CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Plenary Speakers
Michelle Baass
Director
California Department of Health Care Services
Marlies Perez
Division Chief
Community Services Division, California Department of Health Care Services
Brian Hurley
Medical Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Keith Aldrich
President
Continuity Consulting, Inc.
Joaquin Jordan
Social Impact Consultant
Continuity Consulting, Inc.
Sarah-Michael Gaston
Deputy Director
Youth Forward
Brittney Sampson
Youth Peer Mentor
Continuity Consulting, Inc.
Tajree Wilson
Behavioral Health Worker
Butte County
Melia Martinez
California Youth Council Member
California Youth Council
Jean Steel
Happy People Win
Fred Lee
Fred Lee - Mastermind
Speakers
Mandi Bane
Director of Strategy and Design
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health-Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Ashlee Banks
Youth Services Manager
Oakland LGBTQ Center
Haben Berhe
Deputy Provost
TTC COLLEGE
Haley Breland
Staff Research Associate
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Nhu Cao
student
California Youth Council
Elizabeth Cayden
ABHPC Project Director
CARS
Sherrie Cisneros
California Navigator Program Director
Bridge
Kelly Cowger
Branch Chief
Department of Health Care Services
Julie Curran
Supervising Behavioral Health Specialist
RUHS - BH
Kendall Darfler
Co-Principal Investigator
UCLA ISAP
Natalie Demeter
Research Scientist III
Calfiornia Department of Public Health
Jeffery Devido
Chief, Addiction Services
Marin County Health and Human Services
Aaron Diaz
Clinical Manager
HealthRIGHT360 Prototypes
Raphael DiCaprio
Substance Use Navigator
St. Joseph Hospital
Holly Echo-Hawk
Senior Advisor, California Tribal MAT/Stimulant Treatment Initiative
Kauffman & Associates
Vitka Eisen
President & CEO
HealthRIGHT 360
Melissa Espinoza
CCBHC Program Director
HealthRIGHT 360
Mark Faucette
Project Director
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Jessica Fielding
Section Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
Thomas E. Freese, PhD
Co-Director/Director
Pacific Southwest Addition Technology Transfer Center/UCLA ISAP
April Frey
BH Program Administrator
Riverside University Health Systems - Behavioral Health -Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Jessica Galura
Dean of Workforce Development
TTC College
Marylou Gilbert
Senior Research Associate
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Mason Gizard
Director of Community Programs
Sacramento Youth Center
James B. Golden
Chief Academic Officer
Tarzana Treatment Centers College
Erika Green
Project Director
CARS
Nick Gulino
Chief Executive Officer
Recover
Andrew Guy
Senior Program Manager
Advocates for Human Potential’s (AHP) Center for Technical Assistance
Syeda Hamdani
Senior Youth Advocacy Specialist
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Paul Harkin
Director of Harm Reduction Services
HealthRIGHT 360
Albert Hasson
Consultant
Rebecca Heilman
Research Analyst IV – Quality Management Services (QMS)
Orange County Health Care Agency
Lisa Heintz
Director, Legislation and Special Projects
CDCR/CCHCS
Nancy Hernández
Psychotherapist
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Andrew Herring
Chief of Addiction Medicine and Principle Investigator
Alameda Health System & California Bridge, Public Health Institute
Christie Hoffmann
N/A
BHRS
Patrick Hogan
Deputy District Attorney
Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office
Alejandra Huerta
Social Worker Associate
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Veronica Johnson
Program Coordinator
Public Health Institute Center for Health Leadership and Impact
Renee Kanan
Deputy Director Medical Services
CDCR
Palvinder Kaur
Senior Program Officer
Sierra Health Foundation
Veronica Kelley
Chief, Mental Health and Recovery Services
Orange County
Tina Kim
Branch Chief, Health Outcomes & Data Analytics Branch LA SAPC
Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Athila Lambino
Director of Licensing & Certification
HealthRIGHT 360
Sherry Larkins
Principal Investigator
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Azahar Lopez
Interim Director, HCA MHRS Quality Management Services
OC Health Care Agency
Veronica Lopez
Student
California Youth Council
Karya Lustig
Co-Director, PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact
Public Health Institute
Stephanie Macwhorter
Chief Operating Officer
Janus of Santa Cruz
Brittany Maksimovic
Post Incarceration Peer Support (PIPS) Program Manager
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
Tiffany Malone
Senior Program Manager and Grantee Coach Lead
Advocates for Human Potential
Jennifer Marsh
SUD Prevention Services Coordinator
Stanislaus County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Shannon McCleerey-Hooper
Deputy Director of Peer Support Services
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health
Barbara Meinke
Director of Intern and Readiness Programs
HealthRIGHT 360
Oscar Mendoza
Dean of Public Relations
TTC College
Gloria Miele
Program Director
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Rhyan Miller
Deputy Director, Integrated Programs
Riverside County
Maisy Morrison
Director of Strategy and Design
Janus of Santa Cruz
Anno Nakai
Executive Director
Sierra Native Alliance
Nilab Nawabi
Chief People Officer
HealthRIGHT 360
Pete Nielsen
President/CEO
CCAPP
Elizabeth Norris-Walczak
Section Manager Youth and Family Services -- Systems of Care Branch
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Mateo Ortega
Youth Programs Coordinator
Sierra Native Alliance
Howard Padwa, PhD
Research Scientist
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Amy Panczakiewicz
Senior Health Services Researcher
UC San Diego Health Services Research Center (HSRC)
Michael Parino
Captain
City of Downey Police Department
Dannelle Pietersz
Clinical Program Manager, Women's Health Programs and Innovation
LA County Department of Health Services
Monica Reeves
Project Director - Mobile Crisis Projects Administrator
Advocates for Human Potential
Beth Rutkowski, MPH
Co-Director
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (HHS Region 9)
Belia Sardinha
Interim Chief
DPH-Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Megan Shandel
Policy and Program Support Unit Chief
California Department of Health Care Services
April Thornton
Program Manager II – Adult and Older Adult Services, Residential Treatment
Orange County Health Care Agency
April Torres
Deputy Chief Behavioral Health Officer
HealthRIGHT 360
Gary Tsai
Division Director
DPH-Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
Sabrina Ullah
Vice President of SoCal Behavioral Health
HealthRIGHT 360
Sofia Vivo
Fentanyl Educator
Jason Wasche
Chief Medical Officer
Janus of Santa Cruz
Lawana Welch
Reentry Services Oversight Chief
DHCS
Deborah (Deb) Werner
Senior Program Director
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc
Kathleen West
Senior Program Director
AHP
Amber Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Janus of Santa Cruz
Sarah Windels
National Program Director
Bridge
Patrick Zarate
Assistant Director
Behavioral Health Concepts, Inc
Ilana Rub
SSM II
DHCS
Cheryl Wilcox
Senior Program Manager
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Christina Yu, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor and Lead Clinician
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Nina Huynh, J.D.
Executive Director
Norooz Clinic Foundation
Nathan Pham
Student
California Youth Council
Kristina Alonso
Student
California Youth Council