CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Plenary Speakers
Michelle Baass
Director
California Department of Health Care Services
Doug Bond
CEO and President
Amity Foundation
Autumn Boylan
Former Deputy Director
Office of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Health Care Services
Brett Feldman
Director and Co-Founder of USC Street Medicine and Associate Professor of Family Medicine
University of Southern California Street Medicine
Susan Holt
Director of Behavioral Health and Public Guardian
County of Fresno
Elise Jones
Director
Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department
Robb Layne
Executive Director
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, Inc.
Phuong Luu
Health Officer and Public Health Division Director
Sacramento County
Ryan Mosley
Division Chief, Medi-Cal Enterprise Systems Modernization and Behavioral Health Transformation
California Department of Health Care Services
Antonette "Toni" Navarro
Director
Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness
Marlies Perez
Division Chief, Community Services Division
California Department of Health Care Services
Tyler Sadwith
State Medicaid Director & Chief Deputy Director
California Department of Health Care Services
Vikki Wachino
Founder and Executive Director
Health and Reentry Project
Paula Wilhelm
Deputy Director for Behavioral Health
California Department of Health Care Services
Workshop Speakers
Heidi Allison
Program Director and Founder
Nate's Place, A Wellness and Recovery Center
Raymond Amaya
Program Coordinator
Social Model Recovery Systems
Christina Anderson
Senior Manager
BluePath Health
Tyson Atlas
Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
The Prism Way
Ivan Bhardwaj
Division Chief, Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Policy
Department of Health Care Services
Tejasi Bilgi
Chief Recovery and Wellness Officer
La Familia
Krystle Boyd
Substance Use Disorder Registered Counselor
Ricky Brazil
Family Partner
Community Member
Carroll Brown
Director
Fostering Resilience Project
Sabrina Brunner
Director of Residential Programs
Janus of Santa Cruz
Rudy Buehler
Branch Chief, Licensing & Certification Division
Department of Health Care Services
Allen Burnett
Executive Director
The Prism Way
Maria Cahoy
Clinical Coordinator
Social Model Recovery Systems
Arianna Campbell
Multiple Principle Investigator
Bridge Center for Substance Use Disorder and Co-occuring Mental Health Disorder Care, Public Health
Dre Cantwell-Frank
National Program Director, EMS Program Director, and Principal Investigator
Bridge to Treatment
Lisette Carmona
Social Work Manager, Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine, Street Medicine Division
University of Southern California
Christina Catipay
Vice President, Behavioral Health Medical Services
HealthRIGHT 360
Matt Cervantes
Associate Vice President of Programs
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
Cherene Cexil
Head of Marketing and Communications
Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health
Alberto Chavez
Section Chief, Licensing & Certification Division
Department of Health Care Services
Hung "David" Chen
Unit Chief, Licensing & Certification Division
Department of Health Care Services
Kristina Clark
President
KM Clark Consulting Group
Prue Cooper
ASCEND Program Instructor;Director of Paraprofessional/Substance Use Disorder Training and Innovatio
University of California, San Diego, Division of Extended Studies; Pacific Training Institute
Richard Crowe
Peer Support Specialist II
Janus of Santa Cruz
Itzia Cruz
Director of Clinical Services
Horizon Treatment Services
Carson Dacus
Sr. Product Manager – Behavioral Health Transformation
Department of Health Care Services
Emily Dale
Healthcare Education Director
University of California San Diego, Division of Extended Studies
Jessica Delaney
Program Manager, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California – Promise Health Plan
Wendy DeSantiago
Administrative Director
Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.
Adam Diaz
Associate Director of Clinical Services
Horizon Treatment Services
Kyle Donovan
Product Manager
Department of Health Care Services
Vitka Eisen
President & Chief Executive Officer
HealthRight 360
Christian Espinoza
Director of Clinic Operations
Tarzana Treatment Centers
Brandon Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer
CRI-Help, Inc.
Jean Field
Director of Policy and Implementation
Homebase
Sheku Fofana
Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Julie Freitas
Alcohol and Other Drugs Administrator
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
April Frey
Integrated Programs Administrator
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs, BH Collaborative Courts and Juvenile Justice
Denise Galvez
Branch Chief, Prevention and Youth Branch
Community Services Division, Department of Health Care Services
Hannah Garber
Executive Director
La Vida Nueva
Scott Genschmer
Substance Use Disorder Program Manager
Placer County Health and Human Services
Victor Gonzales
Community Health Worker | Housing Navigator | Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Nate's Place, A Wellness and Recovery Center
Baldomero Gonzalez
Director of Operations
CRI-Help, Inc.
Meenal Gounder
Section Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Brandon Green
Unit Chief
Department of Health Care Services
Jessica Guiver
Chief Operating Officer
Janus of Santa Cruz
Molly Gurrola
Peer Support Recovery Coach
Nate's Place, A Wellness and Recovery Center
Haylea Hannah
Director of Research
California Mental Health Services Authority
Andrew Herring
Multiple Principle Investigator
Bridge Center for Substance Use Disorder and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorder Care
Evan Hoese
Chief Quality and Analytics Officer
HealthRIGHT 360
Randolph Holmes
Chief Medical Officer
Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Emily Hosea
Managing Director, Behavioral Health and Opioid Treatment Programs
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Brian Hurley
Interim Director, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health
Ako Jacintho
Director of Addiction Medicine
HealthRIGHT 360
Glenn Johnson
Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Coordinator
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
Sam Joo
Chief Executive Officer
Asian American Drug Abuse Program
Guadalupe (Lupe) Juarez
Program Director
La Vida Nueva
Dawn Kaiser
Senior Director of Analytics & Insights
California Mental Health Services Authority
Chelsea Kelleher
Director
Aurrera Health Group
Don Kendrick
Senior Peer Support Specialist
Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health
Tina Kim
Division Chief
Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health
Tiffany Laffoon
Director of Case Management
Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction
Kiki Laino
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
Vanessa Lam
Senior Staff Analyst
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Bureau
Kyle Lawson
Program Supervisor for Adult Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Programs
La Familia
Lauren Lee
Residential Service Manager
Asian American Drug Abuse Program
Sarah Leff
Deputy Director
Aurrera Health
Alex Luchini
Information Technology Manager
Department of Health Care Services
Michael Lynch
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Improve Your Tomorrow
Amanda Martinez-Cutler
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Tarzana Treatment Centers
Amy Mathieson
Youth Leadership Development Program Director
Two Feathers Native American Family Services
Loris Mattox
Harm Reduction Specialist
California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
Walker McFarlan
Director of Clinical Care
HealthRIGHT 360
Amy McIlvaine
Director
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Jude Meraz
Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor
KindFul Restoration
Britt Miazgowicz
Vice President of Contracts and Implementation
HealthRIGHT 360
Amie Miller
Executive Director
California Mental Health Services Authority
Rhyan Miller
Deputy Director Integrated Programs
Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health
Virgil Moorehead
Executive Director
Two Feathers Native American Family Services
Antonne Moore
Division Chief, Strategic Network Division
Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Megan Morgan
Community Liaison
Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department
Aimee Moulin
Chief of Division Addiction Medicine, Dept Emergency Medicine
University of California, Davis
Juliette Mullin
Director
Manatt Health
Julia Murphy
Senior Director
Connecting for Better Health
Anna Naify
Consulting Psychologist
Department of Health Care Services
John Nuhn
Faculty
Ventura Family Medicine Residency & Addiction Medicine Fellowship