23rd Annual Child Abuse Prevention Luncheon & Conference
CONNECTING
THE DOTS
TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE
Focusing On The Link Between Child Abuse & Human Trafficking
For 23 years, the Exchange Club Family Center has
provided a place for local organizations to discuss
best practices to strengthen families and prevent
child abuse, while honoring distinguished industry
leaders for commendable work in the field. This year’s
conference and luncheon theme is Connecting The Dots
To Prevent Child Abuse, with a special focus on the link
between child abuse and human trafficking. Panels and
Discussion Sessions include:
•Child Abuse and Human
Trafficking Awareness & Prevention
•How We Combat Human
Trafficking & Child Abuse In
Jacksonville - A Roundtable
Discussion With The Experts
•Immigration and International
Human Trafficking
Honorary Chair:
Featured Presenter:
Rethreaded, Inc.
Florida Coastal School of Law
Kristin Keen, Founder & President
Ericka Curran, Professor
Kristin lived and worked in Kolkata, India for
five years, co-founding a business, Sari Bari,
that now employs more than 120 survivors.
Returning to Jacksonville, Kristin felt called
to fight the sex trade in the community
and Rethreaded was born. Since 2012,
Rethreaded has helped 20 women locally,
providing over 10,000 hours of work to
women in Jacksonville. In 2015, Kristin was
awarded the “40 Under 40” Up and Coming
Business Leaders award in Jacksonville.
Keynote Speaker:
Ericka Curran is the supervising professor of the Immigrant
& Human Rights at Florida Coastal School of Law and
Director of the school’s Experiential Learning Program. She
also teaches Human Trafficking Law, Immigration Law,
Forced Migration and Immigration Relief for Victims of
Crime. She is a member of the North East Florida Human
Trafficking Coalition and on the Board of Directors of the
American Immigration Lawyers Association of Central
Florida.
Honor Local Child Abuse Prevention Advocates
Earn
CEUs on all conference sessions
Dr. Richard Lapchick, Director
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics In Sports. University of Central Florida’s DeVos Sport Management Program
Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues, scholar and author, Dr. Richard E. Lapchick
is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.” He is President and CEO of the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS) and
helped bring the NCAS national office to University of Central Florida, where he is a Professor and Director of the DeVos Sport Management
Program.
As the founder and president of the NCAS, Dr. Lapchick helped create a program to increase awareness of human trafficking. Targeting 10
U.S. colleges and universities, the NCAS launched the Shut Out Trafficking (SOT) initiative during the 2014-15 school year. This initiative
brought together prominent student-athletes, coaches, athletic administrators and students for a one-week program on each campus to raise
awareness about human trafficking in the United States and inspire students to take action. The event reached nearly 20,000 students and will
continue again in the 2015-2016 school year. Shut Out Trafficking is a partnership with the US Fund for UNICEF.
Register for conference and/or luncheon today! www.exchangeclubfamilycenter.com
2016 Panelists:
Michelle Clowe, World Relief Jacksonville
Jackson Short, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Lisa Marellis, Federal Bureau of Investigations
Crystal Freed, The Freed Firm, PA
Melissa Quinn Teferra, Child Guidance Center
Marina Anderson, Department of Children & Families
Rachel White, HerSong
Sarah Markman-Sayer, Family Support Services