2022 Conference
WEDNESDAY
September 7
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Welcome reception and networking.
6:00 p.m. - Dinner on your own
7:00 p.m. - Sound Bath and Meditation - Native American Church Quetzalcoatl
THURSDAY
September 8
7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast - Yoga on the Beach/Meditation (bring a yoga mat) - Native American Church Quetzalcoatl
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Post Colors/Boatswain whistle
Invocation - Rev. JD Sims, OCC
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome Remarks - Jackie Garrick, WoA Founder
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Fireside Chat - When Whistleblowing Makes You Famous Like It or Not: Case Studies on the Psychosocial Impact.
Tyler Shultz - Theranos
Rebekah Jones - FL COVID-19 Data
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Whistleblower Laws and Legal Processes - Who Gets What?
Tom Devine, Government Accountability Project - Federal employees and their rights
Richard Condit & Ezra Bronstein, Mehri & Skalet - Private sector protections and rewards
Patrick Barrett - Levin Papantonio Rafferty - The class action Lawsuit
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Whistleblower Resources, Referrals and Right-doing
John Whitty, House Whistleblower Ombuds Office - Working with elected officials
Dr. David Tenenbaum - Army Civilian Accused of Treason
Joe Wade, former JAG - Veterans Disability Benefits for Personal trauma
Honorable Todd A. Weiler, former DoD - Policy Impact for the LGBTQA+ Community
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Resilience Building and Suicide Prevention
Lauren Anzalado, Department Veterans Affairs - Suicide Prevention
Irv Williams, Lakeview - Workplace Mental Health
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Whistleblower Ethics and the Psychosocial Impacts of Retaliation
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Giraffe Awards Reception - Co-Host Jackie Garrick, Tyler Shultz
Improbable Cause Mystery Theater Presents the Whistleblower Café
Presentation of the Giraffe Awards for 2022
FRIDAY
September 9
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast - Yoga on the Beach/Meditation (optional) - Native American Church Quetzalcoatl
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Roundtable on Advocacy, Ethics, and Skills
Christian Greene - Child Welfare Reporting
Ted Blickwedel - Vet Center Legislation
Paul Pearson - Cybersecurity at Risk
Mark Grissom - Government Employee Turned Investigator
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - A Safe Place to Work: Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Cultures
Tanya Ward Jordan- Equal Opportunity Employment
Carolyn Grawi - Disability Protections in the Workplace
Sylvain Mansotte, Whispli - Confidentiality and Anonymity
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Behind the Murder Curtain
Special Agent Retired Bruce Sackman - Investigating Medical Serial Killers
4:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks - Jackie Garrick
4:30 p.m. - Drum Circle on the Beach - Native American Church Quetzalcoatl