The 14th Annual Conference took place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Anaheim. July 12th-14th. Qb Keju, NPIEN Events Staff Member and Dr. Thompson were at our table plus played the ukulele at the reception. We provided information on the Aloha Leadership Project and NPIEN Membership and our other programs to the more than 600 educators, law enforcement and probation officers, social workers, and mental health professionals who attended.

 We also distributed some book information from Olympic Ice Dancing medallists Alex and Maia Shibutani and the Make Us Visible organization. We are collaborating with them to combat Asian Hate and also make Pacific Islanders more visible. Keynotes included Dr. Stephen Sroka, “The Power of One and the Power of Many,” Jeffrey Cugno of the FBI, and a panel discussion on “The Fentanyl Crisis” including Amy Neville, whose 14-year-old son Alex tragically died from Fentanyl use. Our School Talk Story Show was broadcast at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday from the Conference. 

Watch us in this video.