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Mississippi Court Administrators 2009 Fall Conference
October 22 - 23, 2009
Golden Moon at Pearl River Resort
Choctaw, Mississippi

Thursday, October 22, 2009

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.              C. E. Committee Meeting (working breakfast)               Indus D Boardroom

11:00 - 5:00 p.m.              Conference Registration                                  Pre-function Lobby

1:00 - 1:10 p.m.                Welcome and Administrative Remarks        Triton-Orion

                                   Address: Hon. Cynthia D. Davis, Director
                                  Mississippi Judicial College
                                  Noelle McKinnon - President, MCAA

1:10 - 2:00 p.m.                Future Trends in State Court                  Triton-Orion

                                   Budgeting Issues

                                  Presiding: Dana Wedgworth
                                  Address: Mr. Greg Hurley
                                  Knowledge Management Analyst
                                  National Center for State Courts

2:00 - 2:10 p.m.               Break

2:10 - 3:30 p.m.               Introduction to Grant Writing &            Triton-Orion

                           Grants Management

                                  Presiding: Carolyn Cooper
                                  Address: Mark R. McCrary, Executive Director
                                  Mississippi Center for Nonprofits

3:30 - 3:40 p.m.               Break

3:40 - 5:00 p.m.               Domestic Violence                                       Triton-Orion

                                  Presiding: Dartenya D avis
                                  Address: Heather Wagner
                                  Director, Domestic Violence
                                  Attorney General’s Office

5:00 -                                  Business Meeting                                         Triton-Orion

                                  Presiding: Noelle McKinnon, President
                                  Mississippi Court Administrators Association
                                  Laurel, MS

Dinner: Court Administrators will be on their own.

Friday, October 23, 2009

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                New Members Breakfast                           Indus D Boardroom

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                Continental Breakfast                                 Triton-Orion

8:30 - 9:20 a.m.                Roundtable Discussions

                                   (Chancery)                                                          Triton
                                     Presiding: Noelle McKinnon
                                     Barbie Parham
                                     Guest Speaker: James H. C. Thomas, Jr.
                                     Chancellor
                                     Hattiesburg, MS
                                   (Circuit)                                                                Orion
                                     Presiding: Rachel Stanley
                                     Lee Ann Stuart
                                     Sherry Moss Davis
                                  (County/Youth)                                                   Pegasus
                                     Presiding: Thelma Donley
                                     Paul Bowen
                                  (Municipal)                                                           Indus D
                                     Presiding: Odell Thompson

9:20 - 9:30 a.m.                Break

9:30 - 10:20 a.m.              Law Enforcement/Court                     Triton-Orion

                            Administrator Relationships

                                     Presiding: Rachelle Fortenberry
                                     Address: Duane Dillon, Sheriff
                                    Walthall County, MS
                                    Michelle Buras, TAC Officer
                                    Walthall County, MS

10:20 - 10:30 a.m.            Break

10:30 - 11:20 a.m.           Understanding the Importance             Triton-Orion

                            of Courtroom Security

                                     Presiding: Demetria Jackson
                                     Address: Judy Cramer
                                    District Court Administrator
                                    Superior Court of Fulton County
                                    Atlanta, GA

11:20 - 11:30 a.m.         Closing Remarks                                          Triton-Orion

                                   Address: Kevin Lackey, Director
                                  Administrative Office of Courts

11:30 a.m.                      Adjournment of the Program