Past Father-Con
Conferences
2018 Conference
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 spoken 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.
2019 Conference
Hosted at Warren High School, Downey, CA.
SPEAKERS:
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Donald Ray Parish Jr. (A Steady Hand), youth mentoring.
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Robert Clark (FBI ret).
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Mayor Rick Rodriguez (Downey mayor).
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Scott Galbraith (Former NBA player), "Why Dad’s Matter".
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Zach Tenenbaum (Cyber Safety).
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Kendra Tankersley-Davis, Safe Homes.
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Ken Henry (founder of King Konnector Show).
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Jeremy Greening ("Porn and the Family").
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Armand King (founder of Paving Great Futures and author of "Pimp City"), "The Road not to Take".
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Alan Smyth (Executive Director of Saving Innocence, author of "Prized Possession", and "Men Fight For Me"), "Fathers and Daughters".
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Dr. Claudia Garcia (Long Beach City College), "Fathers and Foster Care".
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Stacy Jewell (Survivor, artist).
2022 Conference
Hosted at Warren High School, Downey, CA.
SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:
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Patrick Erlandson - Founder of Father-Con; Founder of See it-End it.
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Adam Dodge - Kids' lives have gone digital - Parenting hasn’t.
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Alan Smyth - Future Fathers.
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Alan Smyth & Jessica Midkiff - What Future Fathers need to know.
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Antonio D. Charity - Mentors Matter.
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Diana Redeemer & Steve Meyers - Foster Fathers Changing Lives.
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Danny Buchanan - Men's Purity
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Dorothy Daniels - Founder of Fostering Unity, the real good of fostering
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Harold D'Souza - "Heart of the Father" Award, survivor of labor trafficking
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Dr. Jeffrey Brodsky - "Heart of the Father" Award, trafficking of children.
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Jim Carson & Maui Chacon - Here & Now, The Trafficking of Children
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John Pulley - Losing control in a hyper-sexual world - getting real.
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John Van Arnam - The Third Talk™: The pornography prevention conversation for parents and their young people.
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John Ytreus - Faith and Fatherhood, A Biblical perspective.
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Juan Saldana - Spanish, ,Formando Familias Saludables.
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Kendra Tenkersley-Davis - Dating, Boundaries, Single Parents, and Divorce.
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Mark Marciel - After incarceration - Fathers coming home.
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Mark Reel Jr., ESQ - The Right to Be a Father: The Law, the System, and Modern Science Supporting the Need for Fathers.
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Mark Winkler - Embracing A New Understanding Of Masculinity.
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Dr. Sam Serio - How to help men with their sexual secrets or struggles, the effect of sexual issues on spouses.
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Terry Boykins - Finances and the Man Plan.
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Yusef Miller - Engaging Men, what men can do to end human trafficking.
2023 Conference
Hosted at Warren High School, Downey, CA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Father Greg Boyle
“I never met a homie who didn’t have a father shaped hole in his heart.” Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, author of 3 books: "Tattoos on the Heart", "Barking to the Choir", and "The Whole Language".
SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:
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Pornography - Benji Nolot (founder of Exodus Cry).
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Self-Care for Dads so You can Give Your Best - Bobby Brown (Donuts with Dads).
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Veterans and Fatherhood - Jon Flores (Veteran).
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Healing Broken Bonds Parents / Children & Forgiveness - Dr. Kendra Tankersley.
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When Fathers Step Up, Traffickers Step Out - Steve Meyers (Saving Innocence).
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Mentoring in a World in Need of Fathers - Donald Parish Jr. (A Steady Hand).
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The Lies Men Are Told About Who They Are - John Pulley.
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Childhood Exposure to Pornography - The Parent’s Talk - John Van Arnam (The Third Talk™).
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Fentanyl & Drugs What Families Need to Know (English & Spanish) - Perla Mendoza (Project Eli).
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Foster Fathering - Bob Levy (Foster All).
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Vulnerable Children: What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Jennifer Keltner (Rescue Party Give).
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Healthy Families (Spanish) - Juan Saldana.
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Education Systems and Fathers - Albert Bartee III (The D.A.D. Project).
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DCFS Navigating the System and Fathers Rights - Jennifer Lopez.
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Faith and Fatherhood - John Ytreus.
2024 Conference
Hosted at Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, CA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dondré Whitfield
Our keynote address is by a father, multi-award nominee for acting and author of the book "Male vs Man". He is also the co-creator of the global Manhood Tour inspiring men to rise to the challenge of our age to responsibility and service. This will be followed by a Q/A and opportunity to explore further the ideas addressed.
MC
O'shea Luja
Friday evening will have the fatherly presence of O'shea Luja as MC to move through an evening of inspiration, celebration of fatherhood, and an invitation to improve how we lead our children and navigate through a world of constant obstacles and distractions that keep us from finding our greatest joy in parenting.
The evening consisted of a warm welcome to Carson and Cal State Dominguez Hills by Councilman Hicks and the office of State Representative Mike Gipson.
A screening of the multi-award winning short film "A YEAR TO LIFE" by Nikki Hevesy depicting the Heart of the Father in a moving and thought provoking rendition of a true story.
Our special guests:
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Bernard “Kufaun” Cooper - former 83 Gangsta Crip, CEO of Affiliates & Offenders Recovery Program, and author of "CUFUAN The Longest Wait"about his life and 25 years spent in prison of a 45 years to life wrongful conviction.
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Nasan Buchanan, founder and CEO of Team Buchanan Consulting, on the Board of Directors of the South Central Prevention Coalition, a recent Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles, and the founder and president of DMTL. South Central Prevention Coalition seeks to create a healthy South Los Angeles through minimizing health disparities. DMTL is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focusing on health equity and mentorship and bears the initials of Buchanan’s mother and brothers whom he lost to gun violence.
