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2019 NLADA Annual Conference-Innovative Justice

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Gina Polley

Maryland Legal Aid
Deputy Chief Counsel
Baltimore MD

Gina E. Polley is currently the deputy chief counsel for Maryland Legal Aid in Baltimore, Maryland. At Maryland Legal Aid, Gina oversees all of the MLA offices throughout the state, ensuring excellence in the delivery of legal services. Before coming to Maryland, Gina worked at the Legal Aid & Defender Association in Detroit, Michigan, as the deputy chief counsel for Broad Based Advocacy. Gina received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law and her Masters degree in Human Resource Management from Villanova University.

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8:30am EST

Train the Trainers: Creating Training Programs and Culture in Defender and Civil Organizations -- Day 1 Joliet AB

8:30am EST

Train the Trainers: Creating Training Programs and Culture in Defender and Civil Organizations -- Day 2 Joliet AB

2:00pm EST

Registration Renaissance Foyer

7:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Renaissance Foyer

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast Renaissance Foyer Exhibits Renaissance Foyer

8:30am EST

Opening Plenary Session Columbus BallroomAllyson Maynard-Gibson • Rashida Tlaib • Dennis Archer

10:00am EST

Break Renaissance Foyer

10:30am EST

Civil Caucus: Environmental Injustice: Intersecting Issues, Responses, and Remedies Columbus BallroomBonsitu Kitaba • Michael Pitt • Jill Nylander • Tony Lasher

12:00pm EST

Lunch on Your Own TBD

2:15pm EST

What’s the Value? Addressing Diversity and Implicit Bias in Your Legal Aid Organization Joliet ABTanya Douglas • Lillian Moy • Dina Shafey Scott The Opioid Epidemic: Legal Aid’s Role in a Comprehensive Community Response Cadillac BSally Friedman • Brandon George • Stefanie Davis

2:30pm EST

The Non-Adversarial Role of Public Defenders and Prosecutors: Lessons Learned on How to Advance Criminal Justice Reform through Collaboration Nicolet AJohn Chisholm • Thomas Reed

4:15pm EST

Untangling Racial Inequity with a Systems Thinking Model Marquette BKimberly Jones Merchant • Rasheedah Phillips Data Resources to Identify and Address Community Needs Mackinac Ballroom WestRobert Barge • Bristow Hardin • Jordon Layton Innovative Collaboration to Further Community Self-Determination Nicolet BMatt Currie • Amaha Sellassie • Aisha Sleiman TIG Showcase 2019: The Best of Legal Aid Tech Projects LaSalle ADavid Bonebrake • Alison Paul • Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson • Angela Tripp Unequal Treatment: The Fight for Safe Rental Housing in Detroit Richard BMarie DeFer • Nicole Huddleston • Linda Jordan • Joe McGuire

7:00pm EST

Client Reception Cartier Ballroom

8:30pm EST

NLADA Game Night! (Hosted by the NLADA Client Council) Cartier Ballroom

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast Renaissance Foyer

8:30am EST

MIE Roundtable for Legal Aid Executive Directors and Managers Cadillac BPatricia Pap The Efficient Legal Aid Office: An Introduction to Business Process Analysis LaSalle BMichelle Erickson • Jonathon Tabor Sign the FAIR Pledge: Don’t Let Fear or Over-Lawyering Stop You! Brule ALillian Moy • Rhodia Thomas • Jo-Ann Wallace

10:30am EST

All Rise for Civil Justice: Using Stories to Advance Reform Cadillac BMartha Bergmark The Impact of Implicit Bias on Client Experience and Outcomes Mackinac Ballroom WestKimberly Jones Merchant How to Bring Race & Community into the Courtroom Duluth ABManohar Raju

12:05pm EST

NLADA Awards Luncheon Columbus Ballroom

2:30pm EST

Effective Succession Planning: Preparation for Continuity and Change Marquette BColleen Cotter • Lillian Johnson • Yvonne Mariajimenez • Lee Pliscou

4:15pm EST

Developing Leaders of Color for the Next Generation Marquette BGina Polley • Quisquella Addison • Runa Rajagopal • Miguel Willis • Anthony Young

7:00pm EST

African American Project Directors Association (AAPDA) Meeting Marquette B

8:30am EST

LSC Compliance Oversight: What Every Grantee Should Know about Common Compliance Concerns and Expected Changes to Oversight in 2020 and Beyond Mackinac BallroomMegan Lacchini • Lora Rath