Quarterly Chapter Meeting/Event: June 19, 2021

Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 (303-791-READ)

Also Via Zoom; (Information on how to join the presentation will be posted in the Sisters in Crime-Colorado Groups.io members listserv.)

Please note: Chapter meetings are a member only benefit. You can learn more about us and our chapter here: https://sistersincrimecolorado.org/join/

To request more information, please use our contact form: https://sistersincrimecolorado.org/connect/

PROGRAM/SCHEDULE

9:30-10:00 am
Welcome, Announcements

10:00 am-12:00 pm
Here Comes Summer: A Season to Play Mindfully, Write Miraculously – Stephanie West Allen

Feeling a little depleted from the rigors of 2020? Join us for Stephanie West Allen’s presentation on playfulness, an attitude, a way of being, that can be valuable in most of life’s endeavors, including writing. Playfulness can boost essential components of the writing process (including imagination, motivation, and creation), and Stephanie will guide us through a look at what neuroscience can teach us about grabbing a reader’s attention, how to be mindful of our own attention, the close alignment between playfulness and miracles, and the benefits of being playful.

Attributes of the attitude of playfulness—such as joy, stress reduction, social connection, improvisation, generosity of spirit, and creativity—are perhaps even more treasured after these last several months of the pandemic. At the end of this workshop, maybe we can declare this summer the season of play?

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch (brown bag or visit nearby restaurants)

1:00-3:00 pm
CSI: The Real Story (Not That TV Show) – Lisa N Provost, CCSI, Crime Scene Investigations Supervisor, Aurora Police Department

This presentation will discuss how a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) approaches, analyzes, and processes a suspected crime scene, as well as processing techniques and challenges faced in the field. Mrs. Provost will also give participants a chance to view photographs of suspected crime scenes in order to attempt to determine what happened and if a crime actually occurred.

Please note this presentation may include graphic/adult content including nudity, deceased individuals in varying states of decomposition, trauma, mental illness, and addiction.

Please feel free to come to either the morning or afternoon session if you cannot attend both.

Please note: Chapter meetings are a member only benefit. You can learn more about us and our chapter here: https://sistersincrimecolorado.org/join/
To request more information, please use our contact form: https://sistersincrimecolorado.org/connect/

Please RSVP at our Meetup Page: https://www.meetup.com/Sisters-in-Crime-Colorado/events/278777831/

The Zoom login information is posted in the chapter’s groups.io listserv.

About the Presenters:

Stephanie West Allen’s career history includes lawyer, candy maker, high school teacher, cocktail waitress, and college instructor. Her diverse background allows her to bring a multidisciplinary approach to the workshops she presents (and has presented for several decades) on topics such as the neuroscience of conflict resolution, improvisation, writing, and the benefits of play. She is a member of several organizations including Association for Psychological Science and a number of writing organizations.

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Lisa Provost has a Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Biology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Mrs. Provost has been in the field of Forensic Science since December 2012, when she started with the Fayetteville Police Department in Fayetteville, NC as a Forensic Technician. In May of 2015, she was promoted to the rank of Forensic Supervisor. In May of 2019, Mrs. Provost moved to Colorado after being hired by the Aurora Police Department as a Forensic Supervisor. Mrs. Provost has over 500 hours of Forensic/Crime Scene training as well as over 500 hours of leadership training and is a Certified Crime Scene Investigator with the International Association for Identification (IAI).

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This event is funded and presented by Sisters in Crime-Colorado and is not sponsored by Douglas County Libraries.

To request more information, please use our contact form.