General Agenda

**AGENDA IS SUBJECT CHANGE**

8:00AM

"The Morning Commute"

Registration opens.

In the grand lobby of the Edward Kennedy Institute, there will be a live DJ and light refreshments.

9:00AM

it's your personality!

Jude David

By understanding personality traits, you increase self-knowledge and self-awareness. Your personality can help or hinder you in your succession. If you do not understand what drives your actions and behaviors, it will be hard to cultivate growth, especially in leadership roles. As you discover what inspires you, you’ll identify what may hold you back. You’ll discover the traits, habits and behaviors that propel you forward and identify the traits, habits and behaviors that has caused you to mismanage, micromanage or misunderstand co-workers, family, and friends.

10:00AM

Plenary SPEAKEr

pamerson Ifill

Pamerson Ifill is the 10th Commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Service and the first Black commissioner in the Probation Service’s 146-year history. Commissioner Ifill began working as a juvenile probation officer and worked his way up the ranks during his 30-year career to become a Chief Probation Officer, Regional Supervisor, Deputy Commissioner, and in November 2023, he was sworn in as commissioner. Commissioner Ifill is a national leader in the criminal justice field and currently sits on the board of the American Probation and Parole Association.

11:00AM

Racial Trauma & Racial Equity

Katherine Perry-Lorentz & dr. Nokuthula Sibanda

DYS, in partnership with the center on child well-being & trauma at the office of the Child Advocate will be launching a new training program to support trauma responsive and racially equitable practices across the state of MA. This will be called the JDAI trauma & racial equity empowerment (TREE) Academy. TREE will have the primary focus to build statewide capacity for trauma-responsive racial equity training by developing a cadre of skilled trainers across the agency

12PM - Resource Lunch Social

Guest will have the opportunity to jeat, unpack, process and network with peers, resources with a live DJ to help curate the energy in the room. Please don't forget business cards!

1:15PM

"The Heart of the city"

(Panel Discussion)

This panel discussion, consisting of Boston's local and recognized young professionals, share, debate and surface their thoughts on the current state of Boston for young professionals of color who work in this field.

2:15PM

Plenary SPEAKER

Judge Serge Georges

Serge Georges, Jr. was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Charlie Baker on December 16, 2020. He previously served as an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court appointed by Governor Deval Patrick in 2013. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1992 and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1996. Justice Georges began his legal career as a litigation associate at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C. and Todd & Weld, LLP. In 2007 he joined the firm of Barron & Stadfeld, P.C., eventually becoming a partner. He had a diverse practice focused on commercial litigation and criminal defense in state and federal courts. Justice Georges’ teaching positions include adjunct professorships at Suffolk University Law School (2000 to present) and University of Massachusetts School of Law (2019 to present), where he teaches courses in Evidence, Professional Responsibility and Trial Advocacy.

3:15PM

Closing Announcements

Closing

As a result of space constraints and contractual commitments, tickets for the 2025 Boston NABCJ conference will ONLY be available to:

Massachusetts state and local officials

MA state agencies

Massachusetts Trial Court / MA Probation Service

All 32 national NABCJ chapters

Boston NABCJ local guest.

We are excited to welcome the public to the Boston NABCJ 2026 conference which will be held on Thursday June 18, 2026 / The day before Juneteenth 2026 😎