FATHER-CON 2018
Hosted at Long Beach City College, YWCA, Harbor City, CA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Timothy Rarick
Professor in Family Studies & Child Development at BYU-Idaho and serves on the Board of Health & Welfare for the state of Idaho.
He has spoke on family-related topics in Asia, Central America, Europe, all over the U.S., and several times on the topic of father-daughter relationships at the United Nations in New York City. Dr.
Rarick and his wife have been married for 19 years and have one son and three daughters.
SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:
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Tika Thornton (survivor Journey Out).
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Donald Ray Parish Jr. (A Steady Hand) Mentorship.
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Donald P. Williams III (D.A.D. Project) Father engagement.
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Bento Leal (Author Four Essential Keys to Effective Communication).
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Peter Watts (Mentoring).
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Sam Herod (CASA LA Court Appointed Special Advocates).
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Richard Dana (Grandfathers as fathers).
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Adan Escobar (Repairing the Fatherless Hole).
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Herschell Dennis, Terrence Austin, Michael Gray (Athletes the ultimate win - fatherhood).
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Guillermo Hernandez (Native People’s rites of passage).
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Lynne Gipson (Dating and Relationships).
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Cherise Charleswell (Journey Out – Trafficking in LA).
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Dr. Claudia Garcia (Long Beach City College) Educating Foster Families.