May 27 - 28, 2009
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Conference Objectives
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Discuss barriers and opportunities for sustainability of best practices in various regions of the world.
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GARFIELD BROWN, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Professor, Department of Clinical and Applied Psychology, Medical University of Limpopo
JERRY MILLER, Director of Research, Jim Walter Partnership Center, School of Social Work, University of South Florida
PETER ALIIK-PETERSENN, Lawyer, Family Mediator
JACKTON ADERA, Chairman, National Association of Social Workers, Nairobi, Kenya
JANET ANANIAS, Social Worker and Lecturer, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
ANNE BAMFORD, Professor, Engine Room, University of the Arts London, Kew, Surrey, England
DANIEL BISACCIO, Director, HabitatNet, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
ANISHA CHABLANI, Deputy Director, Roca Inc., Massachusetts, United States
EMILY CHAN, Lawyer, Justice for Children and Youth, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CHRISTOPHER CHITEREKA, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, The National University of Lesotho, Maseru
CHRISTIAN CORBEIL, Operations Manager, Free the Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ANNA CROSSKILL, Program Outreach Coordinator, Free the Children (The Directors of Change Program), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ASHA DACOSTA, International Programme Manager, Street Kids International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CARLOS ENRIQUE DE LEÓN ANDRADE, Virtual Education Coordinator and Legal Representative, Grupo Ceiba Association, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Ferdous, Sultana, Program Manager, Center for Mass Education in Science, Dhaka, Bangladesh
SILVIA HELENA KOLLER, Professor, Psychology and Social Policy Agent, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre—RS, Brazil
FERUZAN MEHTA, Director of Indian Programming, Seeds of Peace, Mumbai, India
JERRY MILLER, Director of Research, Jim Walter Partnership Center, School of Social Work, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
ALEXANDRA MONCADA, Country Manager in Ecuador, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Quito, Ecuador
SAMUEL MBUGUA NGANGA, Group Leader, Young Carers Program, Nairobi, Kenya
ENRIQUE OCHOA, Responsible for International Relationships, CLAYSS, Latin American Center of Service Learning, Buenos Aires, Argentina
OBASI ONEYKA, President, Friends of Africa International Inc., New York, United States Cesar Paredes, Head of Program for SOYI Project, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Quito, Ecuador
SILVIO DELLEPIANE PEREIRA, Social Educator, FPAA (Fondo para Ia Acion Ambiental y Ia Ninez), Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
ISNEL PIERREVAL, Program Coordinator, GREDEVE (Groupe d’Entraide pour le Developpement de l’Enfant), Delmas, Haiti
JUNIOR POLO, Program Coordinator, GREDEVE (Groupe d’Entraide pour le Developpement de l’Enfant), Delmas, Haiti
GIUSEPPE PROVENZALE, Coordinator, Rete Progetto Pace (Peace Project Network), Treviso, Italy
MARCO PROVENZALE, Youth President, Rete Progetto Pace (Peace Project Network) Treviso, Italy
TINA RADER, Registered Clinical Social Worker, John Howard Society North Island, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
ROBERT ROCHE-OLIVAR, Professor (PsD), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
JAY RODGERS, CEO, Child and Family Services Authority, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
WILLIAM ROWE, Professor and Director, School of Social Work, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
AISSA SOW, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ALLA TKACHUK, Mist, Figurative Painter; MASK (Mobile Art School in Kenya), London, England
WALTER TWANAMA, Program Director; International Youth Foundation, Lima, Peru
The Right Honourable ANTONIO LAMER, Co-Patron of Honour, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
TONY LOIFREDA, Co-Patron of Honour, C.RA., Regional Vice-President, Commercial Financial Services,Quebec West, RBC Royal Bank, Montreal, Canada
MANISHI SAGAR, Co-Patron of Honour, President and CEO, The Kinderville Group, Candiac, Canada
RICHARD MCCONOMY, Co-Patron of Honour, Attorney and Mediator, McConomy Narvey Green, Montreal, Canada
FRANCIS APOLLOS, Director, Center for Conflict Resolution, Nakuru, Kenya
NICOLE BEAUDOIN, O.Q., FCA, MBA, President and General Director, Quebec Business Women’s Network Inc., Women Entrepreneurial Center of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
JAMES C. CHERRY, FCA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeroports de Montréal
ANDRÉ-H. DANDAVINO, M.D., President, Clinique médicale Iberville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada
ANTONIO DISCEPOLA, Montreal Municipal Court Judge, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NAFISSATOU GUEYE SECK, President, Association des artisans pour le développement des relations sénéga lo-canadiennes, Dakar, Senegal
Dr. STANLEY G. GUEYE SECK, SGM, MBCHB, MMED, Director, Kannan Medical Center, Nyahururu, Kenya
JUSTIN LEVESQUE, Ph.D., Social Worker, Author, Trainer, Family Mediator, Professor (ret.), School of Social Work, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
ALDO MORRONE, BA., Family Mediator, Family Mediation Service, Youth Centers of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Dr. MICHAEL MUGO, MBCHB, M.Sc., Chief Clinical Officer, Health Services Department, Egerton University, Nyahururu, Kenya
Dr. CRISTINA RIGAMONTI, Educationalist and Psychologist, Lecco, Italy
RICAARDOE DI DONE, President, O.P.C.R., Chairperson of the International Conference
WILLIAM ROWE, Co-President, D.S.W. (Dr.), Director and Professor, School of Social Work, University of South Florida, Florida, United States
JOHN MOULD, Co-President M.S.W, R.SW., Provincial Child and Youth Advocate, Alberta Children Services, Alberta, Canada
ANGELA FICCA, Director B.A., LLL., LLM., Lawyer, O,P.C.R., Montreal, Canada
JULES ALLARD, Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, Quebec, Canada
PETER ALLIK-PETERSENN, LLB., Lawyer and Family Mediator (ret.), O.RC.R. Representative in British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
GARFIELD A. BROWN, Ph.D., Principal Clinical Psychologist and Professor, Department of Clinical and Applied Psychology, Medical University of Limpopo, O.P.C.R. Representative in South Africa, Limpopo
DOMINIC D'ABATE, Ph.D., Accredited Family Mediator and Social Worker, Director, Consensus Mediation Center, Montreal, Canada
CHARLES N. MBUGUA, Social Worker, International Federation of Social Workers, President Africa Region, Kenya, Africa
ARTHUR NEUMANN, Ph.D., Forensic Neuropsychologist, Edmonton General Hospital, Director O.P.C.R. Alberta, Alberta, Canada
MAKMUR SUNUSI, Ph.D., Director, General for Social Services and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia
ROSHNI UDYAVAR, M.Sc., Director, O.P.C.R. India, Architect, M.s.c. (Geo Informatics) and Professor Head Rachana Sansad’s Institute of Environmental, Architecture (Academy of Architecture) Mumbai, India
HÉLÈNE VAN DEN STEEN, Teacher, Post-Graduate in Mediation, Dour, Seraing/Blegny, Belgium, Mediator, European Centre of Mediation (asbl), O.P.C.R. Representative in Belgium, Europe
FRANCIS APPOLLOS, Center for Conflict Resolution, Nairobi, Kenya
GARFIELD A. BROWN, Principal Clinical Psychologist and Professor, Department of Clinical and Applied Psychology, Medical University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa
MICHEL DION, Political Advisor to François Ouimet, Member of the National, Assembly of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
ABDONEL DOUDOU, President, Jurimedia, Haiti
NAFISSATOU GUEYE SECK, President, Association des artisans pour le développement des relations sénégalo-canadiennes, Dakar, Senegal
JOSÉ HERNANDEZ, Executive Director, MOJE, Asociación Movimiento de Jovenes Encuentristas, Ilobasco, El Salvador
BAWA JAIN, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, New York, United States
STANLEY KABUGI, Director, Kannan Medical Center, Nyahururu, Kenya
CHARLES N. MBUGUA, President, Africa Region, International Federation of Social Workers, Nairobi, Kenya
IBRAHIM MOHAMED DAHIR, Community Concern Project, Nairobi, Kenya
BENJAMIN MUTIE, Director of Programmes, Kenya Institute of Social Work, Nairobi, Kenya
LATA NARAYAN, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
ARTHUR NEUMANN, Forensic Neuropsychologist, Edmonton General Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DANIEL OPARE ASIEDU, Assistant Director of Social Welfare in Charge of Justice Administration, Accra, Ghana
MIMA PERISIC, Specialist, Adolescent Development and Participation, ADAP and UNICEF HO, New York, United States
NADJA POLLAERT, Director General, International Bureau for Children’s Rights, Montreal, Canada
HEATHER JANE ROBERTSON, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, Ottawa, Canada
ANNA ROBINSON-LINDSEY, Director of Grants and Programs, University Area Community Development Corporation, Tampa, Florida, United States
JAY RODGERS, CEO, Child and Family Services Authority, Winnipeg (Canada)
YOVANNI JAVIER RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ, Alternativas y Oportunidades, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
MAKMUR SUNUSI, Director General for Social Services and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia
ROSHNI UDYAVAR, Architect, M.S.C. and Professor, Head Rachana Sansad’s, Institute of Environmental Architecture (Academy of Architecture), Mumbai, India
