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2019 Black Public Defender Association (BPDA) Conference.
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Aisha McWeay

Still She Rises, Tulsa
Executive Director
Tulsa OK
Thursday, June 6
 

1:00pm EDT

Registration Chesapeake Gallery

4:00pm EDT

Training and Professional Development Committee PotomacKeir Bradford-Grey • Lori James-Townes • Heather Pinckney

5:00pm EDT

Opening Plenary: The Role of Black Public Defenders in Shaping Justice Chesapeake I-IIBrittany Mobley • Chiquisha Robinson • Charles Dorsey • Vida Johnson • Brendon Woods • Jose Anderson • Genesis Draper • Patrice James

6:30pm EDT

BPDA Networking Reception Brown Goldstein Levy
 
Friday, June 7
 

9:30am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

9:45am EDT

How to Navigate Workplace Challenges as a Public Defender Leader Harborview IIKeir Bradford-Grey • Rich Harris

11:15am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

11:30am EDT

Discussion Groups: a. How to Find Your Voice as a Leader of Color b. The Power of Mentorship c. What Does Fellowship Look Like among Black Public Defenders? Chesapeake ILa Mer Kyle-Griffiths • Porsha Venable

1:15pm EDT

Closing Plenary: Lawyering While Black: How to Fight for My Clients and Take Care of My Health Chesapeake IILori James-Townes • Keisha Hudson • Erin Miles Cloud • Kenneth Days