December 3, 2022
A New Way of Life Gala (Barbara Osborn)
Saturday 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard., Los Angeles, CA 90049

October 1, 2022
DPR “I Matter” Girls Empowerment Conference 2022
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
East Los Angeles College; 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754

September 28, 2022
Wednesday 12:30 p.m. -2:00 p.m.
Beyond Silos: Domestic Violence and Health Care Partnership
The California Endowment
1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

• Opening Remarks & Keynote Address: Reproductive Justice and Access Post-Roe: Implications for Survivors of Domestic Violence Karen Earl, Chief Executive Officer, Jenesse Center, Inc.; Richard Thomason, Policy Director, Blue Shield of California Foundation; Sheila Kuehl, Third Supervisorial District, County of Los Angeles; Margaret Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA
• Fireside Chat – Keynote Reactions: State and local perspectives Susie Baldwin, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Office of Women’s Health; Chanel Smith, Executive Director, Women and Girls Initiative; and Leah Aldridge, Project Manager, ValorUS
• Centering Lived Experience: Survivors’ journeys navigating health care Giovanna Martinez, BA, Victim Services Programs Supervisor, Human Services Association; Survivor, Jenesse Center, Inc.; Survivor, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley; Survivor, East Los Angeles Women’s Center
• Exploring Innovative Partnership Models to Improve Survivor Access to Quality Care Rebeca Melendez, Wellness Director, East Los Angeles Women’s Center; Melinda Cantu, MSSW, LCPAA, Vice President Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services, SAFE; Ashley Starr Frechette, MPH, Director of Health Professional Outreach Connecticut Coalition Against DV; Amanda Gould, Senior Program Manager of the LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence, Los Angeles LGBT Center
• ​Transformative Collaboration: Exploring challenges, building resilience, and strengthening partnerships Kate Marr, Executive Director, Community Legal Aid SoCal; Elisa Nicholas, MD, MSPH, Chief Executive Officer, TCC Family Health; Debra Ward, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley; Ellen Eidem, Director, Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
• Supporting Survivors through Policy Nicolle Perras, Interim Executive Director, Domestic Violence Council, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Amada Lechner, Health Researcher, Mathmatica; Anisa Ali, Program Manager, Futures Without Violence
• Supporting Safe and Healthy Adolescent Relationships through Partnerships Jennifer Haddad Bell, MTP, Program Consultant, Jenesse Center, Inc. and Futures Without Violence; Angela Parker, Ed.D., Director of Training and Programs, Jenesse Center, Inc.
• Closing Remarks Deborah Allen, ScD, Deputy Director, Health Promotion Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Barbara Kappos, Executive Director, East Los Angeles Women’s Center