Conference Committee Thanks

The staff of GCFV would like to thank the members of the 26th Annual Conference Planning Committee for their creativity and commitment to the work. It is their varied expertise, experience, and passion that helped form the theme and content of this conference.


The members of this year's conference planning committee are:

Commission Chair: Stephanie Woodard, Hall County Solicitor General

Conference Co-Chair: Michele Bedingfield, Harmony House

Conference Co-Chair: Col. Thomas Barnard, Department of Natural Resources

Kelli Baxter, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia

Jennifer Bivins, Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault

Jamie Bormann, Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia

Jacqueline Bunn, Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles

Alexis Champion, Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Paula Dobbs, LiveSafe

Liz Flowers, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Kate Gaffney, Atlanta Legal Aid

Lee Giordano, Men Stopping Violence

Ted Hall, Peaceway Counseling and Mediation Services

Amy Hutsell, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Sharla Jackson, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia

Kim McCoy, Cobb County District Attorney’s Office

Meisa Pace, Judicial Council/Administrative Office of the Courts

Sarah Pederson, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Valerie Williams, LOVESMART, INC.