Amanda Henderson
MS, CPRP Member and Senior Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist
Chris Assini
Director of Policy, Friends of Recovery
Gretchen Grappone
LICSW, Gretchen Grappone Consulting
Katrina Marshall
CRPA/CARC/RCP-F, Owner & Operator, AnchorWell
Liliane Drago
MA, CASAC Master Counselor, MAC, Outreach Development Corporation
Monika Taylor
MS, MSBA, LCSW, CASAC, Director of Addiction Treatment Services, Crouse Health
Venus Moore
MPA, CASAC Candidate, Team Leader, Bronx Problem Gambling Resource Center
Carl Feren
MPA, CASAC, President & CEO, Camelot of Staten Island
Joshua Ayala
MA, Senior Director for Safe Options Support (SOS), ACMH, Inc.
Kimberly Affinati
Director, Prevention, and Quality Improvement
Nadia Bey-Wright
LMSW, CASAC
Jennifer Cervi
LCSW, CASAC
Ronald Colavito
MBA, President and CEO, Access: Supports for Living and Access: Network
Carmelita Cruz
Director, JD, Office of Health Equity and Policy Initiatives or reseacher
Deirdre De Leo
MA, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health & Assessment Programs
Matthew Dunn
PhD, Founder, Living Groups, Team Leader of Leadership Development, Helio Heath, Author, The Rhythm of Us
Hon. Jessica Earle-Gargan
Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term
Emma Fabian
MSW, New York State Harm Reduction Association
Jennifer Haggerty
LCSW, Bureau Director Division of Prevention, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Grace Hennessy
MD, Chief of Addiction Psychiatry, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Lara Kassel
Coalition Coordinator, Medicaid Matters, NY
Yee Shun (Erica) Kwan
LMHC-D, Senior Director, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), CASES
Patricia Lincourt
Deputy Commissioner of Programs
Michelle McCrum
Deputy Director, Office of Data and Analytics
Michael Morgese
LMSW Director of Forensics and Crisis Services (CCSI)
Michael Orth
Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, Chair, NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc.
Jessica Pidgeon
NYS Justice Center Chief of Staff
Monroe Shim
MSW Candidate, Training Institute Specialist, LGBTQ Liaisons Chair, Core Values Committee Member, Helio Health
Tracey Sosa
NYS Justice Center Assistant Director of Prevention and Quality Improvement
Sue Thau
MCRP, Public Policy Consultant, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Adam Viera
PhD, Associate Commissioner of Harm Reduction, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
speakers
Barbara Salcedo
MPH, Director of Quality Improvement and Informatic, VIP Community Services
Christy Winter
LMSW, Cantata Health Solutions
Joelle Ballam-Schwan
Director of Programs and Engagement, Supportive Housing Network of New York
Yee Shun (Erica) Kwan
LMHC-D, Senior Director, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), CASES
Meg Kirk
LCSW, Director, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Services
Robert Kent
President, Kent Strategic Advisors; Former General Counsel, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and OASAS
Zachariah Hennessey
MA, Chief Strategy Officer, Public Health Solutions
Sarah Koch
LMSW, Mental Health Program Specialist II, Bureau of Housing Development and Support, Homeless Support Unit, NYS Office of Mental Health
Carlos Garcia
MA, Chief Operating Officer, ACMH, Inc.
Robert Anderson
LCSW-R, Master CASAC G, CRPA, CARC
Mikel Butler
Certified Recovery Peer Advocate and Residential Coordinato
Lauren Cestone
PhD, LMSW
Lisa Cole
Deputy Director, Office of Incident Management
Chinazo Cunningham
M.D., Commissioner
Rob DeLeon
President & CEO, The Fortune Society
Melissa Earle
Ph.D., LCSW, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of CASAC and Addictions Education, Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare
Margaret Egan
First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Correction (DOC)
Jessica Fear
LMFT, Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health, VNS Health
Brenda Harris-Collins
Director of Bureau of Recovery, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Gene Heskin
LMSW, Master CASAC, MBA, Director of Admissions for Odyssey House
Natalie Kovacs
LCSW, Program Manager, Parachute
Luis LaBoy
LMSW, SIFI, MPA, Master CASAC-G, CRPA, Senior Administrator for OASAS Residential Services, Acacia Network
Maria Lisi-Murray
Acting Executive Director
Xavier McDaniel
Xavier McDaniel, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
Esther Obanero
MBA, CISA, CSM, Director of Healthcare of Informatics, Compliance, Quality Management, Data, and IT, Bridging Access to Care, Inc.
Debra Pantin
MSW, MS
Deepa Rajulu
MS, Deputy Director, Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Outbreak Response
Jody Signoracci
Deputy Director, Office of Outreach, Prevention, & Support
Kristen Stanton
MS, Suicide Prevention Center of New York, New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Ellen Tryon
Director, Criminal Justice Division, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Sarah Wagner
Research Scientist, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Dani York
LCAT, RDT, Drama Therapist, Director of Clinical Support & Enhancement, Services for the UnderServed
Nell Colón
Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Community Partnerships
Andona Pepic
BSW, CRPA — Program Assistant, NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) INSET
Carl Feren
MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Camelot Counseling of Staten Island
Geodana Weber
LCSW, Chief Program Officer, Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
Josh Rubin
LCSW, Chief Program Officer, Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
Laura Combs
LCSW-R, CASAC-G, CPP, Executive Director, New Choices Recovery Center
Melissa Diaz
MPS, LCAT, CLAT, ATR-BC, Senior Training and Implementation Specialist, New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist, InUnity Alliance
Tara Fisher
LICSW, Managing Director, Advocates for Human Potential (AHP)
Luke J. Nasta
MPA, CASAC, President & CEO, Camelot of Staten Island
Melissa Beall
M.A., Unit Director of Care Coordination, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Treatment, and Care Coordination, NYS Office of Mental Health
Mark Graham
LCSW, Senior Vice President for Community Care, ACMH, Inc.
Haven Battles
PhD
Carol Casale
Regional Assistant Chief, Office of Investigations
Alan Clear
Director, Office of Drug User Health, AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health
Tracey L. Collins
Executive Deputy Commissioner
Ronald Day
Chief Operating Officer, The Fortune Society
Rose Duhan
President & CEO, Community Health Care Association of NYS (CHCANYS)
Julia Fesco
Director of the Workforce Development and Talent Management Bureau, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Adrienne Elliot
Master CASAC, Director of Morning Star Community, SCO Family of Services
Sarah Gilliard
Program Director of our Harlem CCBHC
Brigette Hartman-DeCenzo
LCSW, Division of Addiction Treatment and Recovery (ATAR), New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Ashly Jordan
PhD, MPH, Director of Research and Program Evaluation, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Sam Kowala
LMSW, Division of Addiction Treatment and Recovery (ATAR), New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Kym Laube
Executive Director, HUGS, Inc.
Sarah March
LMHC-D, LMSW, Master CASAC – Samaritan Daytop Village
Denise Miranda
Commissioner, New York State Division of Human Rights
Nikki O’Meara
NYS Justice Center Director of Quality and Process Improvement
Amie Parikh
MA, Chief Executive Officer, Hudson Valley Care Coalition
Rossana Rosado
Commissioner, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
Carolann Slattery
EdD, MSW, LCSW-R. Chief Clinical Officer at Samaritan Daytop Village
Ann Marie Sullivan
M.D., Commissioner of the NYS Office of Mental Health
Jeanie Tse
MD, Senior Medical Director, Fountain House, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
Nova Yanoch
MSW Candidate, MPA, E-RYT, Reiki Level II Practitioner, Roots Yoga and Wellness Sanctuary
Weihui Zhang
Research Scientist, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Joseph Popcun
Executive Deputy Commissioner of DCJS
Niya Branham
Product Manager, Cantata Health Solutions
Em Wasserman
Deputy Director, Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services (OAPSS); B.A. in Social Science, Human Rights Advocacy; M.P.A. candidate