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NAPD 2024 Women's Virtual Conference

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Head of the State
Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
This plenary session will delve into the unique challenges and opportunities facing women leaders in the field of public defense. With a focus on women who head state-wide public defender offices, the panelists will share their personal experiences, insights, and strategies for overcoming gender-specific obstacles. By bringing together a panel of accomplished women leaders in public defense, this session aims to provide valuable insights, inspire future generations of women attorneys, and foster a more inclusive and equitable legal profession.
Moderators
avatar for Heather Pinkney

Heather Pinkney

Director, District of Columbia Public Defender Services
As the director of PDS, Heather N. Pinckney provides defense and related legal and non-legal services to people charged with crimes in the local District of Columbia courts who cannot afford to hire an attorney.Heather is an experienced litigator specializing in criminal defense... Read More →
Speakers
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Elizabeth Miller

State Public Defender, Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Elizabeth Miller is the Director of the Office of the Ohio Public Defender (OPD). She has dedicated her legal career to ensuring the most vulnerable individuals in our society are afforded quality legal representation. Elizabeth first joined the OPD in 2004 and served as an Assistant... Read More →
avatar for Heather Cessna

Heather Cessna

Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services
Heather Cessna has been the Executive Director of the Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services since 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Cessna was a Deputy Appellate Defender, having worked in appellate public criminal defense in Kansas since 2003. Ms. Cessna has made revamping the... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Sellitti

Jennifer Sellitti

Director of Training and Communications, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Jennifer Sellitti is Director of Training & Communications for the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (OPD), where she is responsible for teaching trial advocacy and substantive law to public defenders in all of the agency’s practice areas. She works at the direction of the... Read More →
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Natasha Dartigue

Maryland State Public Defender, Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Natasha Dartigue began her appointment as the Maryland Public Defender on July 1, 2022. She has been with Office of the Public Defender (OPD) since 1996. During her tenure, Ms. Dartigue has represented clients in the juvenile, district and circuit court divisions of OPD’s Baltimore... Read More →
Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
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