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DPA 2025 Annual Conference

Featured Speakers

avatar for Bruce Bryan

Bruce Bryan

avatar for Jerry Buting

Jerry Buting

Buting, Williams & Stilling, SC
avatar for Jumana Musa

Jumana Musa

avatar for Melinda Pendergraph

Melinda Pendergraph

Missouri Public Defender
Training Director
avatar for Justin Rosas

Justin Rosas

avatar for Cara Venning

Cara Venning

Venning and Associates, LLC
Mitigation Specialist
avatar for Lorinda Youngcourt

Lorinda Youngcourt

Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho
Senior Litigator
avatar for Stephen Ross Johnson

Stephen Ross Johnson

avatar for Damon Preston

Damon Preston

Department of Public Advocacy
Public Advocate
avatar for Koleen Slusher

Koleen Slusher

Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC)
Facility Director

Speakers

avatar for Sarah Aagard

Sarah Aagard

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney III
avatar for Whitney Allen

Whitney Allen

Department of Public Advocacy
KIP Staff Attorney
avatar for Tim Arnold

Tim Arnold

Department of Public Advocacy
Attorney, Appeals Branch
CB

Carri Barnett

Department of Public Advocacy
Justice Program Administrator, Post Conviction
DB

David Barron

DPA
Staff Attorney III, Capital Post-Conviction Unit
avatar for Jessica Beard

Jessica Beard

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney, LaGrange Trial
avatar for Eric Bearden

Eric Bearden

Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Attorney
avatar for Stephen Bratcher

Stephen Bratcher

Department of Public Advocacy
Public Advocate Investigator III
SB

Steven Buck

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney Supervisor
avatar for Cheyla Bush

Cheyla Bush

Department of Public Advocacy
Assistant General Counsel
avatar for Cara Lane Cape

Cara Lane Cape

Department of Public Advocacy
Executive Staff Advisor
avatar for Rachel Carmona

Rachel Carmona

Rachel Carmona Law Firm
Attorney
avatar for Shaleesa Clayton

Shaleesa Clayton

Department of Public Advocacy
Alternative Sentencing Worker
avatar for Chelsea Clem

Chelsea Clem

Department of Public Advocacy
KIP Staff Attorney
LC

Lewis Collins

DPA
Staff Attorney II
SC

Stacy Coontz

Department of Public Advocacy
Senior Staff Attorney--P&A
SC

Stephanie Corum

Department of Public Advocacy
Supervising Attorney
SC

Samantha Costello

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney
GC

Greg Coulson

Coulson Law Offices
Attorney
BD

Brian Davis

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney II
avatar for Dr. Gregory Davis

Dr. Gregory Davis

University of Kentucky
Forensic Pathologist and Former Kentucky Associate Chief Medical...
avatar for Jeb Dennis

Jeb Dennis

Department of Public Advocacy
Attorney
avatar for Kenny Dial

Kenny Dial

Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Special Investigator
avatar for Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards

Department of Public Advocacy
Director of Protection and Advocacy
avatar for Kayla Fugate

Kayla Fugate

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney
CG

Catalina Goodwin

TG

Tom Griffiths

avatar for Holly Harrison Hawkins

Holly Harrison Hawkins

Department of Public Advocacy
Investigative Services Program Supervisor
avatar for Emily Holt

Emily Holt

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney III
JH

Jennifer Hubbard

Department of Public Advocacy
Assistant Appellate Defender
CJ

Charles Jones

Department of Public Advocacy
Alternative Sentencing Worker III
avatar for Emily Jones

Emily Jones

New Americans Initiative
Legal Director
avatar for Leann Kane

Leann Kane

Department of Public Advocacy
Alternative Sentencing Worker
EK

Elias Kang-Bartlett

Department of Public Advocacy
Assistant Public Advocate
avatar for Laura Karem

Laura Karem

Department of Public Advocacy
Attorney
avatar for Athena Kheibari

Athena Kheibari

Assistant Professor in Social Work
avatar for Christopher Kippley

Christopher Kippley

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney
SL

Sarah Langer

Children's Law Center
Attorney
avatar for Whitney True Lawson

Whitney True Lawson

Attorney
avatar for Madison Leach

Madison Leach

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney
KS

Kara Stinson Lewis

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney, LaGrange Post-Conviction
ML

Mariya Leyderman

avatar for Melanie Lowe

Melanie Lowe

Department of Public Advocacy
Deputy Public Advocate
MM

Molly Mattingly

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney
avatar for Glenn McClister

Glenn McClister

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney, Education, Strategic Planning and Recruitment Division
AM

Alyson McDavitt

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney, BG North
BM

Beth McMahon

Department of Public Advocacy
Post-Trial Division Director
JM

Josh Miller

Department of Public Advocacy
Supervisor, CTB East.
avatar for Jason Pfeil

Jason Pfeil

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney III
SP

Samuel Potter

Department of Public Advocacy
Manager, Post Conviction Branch
avatar for Robin Rawlins

Robin Rawlins

Department of Public Advocacy
avatar for Aaron Riggs

Aaron Riggs

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney Supervisor
KR

Kadison Roberts

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney II
avatar for Mary Rohrer

Mary Rohrer

Department of Public Advocacy
Directing Attorney
avatar for Kathleen Schmidt

Kathleen Schmidt

Department of Public Advocacy
Appeals Branch Manager
avatar for Sharon Schnelle

Sharon Schnelle

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney III
CS

Christopher Schramm

SS

Sheila Seadler

Department of Public Advocacy
avatar for Jessica Shoemaker

Jessica Shoemaker

Inquisitor, Inc.
Criminal Defense Investigator
avatar for Bethany Steenbergen

Bethany Steenbergen

Department of Public Advocacy
Alternative Sentencing Worker III
avatar for Emily Swintosky

Emily Swintosky

Department of Public Advocacy
Investigator
avatar for Donna Thomas

Donna Thomas

Department of Public Advocacy
Alternative Sentencing Worker
CK

Christopher (Kit) Thurman

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney
avatar for W. Chris Tracy

W. Chris Tracy

Department of Public Advocacy
Bluegrass Regional Manager
avatar for Duffy B. Trager

Duffy B. Trager

avatar for Duncan Varda

Duncan Varda

Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Attorney
KV

Kathy Vasquez

JW

Jennifer Wade

Department of Public Advocacy
Staff Attorney III
RW

Robert Walker, MSW

University of Kentucky Department of Behavioral Science
Consultant and Retired Faculty Member
BS

B. Scott West

SW

Shanda West-Stiles

Department of Public Advocacy
Southern Region Manager
MW

Monica Woods

Department of Public Advocacy
Investigator
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