Connie Kile

Rhode Island SPCA

Sessions in which Connie Kile attends

Saturday 4 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Make the Change You Wish to See

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

BJ Rogers CAWA, CDET, Emancipet (Participant)

Change is constant. Community needs and our organization's relevance are daily considerations. As much as our field is changing, it's worth refl...

11:00 AM

Break

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:30 AM

Program Engineering: Increasing Impact with Design Thinking

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

BJ Rogers CAWA, CDET, Emancipet (Participant)

How do we learn from the successes of other fields and disciplines? How do we apply principles and concepts that have served others well to make...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Socially Conscious Sheltering

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Jan McHugh-Smith CAWA, Boulder Humane Society (Participant)

Judith Calhoun, Larimer Humane (Participant)

3:30 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

15 minutes, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

3:45 PM

Fundraising for True Sustainability

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Tom Ralser, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions (Participant)

This session will focus on the transformational process used to move organizations from a charity mindset to one of sustainable investment. Nonprof...

7:00 PM

Networking Event

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Sunday 5 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Smile because it happened!

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Talk

Jodi Buckman CAWA, Denver Dumb Friends League (Participant)

The New England Federation of Humane Societies is celebrating its 75th anniversary because of the people who’ve invested their energy...

11:00 AM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:30 AM

The Role of Social Science in Animal Welfare

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Sharon Pailler, ASPCA (Participant)

This session will discuss cutting-edge social science research and discuss these concepts in the c...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

From Self-Care to We-Care: Organizational Practices the Support Staff Resilience

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Jessica Dolce MS, jessicadolce.com (Participant)

The animal welfare field is complex, trauma-exposed work, which inevitably takes a toll on staff well-b...

3:30 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

15 minutes, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

3:45 PM

Pump the Brakes! What to Do When You’re Spinning Out on Stress

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Jessica Dolce MS, jessicadolce.com (Participant)

Reactive, wired and tired, running on adrenaline, numbed out. Our fast-paced work can leave us feeling

Monday 6 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Animals We Are Placing in the Community

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA, author (Participant)

Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Participant)

Seana Dowling-Guyer MS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (Participant)

Should or should not? When it comes to placing behaviorally challenged dogs, that is the question.The unintended consequence ...

11:00 AM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:30 AM

Empathy: The Prescription for Better Client Relationships

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Stephanie Itle-Clark, Academy of Prosocial Learning (Participant)

Some clients will be irate, some will be full of questions, a few will be uncomfortable and act ou...

1:00 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

The Forgotten Pets of Domestic Violence

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Devon Krusko, RedRover (Participant)

Your shelter (and you!) are a resource for your community. Animal sheltering is very much a social service that is expanding to me...

3:30 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

15 minutes, 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

3:45 PM

Beyond Spay/Neuter: Innovative Programs & Practices to Decrease the Number of Pets Relinquished to Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Kim Wolf, Beyond Breed (Participant)

Jenna Coffey LMSW, Animal Haven (New York City) (Participant)

Animal shelters in the Northeast have made tremendous strides in reducing the homeless animal population through spay/neuter programs. New programs...