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2026 Detailed Conference Agenda

Sunday, October 25th  

6pm – Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Dinner

Monday, October 26th 

9 am – Keynote Speaker Hema Sarang-Sieminski 

10:15am – 11: 45 am Workshop Breakout Session 1

Board Governance Essentials: Roles, Compliance, & Navigating Difficult Conversations with Sherrie
Financial Wellness: Financial Abuse, Trauma and Your Money Story with Heather Wiese
Yes, and… Let’s Act it Out! Using Interactive Theater to Practice Challenging Conversations with Kyndra Laughry

1-2:30 pm – Workshop Breakout Session 2 

What Can I Say? Practical Ways to Support Survivors with Legal Questions with Christine Zenthoefer, Nikhil Chourey, and Kim Wilson

Financial Wellness: Caring for Yourself and Others While Practicing Financial Advocacy with Heather Wiese
Survivor Housing as a Lifeline: Culturally Responsive Advocacy for Immigrant & Refugee Survivors with Nicol Driscoll
State Advocacy with Nikki and Sybil

3-4:30 pm – Workshop Breakout Session 3 

Accessing Safe Leave for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Oregon with Robin R. Runge and Sarah Anderson
Banking Utopia for Survivors with Joleen Fuller
Unlocking Creative Connections: Tools for Self and Community Care with Art and Mindful Movement with Laurel Clohessy
Holy Crossroads: Caring for Survivors at the Intersections of Religious Trauma and Abuse with Sadie Carpenter

Tuesday, October 27th  

7:30am – Check in Desk Opens 

8am – Breakfast 

9am-11:45 am – Plenary with Mandy Davis 

11:45am – 12pm – Compassionate Canines and Break  

12pm – 1pm – Award Ceremony and Lunch  

1pm-2:30 pm – Workshop Breakout Session 1

Diving Deeper: How Confidentiality and Privilege Actually Apply to Advocacy with Debra Dority and Carol

Financial Strategy Salon: Applied Peer Workshop with Deborah Steinkopf & Anthony Petchel
Everyday Prevention: Recognizing and Uplifting the many ways we impact Prevention with Eli Cox
Trust, Culture and Healing for Latinx Survivors with Gabriella Gomez & Iliana Casarin

3pm-4:30 pm – Workshop Breakout Session 2 

Supporting Survivors and Advocates: Protect Your Family Resource Packet with Loerit Perez
The 10 Golden Rules of Nonprofit Finance: Practical Tools for Organizational Sustainability in these Challenging Times with Deborah Steinkopf and Anthony Petchel
Community Care and Collective Resistance with claire barrera & Gita Mehrotra
Safe at Any Age: How DV/SA Advocates and Adult Protective Services (APS) Can Collaborate to Support Older Adult Survivor with Ashley Carson and Ann McQueen

Wednesday, October 28th  

We do not provide emergency services. Please refer to our Find Help section.

The Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting equity and social change in order to end violence for all communities.