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Monday, July 20
 

12:00pm EDT

CONFERENCE CHECK IN & Badge Pickup
Monday July 20, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL

Monday July 20, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL

1:20pm EDT

Welcome & Hot Off the Bench: Trends, Decisions, and What They Mean for Public Defenders.
Monday July 20, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL

Speakers
avatar for Natalie Glaser

Natalie Glaser

Natalie Glaser is a Deputy Director and the Chief Legal Officer for the Georgia Public Defender Council. Ms. Glaser advises the Agency regarding any legal, policy or legislative matters. She also oversees the Training Division, the Capital Division, the Conflict Division, the Appellate... Read More →
avatar for Justice Verda Colvin

Justice Verda Colvin

Justice Verda M. Colvin was appointed to the Supreme Court on July 20, 2021, by Gov. Brian Kemp. She is the first African-American female appointed by a Republican governor to the state’s high court.
Previously, she served on the Court of Appeals, having been appointed by Gov... Read More →
2026 GPDC Summer Public Defense Conference Final Copy pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL
  ALL

1:30pm EDT

Capital Defender Case Meeting
Monday July 20, 2026 1:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR

Speakers
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Nathanial Studelska

Director, Ga Capital Defender
Nathanial Studelska is the director of the Georgia Capital Defender in Atlanta, GA. His entire career has been spent working in public defense and he has been practicing death penalty defense since 2015. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia College & State University... Read More →
Monday July 20, 2026 1:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR
  CAPITAL DEFENSE

2:20pm EDT

The F-Word: Giving the GIFT of Feedback
Monday July 20, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL
Speakers
avatar for Ama Agyapong

Ama Agyapong

Inclusion Enterprises
Ama Agyapong, CEO and Principal Training
Strategist for Inclusion Enterprises, is a
Speaker, Master Facilitator, certified EEOC
investigator, and talented senior-level
consultant with 15 years of progressive
leadership experience in human resources,
strategic planning, program developm... Read More →
Monday July 20, 2026 2:20pm - 3:20pm EDT
UGA CHAPEL
  ALL

3:20pm EDT

Transition to Law School
Monday July 20, 2026 3:20pm - 3:45pm EDT
Campus
Monday July 20, 2026 3:20pm - 3:45pm EDT
Campus
  ALL

3:20pm EDT

Conference Information and Swag Pickup
Monday July 20, 2026 3:20pm - 5:00pm EDT
UGA LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

Monday July 20, 2026 3:20pm - 5:00pm EDT
UGA LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM
  ALL

3:45pm EDT

JCATS Reports & Excel
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOOR
Reviewing tips and tricks for running reports, the reports available in JCATS and what they can be used for as well as reviewing excel functions you can utilize to get more data and insights.
Speakers
avatar for Destiny Byrd

Destiny Byrd

Program Manager - Performance Measurements, Georgia Public Defender Council
I've worked across a variety of industries, focusing on increasing efficiencies and reducing pain points in organizational processes for the past 10+ years. In May 2023, I earned a Master of Science in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, along with a Graduate Certificate... Read More →
JCATS Reports & Excel pdf
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOOR
  ADMINISTRATIVE

3:45pm EDT

May the Best Story Win: Persuasive Use of Themes and Storytelling in Opening Statements
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOOR

Speakers
avatar for Kyle Obiora

Kyle Obiora

Assistant Public Defender, DeKalb County Public Defender
Kyle Obiora is a public defender in DeKalb County, Georgia. She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky and received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Louisville. She moved to Atlanta to attend Emory Law where she was a Dean’s Teaching Fellow and... Read More →
May the Best Story Win pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOOR
  ATTORNEY

3:45pm EDT

Resilient by Design: Thriving in Public Defense
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOOR

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Cooley

Jennifer Cooley

Assistant Public Defender IV, Office of the Public Defender, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Public Defender University. Thriving Presentation pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOOR
  ATTORNEY

3:45pm EDT

Forensics on Trial
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOOR

Speakers
avatar for Emily Powers

Emily Powers

Fact Investigator, Georgia Capital Defender
Emily Powers received her JD in 2008. Emily has been an investigator for sixteen years. She began her career at the Capital Defender as a mitigation specialist, and then transitioned to fact investigation nine years ago. She currently works at both the pre-trial level and in the Capital... Read More →
avatar for Mary Dayton
Forensic Science Issues in Serious Cases pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOOR
  ATTORNEY   INVESTIGATOR

3:45pm EDT

Forensics on Trial (BROADCAST)
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM D, E, & H

Speakers
avatar for Emily Powers

Emily Powers

Fact Investigator, Georgia Capital Defender
Emily Powers received her JD in 2008. Emily has been an investigator for sixteen years. She began her career at the Capital Defender as a mitigation specialist, and then transitioned to fact investigation nine years ago. She currently works at both the pre-trial level and in the Capital... Read More →
avatar for Mary Dayton
Forensic Science Issues in Serious Cases pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM D, E, & H
  ATTORNEY   INVESTIGATOR

3:45pm EDT

SB 440 & Transfer: Getting Involved Early to Keep Kids in Juvenile Court
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

Speakers
avatar for Rachel Gordon

Rachel Gordon

Rachel is a graduate of The University of Michigan and Emory Law School. After finishing law school in 2012, she began her practice as a public defender at the Paulding County Public Defender’s Office. There, she handled misdemeanors, felonies, juvenile court, and a few appeals... Read More →
2026 GPDC Conference SB440 presentation pptx
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR
  ATTORNEY   YOUTH DEFENDER

3:45pm EDT

The Three Rs of Storytelling
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR

Speakers
avatar for Doug Passon

Doug Passon

Doug Passon Law
Doug Passon is a practicing criminal defense lawyer with 30 years’ experience in state and federal court. He has a national practice focused on holistic, narrative-based sentencing advocacy and autism-informed defense. (www.dougpassonlaw.com) 
 
Passon is also an accomplished documentary filmmaker, having directed, filmed and edited award-winning short and feature-length documentaries that have played throughout North America and beyond. He has long been recognized as the pioneer in using short documentary films for mitigation... Read More →
3Rs Champion pdf
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR
  CAPITAL DEFENSE

3:45pm EDT

Seek & Find: Investigator Edition
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM C SECOND FLOOR
Introduction for all statewide criminal defense investigators
Speakers
avatar for Shaveena Rogers

Shaveena Rogers

Criminal Defense Investigator II, Ga Public Defender Council
Shaveena Rogers is a Criminal Defense Investigator II with the Youth Advocacy Division of the Georgia Public Defender Council. Based in Atlanta, Shaveena Rogers brings extensive experience supporting indigent youth and Major felony cases across Georgia’s judicial circuits through... Read More →
avatar for Gail Ivey

Gail Ivey

Investigator Gail V. Ivey Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Go Blue.Education
Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University, 1982.

Moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1986.Previous employment.Atlanta Police Department ID Unit “ Crime Scene Technician/Fingerprint ... Read More →
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
CLASSROOM C SECOND FLOOR
  INVESTIGATOR
 

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