Leslie Barfknecht, LCSW, ATSA-F, is co-founder of Change Partnership, LLC, an organization dedicated to training mental health and justice involved professionals and organizations on best practices. Additionally, she is a Treatment Supervisor at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, a civil commitment center for sexual offenders in Wisconsin and oversees the development and delivery of a sexual offender treatment program. Leslie is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a Certified Trainer with the International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE), both since 2013. Leslie has worked in direct practice and as an administrator in criminal justice systems for the majority of her career with those that have both committed sexual offenses and/or been subjected to sexual abuse. For the past 15 years, she has been involved in ATSA, MNATSA and WIATSA as a member, presenter and attendee at annual conferences. Leslie has been a board member of the Wisconsin ATSA chapter since 2020 and is currently serving as President.