USU is proud to partner with CAPSA to host the fourth annual Northern Utah Conference to End Violence.
Date and Location
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 Riverwood Pkwy, Logan, UT
*Registration will open at 8:15 am, and the closing session will end at 4:30 pm.
Registration
Register: https://2026nucev.eventbrite.com
Registration Fees: General attendance: $45; Utah State University attendees: No cost; Additional fee for attendees earning NASW CEUs: $25.
Schedule
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Check-in & Light Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Opening (Mahogany/Redwood )
- Welcome Message: Jessica Oyler, USU Chief of Staff
- Opening Remarks: Tessa White, USU Board of Trustees Chair | Jill Anderson, CAPSA CEO
- Keynote: Deb Mashek, “Collaboration: From Empty Buzzword to Transformative Impact”
- Closing Remarks & Transition to Breakouts
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Breakout Sessions
- Session 1 (Cottonwood): Building Confidence: How to Identify and Use Your Power for Good, Kristyn Allred
- Session 2 (Juniper): Silent Survivors: Empowering Male Survivors to Strengthen the Anti-Violence Movement, Jorge Barraza
- Session 3 (Elm): From Data to Collective Action: Leveraging Statewide Trends to Improve Adolescent Health and Safety, Katie Poppler
- Session 4 (Willow): Bridges to Change: USU's New Treatment Program for Those Who Are Abusive Towards Their Intimate Partners, Derrik Tollefson & Tanya Comer
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Breakout Sessions
- Session 5 (Cottonwood ): When Privilege Becomes Power: How Utah's Spousal Privilege Laws Exploit and Manipulate Victims Into Silence, Blair Wardle
- Session 6 (Juniper): Supporting Native Survivors: Cultural Awareness & Historical Trauma, Nicoletta Brown
- Session 7 (Elm): Suicidality and Intimate-Partner Violence: The Link Between Harms that Survivors Face, Kaitlin Oliver and Ashleigh Totten
- Session 8 (Willow): “How’s That Working for You?” Addressing Maladaptive Conflict Patterns, Daniel Westhora
- Session 8 (Cherry): Trauma-Informed Care in Spanish: Tools for Spanish-Speaking Therapists, Luis Rodriguez
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
- Session 10 (Cottonwood): Building Collaborative MMIR Protocols: Indigenous-Led Roadmap for Utah, Tammy Dee Platero
- Session 11 (Juniper): Underreported and Unprepared: Disability and Sexual Abuse, Alex Schiwal
- Session 12 (Elm): Relationship Violence Prevention & Intervention for Young People, Brent Hinsley
- Session 13 (Willow): Beyond Compliance: Reimagining Survivor Supports through VAWA and CEDAW, Lady Yartey-Ajayi
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing (Mahogany/Redwood)
- Welcome Message: Emmalee Fishburn, CAPSA Chief of Staff
- Closing Keynote Panel: "Lessons from the Field" featuring Jill Anderson, CAPSA CEO; Jeanlee Carver, NuSafe CEO; Jenny Erazo, SAAVI Interim Executive Director; Curtis Hooley, Assistant Chief of Police; Dane Murray, Cache County Attorney; Sara Owen, Victim Services Supervisor. Moderated by Makayla Hancey, Advocacy Division Director, CAPSA
- Closing Remarks
4:30 pm
End of Conference
Breakout Session Descriptions
Session descriptions and speaker bios can be found on the Speakers & Presenters page.
Continuing Education & In-Service Training
The Northern Utah Conference to End Violence has been approved for 4 CEUs through NASW, including a Suicide Prevention CEU and an Ethics CEU. The conference may also be used to fulfill Utah POST annual in-service training requirements if approved by the law enforcement agency.
Questions?
Please contact Jenny Erazo, Interim Executive Director of Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information (SAAVI) at USU, at jenny.erazo@usu.edu