Acting U.S. Attorney Kaufman Announces Drug Summit Agenda, Invites Participation in Person or Via Zoom
PITTSBURGH – The 2021 Western Pennsylvania Drug Summit will take place on Wednesday, July 14. 2021, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Fred Rogers Center on the campus of St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. This event is a free in-person public forum. People may also attend via Zoom at https://stvincent-edu.zoom.us/j/98611228340?pwd=Sk5PszRoMFMwN1ArMGVcU5WRDFDZz09 with the passcode aUaC3K. The agenda follows:
6:15 p.m. Welcome
Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman
Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck
Prof. Bruce Antkowiak J.D., Saint Vincent College
6:20 p.m. Keynote Address (Pre-recorded)
- Regina LaBelle, Acting Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
6:40 p.m. Emerging Drug Trafficking TrendsModerator: Troy Rivetti, Criminal Division Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Panelists: Emily Lockhart, Senior Forensic Chemist, DEA
- Steve Denhup, Intelligence Group Supervisor, DEA
- Josh Yohannon, Criminal Analyst, Homeland Security Investigations
- Ken Bacha, Westmoreland County Coroner
7:00 p.m. Best Practices in Treating Addiction
- Moderator: Ira Karoll, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Panelists: Eric Kocian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, St. Vincent College
- Tim Phillips, Director, Westmoreland Co. Drug Overdose Task Force
- Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Drug Diversion Court
- Stephanie T., Westmoreland County Drug Diversion Court Graduate
The Summit is sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, St. Vincent College, and the Westmoreland County Overdose Task Force.