| 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Conference Registration Whitney Peak Hotel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Conference Welcome and Orientation Toni Boone, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (OR) Peter Halbach, North Dakota Department of Transportation Whitney Peak 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1A Remember What You Are: Sustaining Control & Maintaining Demeanor Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Toni Boone, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (OR) Janice Deshais, Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT) W. Michael (Mick) Gillette, Oregon Supreme Court (retired) Sarah Huber, NDDOT Bobbie Marshall, TX Health and Human Services Commission Richard Murrell, TN Sec of State, Administrative Procedures Division Marilyn Slifman, Attorney at Law Jimmy Stokes, GAEL Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools Peter Halbach, North Dakota Department of Transportation Whitney Peak 1 | 1B I will not attend Session 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | September 10 - Welcome Reception at the Whitney Park Hotel Boundary Peak Ballroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM | September 11 - Hot Breakfast at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Conference Registration National Judicial College, Outside of Room 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Conference Welcome and Orientation Toni Boone, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (OR) Peter Halbach, North Dakota Department of Transportation NJC, Room 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 2A Writing Decisions for Complex Hearings NJC, Room 103 | 2B Credibility Assessment Factors in Administrative Hearings NJC, Room 101 | 2C Steps in Conducting a Fair & Equitable Disciplinary Hearing Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools Jimmy Stokes, GAEL NJC, Room 105 | 2D I will not attend Session 2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 3A Pride and Pronouns: Practical Tools to Address Gender Identity and Expression in the Hearing Room and Beyond NJC, Room 101 | 3B Evidence: Presumptions, Inferences, and Shifting Burdens of Proof NJC, Room 103 | 3C Nursing Facility Discharge Hearings NJC, Room 105 | 3D I will not attend session 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 4A Preserving Your Mental Health: Stress Management and Wellness NJC, Room 101 | 4B Ethics: Maintaining Neutrality Despite Feelings of Hostility or Aversion NJC, Room 103 | 4C What Student Discipline Hearing Officials Should Know About Special Education NJC, Room 105 | 4D I will not attend session 4. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | September 11 - Hot Lunch at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 5A Mock Administrative Hearings: Facing Uncommon But Challenging Issues Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Janice Deshais, Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT) Sarah Huber, NDDOT Mary Long, PA Public Utility Commission Jimmy Stokes, GAEL Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools Courtroom, 2nd Floor | 5B Handling Video Evidence NJC, Room 103 | 5C I will not attend session 5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 6A Security Precautions Every Hearing Official Should Know NJC, Room 103 | 6B Presiding Pointers for Non-Attorney Adjudicators NJC, Room 101 | 6C Prehearing Matters: Prehearing Motions & Discovery Mary Long, PA Public Utility Commission Richard Murrell, TN Sec of State, Administrative Procedures Division NJC, Room 105 | 6D I will not attend session 6. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | September 12 - Hot Breakfast at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | NAHO's Annual Membership Meeting NJC, Room 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM | 7A Boundaries of Adjudication: The Ethics of “Staying in Your Lane” Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Janice Deshais, Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT) Sarah Huber, NDDOT Bobbie Marshall, TX Health and Human Services Commission Richard Murrell, TN Sec of State, Administrative Procedures Division Marilyn Slifman, Attorney at Law Jimmy Stokes, GAEL Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools Toni Boone, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (OR) W. Michael (Mick) Gillette, Oregon Supreme Court (retired) Peter Halbach, North Dakota Department of Transportation NJC, Room 103 | 7B I will not attend session 7. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | September 12 - Hot Lunch at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 8A De-Escalation Techniques for Administrative Hearings Katherine MacDonald, CA Public Utilities Commission John Muffler, Director of MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems NJC, Room 103 | 8B Ethics: Ex Parte Communications & Maintaining Neutrality NJC, Room 105 | 8C Best Practices for Handling Remands NJC, Room 101 | 8D I will not attend session 8. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 9A Evidence Basics for Hearing Officials Mary Long, PA Public Utility Commission Richard Murrell, TN Sec of State, Administrative Procedures Division NJC, Room 103 | 9B Taking the First Door Out: Identifying Dispositive Issues NJC, Room 101 | 9C What ALJs Should Know About Providing a Meaningful Education to Disabled Students NJC, Room 105 | 9D I will not attend session 9. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | September 12 - Social Hour Appreciation Dinner Whitney Peak Ballroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | September 13 - Hot Breakfast at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 10A Best Practices for Hearings Involving Self-Represented Litigants NJC, Room 103 | 10B Managing Complex Administrative Hearings NJC, Room 101 | 10C Issues & Dilemmas in School Disciplinary Hearings Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Jimmy Stokes, GAEL Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools NJC, Room 105 | 10D I will not attend session 10. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 11A Finding the Answers: Legal Research for Non-Lawyers NJC, Room 101 | 11B Ethics: Social Media Use, Recusal & Taking Judicial Notice NJC, Room 103 | 11C SNAP Benefit Hearings NJC, Room 105 | 11D I will not attend session 11. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 12A Reacting to the Unthinkable: What to Do in An Active Shooter Situation NJC, Room 105 | 12B Admit or Exclude? Evidence Challenges in Administrative Hearings NJC, Room 103 | 12C Opinion Evidence: Lay and Expert Testimony NJC, Room 101 | 12D I will not attend session 12. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | September 13 - Hot Lunch at the NJC Dining Hall NJC Dining Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 13A Mock Administrative Appeal: A Gambler Wants to Win Cindy Antrim, Gwinnett County Public Schools Sarah Huber, NDDOT Mary Long, PA Public Utility Commission Jimmy Stokes, GAEL Colleen Ulrich, Gwinnett County Public Schools Teresa Rankin, Dept. of Administration, Hearings Division (NV) Courtroom, 2nd Floor | 13B Administrative Law Hits the Big Time: Case Updates Toni Boone, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (OR) W. Michael (Mick) Gillette, Oregon Supreme Court (retired) NJC, Room 103 | 13C I will not attend session 13. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | 14A The Adjudicator’s Writing Desk NJC, Room 103 | 14B Beating the Clock: Time Management for Adjudicators NJC, Room 101 | 14C Emoticons & Emojis as Evidence: Interpreting Digital Wordless Communication NJC, Room 105 | 14C I will not attend session 14. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference Closing, Review of Conference 2024 in Savannah NJC, Room 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||