These interactive informational sessions feature presenters from across the state discussing specific aspects of their restorative work in each of our three focus areas.

“Navigating the Tensions between Reconciliation and

Justice: An Interfaith Panel” with Rev. Phil Snider, DMin,

Senior Pastor of Brentwood Christian Church (Springfield),

Susan Schmalzbauer, Congregational Coordinator with Faith

Voices of Southwest Missouri (Springfield) and Rev. Mark

Struckhoff, Executive Director of the Council of Churches of

the Ozarks (Springfield)

“Myth-busting with Research: Identifying the Truth of

Restorative Justice and Planning Evaluation Processes”

with Lynn Urban, PhD, of the University of Central Missouri

Department of Criminal Justice (Warrensburg)

“Restorative Practices for a Whole School Approach:

Circles, Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution” with

Annette Lantz-Simmons, MA, Executive Director of the Center

for Conflict Resolution (Kansas City,)

“Restorative Justice as a Response to Bias Incidents” with

Toni McMurphy, MA, Vice President of Culture and Campus

Life for St. Louis College of Pharmacy (St. Louis)

“Court Conversations: The Benefits and Challenges of

Integrating Restorative Processes into the Court System”

with Ben Burkemper, JD, LLM, retired circuit judge and current

Family Court Administrator of St. Louis County (St. Louis);

Darrell Moore, JD, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal

Litigation (Jefferson City); and Kathleen Bird, JD, Director of

the Office of Dispute Resolution for the 7th Judicial Circuit

(Kansas City).

“Restorative Options in Juvenile Justice” with Jeffrey

Hemme, Missouri Division of Youth Services, (Kansas City) ,

Jenny Riggs, MS, GRCT, Dispute Resolution Specialist with the

7th Judicial Circuit, Family Court Services (Liberty), Charlene

Berquist, PhD, Director, Center for Dispute Resolution and

Professor, Department of Communication, Missouri State

University; and Heather Blades, MA, Associate Director, Center

for Dispute Resolution (Springfield)

These interactive informational sessions feature presenters from across the state discussing specific aspects of their restorative work in each of our three focus areas.

“Exploring and Developing Collaborative Restorative Options

for Communities” with Annette Lantz-Simmons, MA, Executive

Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution (Kansas City)

“Restoration Through Dialogue – Creating Connection through

Conversation” with Lyle Foster, MA, Assistant Professor,

Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Missouri State

University (Springfield) and host of the “Tough Talks” dialogue series

at the University

“Exploring Restorative Options for Schools: Circles for Girls,

Guys' Gathering Circles, Peer Mediation, Conflict Coaching,

and Family Group Conferencing” with Charlene Berquist, PhD,

Director, Center for Dispute Resolution and Professor, Department

of Communication, Missouri State University; and Heather Blades,

MA, Associate Director, Center for Dispute Resolution (Springfield)

“The Urgency of Now: Ferguson and the Birth of a Movement”

with Terry Harris, EdD, Executive Director of Student Services for

Rockwood Schools (St. Louis), discussing the journey to implement

restorative practices in the 22 school districts in the greater St. Louis

area.

“The Impact of Restorative Justice: Voice of the Victims” with

Robbie Pace-Courtright, LPN, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Central Missouri President (Jefferson City), Jenny Riggs, MA, GRCT,

Dispute Resolution Specialist with the 7th Judicial Circuit, Family

Court Services (Liberty)

“Restorative Justice and the Intersections of Police,

Community, and Jurisprudence” with John Hamilton, PhD,

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Administration and Chair of

Criminal Justice Administration at Park University and retired Major

from the Kanas City Police Department (Parkville)

“Restorative Re-entry Services for Adults” with Stephen Barbee,

Community Outreach Coordinator with Connections for Success and

Co-Director of KC Outreach Inc, (Kansas City); Rev. Harold

Johnson, Coordinator of Restorative Justice and Director of “Beyond

the Fences” Ministries of Restorative Justice with the Missouri

Conference of the United Methodist Church (Independence); and Jeff

Lopez, program leader with Circles of Transformation within the

Missouri Department of Corrections

Stephen Barbee Charlene Berquist Heather Blades Kathleen Bird Ben Burkemper Lyle Foster

John Hamilton Terry Harris Harold Johnson Annette Lantz-Simmons Toni McMurphy Darrell Moore

Robbie Pace-Courtright Jenny Riggs Susan Schmalzbauer Phil Snider Mark Struckhoff Lynn Urban

Not pictured: Jeffrey Hemme and Jeff Lopez

Stephen Barbee, Community Outreach Coordinator, Connections for Success ; Co-Director, KC Outreach Inc, (Kansas City)

Charlene Berquist, PhD, Director, Center for Dispute Resolution; Professor, Department of Communication, Missouri State University (Springfield)

Heather Blades, MA, Associate Director, Center for Dispute Resolution, Missouri State University (Springfield)

Kathleen Bird, JD, Director, Office of Dispute Resolution, 7th Judicial Circuit (Kansas City)

Ben Burkemper, JD, LLM, Family Court Administrator , St. Louis County; retired circuit judge (St. Louis)

Lyle Foster, MA, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Missouri State University (Springfield)

John Hamilton, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Criminal Justice Administration, Park University; retired Major, Kanas City Police Department (Parkville)

Terry Harris, EdD, Executive Director of Student Services for Rockwood Schools (St. Louis)

Jeffrey Hemme, Missouri Division of Youth Services, (Kansas City)

Rev. Harold Johnson, Coordinator of Restorative Justice and Director of “Beyond the Fences” Ministries of Restorative Justice with the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church (Liberty)

Annette Lantz-Simmons, MA, Executive Director , Center for Conflict Resolution (Kansas City)

Jeff Lopez, Program Leader, Circles of Transformation, Missouri Department of Corrections

Toni McMurphy, MA, Vice President of Culture and Campus Life, St. Louis College of Pharmacy (St. Louis)

Darrell Moore, JD, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Litigation (Jefferson City)

Robbie Pace-Courtright, LPN, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Central Missouri President (Jefferson City)

Jenny Riggs, MS, GRCT, Dispute Resolution Specialist, 7th Judicial Circuit, Family Court Services (Liberty)

Susan Schmalzbauer, Congregational Coordinator, Faith Voices of Southwest Missouri (Springfield)

Rev. Phil Snider, DMin, Senior Pastor, Brentwood Christian Church (Springfield)

Rev. Mark Struckhoff, Executive Director, Council of Churches of the Ozarks (Springfield)

Lynn Urban, PhD, University of Central Missouri Department of Criminal Justice (Warrensburg)