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SAMHSA LOOKING FORWARD:
PRIORITIES AND PLANS
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, First HHS Assistant Secretary for mental Health and Substance Abuse
FINDING CONSENSUS AND FORGING COLLABORATIONS:
MOVING BEYOND THE CONTRADICTIONS AND CONFLICTS
Pete Earley, Father, Advocate and Author of “Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness”
Rebecca Farley, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, National Council for Behavioral Health
Elena Kravitz, Director for Policy and Public Engagement, NYAPRS
Jennifer Mathis, Deputy Legal Director and Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Pablo Sadler, Medical Director, Bureau of Mental Health, NYC DOHMH
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS
INNOVATIONS IN SERVICE DELIVERY:
CREATING REAL STRATEGIES, OFFERING REAL SOLUTIONS
Donna Colonna, CEO, Services for the Underserved
Jeffrey McQueen, Director, MHA of Nassau County
Robert Myers, Senior Deputy Commissioner & Division Director, Adult Services, State Hospitals and Manage Care, NYS OMH
Donna Lynn Taylor, Clinical Director, Personal Wellness Plan, (HARP), Healthfirst
Kate Davidson, Assistant Vice President for Policy & Advocacy, National Council for Behavioral Health
Moderator: Jackie Negri, Principal and Consultant, Negri Management Resources, LLC
NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR PEER SERVICES
Amy Colesante, Executive Director, MHEP
Peggy Elmer, Director, Health Home Policy and Program Development, New York State Department of Health
Ellen Healion, CEO Hands Across Long Island
Carlton Whitmore, Director, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene’s Office of Consumer Affairs
Joseph Woodward, CEO, Housing Options Made Easy
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS
DEVELOPING ROBUST ADDICTION RECOVERY SUPPORTS
Tom Coderre, Senior Advisor, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo
Steve Chassman, Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Stephanie Campbell, Friends of Recovery-NY
Robert Kent, General Counsel, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Moderator: John Coppola, Executive Director, Alcoholism and Substance Use Providers of NYS
DSRIP INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE RECOVERY AND PEER SUPPORT
Peggy Chan, Director, DSRIP, NYS Department of Health
Terri Coyle, Director Outpatient Behavioral Health, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Tyrone Garrett, Peer Wellness Coach, NYAPRS
John Javis, Director of Behavioral Health, Nassau-Queens PPS
Steve Miccio, CEO, PEOPLe, Inc.
Sharon Miller, Director of Social Work, Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital
Moderator: Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Doug VanZandt, Albany and North Country Organizer, NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement
Willie Flack III, Lieutenant, Albany Police Department
Mark Giuliano, Director of Community Support, Westchester County Department of Mental Health
Mary-Catherine Bohan, Vice President of Outpatient Services, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
Rafiq Salim, Quality Assurance Specialist, Mental Health Peer Connection
Moderator: Laverne Miller, Senior Project Director II, Policy Research Associates, Inc.
ADVANCING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THROUGH HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
Elizabeth Misa, Deputy Medicaid Director, NYS Department of Health
Nicole Haggerty, Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and Care Coordination, NYS OMH
Charles King, CEO, Housing Works, Inc.
Chris Coepland, COO, Institute for Community Living
Moderator: Kate Breslin, President and CEO, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
A PERSONAL REFLECTION AND INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE:
TAKING STOCK OF WHERE MEDICAID REDESIGN IS TODAY . . . AND WHAT LIES AHEAD
Jason Helgerson, Former NYS Medicaid Director
Greg Allen, Director, Division of Program Development and Management, Office of Health Insurance Programs, NYS Department of Health
Robert Myers, Senior Deputy Commissioner & Division Director, Adult Services, State Hospitals and Managed Care, NYS OMH
Robert Kent, General Counsel, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS
MAKING IT REAL: HOW DO WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS
Adele Gorges, Executive Director, HHUNY
John Javis, Director of Behavioral Health, Nassau-Queens PPS
Pamela Mattel, Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer, Acacia Network
Kathy Preston, Vice President, Government Programs, The New York Health Plan Association
Michael Stoltz, CEO, Association for Mental Health and Wellness
Moderator: David Woodlock, CEO, Institute for Community Living
TAKING HEALTH INEQUITY HEAD ON
Chacku Mathai, President and CEO, MHA of Rochester
Nancy Sung Shelton, Senior Consultant for Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Team, Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
Brian Smedley, Co-Founder and Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity
Facilitator: Lenora Reid-Rose, Director, Cultural Competency & Diversity Initiatives, Coordinated Care Services, Inc.