The Eighth Annual Ethics Seminar November 7, 2014
“IDENTIFYING AND AVOIDING ETHICAL TRAPS”
PROGRAM
7:30 – 8:15 AM REGISTRATION, NETWORKING & BREAKFAST BUFFET 8:15 – 8:20 AM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
ERIC DUMBAUGH, Ph.D., AICP
Associate Professor and Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, College for Design and Social Inquiry, and Director of Transportation and Livability, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
8:20 – 8:30 AM AUDIENCE SURVEY & INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE CONTROLS THOMAS F. MULLIN, ESQ., LEED AP
Attorney, Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White & Lioce, P.A., Boca Raton
8:30 – 9:00 AM OVERCOMING THE JUSTIFICATION FOR UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Speaker
RANDI L. SIMS, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
9:00 – 9:30 AM PUBLIC ETHICS IN THE NEWS, 2013-2014 Speaker
FRANK S. PALEN, ESQ., AICP
Partner, Caldwell Pacetti Edwards Schoech & Viator, LLP, West Palm Beach
9:30 – 10:00 AM ETHICAL SCENARO #1: THE STAFF REPORT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
SETH C. BEHN, AICP
10:15 – 11:15 AM ETHICAL SCENARIO #1: THE STAFF REPORT PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator
SETH C. BEHN, AICP
Senior Law Clerk, Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., West Palm Beach Panel Speakers
MERLE H. BISHOP, FAICP, CPM
Growth Management Department Director, City of Winter Haven MICHAEL J. BUSHA, AICP
Executive Director, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Stuart KATY SORENSON
President & CEO, The Good Government Initiative at the University Of Miami, Coral Gables, and Former County Commissioner, Miami-Dade County
11:15 AM –
12:00 PM COUNSEL AS ETHICAL COUNSELOR
ATTORNEY PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator
THOMAS F. MULLIN, ESQ., LEED AP
Attorney, Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White & Lioce, P.A., Boca Raton Panel Speakers
PETER J. HENN, ESQ.
Instructor, Florida Atlantic University, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Boca Raton
MARK MILLER, ESQ.
Managing Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation, Atlantic Center, Palm Beach Gardens
SUSAN L. TREVARTHEN, ESQ., FAICP Attorney, Weiss Serota Helfman
Fort Lauderdale
12:00 – 12:30 PM LUNCH BUFFET
(Please return to your seats with your lunch as quickly as possible so you can fully enjoy our Keynote Speaker’s insights!)
12:30 – 1:15 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS – HEAVEN, HELL AND HARVARD Introduction
SUSAN M. COUGHANOUR, AICP
Board Member, Treasure Coast Section, Florida Chapter, American Planning Association and Palm Beach County Planning Congress, Inc.,
Lake Worth Speaker
CARLA MILLER, ESQ.
Founder and President, City Ethics
Director, Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight, City of Jacksonville Fellow, Edmond Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, 2013-2015
1:15 – 1:30 PM STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS: WHO DO WE WORK FOR? Introduction
J. PRESTON JONES, D.B.A.
Dean, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
Speaker
RANDI L. SIMS, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
1:30 – 2:00 PM COMPETING STAKEHOLDERS: IS THERE A WIN-WIN? Introduction
FRANK S. PALEN, ESQ., AICP
Partner, Caldwell Pacetti Edwards Schoech & Viator, LLP, West Palm Beach Speaker
DANIEL B. KRASSNER
2:00 – 2:30 PM ETHICAL SCENARIO #2: THE WHISTLE BLOWER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
RAMSAY BULKELEY, ESQ.
Director, Code Enforcement Division, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach
2:30 – 2:45 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
2:45 – 3:30 PM ETHICAL SCENARIO #2: THE WHISTLE BLOWER PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator
RAMSAY BULKELEY, ESQ.
Director, Code Enforcement Division, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach Panel Speakers
FRANK G. CASSIDY, CEP
Manager, Code Compliance Division, City of Cape Coral HERBERT W.A. THIELE, ESQ.
County Attorney, Leon County, Tallahassee MARIE L. YORK, FAICP
President, York Solutions, LLC, Jupiter
3:30 – 4:15 PM THE ROLE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN PROMOTING ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT
Introduction
FRANK S. PALEN, ESQ., AICP
Partner, Caldwell Pacetti Edwards Schoech & Viator, LLP, West Palm Beach Speakers
JOHN A. CAREY, CIG®
Inspector General, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach SAMUEL S. GOREN, ESQ.
4:15 – 4:45 PM WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Introduction
DAWN C. SONNEBORN, AICP Chair, Broward Section, APA Florida
and Principal Planner, City of Palm Beach Gardens Speaker
FRANK SCHNIDMAN, J.D., LL.M.
Henry D. Epstein Distinguished Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Executive Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
4:45 – 5:00 PM FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURN THOMAS F. MULLIN, ESQ., LEED AP
Attorney; Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White & Lioce, P.A., Boca Raton
SAVE THE DATE!
OUR NINTH ANNUAL ETHICS SEMINAR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 (Tentative)
SPECIAL THANKS TO
the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship for complimentary copies of “The Ethical Executive” given in memory of
Dr. Paul Hersey
Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies at Nova Southeastern University
REMINDERS!
If your Professional Certification or Association requires it, please be sure to sign the applicable Attendance Sheets available at the Front Desk in the Lobby.
Before you leave, please fill out and return your Evaluation Forms and Remote Controls in order to receive your personal copy of the book
