CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Plenary Speakers
Ricky Bluthenthal
Distinguished Professor and Chair of Population and Public Health
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Brandon Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer
CRI-Help, Inc.
Brian Hurley
Medical Director, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Megan Partch
Chief Health Officer
Father Joe’s Villages
Marlies Perez
Division Chief
Community Services Division, California Department of Health Care Services
Vanessa Ramos
Advisor, Investigations Unit
Disability Rights California
Tyler Sadwith
State Medicaid Director & Chief Deputy Director
California Department of Health Care Services
Daniel Tsai
Director of Health
City and County, San Francisco
Gary Tsai
Director
Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Paula Wilhelm
Deputy Director for Behavioral Health
California Department of Health Care Services
Speakers
Keith Aldrich
President
Continuity Consulting, Inc.
Janne Ault-Brown
Director
The RAGE Project
Stacey Ault
CEO/Founder
The Race and Gender Equity Project
Carolina Ayala
Founder & CEO
The Happier Life Project
Paula Barrios Sanchez
Founder and Principal Consultant
Positive Human Factor, LLC
Phebe Bell, MSW
Director
Behavioral Health Department
Presleigh Beshirs
Clinical Associate
HOPE in the Valley
Ivan Bhardwaj
Division Chief Medi-Cal Behavioral Health-Policy Division
California Department of Health Care Services
Nora Breslin
Directing Attorney
Homebase
Carroll Brown
Founder, Owner
Carroll Brown LLC
Arlene Brown
CEO and Founder
Crossroads Recovery Center and Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services
Rudy Buehler
Section Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Diana Castillo
Divisional Director of Crisis and Housing Services
HealthRight 360
Elizabeth Cayden
Project Director, Advance Behavioral Health Prevention CA
Center for Applied Research Solutions
Prue Cooper
Director of Paraprofessional/SUD Training & Innovation
Pacific Clinics
Kelly Cowger
Branch Chief, California Department of Health Care Services
California Department of Health Care Services
Carson Dacus
Product Manager
California Department of Health Care Services
Jen Davis
Director of Product Management
California Department of Health Care Services
Jennifer Davis
Section Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Simon Dixon
CEO & Executive Creative Director
Idea Engineering
Steven Dondero
Housing Director
Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services
Amy Duganne
Consultant, Ventura County Behavioral Health
Amy Duganne Consulting
Helen DuPlessis
Principal
HMA
Vitka Eisen
CEO
Healthright 360
Addie Ellis
Founder/CEO
Unleashed You
Chris Esguerra
Chief Medical Officer
Health Plan of San Mateo
Mark Faucette
Senior Director
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Brad Friday
Program Administrator
Ventura County Behavioral Health
Denise Galvez
Branch Chief
Department of Health Care Services
Teresa Garate
Managing Director, Behavioral Health Practice
Healthcare Management Administrators
Sara Gavin
Chief Behavioral Health and Community Health Officer
CommuniCare+OLE
Scott Genschmer
Program Manager
Placer County
April Giambra
Deputy Director, Clinical Services
Lake County Behavioral Health Services
Michelle Gibson
Deputy Director
Substance Abuse Prevention and Control; Los Angeles County
Heidi Gomez
Administrator - Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs
Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health
Crystal Gonzales
Director of Peer Work
Sacramento Youth Center
Junie Gonzalez
Director of Operations
CRI-Help, Inc.
Brandon Green
Unit Chief
Department of Healthcare Services
Ashleigh Herrera
Assistant Professor
California State University, Bakersfield
Andrew Herring
Physician Chief of Addiction Medicine
Alameda Health System and the Public Health Institute--CA Bridge
Randolph P Holmes
Chief Medical Officer
Los Angeles Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Allison Homewood
Managing Principal
Aurrera Health Group
Gary Horejsi
Clinical Director
CRI-Help
Ako Jacintho
Director of Addiction Medicine
HealthRight 360
Nicole Johnson
Directing Attorney
Homebase
Elise Jones
Behavioral Health Director
Lake County Behavioral Health Services
Joaquin Jordan
Social Impact Consultant
Continuity Consulting, Inc.
Tina Kim
Chief, Health Outcomes and Data Analytics Division
Los Angeles County - Substance Abuse and Prevention Control
Kristopher Kuntz
Program Director, Housing and Homeless Strategy
Anthem Blue Cross California Medicaid Plan
Vanessa Lam
Senior Staff Analyst, Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Emme Landers
Leadership Team Member
California Youth Council
Sherry Larkins
Research Sociologist
University of California Los Angeles
Mark Lawrenz
Assistant Deputy Director
Orange County Health Care Agency
Timi Leslie
Executive Director
Connecting for Better Health
David Lisonbee
President and CEO of Twin Town Treatment Centers
Twin Town Treatment Center
Katherine Li
Senior Staff Analyst
Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Mike Martinez
Medical Director
Humanistic Alternatives to Addiction Research and Treatment
Dayna Mataisz
Director of Nursing
CRI-Help, Inc.
Amy Mathieson
Youth Leadership Development Program Director
Two Feathers Native American Family Service
Walker McFarlan
1563 Program Manager
Healthright 360
Amy McIlvaine
Director
California Institute for Behavioral Health Sciences
Erin McIntyre
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, San Marcos
University of St. Augustine for Health Services
Joseph Merchain
Community Relations Coordinator Intern
Los Angeles Lakers
Aaron Meyer
Behavioral Health Officer, Psychiatrist
City of San Diego
Rhyan Miller
Deputy Director Integrated Programs
Riverside University Health Systems Behavioral Health
LaToya Mitchell
Navigator Project Manager
CA Bridge
Julian Mitton
Medical Director
Zero Overdose
Aimee Moulin
Director/Co-Principal Investigator
CA Bridge
Rajeshni Naicker
Unit Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Brianna Nielson
Director, Medicaid and Behavioral Health Policy
Aurrera Health Group
Richard Occhino
Substance Use Program Coordinator
Lake County Behavioral Health Services
Tara Ozes
Directing Attorney
Homebase
Jacob Parkinson
Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Program Director
California Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI)
Kevin Paschall
RAP Program Manager
City of San Diego
Betsey Pettis
Deputy Director of Substance Use and Community Support Services
San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services
Amara Pickens
Deputy Executive Director
4th & Hope
Sofia Piedrahita
Community Care Coordinator, Royal Palms
Social Model Recovery Systems
Deborah Pitts
Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
University of Southern California
Charles Porter
Senior Director, Prevention Services, UCEPP
Social Model Recovery Systems
Leslie Poynor
CalSCHLS Director of Technical Assistance
WestEd
Erin Quinn
Director of Quality & Innovation
CRI-Help, Inc.
Ryan Quist
Behavioral Health Director
Sacramento County Behavioral Health Service
Uzma E. Rahman
Branch Chief
Department of Health Care Services
Chelsea Rambo
Chief Mental Health Clinician- Substance Use Services
San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services
Vanessa Ramos
Program Director, Royal Palms
Social Model Recovery Systems
Santiago Reyes
Learning Partner/Training Specialist
Pacific Clinics
Angelica Rey
Section Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Eric Rey
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
CRI-Help, Inc.
Audrey Richardson-Salinas
Deputy Director
Aurrera Health Group
Michael Rimson
Program Manager, Support Services
Skid Row Care Campus