Leader Barclay, Lemondes Bring Meeting Of The Assembly Minority Conference Task Force On Human Trafficking To Central New York

ALBANY, NY – Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski), co-chairs Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) and Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) and regional host Assemblyman John Lemondes (R,C-LaFayette) will hold a meeting of the Assembly Minority Conference Task Force on Human Trafficking in Western New York tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Gym of Town of Camillus Municipal Building, 4600 West Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY. Stakeholders and experts will discuss how to strengthen support for survivors, provide better tools and coordination for law enforcement, create education and training and review the impacts of the migrant crisis in relation to human trafficking. Stakeholders interested in participating in the roundtable discussion should email [email protected] to register.

Who:                   Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski)
                            Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden), Co-Chair
                            Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston), Co-Chair
                            Assemblyman John Lemondes (R,C-LaFayette), regional host
                            Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22)
                            John Walsh, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
and former host of America’s Most Wanted
                            Legislator Rich McCarron, District 11, Onondaga County
                            Sheriff Tobias Shelley, Onondaga County
                            District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci, Cayuga County
                            Senior ADA Courtney Venditte, Cayuga County
                            Supervisor Vern J. Richardson, Town of Elbridge
                            Chief Scott Heggelke, Skaneateles Police Department
                            Chief Michael Schreyer, Town of Camillus Police Department
                            Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri, Superintendent, Baldwinsville
Central School District
                            Kelly Varamogiannis, Deputy Commissioner, Onondaga County
Department of Children and Family Services
                            Erin Yeager-Bates, Deputy Director of Operations and
Sexually Exploited Youth Specialist,
McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center
                            Olivia Stroman, Director of Anti-Trafficking,
McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center
                            Cyndi Vasile, Family and Victim Services Director,
Community Action Programs Cayuga/Seneca
Jim VanBrederode, Retire Police Chief
                            And other advocates

When:                 Tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to noon

Where:                Town of Camillus Municipal Building
4600 West Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY
                             In the Gym

Contact:              Bernadette VanDeinse, 518-879-6822
All media welcome and encouraged to attend
Photo opportunities available
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