Agenda

Agenda

AGENDA 

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 

 

10:00 -11:00 AM Registration        

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Module 1: Understanding Financial Abuse & Module 2: Considerations Related to Leaving 
Esmeralda Peña, Economic Justice Project Manager, NYSCADV 

12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch 

1:30 – 3:00 PM Module 3: Learning Financial Fundamentals 
Kim Pentico, Senior Director of Economic Justice Program, NNEDV 

3:00 - 3:10 PM Break  

3:10 – 4:25 PM Module 4: Credit Basics 
Abigail Murat, Sr. Training and Capacity Building Coordinator, NYSCADV 

4:25 - 4:40 PM Break  

4:40 - 6:10 PM Module 5: Loan Options & Housing & Module 6: Long-term Planning 
Kim Pentico, Senior Director of Economic Justice Program, NNEDV 

6:10 - 6:15 PM Wrap Up 
Jennifer Clark, Manager of Programs and Operations, NYSCADV 

 

AGENDA 

Thursday, May 29, 2025 

 

8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast & Registration  

9:00-9:30 am Welcome & Logistics  

9:30-11:00 am Self-Care & Financial Wellness: A BOLD Approach to Advocating for Survivors  

Monica Day, Founder & Executive Director, StandUp SpeakOut of North Carolina (SUSO-NC) and Monica Kearney, MSW, Executive Director, Safe Space, Inc. 

11:00-11:15 am 

Break  

11:15 -12:15 pm Morning Workshops (Select 1) 

  1. Deepening Your Economic Justice Work 
    Kim Pentico, Senior Director of Economic Justice Program, NNEDV  

  2. Building Understanding & Empathy: “In Her Shoes” Economic Justice Curriculum Pt. 1 
    Kristi Taylor, Owner, WenDo Women NY, LLC 

12:15-1:15 pm  Lunch  

1:15-1:30 pm  Stretch activity 
Jennifer Clark, Manager of Programs and Operations, NYSCADV 

1:30 -2:30 pm How Employment Protections Can Advance Survivors’ Economic Wellbeing 

Seher Khawaja, Director of Economic Justice and Deputy Legal Director, and Maria McCabe, Legal Fellow, Legal Momentum 

2:30- 2:45 pm Break  

2:45 – 3:45 pm Afternoon Workshops (Select 1)  

  1. Building Understanding & Empathy: “In Her Shoes” Economic Justice Curriculum Pt. 2 
    Kristi Taylor, Owner, WenDo Women NY, LLC 
  2. Show me the Money! Incorporating Financial Literacy into in all areas of service for Survivors 
    Dolores Kordon, Executive Director, Brighter Tomorrows 

3:45 -4:00 pm Break  

4:00 – 5:00 PM  Beyond the 9-to-5: Supporting Survivors in Reclaiming Income, Identity, and Independence 

Abigail Murat, Sr. Training & Capacity Building Coordinator, NYSCADV 

5:00 pm  Closing 

Esmeralda Peña, Economic Justice Project Manager, NYSCADV 

 

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