Presented by:  The Administrative Office of the District Attorneys  

Schedule of Events
March 1 - 3, 2010

Pre-Conference Registration:
Pre-Function Room
February 28 - 5 to 8pm

Conference Registration:
Pre-Function Room
March 1 - 9:30am to 5pm
March 2 - 8am to 5pm
March 3 - 8am to 12pm

To Register for the 2010 SpringConference, Please Fill Out the Form Below and Submit by 2-17-2010.

Conference Registration Form

Non-DA employees please print the form and mail along with your $150.00 registration fee to:
AODA
625 Silver SW STE 310
Albuquerque, NM 87102

For questions or more information please call AODA at (505) 827-3789
To view a map of the Event Center [click here].

Attorney CLE’s Approved:
16 General
1 Ethics
1 Professionalism

The Investigator Track of the conference has been accredited for 18.5 hrs.
Accreditation #NM10195.

 

Attorney

Monday March 1, 2010
Event Center
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
10am - Noon
Meth Awareness & Prevention
Robyn Kelley, Bernalillo County Extension office
PDF
1 - 2pm
Professionalism

Judge Sandra Price, 11th - Div I, District Judge, Farmington, NM

 
2 - 3pm
Ethics on the Edge - Real World Conflicts
Michael Cox, 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, Albuquerque, NM
 
3 -3:15pm
Break
 
3:15 - 5pm
Wrongful Conviction of Forensic Science
John M. Collins, BS, MA, SPHR
ZIP
5 - 5:15pm
Offender Watch
Mark Wilson, Watch Systems
 
 
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Event Center
Time:
Description and Materials:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8:15 - 10:15am
Human Trafficking, International Extraditions and Foreign Prosecutions with Mexico
Maria Sanchez-Gagne, Attorney General's Office
 
10:15-10:30am
Break
 
10:30 - Noon
"Federal Firearms Prosecution: Parallel Prosecutions, Case Referrals and Setting Up Defendants for the Big Federal Vacation."
Jake Wishard, Assistant United States Attorney
Ron Jennings, United States Attorney's Office
Brent Quin, Resident Agent in Charge

PDF
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism
Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification
Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2:15 - 3:30pm
Secure Portable Media Usage

Srinivas Mukkamala, Ph.D.

PDF
 
3:30 - 5pm
No Private Matter: Domestic Violence
Thecia Jenkins, Prevention & Education Director, "The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.", Pasadena, TX
ZIP
 
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Event Center
Time:
Description and Materials:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:30am Organized Retail Crime

Mark Drebing, Deputy District Attorney
Robin Hammer, Deputy District Attorney
2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, Albuquerque, NM

 
9:30 - 9:45am Break    
       
9:45 - Noon Legal Update Margaret McLean, Attorney General's Office PPS
Noon - 1:30pm Lunch (On your own)    
       
1:30 - 4:30pm Internet Crimes Against Children Charlyn Rees, Assistant United States Attorney ZIP
Detailed Attorney Track

Computer

Monday March 1, 2010
Mescalero Room E
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
10 - 11am
Basic CMS - Navigation of CMS
Brandy Toward, AODA
ZIP
11 - Noon
CMS - Case Opening
Brandy Toward, AODA
ZIP
Noon - 1pm
Lunch

 

 
1 - 2:30pm
CMS - Case Updating
Brandy Toward, AODA
ZIP
2:45 - 5pm
WordPerfect Tips & Tricks
Caroline Nez, 11th Judicial District Attorney's Office Div. II
ZIP
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Mescalero Room E
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:45am
CMS - Case Closing
Brandy Toward, AODA
ZIP
10 - Noon
Merge Documents
Janetta Hicks, 5th Judicial District Attorney
ZIP
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2:15 - 3pm
PPD Directors' Meeting
Keri Penner, 7th Judicial District Attorney's Office
 
3:15 - 5pm
PPD and Worthless Check
CMS Modules
Brandy Toward, AODA
ZIP
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Mescalero Room E
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - Noon Network Hardening Srinivas Mukkamala, Ph.D. PDF
Noon - 1:30pm Lunch    
1:30 - 3:30pm CMS Workgroup Meeting Brandy Toward, AODA  
3:30 - 5pm CMS Office Administrator Duties and Responsiblities Brandy Toward, AODA ZIP
Detailed Computer Track

Investigator

Monday March 1, 2010
Natzille Room
Time:
Description and Materials:
Presented by:
Handouts:
10 - Noon
Child Safety Upon Arrest
Sgt. Adan Mendoza, Santa Fe Sheriff's Office
PPT
Noon - 1pm
Lunch

 

 
1 - 5pm

Legal Update (Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Profiling)

Legal Instructor Elliot Guttman, New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy
PDF
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Natzille Room
Time:
Description and Materials:
Presented by:
 
8 - 9am
Flying Arms Certification
Sgt. Adan Mendoza, Santa Fe Sheriff's Office
 
9 - 10am

Weapons Identification

Jake Wishard, Assistant United States Attorney
Ron Jennings, United States Attorney's Office
Brent Quin, Resident Agent in Charge

PDF1
PDF2
10 - Noon
Meth Awareness
Robyn Kelley, Bernalillo County Extension Office
PDF
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2:15 - 3:15pm
007 Case Management Instruction
Brandy Toward, AODA
PPT
3:15 - 5pm Self Defense for Law Enforcement - Mescalero Room D Taichi Hayashi  
 
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Natzille Room
Time:
Description and Materials:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8am - Noon Firearms Safety Class Agent Joey Gallegos, New Mexico State Police PDF
Noon - 1:30pm Lunch    
1:30 - 3:30 Computer Forensics Srinivas Mukkamala, Ph.D.  

Detailed Investigator Track

*Self Defense will be held in the Mescalero Room D

Fiscal/Admin


Monday March 1, 2010
Mescalero Room C
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
9am - 10am CFO Meeting      
10am - Noon
Excel, Pivot Tables, Graphs and Formulas
New Horizons
ZIP
Noon - 1pm
Lunch

 

 
1:30 - 3pm
Excel, Pivot Tables, Graphs and Formulas
New Horizons
ZIP
3 -3:15pm
Break
 
3:15 - 5pm
Excel, Pivot Tables, Graphs and Formulas
New Horizons
ZIP
 
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Mescalero Room C
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9am
Orientation of EAP Benefits
Deer Oaks EAP SONM
ZIP
9 -9:45am
Southwest Border Update
Kelly Kuenstler, AODA Director
ZIP
9:45 - 10am
Break
 
10 - Noon
Sexual Harrasment
Janice Hightower, Department of Public Safety
 
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2 - 3:30pm
Classification/Compensation Update

Kelly Kuenstler, AODA Director
Jeff Varela

PDF
PPT
3:30 - 3:45pm
Break
 
3:45 - 4:45pm
Emergency Preparedness: Sheltering in Place...Office or Home
Bobby Dictson, NMSU Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center
ZIP
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Mescalero Room C
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 10am Closing Purchase Orders, Training on the Itemized Schedule of Travel Expenses. Josephine Roberts, Erika Dominguez, Jolene Gonzalez - Department of Finance and Administration  
10 - 10:15am Break    
       
10:15 - Noon DFA -FCD Support Unit Website Overview Josephine Roberts, Erika Dominguez, Jolene Gonzalez - Department of Finance and Administration  
Noon - 1pm Lunch (On your own)    
       
1 - 2:30pm Conflict Resolution: Respect in the Workplace Deer Oaks EAP SONM ZIP
2:30 - 3:30pm SurfControl - Understanding Web Filtering and Reports Jeff Montoya, Systems Administrator, AODA PDF
       
Detailed Fiscal/Admin Track

Support Staff


Monday March 1, 2010
Mescalero Room F
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
10am - Noon
Overview of the Criminal Justice System
Mary Helen Keith, J.D., NMSU Alamogordo Branch
ZIP
Noon - 1pm
Lunch

 

 
1:30 - 3pm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock: Staying Sane with Time Management
Dan Strakal Ph.D., Success Positioning Systems
PDF
3 -3:15pm
Break
 
3:15 - 5pm
How to Prevent and Amygdala Hi-Jack: Strategies to Decrease Conflict in the Workplace
Thecia Jenkins, Director, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
ZIP
 
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Mescalero Room F
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:45am
Six Small Steps to Decreasing Your Stress
Dan Strakal, Ph.D., Success Positioning Systems
 
9:45 -10am
Break
 
10 - Noon
Self Defense - Mescalero Room D
Taichi Hyashi
 
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2 - 3:30pm
Proofreading

Stacy Dutton, NMSU Alamogordo Branch

 
3:30 - 3:45pm
Break
 
3:45 - 5pm
Professionalism
Yvette Gurule, District Office Manager, 13th Judicial District Attorney
DOC

Wednesday March 3, 2010
Mescalero Room F

Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:45am Curanderismo in the 21st Century Elena Avila, R.N., M.S.N.  
9:45 - 10am Break    
       
10 - Noon Tortilla Soup for the Support Staff Susan Bragg, M.A., Program Manager, Victim Services: MADD  
Noon - 1:30pm Lunch (On your own)    
       
1:30 - 3:30pm Going Paperless Janetta Hicks, 5th Judicial District Attorney PDF

Detailed Support Staff Track

*Self Defense will be held in the Mescalero Room D

Special Programs


Monday March 1, 2010
PPD: Mescalero Room A
Special Programs: Mescalero Room B
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
10 - 11:45am
Victim Rights
Barbara Romo, Lead Project Attorney, NM Victims' Rights Program
PPT
11:45 - 1pm
Lunch

 

 
1:15 - 2:45pm
Life Skills for Offenders - PPD
Ken Kernagis, Director of Advising and Counseling, San Juan College
ZIP
1:15 - 2:45pm
How to Prevent and Amygdala Hi-Jack: Strategies to Decrease Conflict in the Workplace
Thecia Jenkins, Prevention and Education Director, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
ZIP
2:45 - 3pm
Break
 
3 - 5pm
Meth Awareness & Prevention
Robyn Kelley, Bernalillo County Extension Office
PDF
Tuesday March 2, 2010
PPD: Mescalero Room A
Special Programs: Mescalero Room B
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:45am
Self Defense - Mescalero Room D
Taichi Hyashi, Hayashi Martial Arts
 
9:45 -10am
Break
 
10 - 11:45am
ASPEN of New Mexico - Alternative Sentencing Programs & Educational Networks
KC Rogers, President, ASPEN Program
ZIP
10 - 11:45am
Courthouse Dogs - Using Dogs with Child Victims
Ellen O'Neill-Stephens, Founder - Courthouse Dogs
ZIP
Noon - 2pm
Training Luncheon - Professionalism
Keynote Instructor/Rollout of Statewide Victim Information and Notification Program - Event Center
Keynote Speaker: Christopher Chiles, President, National District Attorneys' Association
 
2:15 - 3:30pm
VINE in New Mexico

Kevin Cary, VINE Program Administrator, AODA
Appriss, Inc.

PPT
3:30 - 3:45pm
Break
 
3:45 - 5pm
it's Never Too Early: The Impact of Violence Prenatanlly and on Infants and Toddlers
Stepanie Karr, Executive Director, Center Against Family Violence
 
Wednesday March 3, 2010
PPD: Mescalero Room A
Special Programs: Mescalero Room B
Time:
Description:
Presented by:
Handouts:
8 - 9:45am R.I.S.E. - Reasons Individuals Stay Educated Susana Martinez, 3rd Judicial DA
Dr. Offie Hobbs
Dan Rosales
PPT
9:45 - 10am Break    
       
10 - 11:45am Guideline for PPD Application Abe Martinez, Special Programs Director, 3rd judicial District Attorney PPT
10 - 11:45am Indigenous Wisdom - Contemporary Challenges Elena Avila, R.N., M.S.N.  
11:45 - 1pm Lunch (On your own)    
       
1 - 3pm Every 9 Seconds Brenda Clubine ZIP
3 - 3:15pm Break    
3:15 - 4:15pm Serious Violent Crimes Against Immigrant Sonia Parras Konrad, Co-Director, ASISTA ZIP

Detailed Special Programs Track

*Self Defense will be held in the Mescalero Room D

   
Evening Entertainment
Monday March 1, 2010
Location: Casino Area
7 - 10pm Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament - Inn of the Mountain Gods
 
Tuesday March 2, 2010
Event Center
8 - Midnight Karaoke Contest - Inn of the Mountain Gods

   

Hotel Information and Location

Inn of the Mountain Gods
287 Carrizo Canyon Road
Mescalero, NM 88340
(800) 545-9011

Inn of the Mountain Gods

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS (individual’s responsibility)
        Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino:  (800) 545-9011     
          Rates:                            $85.00       SINGLE  (plus tax) 
                                                $85.00       DOUBLE (plus tax)
                                                $95.00       TRIPLE  (plus tax)
                                                $105.00     QUAD     (plus tax)

PLEASE REFER TO “NEW MEXICO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION” WHEN MAKING YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS, TO INSURE THE ABOVE RATES.  MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BY FEBRUARY 24, 2010, TO GUARANTEE ROOM RATE AND AVAILABILITY.

 

     
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