Conferencia 2022.

El programa y las listas se muestran en su idioma original (inglés).

8:30-9:00 Welcome
• Jesus Martinez, Executive Director, CVIIC
• Hugo Morales, Chair, CVIIC Board of Directors
• Hon. Dr. Joaquin Arambula, California State Assemblymember
• Hon. Adriana Gonzalez Carrillo, Cónsul de México en Fresno

9:10-10:10 Round 1 Panel Breakout Sessions

California Immigrant Policy Center: California Legislative Advocacy Training
• Alexis Castro, Government Affairs Director,
• Chloe Steck, Legislative Assistant,
• Andrea Amavisca, Senior Legislative Advocate

The Renaissance of Economic Diversification in the Central Valley: Entrepreneurship, Challenges, Opportunities, and Services
• Dawn Golik, U.S Small Business Administration.
• Rich Mostert, Valley Community Small Business Development Center.
• Dora Westerlund, Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation.
• Moderator: Clarissa Vivian Petrucci, CVIIC

Services for the LGBTQ+ Immigrant Community
• Jennifer (Jen) Cruz, Fresno EOC LGBTQ Resource Center
• Nora Cassidy Legal Aid at Work
• Xo Hernandez, CRLA
• Moderator: Lizette Rojas, Oasis Legal Services

Unaccompanied Children in the Central Valley – Best Practices for Addressing Legal and Social Needs (Part I)
• Katherine Krassilnikoff, Kids In Need Of Defense
• Kristine McKibben, Community Justice Alliance
• Ana Palomares, Community Justice Alliance
• Linda Renland, Bethany Christian Services
• Dinora Mendoza, Bethany Christian Services

The Other California: Exploring the Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Youth and Health
• Maricela Sanchez, ACLU of Northern California
• Andrea Vazquez, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA)
• Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, UC Merced

10:20-11:20 Round 2 Panel Breakout Sessions

Best Practices for Filing N400s and Strategies for Complex Cases
• Linda Barreto, New American Legal Clinic at San Joaquin College of Law
• Jesus Castro, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Neighborhood Economic Development and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Build from Within Alliance and Immigrants Rising
• Steve Tobocman. Global Detroit.
• Shahir Ahmed. Build from Within Alliance
• Iliana Perez. Immigrants Rising
• Katharine Gin, Immigrants Rising
• Moderator: Clarissa Vivian Petrucci, CVIIC

Challenges and Opportunities to Welcoming Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in the Central Valley
• Moona Siddiqui, Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Waheed Rahimi, Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Christine Barker, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries
• Moderator: Allison Davenport, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Removal Defense Landscape in the Central Valley
• Olga Grosh, Pasifika Immigration Law Group
• Joshua Longoria, Law Office of Joshua Longoria
• Osvaldo Hidalgo Otamendi, Community Justice Alliance (CJA)
• Karina Morales, United Farm Workers Foundation (UFWF)
• Eliana Corona, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN)
• Moderator: Rosemary Gomez, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF).

A Discussion on California’s Aging Immigrant Population and the Future of Immigration Reform
• Apolonio Morales, CHIRLA
• Rita Medina, CHIRLA
• Cynthia Gomez, CHIRLA

11:20-1145 Buffet Lunch

11:45-12:45 Plenary Panel

California Leads on Immigrant Rights: Ensuring Central Valley Communities Benefit
• Gina Da Silva, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
• Dr. Joaquin Arambula, California State Assemblymember
• Moderator: Allison Davenport, ILRC

12:45-1:15 Presentation of Champions of Immigrant America Awards

• Hon. Juan Arambula, Former State Assemblymember and CVIIC Founder
• Immigrants Rising
• Naindeep Singh, Executive Director, Jakara Movement
• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
• Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño
• Genoveva Islas, Executive Director, Cultiva la Salud and Trustee, Fresno Unified School District

1:20-2:30 Round 3 Panel Breakout Sessions

Combating Immigration Fraud
• Miguel A. Gradilla, Deputy City Attorney, Complex and Affirmative litigation Team, Office of San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu; and
• Agustin (Gus) Hernandez, Supervising Attorney, Office of Chief Trial Counsel, The State Bar of California.
• Manuel Jimenez, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Consumer and Environmental Protection; Office of the District Attorney, Fresno County;
• Ryann Jorban, Deputy in Charge, Economic Justice & Notario Fraud Unit, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the District Attorney, Los Angeles County;
• Moderator: Lazaro Salazar

California Immigrant Policy Center: California Budget Training
• Alexis Castro, Government Affairs Director,
• Chloe Steck, Legislative Assistant,
• Andrea Amavisca, Senior Legislative Advocate

Meeting the Needs of Newcomers Students in PK-12 Schools in the Central Valley
• Moderator: Ruth Barajas, Californians Together
• Efrain Tovar, Selma Unified School District
• Lindsay Bird, TeachPlus

DACA Today and Tomorrow: Strategies for Working with DACAmented Individuals
• Moderator: Veronica Garcia, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Jennifer Doerrie, Law Offices of Jennifer Doerrie
• Gregorio Matiaz Sebastian, Education and Leadership Foundation
• Olga Grosh Pratt, Pasifika Immigration Law Group

2:35-3:20 Plenary: Regional Priorities and Strategy for 2023

3:20-4:00 Mixer