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Sunday, April 30, 2023
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration Open

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Medical Director Institute

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Mental Health First Aid Summit

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Mental Health First Aid Summit

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

MHFA1 - MHFA Summit Opening Plenary

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Ruby Brown-Herring, MEd, BSW (she/her/hers) – RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Gina Ehlert, MEd – GETrainingSolutions

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Lee A. Berlinquette – Mental Health First Aid

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Deanna Roepke – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Tramaine EL-Amin, MA – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA Discussion Roundtables

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA2 - MHFA for Higher Education: ALGEE Goes to College

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Katie Noble, M.S.Ed. (they/them/theirs) – Noble Wellbeing, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Ruth Kaluski, MS, CRC, LMHC (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association in New Jersey

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Bonnie Gasior, MA, PhD (she/her/hers) – California State University, Long Beach

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Darci L. Strother, PhD, MA (she/her/hers) – California State University San Marcos

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jaime L. Angelini, MA, DRCC (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association in NJ

MHFA Summit: Engaging Communities

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA3 - Road to Recovery: Addressing Substance Use and Suicide with Storytelling in MHFA

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Michele M. Pilon, BA (she/her/hers) – Washington Wellness with Michele

Presenter - MHFA Summit: T-Kea Blackman, MPS, CPRS – Mental Health Empowerment Agency

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Steve Miller, Certified Teen, Youth and Adult MHFA – Mid-America PTTC

MHFA Summit: Sharpen Your Skills

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA4 - Engaging Communities of Color in MHFA

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Rachel Johnson, LMSW, MFT, CD (she/her/hers) – Black Health, Inc.

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Veron E. Blue, AA – Faith & Community Wellness, Inc.

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Keely Petty, PhD (she/her/hers) – Kick Start Your Life™ with Dr. Keely!

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Beverly Watts-Davis, MA (she/her/hers) – WestCare Foundation/Westcare Texas

MHFA Summit: Innovation

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA5 - Representation and Relavance: Adapting YMHFA for Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Communities

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Teresa Gomez, MA – University of New Mexico - Community Behavioral Health Division

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jennifer S. Nanez, MSW, LMSW (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Suzanne L. Pearlman, MA (she/her/hers) – Mental Health First Aid

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Kathleen Stone, EdD (she/her/hers) – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

MHFA Summit: Core Curricula

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA6 - Chewing Through Iron: Resistance to Addressing Mental Health and Wellness in Military, Veterans, and First Responder Communities

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Angela J. Leath, MSW – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Kerry Renner, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jeremy Streem (he/him/his) – VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jeremy F. Romo, MA – St. Louis County Police Department

MHFA Summit: Expanding Your Reach

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

MHFA7 - Keys to Becoming a Rockstar Coordinator

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Ruby Brown-Herring, MEd, BSW (she/her/hers) – RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Amy Sanders (she/her/hers) – North Texas Behavioral Health Authority

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Indu G. Radhakrishnan (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association of Maryland

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Leah Bentfield (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association of Maryland

MHFA Summit: MHFA for Organizations

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA Discussion Roundtables

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA8 - Getting Down to Business: Securing Partnerships, Grants and Funding for MHFA

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Rob Vallentine, MBA (he/him/his) – Heart Consulting

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Ruby Brown-Herring, MEd, BSW (she/her/hers) – RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC

MHFA Summit: MHFA for Organizations

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA9 - Implementation Wins: Growing from Challenges and Struggles

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Rachel Taube, MSW (she/her/hers) – Mental Health First Aid Missouri

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Megan Clifford, LCSW_R – Wellness Associates of Greater Rochester LLC.

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Joe Gratzel, MDiv (he/him/his) – 1. Preferred Behavioral Health Group 2. Next Level Training and Consulting Group, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Candace Alba-Marshall (she/her/hers) – Mental Health First Aid Missouri/MIMH/UMSL

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Isaac S. Sandidge, MA – Missouri Institute of Mental Health

MHFA Summit: Expanding Your Reach

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA10 - Unlimited Engagement: How to Capture and Captivate your Learners

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Gina Ehlert, MEd – GETrainingSolutions

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Taylor W. Morgan – State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Vidya Ayyr, MPH, CHWI (she/her/hers) – BrainCharge

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Nelly Cuenca, MSM (she/her/hers) – MaaPaa.org

MHFA Summit: Sharpen Your Skills

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA11 - Queer Intentions: Creating Affirming and Intersectional LGBTQ+ Spaces

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Katie Noble, M.S.Ed. (they/them/theirs) – Noble Wellbeing, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Zackarina Jenny-hoe, MS, NBC-HWC (she/her/hers) – Queer Entertainers Coalition for LGBTQ+ Public Health

MHFA Summit: Engaging Communities

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA12 - Building Momentum: Implementing Mental Health First Aid Statewide, Agricultural and Rural Communities

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Amelia Anderson

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jondell Lafont-Garcia, MA, LPC (she/her/hers) – Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Bridget Ann Britton, MSW, LSW (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University Extension

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jami Dellfield, MA (she/her/hers) – Ohio State University

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Sarah J. Noggle, MS in Education (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University/Department of Extension

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Valerie English Cooper (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Education Collaborative

MHFA Summit: Innovation

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MHFA13 - Youth Voice: Amplifying Approaches to Supporting Young Adult Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Rohesia Hicks, MPA (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University-Newark

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Tymeera A. Freeman, Bachelor (she/her/hers) – Rutgers University-Newark

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Chandrakala Ganesh, PhD (she/her/hers) – California State University, East Bay

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Ruth Kaluski, MS, CRC, LMHC (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association in New Jersey

MHFA Summit: Core Curricula

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

MHFA Summit Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:05 PM

MHFA14 - MHFA Impact Awards

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Deanna Roepke – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Tramaine EL-Amin, MA – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

1:10 PM – 1:35 PM

MHFA15 - Level Up Your Presentation Skills

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Gerry Sandusky – The Sandusky Group

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA Discussion Roundtables

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA16 - What New Jersey is Learning: Best Practices for Implementing Teen MHFA

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Ruth Kaluski, MS, CRC, LMHC (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association in New Jersey

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jaime L. Angelini, MA, DRCC (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Association in NJ

MHFA Summit: Innovation

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA17 - MHFA Across Faith Communities

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Valerie English Cooper (she/her/hers) – Mental Health Education Collaborative

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Mamun Rahman, MPH – NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Beth Lipschutz, MSW (she/her/hers) – Jewish Federations of North America

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Abeda Khanam, MA (she/her/hers) – New York City Department of Education

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Rebecca Pearsall, MSW (she/her/hers) – Saint Basil Academy

MHFA Summit: Engaging Communities

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA18 - Up Your Instructor Game: Facilitating MHFA Like a Pro

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Carrie Hill, MA – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jennifer L. Hilton, BA (she/her/hers) – WestCare Foundation

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Lynn Hennighausen, MS – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

MHFA Summit: Sharpen Your Skills

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA19 - Making Youth MHFA Work: Tools for Transforming our Communities

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Lisa Bellile, M.S. Ed. (she/her/hers) – Ashwaubenon School District

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Lori Butterworth, MED, MA – AIM Youth Mental Health

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Michele M. Pilon, BA (she/her/hers) – Washington Wellness with Michele

MHFA Summit: Core Curricula

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA20 - Mental Health Through a Cultural Lens: How Our World View Affects Our Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Krystalynn Williams, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) (she/her/hers) – Krystal Clear Mind

Presenter - MHFA Summit: JR Kuo, MA – CoffeeWithJR

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Ghada Khan, DPH – American Muslim Health Professionals

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Suzanne L. Pearlman, MA (she/her/hers) – Mental Health First Aid

MHFA Summit: Expanding Your Reach

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

MHFA21 - Working Together: Addressing Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Kayleigh Truman, MA (they/them/theirs) – WECA/IATSE Local One

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Shaina Fawn, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Wellbeing in Entertainment and Creative Arts

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Gina Ehlert, MEd – GETrainingSolutions

MHFA Summit: MHFA for Organizations

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA Discussion Roundtables

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA22 - Impactful Approaches to Engage Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in MHFA

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD (she/her/hers) – California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Nancy Ho

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Wendy Wang

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Nina Loc, MA (she/her/hers) – Chinatown Service Center

MHFA Summit: MHFA for Organizations

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA23 - Reaching New Audiences through Marketing and Engagement Across Populations: Promoting your Community Specific Courses

Moderator - MHFA Summit: Paul Lauricella, MA, PMP (he/him/his) – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Rubina Ahmad, MA (she/her/hers) – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Hunter L. Strodel, MA (she/her/hers) – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

MHFA Summit: Expanding Your Reach

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA24 - Accessibility in Action: Lessons Learned from Adaptive Delivery of MHFA

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Kathleen Stone, EdD (she/her/hers) – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Brooke Briggance

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Karen Lane

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Rachel Taube, MSW (she/her/hers) – Mental Health First Aid Missouri

MHFA Summit: Core Curricula

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA25 - The Holistic Self: Mental Health First Aid Centered in Mindfulness, Lived Experience and Authentic Self-Care

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Rachael Poorman Santos, MAEd, MA, LPC, RY200 (she/her/hers) – Thornton Township High School District 205, Heads Up Holistic Wellbeing, Serendipity Yoga & Wellness

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Jenn Carson

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Shaundalyn N. Elliot, MA (she/her/hers) – Alabama State Department of Education

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Michele M. Pilon, BA (she/her/hers) – Washington Wellness with Michele

MHFA Summit: Sharpen Your Skills

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA26 - Implementing Adult MHFA in Correctional Settings

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Sarah Malarkey, MPH (she/her/hers) – Rutgers School of Public Health

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – Rutgers School of Public Health

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Mamun Rahman, MPH – NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Abeda Khanam, MA (she/her/hers) – New York City Department of Education

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Jeremy F. Romo, MA – St. Louis County Police Department

MHFA Summit: Engaging Communities

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MHFA27 - Building a Thriving MHFA Operation or Social Enterprise

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Ruby Brown-Herring, MEd, BSW (she/her/hers) – RBH Wellness Solutions, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Katie Noble, M.S.Ed. (they/them/theirs) – Noble Wellbeing, LLC

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Nikita Joslyn, LMSW (she/her/hers) – The Connection

Presenter - MHFA Summit: Richard Jones

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit: Lynn Hennighausen, MS – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

MHFA Summit: Innovation

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

MHFA28 - MHFA Summit Closing Session

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Full Day Preconference Universities

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

FD1 - Creating an Organizational Approach to Health Equity

Presenter: Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC (He/Him/El) – Multicultural Development Institute, Inc.

Health Equity

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

FD2 - Crisis Response Services Summit

Presenter: Matt St. Pierre – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter: Stephanie Katz, JD, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter: Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone

Presenter: Travis J. Atkinson, LPC (he/him/his) – TBD Solutions LLC

Presenter: Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC, MBA – Beacon Health Options

Presenter: Monica Johnson, MA, LPC (she/her/hers) – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Presenter: Brian Hepburn, MD (he/him/his) – NASMHPD

Presenter: Tia Dole

Presenter: Kenneth Minkoff, MD (he/him/his) – ZiaPartners

Presenter: Margie Balfour, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Connections Health Solutions

Presenter: Sosunmolu O. Shoyinka, MD MBA (he/him/his) – Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services

Presenter: Adam Graham, LPC – TBD Solutions

Presenter: Brett Beckerson, MSW – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Presenter: Ryan Brown, NREMT, CP-C (he/him/his) – Ute Pass Regional Health Service District

Presenter: Elan Javanfard, LMFT (he/him/his) – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Presenter: Steve Miccio (he/him/his) – People USA

Crisis Response

Matt St. Pierre – National Council for Mental Wellbeing ### 1529288###Presenter###Director###National Council for Mental Wellbeing###
Presenter: Matt St. Pierre – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
### @@@ Stephanie Katz, JD, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing ### 1248089###Presenter###Assistant Vice President, Policy and Advocacy###National Council for Mental Wellbeing###
Presenter: Stephanie Katz, JD, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
### @@@ Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone ### 469023###Presenter###Senior Vice President, Crisis Services###Centerstone###
Presenter: Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone
### @@@ Travis J. Atkinson, LPC (he/him/his) – TBD Solutions LLC ### 474786###Presenter###Director of Clinical & Crisis Services###TBD Solutions LLC###
Presenter: Travis J. Atkinson, LPC (he/him/his) – TBD Solutions LLC
### he/him/his @@@ Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC, MBA – Beacon Health Options ### 1526233###Presenter###National Crisis Lead###Beacon Health Options###
Presenter: Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC, MBA – Beacon Health Options
### @@@ Monica Johnson, MA, LPC (she/her/hers) – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ### 1929983###Presenter###Director of the 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office###Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration###
Presenter: Monica Johnson, MA, LPC (she/her/hers) – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
### she/her/hers @@@ Brian Hepburn, MD (he/him/his) – NASMHPD ### 1301176###Presenter###CEO###NASMHPD###
Presenter: Brian Hepburn, MD (he/him/his) – NASMHPD
### he/him/his @@@ Tia Dole ### 1929984###Presenter#########
Presenter: Tia Dole
### @@@ Kenneth Minkoff, MD (he/him/his) – ZiaPartners ### 478073###Presenter###Vice President and COO###ZiaPartners###
Presenter: Kenneth Minkoff, MD (he/him/his) – ZiaPartners
### he/him/his @@@ Margie Balfour, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Connections Health Solutions ### 474806###Presenter###Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation###Connections Health Solutions###
Presenter: Margie Balfour, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Connections Health Solutions
### she/her/hers @@@ Sosunmolu O. Shoyinka, MD MBA (he/him/his) – Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services ### 1533623###Presenter###Chief Medical Officer###Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services###
Presenter: Sosunmolu O. Shoyinka, MD MBA (he/him/his) – Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services
### he/him/his @@@ Adam Graham, LPC – TBD Solutions ### 1929985###Presenter###Clinical Consultant###TBD Solutions###
Presenter: Adam Graham, LPC – TBD Solutions
### @@@ Brett Beckerson, MSW – National Council for Mental Wellbeing ### 1228394###Presenter###Director, Public Policy and Advocacy###National Council for Mental Wellbeing###
Presenter: Brett Beckerson, MSW – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
### @@@ Ryan Brown, NREMT, CP-C (he/him/his) – Ute Pass Regional Health Service District ### 1929986###Presenter###Community Paramedic Captain###Ute Pass Regional Health Service District###
Presenter: Ryan Brown, NREMT, CP-C (he/him/his) – Ute Pass Regional Health Service District
### he/him/his @@@ Elan Javanfard, LMFT (he/him/his) – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services ### 474787###Presenter###Division Director###Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services###
Presenter: Elan Javanfard, LMFT (he/him/his) – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
### he/him/his @@@ Steve Miccio (he/him/his) – People USA ### 914607###Presenter###Chief Executive Officer###People USA###
Presenter: Steve Miccio (he/him/his) – People USA
### he/him/his

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
First Time Attendee Meet & Greet

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
MHFA Instructor Appreciation Reception (Invite Only)