Evaluation Surveys and Continuing Education Certificates
Your feedback is important to us. At the end of the conference, evaluation surveys for each day will be emailed to you. Please complete the evaluation, prior to December 8th, for the day(s) you attended. Continuing Education and Attendance Certificates will be emailed the week of December 15, 2025, to participants that completed the evaluation survey(s).
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Fahey.
Thank You
To all of you who have accomplished so much in making this conference the successful event it has become, we want to extend sincere thanks.
Conference Committee: Co-chairs Hon. Tina Nadeau (Ret.), Maureen Derbacher; and members Alex Casale, Kate Chichester, Judy Lawler, Rosemarie Martin, Tom O’Brien, Katie O’Leary, Todd Crawford, and Emma Marietti
Executive Committee: Hon. Robert Ziemian, (Ret.), Hon. Tina Nadeau (Ret.), Judy Lawler, and Tom O’Brien
State Agency Staff: Sheila Casey, Administrator, Specialty Courts, MA Trial Court; Andrew Peck, and Anjeza Xhemollari, MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Staff Contractors: New Futures, Inc.; Jennifer Fahey, Jim Gorske, and staff at Adept Educational Institute Inc.
NEARCP Unsung Hero Award
In Memory of Michael Leis
Michael Leis was a caring and inspiring volunteer for NEARCP for more than 10 years. Without staff, Michael filled in as administrator, tech support, web developer, data analyst, photographer and general creative problem-solver. Even though he had a lifelong career as a successful hardware engineer with dozens of patents, nothing was beneath him and he took joy in learning new skills. He oiled the wheels of the Association. He had a quiet presence; in the background he saw what needed to be done or fixed and quietly did it, without asking for recognition. He believed in treatment courts and was proud of the Association. We honor him as our first Unsung Hero. Thank you for making Michael’s memory a blessing.
2025 Unsung Hero Award Recipient: Tim McNamara
NEARCP congratulates our 2025 Unsung Hero, Tim McNamara, Recovery Court Coordinator, Hillsborough County South Adult Recovery Court, New Hampshire, and recognizes with deep gratitude the contributions of all the nominees.
Thank you to those who donated to the Unsung Hero award in memory of Michael Leis, making this award possible.
Registration
[Registration has now closed. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!]
Please register here by Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
What To Expect
The NEARCP Annual Conference is designed to provide a rich blend of hands-on learning opportunities by means of workshops, panel presentations, forums, and keynote speakers.
The conference is expected to attract around 700 professionals from multiple disciplines (health professionals, mental health and substance use disorder clinicians, doctors, criminal justice professionals, probation officers, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, corrections, law enforcement, recovery support staff and advocates, state and community groups) from the New England states, reflecting a wide diversity of experience with treatment court programs, often ranging from under one year to 25 years.
Conference Goal
The goal of the conference is to promote an exchange of information, experiences, collaboration, and networking among criminal justice, treatment court, and healthcare professionals, as well as community/state leadership in the New England states regarding promising programs and strategies that have proven their effectiveness.
Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors for their support of our 2025 NEARCP Annual Conference!
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NEARCP, the judges, and the other participants do not endorse any products from exhibitors or sponsors. In addition, the views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policy of NEARCP, the judges and the other participants; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by NEARCP, the judges and the other participants.