This inaugural conference for the SCAAA is designed to provide relevant information and networking to Animal Control and Law Enforcement Officers who are currently in assignments that deal with the protection of animals on a daily basis. The conference would also be very valuable to officers and deputies who are in community services or resident deputy positions and have an interest in creating communities that encourage responsible pet ownership. We have ten speakers lined up including Sheriff Leon Lott, Attorney General Alan Wilson, Dr. Lucy Fuller and many other experts in the field of Law Enforcement.
$175 per person -- The first 75 officers to register will receive $75 off!
Conference Schedule
May 7, 2025
1600-1800: Early Registration at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1830: Networking Event at Columbia Craft Brewing, Sponsored by Humane Society of South Carolina
May 8, 2025
0730-0830: Registration and Opening Remarks
0830-0930: Sherri Cloud (Responding to Calls Dealing with Individuals with Mental Health Issues)
0930-0940: Break
0940-1030: Sherri Cloud (continues)
1030-1035: Break
1035-1210: Sheriff Leon Lott (Lessons Learned Over the Years and Leadership)
1210-1230: Break and Get Lunch
1230-1330: Connie Mawyer and Jasmine Quarles (Effective Shelter/Enforcement Relationship)
1330-1345: Break
1345-1445: Terri McCollister (DPH Rabies and Networking)
1445-1450: Break
1455-1555: Devin Gilmore (Understanding the Tactical Concerns Involved with Responding to Animal Control Calls for Service)
1600-1700: Joe Clarke (Investigation into Animal Control Call for Service… “From the Call to the Conviction”)
1830: Networking Event at Craft Axe Throwing
May 9, 2025
0800-0920: Ronni Collins (Compassion Fatigue and Officer Mental Health…. “Let’s Talk about Stress”)
0920-0930: Break
0930-1040: Scottie Frier (Understanding how an Animal Control Response can trigger a “Crisis State”
1040-1050: Break
1050-1155: Dr. Fuller (Basic First Aid/Injured Animals)
1155-1210: Break and Get Lunch
1210-1310: Michelle Proffitt (Using Social Media to get your Message to the Community)
1310-1315: Break
1315-1410: Doug McElwain (Dog Fighting, Best Practices and how SLED can Assist)
1410-1415: Break
1415-1500: Attorney General Alan Wilson (Awards and Closing)