Breakout Session A: APS Financial Exploitation, Scams and Moving Forward with APS Improvement: By: John Maron, North Carolina Secretary of State Office, Stephanie Bias, North Carolina Senior Medicare Patrol (NCSMP) Program Coordinator, Karey Perez, Deputy Director, Division of Social Services, Adult Services, Kasie Odham, Program Coordinator, Division of Social Services, Adult Services, and Sarah Richardson, Program Administrator, Division of Social Services, Adult Services
Breakout Session B: Healing Happens in Relationships: Understanding the Impact of Trauma Across the lifespan & How We Can Help: By Sabrina Clark, LAPSW, CSWM, Supervisor, Mecklenburg Department of Social Services
Breakout Session C: Addressing Vulnerabilities: Recognizing and Responding to Elder Abuse in Indian Country and North Carolina Tribal Communities: By Nikki Locklear, Director of Victim Services Programs, N.C Commission of Indian Affairs, NC Department of Administration and Peggy Jo Archer, Director of Elder Justice Project at the International Association for Indigenous Aging
Breakout Session D: Empowering Faith Groups to Prevent Elder Abuse: By Anita Davie, Regional Director with North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry and Dr. Sandy C. Gregory, founding Director of North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM)
Hidden in Plain Sight – Uncovering Undue Influence: By Jordan Ford, Chief Financial Crimes Prosecutor at NC Conference of District Attorneys and Nancy Warren, Older Adult Advocate
NC Department of Health and Human Services Kasie Odham, Adult Services Program Coordinator (Division of Aging and Adult Services) Denyse Leake, Adult Protective Services Consultant