Schedule
7 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Keynote – Recovery Ecosystems
The Recovery Ecosystem Index: Building and Strengthening a Recovery Ecosystem
Angela Hagaman, Co-Director, East Tennessee State University Addiction Science Center
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
General Session – Recovery Ecosystems Panel
Regional Recovery Ecosystems in Action
Lee Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Rescue Mission of Roanoke
Nancy Hans, Executive Director, Partnership for Community Wellness (PCW)
Bailey Helgeson, C.P.R.S, Interim Director, Roanoke Valley Collective Response (Moderator)
10:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Exhibit Tables
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
General Session – Trauma and Crisis Response
Law Enforcement Embedded Peer Liaisons
Lata Menon, Chief Executive Officer, First Choice Services
Shawn Schwertfeger, Chief of Police, Wheeling West Virginia Police Department
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
General Session – Treatment and Recovery Support
Carilion Clinic’s Holistic Approach to Treatment
Cheri Hartman, Ph.D., Project Consultant, Virginia ED Bridge Expansion Project, Carilion Clinic, Department of Carilion Mental Health and Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:25 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Breakout Session 1
Breakout Session Theme: Recovery Ecosystem
Community Approach to Developing a Recovery Ecosystem
Noelle Bissell, M.D., Health Director, New River Health District, Virginia Department of Health
Cindy Newman, Resource Coordinator, Southwest Virginia, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority
Beth O'Connor, M.Ed., Executive Director, Virginia Rural Health Association
Breakout Session Theme: Trauma and Crisis Response
Harm Reduction and ODMAP
Emma Driscoll, Virginia Public Health Analyst, Overdose Response Strategy, CDC Foundation
Jostin Holmes, Treatment and Recovery Program Manager, West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy
Yolanda Sowards, Public Health Analyst, Overdose Response Strategy, CDC Foundation, supporting West Virginia
Alex Watkins, Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition
Breakout Session Theme: Treatment and Recovery Support
Harm Reduction and Recovery Courts: Paving New Roads for Healing
Justin Jordan, Ph.D., LPC, LSATP, Assistant Professor of Counseling at Longwood University
Courtney Zongrone, Ph.D., LPC, Director of Counseling, University of Lynchburg
2:20 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
Breakout Session Theme: Treatment and Recovery Support
Embracing Faith in the Recovery Ecosystem
Stephen DiMarzio, Director of Recovery, The Rescue Mission of Roanoke, Inc.
Leigh Stover, Communications and CARA Grant Coordinator, Partnership for Community Wellness
Lee Clark, CEO, The Rescue Mission of Roanoke, Inc.(Moderator)
Breakout Session Theme: Trauma and Crisis Response
Regional Approaches to Harm Reduction and Recovery
Linda Austin, Executive Director at Appalachian Substance Abuse Coalition for Prevention, Treatment & Recovery (ASAC)
Tammy Bise, Program Coordinator, Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program, Virginia Department of Health
Sherriff B.C. “Chip” Shuler, Smyth County, Virginia
Michelle Ward, Coordinator, Smyth County Recovery Court
Nancy Hans, Executive Director, Partnership for Community Wellness (PCW) (Moderator)
Breakout Session Theme: Research Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned - Polysubstance Abuse
Allison Tegge, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Addiction Recovery Research Center, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
3:05 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Afternoon Keynote – Recovery Housing
An Ecosystems Approach to Recovery Housing
Mike Townsend, Recovery Kentucky Program Director at Kentucky Housing Corporation
Tony White, Director of Outreach, Fletcher Group Inc.
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
Breakout Session Theme: Recovery Housing
Trends in Recovery Housing
Joyce Bronson, CPRS, Director of Admissions, The McShin Foundation
Jillian Fox, Director, Mid Atlantic, CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing)
Breakout Session Theme: Recovery Housing
Regional Approaches to Recovery Housing
Robert de Triquet, Director of RCO Division, The Virginia Association of Recovery Residences
Matthew Conner, CPRS, Assistant Director, The Virginia Association of Recovery Residences
David Moore, PhD, Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance, TAP Pathway Home Program Director
Christine Wright, Co-founder and Executive Director, Four Truths Recovery
Breakout Session Theme: Research Lessons Learned
Delay Discounting in Recovery: An Overview
Jeff Stein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Center for Health Behaviors Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Reception
Sponsored by Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
7 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Exhibit Tables
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Tabletop Exercise
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
General Session – Recovery Workforce
Renovated Workplaces: Designing and Building Recovery Friendly Workplaces
Kit Roberts, NBC-HWC, Owner, A Renovated Life, LLC, Recovery Friendly Workplaces Consultant
9:55 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Breakout Session 4
Breakout Session Theme: Jobs in Recovery
Regional Workforce Development and Recovery
Morgan Romeo, Executive Director, Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board
Marty Holliday, Executive Director at New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area
Breakout Session Theme: Recovery Courts
Lessons Learned from Starting a New Recovery Court
Letitia Hawkins- Beatty, Division Director Adult and Family Services, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare
Leigh Lively, Recovery Court Coordinator, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare
Chad Simmons, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney
Breakout Session Theme: Integration of Peer Services
Katie Askren, PhD, LPC, LSATP, NCC, ACS, Regional Clinical Supervisor, Virginia Comprehensive Treatment Center
Kat Heredia, RPRS, Community Recovery Coordinator, SOAR Local Lead, Piedmont Community Services
Daniel Cox, RPRS, DBHDS PRS Trainer, Conflict Resolution Facilitator, Recovery Housing Coordinator
10:50 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Breakout Session 5
Breakout Session Theme: Jobs in Recovery
Economic Revitalization Through Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Dana Cronkhite, MSW, Economic Development Director, Dickenson County Virginia
Vanessa Keeton, ARC’s VP of Marketing
Breakout Session Theme: Research Lessons Learned
International Quit and Recovery Network
Daniel Cabral, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Rafaela Fontes, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Tony Nist, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Fatima Quddos, Graduate Research Assistant, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
Breakout Session Theme: From Crisis to Career
Pending
Christine Wright, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Bradley Free Clinic
Jimmy McMahan, Peer Recovery Specialist Supervisor, HOPE Initiative
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Closing Keynote
Inspiring Community Action in Your Recovery Ecosystem
Philip Cooper, CCHW, CPSS, Executive Director of Operation Gateway and Change Agent
If you are an individual with a disability and desire accommodation, please contact Scott Weimer at 540-767-6100 or weimers@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.