manager, Mary Byron Foundation (KY)
  • Kathy Gattin, Coordinator, eOMIS, Arkansas Dept. of Correction (AR)
  • Kimberly Knapp, DHFS Mental Health Notification Services (WI)
  • Ken Ogden, Probate Officer, Victim Advocate (AR)
  • Marc Peoples, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, Missouri Dept. of Public Safety (MO)
New SAVIN Mentoring
  • Michael Bastien, Statewide AVN Coordinator (IL)
  • Marc Peoples, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, Missouri Dept. of Public Safety (MO)
  • Colleen Jo Winston, Director, Office of Victim Services & Programs, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (WI)
Partnering ~ Bringing People and Services Together
  • Anne Seymour, Senior Advisor, Justice Solutions
  • Rob Sprecher, Solutions Director, Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, Unisys

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Customizing SAVIN Solutions ~ The Technology
  • John Dixon, IT Director, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LA)
  • David Koosis, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Corrections and Probation (NY)
  • Colleen Jo Winston, Director, Office of Victim Services & Programs, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (WI)
Critical Incident Management
  • Kathy Buckley, Director of Victim Services for the Office of Victim Advocate, Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections (PA)
  • Karin Ho, Administrator, Office of Victim Services, Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction (OH)
Victim Services Resources ~ Updates and New Ideas
  • Ronnie Baldwin, Sheriff, Cross County Sheriff's Office (AR)
  • Steve Derene, Executive Director, National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA)
  • Michael Dever, Policy Advisor, BJA (DOJ)
  • Anne Hamilton, Program Manager, Office on Violence Against Women (DOJ)
Requirements for a National Solution ~ Your Town Hall to Bringing the Pieces Together
  • Anne Seymour, Senior Advisor, Justice Solutions
  • Rob Sprecher, Solutions Director, Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, Unisys
General Session Address ~ "Partners for Victim Safety"
  • Jim Rowland
Increasing Public Awareness
  • John Dixon, IT Director, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LA)
Stakeholder Communications ~ Engaging the Right People
  • Lauren Cotter Brobson, Strategic and Political Communications (PA)
  • BJ Horn, Director, Office of Victims' Services, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PA)
  • Linda Rosenberg, Director of Criminal Justice Systems, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PA)
  • Andrea Warner, Project Manager, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PA)
SAVIN Performance Measures and Victim/User Feedback
  • Debbie Allen, Statewide Victim Notification Coordinator/Grant Planner (NC)
  • Michael Dever, Policy Advisor, BJA (DOJ)
  • Travis Fritsch, Project Manager, Mary Byron Foundation (KY)
  • Anne Hamilton, Program Manager, Office on Violence Against Women (DOJ)
  • Dawn Larsen, Director of Projects, WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WA)
  • Elizabeth Zwicker, Program Specialist, BJA (DOJ)
The Next Steps to Bringing it Together
  • The Honorable Domingo S. Herraiz, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ)

Conference Resource Materials