The Criminology and Criminal Justice Career Exploration Conference offers students an in-depth look at a wide range of professional pathways through industry-focused panels and interactive sessions. Featuring alumni and professionals from diverse sectors, the event is designed to help students explore potential careers, gain practical advice and better understand the steps needed to reach their professional goals.

A huge thank you to our sponsors this year:

Detroit Police Department - Gold Sponsor
International Organization of Black Security Executives (IOBSE) - Silver Sponsor
WSU Student Support, Success, and Engagement - Student Lunch Sponsor
Wayne State Police - Breakfast Sponsor

Please note the venue location as the one listed above is incorrect:
495 Gilmour Mall
Detroit, MI 48202

Schedule:

Check-in begins at 8:00am

Legal Careers 8:45-9:45am
Matthew Monahan - Assistant Defender with Detroits Federal Community Defender Office
Jeff Abood - Family Law & Criminal Defense Attorney
Judge Adrienne Young - 2nd District Judge, Court of Appeals
Jasmine Owens - Product Liability Attorney

Corrections 10-11am
Cherisse Koger - Probation, State of Michigan
Derrick McCree - Executive Director, Spectrum Juvenile Services
Agent Willie Johnson - Parole Agent, MDOC
Terrell Topps - Director, Goodwill Flip the Script Program

Research & Policy 10-11am
Trisha Stein - Chief Strategy Officer, City of Detroit's Mayors Office
AJ Million - Assistant Research Scientist, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Sara Ismail - State Policy Manager with ACCESS
DeAndre Calvert - Senior Analyst, Engagement, Ann Arbor OSI

Lunch/Resource Fair 11:00am-1:00pm

Intelligence & Crime Analysis 11:45am-12:45pm
Austin LaBray - Threat Intelligence Analyst/Threat Manager with Huntington National Bank
Arianna Eidson - Senior Analyst, Detroit Major Crimes & Homicide Task Force
Malak Srour - Crime Analyst, Detroit Police Department
Alexandria Shoemaker - Assets Protection Operations Manager, Target

Threat Management, Fraud, & Theft 1-2pm
Ray Cloud - Group Senior Vice President, Loss Prevention, Organizational Safety and Security at Ross Stores, Inc.
Elda Rodriguez-King - Senior Team Leader, Rock Security
Eric Drewry, CPP - Director, Department of Protection Services, DIA
Jason Schubring - Cluster Loss Prevention Manager, Amazon

Youth, Social, and Victim Services 1-2pm
Mary Larkin - Leader of Victim Services Section, Oakland County Prosector's Office
Ryan Speidel - Michigan’s Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate
Jamielah Jenkins - Family Advocate Specialist, MDHHS
Abigail Schlieger - Child Welfare Supervisor, The Children's Center

Investigations 2:15-3:15pm
Mary Soo Anderson - Investigatotion Supervisor, SADO
Hajnal Hiller - Senior Investigator, Office of Chief Investigator
Quintina Glover - Medical Death Investigator, Wayne County Medical Examiner
Scott Emmer, Senior Manager, North America Security Operations, GM

Local & State Law Enforcement 2:15-3:15pm
Deputy Davd Felton - Recruiter, Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Melissa Maynard - Michigan State Police Trooper
Chief Kellie Bauss - Clawson Police
Sgt. Kyle Bucholtz - Training Academy Commander, Michigan DNR Law Enforcement Division

Federal Law Enforcement 3:30-4:30pm
Stacey Isman - Homeland Security Coordinator, USPIS
Lamont Johnson, Jr. - Assistant Special Agent in Charge, DEA
Marcus Wallace - Special Agent, Office of Criminal Investigations, FDA
Emily Munchiando - Special Agent, Applicant Coordinator, FBI