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One of Two Invitations and registration forms

Members, 

As the 2024-2025 APIA President, I am excited to announce our upcoming Quarterly Meeting on July 29, 2025.  The Board of Directors (Office holders only) meeting will be held at 10:00 AM and the Membership Meeting (General Membership) will begin at 11:00 AM.  

There will be a two (2) hour CLE from Noon to 14:00.

Jennie Tice currently serves as the Family Sunshine Center (FSC)’s Training & Outreach Specialist. In this role, she uses her diverse experience working with Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, & Human Trafficking to train professionals in the community about these victimizations while using person-centered, trauma-informed approaches.

She previously served as FSC’s Victim Services representative in a statewide federally funded Human Trafficking Task Force focused on bringing Law Enforcement & Victim Service Providers together to support Survivors & increase trust between agencies. Jennie served as the Human Trafficking Case Manager when FSC’s emergency shelter opened in 2020 and developed the Economic Empowerment program in the domestic violence shelter prior to that.

Jennie has worked frequently with the Criminal Justice System & in multidisciplinary settings including task forces in Alabama & Georgia. She has provided training, technical support, & resource development to enhance collaborative partnerships throughout her career.

She first began her advocacy career in 2003 after obtaining a B.A. in Psychology. She worked for domestic violence agencies and, ultimately, specialized in legal advocacy. She later accepted a position as a Victim Witness Advocate in the Atlanta District Attorney's Office. There she served as a system-based advocate working with felony crime victims and witnesses in a variety of cases. This enabled her to advocate for thousands of Survivors from a diverse set of backgrounds, circumstances, victimizations, and traumas. It opened her up to different perspectives of the professionals working within the criminal justice system and those she served.

In order to accommodate all of our membership, you will be receiving two invitations to attend the meeting. 

If you wish to attend VIRTUALLY, please DO NOT register from this email.  Instead, check your email for a similar invitation for virtual attendance.  This will allow for an accurate food count for those attending In-Person.  Lunch to be provided during the CLE. 

We are using a slightly larger meeting room next door to our previous quarterly meetings.  Due to the subject matter of the CLE, I anticipate seating to be limited to less than 40 people for In-Person attendance.  Due to this, we will be unable to accommodate individuals and guests who are not current APIA members.

I look forward to seeing you in person at the meeting.

Best Regards,

David Whitson

2024-2025 APIA President