Speaker Series

Upcoming Speaker Events


Our Speaker Series features informative presentations by subject matter experts. Learn more about challenges our youth face and how we can effectively engage and communicate with them to reduce risky behavior.

2021-2022 Speaker Series

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, April 12 2022

Speaker>

Matt Myers, MS, MPA
Law Enforcement Professional
Impaired Driving Expert

Instructor:
Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition


Where Is Your Family Going?

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Speaker>

Susan Morley
Parent Coach Atlanta, LLC


Parenting ... How Am I Doing?

Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Facilitator >


Marnie Grodzin, L.M.S.W.

Social Worker, Parent
Member, Decatur Parent Network
Project Coordinator, Decatur Prevention Initiative
Founder, Look for Kind Project


Youth Substance Misuse in Our Town
Who, What, When, Where, & Why

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Speaker >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist
Decatur Prevention Initiative, Executive Director

Moderator >

Peter Plishka
Leadership Member, Decatur Parents Network


The Science of Addiction Recovery

Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Speaker >

Susan Morley, CLPC, CPS-AD
Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist
Parent Coach Atlanta, LLC

Moderator >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist, Executive Director
Decatur Prevention Initiative


Suicide Risk? Prevention & Intervention

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Speaker Panel >

Kimberly Jones, MEd, EdS, EdD
CSD District Lead Counselor
City Schools of Decatur

Marnie Grodzin, LMSW
Community Social Worker
Gathered & Grounded Founder
Look for Kind Project Founder
Decatur Prevention Initiative Youth Development Coordinator

Moderator >

Terrie Moore, CP
Certified Preventionist , Executive Director
Decatur Prevention Initiative


Talking About Our Kids' Mental Health

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Speaker Panel >

Kimberly Evans, Ed.S, LPC, NCC, ACS
Decatur Student Center Counselor
City Schools of Decatur

Fonta High, LPC, NCC, MAC, CPCS
Community Therapist

Sara Melito, MS, LAPC, NCC
Therapist

Moderator >

Lillie Huddleston, PhD
Executive Director of Equity and Student Support
City Schools of Decatur

2020-2021 Speakers Series

Bullying, Cyberbullying, & Parenting

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Speaker >

Erin Beacham
Education Director, Southeast Region
Anti-Defamation League


NARCAN® Training

Zoom Webinar
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Speaker/Trainer >

Georgia Prevention Project


Parents Under Pressure — Part 2

Zoom Webinar
Monday, December 7, 2020

Speaker >

Jeannine Jannot, PhD
Psychologist
Peachtree Psychology
Author
The Disintegrating Student: Super Smart and Falling Apart


Parents Under Pressure — Part 1

Zoom Webinar
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Speaker Panel >

LeNaya S Crawford, LMFT, RPT, RYT- The Holistic MFT
Owner, Clinical Director, Therapist
Kaleidoscope Family Therapy
Owner, Yoga Instructor
Seviin Yoga

Jeannine Jannot, PhD
Psychologist
Peachtree Psychology
Author
The Disintegrating Student: Super Smart and Falling Apart


The Upstanders
Virtual Screening & Panel Discussion

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Speaker Panel >

Mari Ann Banks, PhD
System Equity Coordinator
City Schools of Decatur

Fatima El-Amin
Judge
Dekalb County Juvenile Court

Cheryl A. Kosmerl, MSW, LCSW
Seeds of Change Therapy

Jennifer Walcott
Decatur Parents Network Leadership

Moderator >
Scilla Andreen
Director, Executive Producer of The Upstanders

View recorded Speaker Series presentations and more >

Decatur Parents Network YouTube Channel.