MASCA Conference Agenda

September 11
4:00 to 6:00pm - Registration open - Outside Grand Ballroom/University Ballroom
5:00 to 8:00pm - Exhibitor Set Up - Grand Ballroom
6:00 to 8:00pm - President's Reception  - University Ballroom
6:00 to 8:00pm - Emerging Leaders Program Meet and Greet (as part of the President's Reception) - University Ballroom
 
September 12
7:00 to 8:00am - Exhibitor Set Up - Grand Ballroom
7:30am to 4:40pm - Registration open - Outside Grand Ballroom/University Ballroom
8:30 to 10:00am Opening Session - Grand Ballroom

• Welcome - MC
• Posting of Colors/Pledge of Allegiance - DOC Honor Guard
• MC introduces:
• Welcome by US Attorney Erek Barron
• Welcome by Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs - Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
• Welcome by MASCA President - Sherry Sandler
• Introduction of the Emerging Leaders Program Participants - Sherry Sandler
• Keynote Speaker - The Honorable Nicole Pastore, District Court of Maryland
• MC ends session with housekeeping issues - location of workshops, breaks, bathrooms, etc

9:15 to 10:00am - Emerging Leaders Participant meeting - University 1
10:00 to 10:15am - Break - Grand Ballroom
10:15 to 11:45am - Workshops Session 1

• University 2,3,4 - Violence Prevention - Robin Player, Field Supervisor I, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
• Stadium 1 - MasterURpiece: Activate Your Signature Power for Success  - Dr. Yolanda Bethea, Deputy Associate Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Washington, DC
• Stadium 3 - Communicating From Afar - Building Family Connections - Shari Ostrow-Scher, Executive Director, Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership
• Stadium 5 - More Than Half: Brain Injury inJustice Involved Populations - MJ Schmidt, Training and Outreach Coordinator, Brain  Injury Association of Pennsylvania

 
12:00 to 1:00pm - Lunch  - Grand Ballroom
1:00 to 4:30pm - Tour #1 Maryland Police and Correctional Training Center

• Bus leaves at 1:00pm/Returns from Sykesville by 4:30pm - transportation at Paca Street hotel exit

1:15 to 2:45pm - Workshops Session 2

• University 2,3,4 - US Courts Reentry Panel - Nomi Berenson, Assistant US Attorney and Reentry Coordinator, Eastern District of New York; Tholyn Twyman, Reentry and Community Outreach Specialist, US Attorney's Office Maryland; Dr. Kimberlynn Reeves, US Attorney's Office, Delaware; Mia Lamb, Reentry Specialist overseeing STRIDES, STAR, and RPC courts, US Attorney's Office
• Stadium 1 - Self Care for Anxiety Stress & PTSD in Correctional Work - Dr Gene Katz , Colorado Technical University, Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association , and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• Stadium 3 - Mastering Your Emotions - Denise Schonwald, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and author
• Stadium 5 - Success Focused Leadership - William Ashe, Leadership Training, Development, and Consultation, retired Community Supervision Branch Chief, Washington DC

 
2:45 to 3:00pm - Break - Grand Ballroom
3:00 to 4:30pm - Afternoon Closing Session  - Grand Ballroom

• Raising Awareness and Overall Advancement For Incarcerated  Women Panel - Victoria Kuhn, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Corrections; Annie Harvey, Deputy Secretary for Operations, Maryland Department of Public safety and Correctional Services; Laurel Harry, Commissioner Pennsylvania; Dr Erin Shaffer, Director of Patuxent Institution, Maryland; Gregory Holloway, Western Region, Department of Corrections, Virginia 
• Presentation of donation to Project Pneuma

5:30 to 6:30pm - MASCA Night - Bullpen Picnic - Oriole Park at Camden Yards 
6:35pm - Orioles game starts
 
 
September 13
7:30am to 1:00pm - Registration open
7:30 to 8:30am - Breakfast - Grand Ballroom
8:30 to 11:45am - tour #2 - Youth Detention Center

• Bus leaves at 8:30/Returns from YDC by 11:45am -  transportation at Paca Street hotel exit

8:30 to 10:00am - Workshops Session #3

• University 2,3,4 - Voices of Influence Leadership Panel - Dr. Patricia McKernan, DSW, MSW, Chief of Staff Gaudenzia INC; Michelle Rivera, Philadelphia District Director, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; Sandy Hassan, Assistant Superintendent of Prison Operations, New Jersey Department of Corrections; Dr Yolanda Bethea Deputy Associate Director, CSOSA; Dr Lavonya Douglas, CEO Lion Heart International Counseling
• Stadium 1 - Motivational Interviewing in Action :Questions - Karen Gautney.  Rehabilitation and Reentry Services Trainer, Member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
• Stadium 3 - Planning Your Transition from Corrections - Dr. John Lawrie, Associate Professor/Chair of Criminal Justice Department, Albertus Magnus College
• Stadium 5 - FEAR-LESS: Managerial Courage - William Ashe, Leadership Training, Development, and Consultation, retired Community Supervision Branch Chief, Washington DC

 
10:00 to 10:15am - Break - area outside the Stadium Rooms
10:15 to 11:45am - Workshops Session # 4

• University 2,3,4 - Leadership Styles According to the Lion King - Dr Lavonya Douglas, MASCA Past President, Supervisor,  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Washington, DC,   CEO Lion Heart International Counseling
• Stadium 1 - Motivational Interviewing in Action: Reflections - Karen Gautney.  Rehabilitation and Reentry Services Trainer, Member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
• Stadium 3 - Xylazine Awareness - Senior Investigator Paul Fiore, Special Investigations Division, New Jersey Department of Corrections; Principal Investigator Quiana Whitmore, NJDOC; Principal Investigator Erick Rodriguez, NJDOC; Senior Investigator Dominick Puzio, NJDOC; Senior Investigator Kevin Bray, NJDOC
• Stadium 5 - Use of Force - Captain Richard Beard, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

12:00 to 1:00pm - Lunch - Grand Ballroom
12:30 to 12:50pm - Recognition of Emerging Leaders Program completion - Lavonya Douglas - Grand Ballroom
1:00 to 3:30pm - Tour #3 - Vehicles for Change

• Bus leaves at 1:00/Returns from VFC by 3:30pm -  transportation at Paca Street hotel exit

1:15 to 2:45 - Workshops Session #5

• University 2.3.4 - The History of North Branch: An Overview of Maryland's Only Maximum II Correctional Facility - Jeff Nines, Warden, North Branch Correctional Institution; J. Phillip Morgan, Maryland Commissioner of Correction; Frank B Bishop, Jr, Maryland Assistant Commissioner of Correction for the Western Region
• Stadium 1 - Effective Employee Engagement - Michael Carrington, MASCA Operations Manager
• Stadium 3 - Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice in Sex Offender Treatment - Dr Gene Katz , Colorado Technical University, Colorado Mental Health Professionals Association , and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• Stadium 5 - Coping, Lifeskills, and Professional Development Training - Leon J Henry, Director, Community Outreach and Special Projects, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; Jason Tisdale, Certified Crisis Intervention Counselor, Listening Is Key program

2:45 to 3:00pm - Break - Grand Ballroom
3:00 to 4:30pm - Closing Session - Grand Ballroom

• Introduction of Speaker - MC
• Keynote Speaker -  Connecting Physical and Mental Health -  Denise Schonwald, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and author
• Awards and Scholarships Announced
• Raffle Prize Drawings - benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of Maryland
• Announcement about 2024 Conference
• Retiring the Colors - Maryland DOC Honor Guard
• Conference Adjourned - Good Bye