2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

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Location:
V alerie C. Woodard Complex 
Conference Center (ENTER AT DOOR E)
3205 Freedom Drive
Charlotte, NC 28208
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 Hotel Options:
Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
3315 Scott Futrell Drive
Charlotte, NC 28208
704-392-1200
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Charlotte Airport
108 Airport Commons Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208
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Courtyard Marriott-Charlotte Airport North
2700 Little Rock Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28214
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Hilton Charlotte Airport
2800 Coliseum Centre Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217

2024 CONFERENCE RESOURCES
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)
Aging Update
​By Rebecca Freeman, MPH, Human Services Planner Division of Aging and Adult Services      
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
2022 CONFERENCE RESOURCES
Conference Speaker Resources and Presentations
FBI: Internet Crime Complaint Center                                                                        L. Wes Quigley, Supervisory Special Agent
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U.S Postal Inspection Service                                                                                           Jeffrey Fields, Postal Inspector                   
Federal Trade Commission (Southeast)                                                                               Anna Burns, Regional Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau                                                                           Jenefer Duane, Senior Program Analyst
Social Security Administration                                                                                            Lisa Wallace, Public Affairs Specialist 
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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 
NC Department of Insurance                                                                           Frank A. Rodriguez, Deputy Commissioner
(Criminal Investigations Division)                                                              
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NC Department of Justice                                                                         Mercedes Restucha-Klem, Assistant Attorney General 
                                                                                                                                       Laura Schlabach, Nurse Investigator 
NC Department of the Secretary of State                                                                         John Maron, Program Director 
​(Investor Education Program)                                                                                              Ann Elmore, Legal Specialist  
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