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DONORS & SPONSORS
Methodist Hospitals
Workforce Development Services
NIPSCO
Indiana University Northwest/
Special Events Office
Lt. Lawrence Wright
Meijer
Mike Anderson Chevrolet
Dr. Reuben Rutland
LVD Security
POP/Project Outreach
and Prevention
HIDTA/High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas Program
Indiana Medical Group
DR. JAMES GARBARINO
Dr. Garbarino research focuses on issues in
the social ecology of child and adolescent
development. He has a long standing interest
in a wide range of violence-related issues–
war, child maltreatment, childhood
aggression, and juvenile delinquency. In
1991, he undertook missions for UNICEF to
assess the impact of the Gulf War upon
children in Kuwait and Iraq, and has served
as a consultant for programs serving
Vietnamese, Bosnian and Croatian children.
He also serves as a scientific expert witness
in criminal and civil cases involving issues of
trauma, violence, and children. In all these
issues he is concerned with how
developmental processes are shaped by the
human ecology in which they occur, and has
a particular interest in matters of spirituality
and identity in this process.
threat.
Publishing, Publications, and
Presentations:
Garbarino, J. and DeLara, E. (2002) And
Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect
Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and
Emotional Violence (NY: Free Press, 2002
Garbarino, J. and Bedard, C. (2001) Parents
Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not
the Problem, in Your Child's Life. NY: Free
Press.
Garbarino, J. 1999) Lost Boys: Why Our Sons
Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them.
(NY: Free Press).
Garbarino, J. (1995) Raising Children in a
Socially Toxic Environment (1995). San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
After completing a project on physical
aggression in girls (resulting in a book
entitled See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing
More Violent and What We Can Do About It),
he is currently working on a project dealing
with childhood in the face of the terrorist
DR. STEPHEN
KIMANI
Dr. Stephen Kimani is currently in private
practice, but previously served as Vice
President for Quality Assurance and
Corporate Compliance for Edgewater
Systems for Balanced Living in Gary,
Indiana. He had been at Edgewater
Systems for 16 years. He has been
involved in many community presentations
about youth violence and the challenges of
building a safe community. He has worked
with both families and youth in many areas
and enjoyed being a member of the staff at
Edgewater Systems, which is a
comprehensive behavioral health provider
in the community. In addition, Dr. Kimani
has done many presentations at
conferences, schools, businesses and local
universities, including the Leadership
Institute. Dr. Kimani has served as a
facilitator and keynote speaker for several
Youth Violence Prevention Conferences
sponsored by COFFY. He has a continuing
interest in developing programs related to
behavioral health, community development
and diversity.
ADULT SESSIONS
8:00am–8:40am
8:45am–8:50am
Check-In/Continental Breakfast
Welcome
8:50am–9:00am
Introduction to Conference
9:10am–10:00am
10:00am–10:10am
10:15am–11:00am
Keynote Speaker
Mini-Break Transition to Rooms
Break-Out Sessions
Being the Imagined Change Agent: How To
Assist Youth Affected by Domestic Violence
What Parents Should Know
The Color of Change
Youth Suicide Prevention
Helping Youth Make Responsible
Choices and Decisions
The Epidemic of Violence
11:00am–11:10am
11:15am–12:00pm
Helping Youth Make Responsible
Choices and Decisions
The Epidemic of Violence
12:10pm–12:45pm
12:50pm–2:00pm
Lunch–Cafeteria
Keynote Address
2:10pm–3:00pm
Urban PTSD
8:00am–8:40am
8:45am–8:50am
Check-In/Continental Breakfast
Welcome to IUN
8:50am–9:00am
Introduction to Conference
9:10am–10:00am
Keynote Speaker
10:00am–10:10am
10:15am–11:00am
Mini-Break Transition to Rooms
Break-Out Sessions
Gang Awareness and Consequences
The Art of Communication and
Conflict Resolution
Change–The Answer Hour
Guns and Youth
If You’re Distracted, We’re Impacted
Relationships
Impact of Violence on your Community
11:00am–11:10am
11:15am–12:00pm
Upon completion of residency in May 2004, Dr. McGee worked as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory/Grady Medical Center in
Atlanta, Georgia until 2006. In January 2005, Dr. McGee was called to duty at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, IN. At this time, he had to
assume responsibility for his 93 year-old grandmother after the passing of his mother, who was a nurse at Methodist Hospitals for over 30 years. He
became the Chief and Medical Director for the Emergency Medicine Departments at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, in August 2006.
He is currently the Medical Director for both Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Indiana University Northwest School of Medicine Student
Wellness Health Center.
In addition, in March of 2010, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an independent Methodist ER Group called Northwest
Emergency Associates (NEA), LLC.
Bergland Auditorium
Barbara Dahl, IUN
Raintree Hall #201
Dr. Stephen Kimani
Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired
Susan Galante, Workforce
Development Services
Dr. Milton Armston,
Edgewater Systems
Dr. Reuben Rutland,
Methodist Hospitals
Raintree Hall #203
Raintree Hall #205
Raintree Hall #207
Barbara Dahl, IUN
Raintree Hall #201
Dr. Stephen Kimani
Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired
Susan Galante, Workforce
Development Services
Dr. Milton Armston,
Edgewater Systems
Dr. Reuben Rutland,
Methodist Hospitals
Raintree Hall #203
Raintree Hall #205
Raintree Hall #207
Dr. James Garbarino,
Loyola University
Dr. Danita Hughes
Edgewater Systems
Bergland Auditorium
William Lowe, Chancellor
Indiana University NW
Karen Freeman Wilson
Mayor, City of Gary
Dr. Michael McGee
Methodist Hospitals
Bergland Auditorium
Tom Branson, Lake County
Sheriff’s Department
Monica Evans,
Living Hope Church
Pastor Dwight Gardner
Trinity Baptist Church
Jerry Gordon, ATF
Jennifer Mullen,
Methodist Hospitals
Jena Bellezza, IN. Parenting Inst.
David King, Youth Movement
For Change
Todd McCain, ClearPath Center
Indiana University Police Dept.
Albert Gay, Geminus
Raintree Hall #101
Bergland Auditorium
Bergland Auditorium
Raintree Hall #209
Raintree Hall #211
Raintree Hall #209
Raintree Hall #211
Bergland Auditorium
YOUTH SESSIONS
Michael A. McGee, MD, MPH, FACEP
Michael A. McGee, MD, MPH, FACEP was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He graduated from Lew Wallace High School and attended Purdue University
where he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology/Psychology. Dr. McGee later achieved a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology and
Biostatistics from the University of Illinois in Chicago, a Medical Doctorate from Rush Medical College in Chicago, and completed his Internship and
Residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University (NYU)/ Bellevue Hospital Medical Center in New York, NY.
Mini-Break–Transition to Rooms
Break-Out Sessions
Being the Imagined Change Agent: How To
Assist Youth Affected by Domestic Violence
What Parents Should Know
The Color of Change
Youth Suicide Prevention
William Lowe, Chancellor
Indiana University NW
Karen Freeman Wilson
Mayor, City of Gary
Dr. Stephen Kimani
12:00pm–12:45pm
12:45pm–12:55pm
1:00pm–2:15pm
Hip Slop and (C) Rap Music
Changing–Community Engagement for All
Mirroring
Mini-Break–Transition to Rooms
Break-Out Sessions
Gang Awareness and Consequences
Tom Branson, Lake County
Sheriff’s Department
The Art of Communication and
Monica Evans
Conflict Resolution
Living Hope Church
Change–The Answer Hour
Pastor Dwight Gardner
Trinity Baptist Church
Guns and Youth
Jerry Gordon, ATF
If You’re Distracted, We’re Impacted
Jennifer Mullen,
Methodist Hospitals
Relationships
Jena Bellezza, IN. Parenting Inst.
Impact of Violence on your Community
David King, Youth Movement
For Change
Hip Slop and (C) Rap Music
Todd McCain, ClearPath Center
Changing - Community Engagement for All Indiana University Police Dept.
Mirroring
Albert Gay, Geminus
Lunch–Cafeteria
Transition to Gym
Living On The 9th Block
Tarry Martin, TRCCA
Bergland Auditorium
Savannah Gym
Raintree Hall #103
Raintree Hall #105
Raintree Hall #109
Raintree Hall #145
Raintree Hall #149
Raintree Hall #151
Raintree Hall #102
Raintree Hall #223
Raintree Hall #217
Raintree Hall #101
Raintree Hall #103
Raintree Hall #105
Raintree Hall #109
Raintree Hall #145
Raintree Hall #149
Raintree Hall #151
Raintree Hall #102
Raintree Hall #223
Raintree Hall #217
Savannah Gym
Savannah Gym