The Cook County Task Force Human Trafficking Conference

Strengthening Collaboration: Increasing Effectiveness in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Thursday & Friday, August 16-17

 

Thursday, August 16, 2012

 

8:00-9:00 Registration and coffee/snacks

 

9:00-9:10 Welcomes and Introduction

 

Speakers:

Col. Bukiewicz, The Salvation Army, STOP-IT

Anita Alvarez, State’s Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

 

9:10-10:15 Overview of Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force

 

Speakers:

Representatives from Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, The Salvation Army STOP-IT, and the International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) Michelle Nasser, United State’s Attorney’s Office

10:15-10:30 Break

 

10:30-12:00 SESSION ONE

 

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Human Trafficking – Definition, Identification and Response   Speakers: ●        Rocio Alcantar, National Immigrant Justice Center ●        Diane MacArthur, United States Attorney’s Office	Intersection of Child Welfare and Child Trafficking   Speakers: ●        Meryl Paniak, Department of Children and Family Services ●        Mark Werner, Juvenile Probation ●        Shelby French, International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA)

 

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

 

1:30 – 3:00 pm SESSION TWO

 

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Supporting Victims of Trafficking: Best Practices and Lessons from the Field   Speakers: ●        Haley Volpintesta, Center for Court Innovations ●        Erin Knowles, The Salvation Army - STOP-IT	Why Housing for Victims Remains a Challenge and What We Can Do About It   Speakers: ●        Lynne Johnson, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) ●        Sherilynn Weston, Teen Living Program ●        Jim Whitfield, Safe Families

 

3:00 – 3:30 pm Break

 

3:30 – 5:00pm SESSION THREE

 

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Investigating Human Trafficking – Case Study: The Cephus Case   Speakers: ●        Carrie Landau, FBI ●        Mike Barker, FBI ●        Sgt. Bill Leen, Cook County Sheriff’s Office	Innovative Technology and Research in the Fight Against Human Trafficking   Speakers: ●       Barry Koch, JP Morgan - via Skype ●         Jessica Reichert, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

 

 

End of Day One

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 17, 2012

 

8:30 – 9:10 am Coffee and snacks

 

9:10 – 10:15 am Law Enforcement and NGO Collaboration

 

Speakers:

Michelle Nasser, U.S. Attorney’s Office

Erin Knowles, The Salvation Army STOP-IT

Jack Blakey, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

 

10:15 – 10:30 am Break

 

10:30 – 12:00 pm SESSION FOUR

 

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children   Speakers: ●        Amy Alvarado, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office ●        Nicole Woodcox, The Salvation Army, STOP-IT	Survivor Leadership and Input in the Anti-Trafficking Movement   Speakers: ●        Tina Frundt, Courtney’s House ●        Ima Matul, CAST ●        Angela Guanzon, CAST ●        Monica Newson, survivor engagement committee member, End Demand Illinois

 

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

 

1:30 – 2:45 pm SESSION FIVE

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Community Outreach on Human Trafficking   Speakers: ●        Elyse Dalberg, The Salvation Army, STOP-IT ●        Shelby French, The International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) ●        Laura Ng, Traffick Free	Increasing Community Commitment to Fighting Labor Trafficking   Speakers: ●        Miguel Keberlein, LAFMC-Migrant Worker Project ●        Tracy O’Dowd ●        Angela Guanzon, CAST

 

2:45 – 3:00 pm Break

 

3:00 – 4:30 pm SESSION SIX

 

TRACK ONE	TRACK TWO
Examining Underserved Populations: LGBTQ   Speakers: ●        Lisa Gilmore, Center on Halsted ●        Tina Frundt, Courtney’s House ●        Megan Wickman, Teen Living Programs	Examining Underserved Populations – Linguistically Isolated Communities   Speakers: ●        Maria Woltjen, Young Center ●        Representative from Apna Ghar

 

 

4:30 – 4:45 pm Break

 

4:45 – 5:15 pm Review Conference Outcomes and Next Steps