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2026 Program / Agenda

View below our program for both the CFJN Conference and Advocacy Day.

CFJN Conference – Day 1
Tuesday, June 9 Sierra Health Foundation
1321 Garden Hwy
Sacramento, CA 95833

8:30am – 9:00am

Breakfast & Networking

9:00am – 9:20am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • Welcome & Opening Remarks (Paul Durenberger) (5 mins)
  • Catherine Johnson, CEO, Alliance for HOPE International (5 minute video)
  • Lisbet Perez, Victim Advocate, VOICES founder (5-10 mins)

9:20am – 9:40am

Keynote: Hidden Homicides and the Fight For Justice

  • Senator Angelique Ashby (20 mins)

9:40am – 10:45am

Morning Session
Addressing the Severity of Violence in California Today:
Family Justice Center Collaborative Models of Response

This session will explore the growing severity of violence and highlight innovative Family Justice Center responses across California.

  1. Overview: Innovative collaborative models and promising practices (Marsha) (5 mins)
    1. Sonoma County FJC High-Risk Domestic Violence Teams, Marsha Lucien (10 minutes)
    2. San Diego County Family Justice Centers: Homicide Prevention, Claudia Grasso (10 minutes)
    3. Sacramento Regional FJC: Practical prevention strategies addressing severity of violence and coercive control, Joyce Bilyeu (10 minutes)
  2. Marsha - Questions (5 mins)
  3. Joyce - Table discussions on local challenges and solutions (10 minutes + report outs for 5 minutes)
    • What are you seeing in your jurisdiction in terms of severity in cases?
    • How are you addressing it and have you found any new approaches that are working well?

10:45am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 11:30am

Advocacy in Action

  • Insights from the Capitol - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (30 mins with Q&A)

11:30am – 12:20pm

Networking & Regional Report-Outs

Karla & Natalie Prompt:

  • What is the most exciting new development in your center(s)?
  • Continuing on the theme of the conference, where are the gaps in your community’s approach to keeping victims safe?

12:20pm – 1:05pm

Lunch

1:05pm – 2:30pm

Breakout Sessions

  1. Fundraising and Sustainability for Family Justice Centers Facilitator: Paul Durenberger
    • Megan Joseph, Founding Director, Impact Launch
    • Brent Nibecker, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County, Ventura County Family Justice Center
    • Mark S. Drobny, Founder/CEO, Drobny Rosenthal Law Offices, PC
    • Yolanda Gaffney, Development Director, Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center
  2. Building a Collaborative Response to Human Trafficking: The ASALT Task Force, San Joaquin County Family Justice Center & Community Partners Facilitator: Alexis Wilbur, San Joaquin FJC Program Manager
    • Sgt. Knight, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
    • Jenn DeAngelo, Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinator, San Joaquin County Office of Education

2:30pm – 2:40pm

Break

2:40pm – 3:30pm

Afternoon Session
Ruthless Kindness: Why Pets Matter in Survivor Safety

  • Dr. Sarah Reidenbach, DVM, CEO
  • Dr. Kate Kuzminski, DVM, Chief Operating Officer

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Get Ready for Advocacy Day!

  • Legislative priorities and next day review

4:00pm

Adjourn

  • Optional casual dinner gathering on the Sacramento River

Advocacy Day – Day 2
Wednesday, June 10 California State Capitol
Sacramento, CA

8:30am – 9:45am

Breakfast with Program

  • The Sutter Club - California Room
    1220 9th Street
    Sacramento, CA

10:00am – 12:00pm

Legislative Meetings Capitol "Swing Space"

  • 1021 O Street • Sacramento, CA

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Legislative Meetings

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Happy "Half" Hour

  • The Sutter Club
Meet the Speakers