Alliance Alert: The Board of Directors of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery is very pleased to honor 3 extraordinary and inspiring leaders at 4:30 pm this Thursday at the Albany Marriott, the site of our Annual Executive Seminar. See below for some details about them.
Also take a look at the attached program for details
about this Thursday’s and Friday’s Seminar schedule.
We know some of you have already be faced with funding cuts
and we anticipate that more might be on the horizon:
that why we’ve cut our program rate down to $99 for the 2-day program.
The Seminar will be held at the Albany Marriott this coming Thursday-Friday (April 24-25)
Register for the conference here and for the Marriott Hotel here.
Emil Slane
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emil Slane retired from public service in 2024 after more than three decades with New York State. He served as a longstanding Deputy Commissioner and Chief Fiscal Officer for the Office of Mental Health (OMH) with responsibility for budgeting and fiscal administration relating to the public mental health system.
Emil joined OMH in 2008 as the Director of Community Budget and Financial Management responsible for administering funding for residential, treatment and community support programs. He previously worked at the Division of the Budget in the Health and Mental Hygiene Units for 13 years and has extensive expertise related to New York’s health care and human services delivery systems.
During his State career, Emil received numerous policy and leadership awards including recognition from the Mental Health Association in New York State, Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies and the Association for Community Living. Emil has a M.S. in Management and Policy (1993) with a concentration in Health Care Management from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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Lenora Reid-Rose
Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumously)
For more than three decades, Lenora led with purpose and passion, shaping the fields of cultural competence and health equity with an unwavering commitment to justice and inclusion. As a leader at CCSI, she worked tirelessly to help agencies and organizations understand and advance their positions on the continuum of cultural competence. While at CCSI, she became a fearless friend of the Alliance (formerly NYAPRS) and helped start the cultural competence committee. She was far ahead of her time with the issues we still wrestle with today.
Lenora’s contributions extended far beyond any single organization. She shared her expertise on the state, regional, and national levels, lending her knowledge to critical initiatives in behavioral health and social justice. Her leadership on the Board of Directors of the Alliance and her involvement with the American Association of Mental Health Administrators demonstrated her steadfast commitment to advancing mental health policy and practice. Additionally, she co-directed the Nathan Kline Center of Excellence, served on the New York State Office of Mental Health Multicultural Advisory Committee, and was a dedicated member of the NYS Minority Health Council, advocating for the preservation and improvement of minority health across the state.
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Patrick Wildes
Public Policy Leadership Award
Pat Wildes is an attorney and career public servant who has dedicated his professional life to advancing se professional journey has been dedicated to the human services sector. Pat spent nearly five years in the New York State Governor’s Office, most recently as Assistant Secretary for Human Services and Mental Hygiene. In this capacity, Pat managed the operations of several state agencies, including the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports. He played a critical role in the formulation and execution of the Governor’s human services policy agenda and was a key player in the implementation of the Governor’s historic investments into New York State’s mental health system. Earlier in his career, Pat served in several legal roles at the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. In these capacities, he represented the state in legal proceedings and advised on investigations related to the protection of vulnerable New Yorkers. Pat holds a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School to which he recently returned as DEAN….and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Skidmore College. He is a Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region.