Correctional Leaders Association
2022 Northeast Region Meeting             

Hosted by
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
September 6, 2022 – September 9, 2022
Viking Hotel, Newport, RI
   

 

 

Tuesday, September 6         
 
2:00pm - 5:30pm

5:30pm - 6:30pm

 

 

Travel Day

Breakout Session: General Counsel ONLY

Welcome Reception (dinner on your own)

Wednesday, September 7

7:30 am - 8:30 am

 

Breakfast 

7:30 am - 12:00 pm   

Breakout Session: General Counsel ONLY

8:30am - 8:40am

Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (RIBCO) Honor Guard           

8:40am - 9:00am

Welcome & Introductions
(Carol Mici, Massachusetts DOC Commissioner and Chair of CLA Northeast Region and Patricia A. Coyne-Fague, Esq., RIDOC Director)

9:00am - 9:15am

Sometimes Helpers Need Help!
(Michael Grant)

9:15am - 9:30am

Correctional Peace Officers Foundation
(Kim Blakely, Field Representative)

9:30am - 12:00pm

Engaging the 21st Century’s Multi-Generational Workforce 
(Paul Gutowski, Human Resources Coordinator)

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm               

Dementia in the Workplace
(Seth Margolis, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist, RIH)

2:00pm - 2:55pm

Emerging Leaders 
(Wayne Salisbury, Assistant Director of Administration)

 2:55pm - 3:05pm 

 Break

3:05pm - 4:00pm

N.E. Commission on the Effectiveness of Higher Education Behind Bars
(Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education and Carole Cafferty, Co-Director, The Educational Justice Institute at MIT)  

4:00 - 5:00pm

Closed Session (Members and Invited Staff Only)

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Wellness Time (on your own)

5:30pm - 5:45pm

Trolleys load and depart to the Castle Hill Inn

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Clambake Dinner at the Castle Hill Inn 

Thursday, September 8

7:30am - 8:30am

 

Breakfast

8:30am - 8:45am

Welcome & Introductions
(Patricia A. Coyne-Fague, Esq., RIDOC Director)

8:45am - 9:45am

SRG, Gang Renunciation Program
(Nuno Figueiredo, Investigator, Special Investigations Unit and TBD, Program Provider)

9:45am - 10:00am Break

10:00am - 11:00am

Partnering with the Department of Labor & Training
(Matt Weldon, Director, Department of Labor & Training, and Sarah Bramblet, Assistant Director of Workforce Development Services)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Pivot the Hustle
(Gena Bianco, JD, Dean at Roger Williams University – University College, and Justin Thomas, CORES Case Manager at Justice Assistance)

12:00pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00 pm

True Freedom
(James Monteiro, Founder, and Director)

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Wellness Time (on your own)

2:30pm - 2:45 pm

Load Trolleys

2:45pm 

Trolleys Depart 

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Tour of the Breakers Mansion 

5:05pm - 5:10pm

Return to the Viking Hotel 

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres (dinner on your own)

Friday, September 9

7:00am - 9:00am

 

Breakfast 

9:00am

Conference Adjourned