5:00 pm

Welcome Reception

8:00 am

Breakfast 

9:00 am

Welcome to CLA on the Hill

• Rob Jeffreys, Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; CLA President

9:15 am

Guest Speaker: Rachel Rossi

• Rachel Rossi, Director, Office for Access to Justice, Department of Justice 

10:00 am

Expectations for the Event

• Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

10:30 am

Break

10:40 am

Tips for Successful Congressional Visits and Updates from Capitol Hill

• Liliana Coronado, Vice-President and Counsel, The Brimley Group

• Jessica Hulsey, President, The Brimley Group

11:30 am

Lunch

12:30 pm

Depart to Capitol Hill 

1:00 pm

Congressional Visits

2:30 pm

Congressional Briefing: The Second Chance Act at 15 (Optional)

• Prince Alvarado, Peer Support Specialist, Center for Family Services (NJ)
• Sharon Bean, Camden County Jail Population Manager, Camden County Peer Support Program (NJ)
• Tammie Gregg, Principal Deputy Director, BJA
  
• Rob Jeffreys, Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and CLA President
• Megan Quattlebaum, Director, CSG Justice Center
• Javier Reyes, Founder and CEO, Challenge II Change (IL)
• Cam Ward, Director, Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles

(Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385)

5:00 pm

Congressional Reception and Awards Ceremony 

(Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237)

7:00 pm

Adjourn

7:30 am

Breakfast  

8:30 am

Welcome and Recap of the Previous Day and Q&A

• Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

9:00 am

Executive Session (Closed - DOC Staff & Associates Only)

10:00 am

Congressional Visits 

12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

3:00 pm

Conference Reflections

• Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association (Moderator)

3:20 pm

Staffing Challenges in Corrections: Update on the National Initiative 

• Nick Deml, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Correction

• Heidi Washington, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections; CLA Midwest Region Representative

• John Wetzel, CEO, Phronema Justice Strategies; CLA Associate

5:00 pm

Reception