Friday, November 1—General Sessions
OPENING SESSION
WELCOME
Patricia Puritz
Executive Director
National Juvenile Defender Center
Christina Phillis
Public Advocate
Arizona Office of the Public Advocate
The Ballad of Jerry Gault
KEYNOTE: Expanding the Role & Reach of the Juvenile Defender
Francis “Frankie” Guzman
Soros Justice Fellow
National Center for Youth Law
SHOWCASE: Resource Center Partnerships
Rey Banks
Senior Policy and Communications Associate
National Juvenile Defender Center
PLENARY: The Intersection of Immigration & Juvenile Defense
Christina Kleiser, Moderator
Staff Attorney
Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office
Susan Kelly
Staff Attorney
Juvenile Division, Pima County Public Defender’s Office
Gladis Molina
Managing Attorney
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
José Padilla
Executive Director
California Rural Legal Assistance
Alessandra Soler
Executive Director
ACLU of Arizona
UPDATE: Raised on the Registry
Nicole Pittman
Consultant
Advocating for Youth Affected by Sex Offender Laws
PLENARY: A Defense Perspective on the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Cait Mullen, Moderator
Staff Attorney
Juvenile Rights Practice, Legal Aid Society, New York
Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew
Board of Directors
Rights4Girls
Diane Rondini-Harness
Staff Attorney
Wisconsin State Public Defender
Malika Saada Saar
Executive Director
Rights4Girls