Educational Program | Reinventing Quality Conference

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
1:00 – 4:00 pm: Pre-Conference Sessions
Leading in Challenging Times Caitlin Bailey, NLC Kristen Loomis Greenidge, NLC Angela Rapp Kennedy, CQL Trauma-Informed Care Karyn Harvey Title TBD Center for Youth Voices
5:00 - 6:30 pm: Welcome Reception

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
7:30 – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 6:00 pm: Exhibit Time
8:30 – 10:00 am Opening Plenary Session
Alison Barkoff, HHS
10:00 – 10:30 am Exclusive Exhibit Time
10:30 -11:30 am Concurrent Sessions A
Multi-level Systems Change to Address Workforce Development: RI and NY Initiatives Amy Hewitt, moderator Kevin Savage, Rhode Island BHDDH Amy Gratten, Rhode Island College Jeremy Yale, Pennsylvania Get Out and Vote! Lessons from SABE's Go Voter Project Teresa Moore, SABE Tia Nelis, SABE Reinventing Your Quality Measures: Keeping the Focus on People Courtney Kelly, CQL Dorothy Hiersteiner, HSRI Tanya Richmond One State’s Approach to Capacity-building and Transformation of Employment Services Brian C. Begin, UMN Staci Jones, UMass Boston Lesli Kerkoff, MN DHS Becoming an Equity Champion: How to Use Your Strengths to Advance DEI Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, Equity Warrior Strategies Nicole DamaPoleto, Equity Warrior Strategies Stories & Numbers: Effective Grassroots Advocacy and Coalition Building Noah Block, ANCOR Greg Robinson, ASAN You Get What You Pay For: Incentivizing Quality Services and Supports Jennifer Riha, I Am Boundless, Inc. Jeremy Norden-Paul, TN Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Jordan Allen, TN Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
11:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own/ Exhibit Time
1:30 – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions B
National Efforts to Advance Quality Person Centered Practice Kate Brady, HSRI Shawn Terrell, Administration on Community Living Promoting Equitable Access Across the System Regina Rodriguez Sisneros, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services Creating Pathways to Employment and Authentic Community Life Engagement Jennifer Sulewski, UNH Jean Winsor, UMass Boston Staci Jones, UMass Boston 2024 Moving Mountains Award Winners Beyond Tokenism: Meaningful Engagement of Self-advocates TBD One State’s Approach to Capacity Building and Transformation of Employment Services Brian C. Begin, University of Minnesota Staci Jones, UMass Boston Lesli Kerkoff, MN DHS The HCBS Settings Rule Ten Years Later: From Aspiration to Reality TBD The National Agenda for Supporting Families in Action Michelle C. Reynolds, UMKC Laura Vegas
2:30 – 3:00 pm Exclusive Exhibit Time Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions C
Crisis Management/Disaster Preparedness TBD Practicing Quality, Person-centered Supports in the Real World James Dailey, Opportunities for Positive Growth Tony Clements, Opportunities for Positive Growth Carolyn Nickerson, Opportunities for Positive Growth Lessons Learned from the Pandemic John Tschida, AUCD Donna Martin, ANCOR Maulik Trivedi, StationMD Data-informed Workforce Development Practices and Policy Rachel Chinetti, Elevance Health, moderator Jenn Cohen, University of Miami OH Julie Bershadsky, UMN Dorothy Hiersteiner, HSRI Supported Decision-Making: Addressing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Dana D. Lloyd, Georgia Advocacy Office Morgan K. Whitlatch, Center for Public Representation Youth Ambassador from GA Bridging State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with State Aging Programs Andrew Morris, NACDD Robin Troutman, NACDD Execution by the Numbers Documentary Trailer Screening Rock Grant
4:00 – 4:30 pm Exclusive Exhibit Time Break
4:30 – 6:00 pm Evening Reception

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
7:30 am – 12:00 pm Exhibit Time
8:30 – 10:00 am Plenary Session
Centering Stories on People Who Matter Amy Silverman, Journalist Sophie Stern Rebecca Monteleone, University of Toledo
10:00-10:30 am Exclusive Exhibit Time Break
10:30 – 11:30 am Concurrent Sessions D
Using National Core Indicators to Identify Quality Improvement Targets Representatives from: NY, VA, OR, NE Assistive Technology Training Center (ATEC) and ARMS Overview Pam Fields, ATEC Representative(s) from MidState Arc, founding organization for ATEC The Link Center: Aiming to Improve Mental Health Treatment and Access for People with I/DD, Brain Injury, and Communication Differences Mary P. Sowers, NASDDDS Evaluating Workforce Investments - Lessons from the State of New York Julie Bershadsky, University of Minnesota Ryan Cox, NY OPWDD Monica Robinson, NY Alliance Kathy Brown, NADSP Cynthia Proctor, SUNY State of the Provider Community Barbara Merrill, ANCOR Laura Howell, Maryland Association of Community Services Karen Adams-Gilchrist, Providence of MD Leadership at the Systems Level: Opportunities for Impact Jody Roberts, Delaware DHSS Effective Sexual Assault Response: From Reporting to Recovery Cynthia Burrow, Strategic Education Solutions James Meadours, Strategic Education Solutions
11:30 - 1:00pm Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions E
Person-centered Advocacy, Vision and Education (PAVE) Service Outcomes System Mark Melanson Representative(s) from the California Community Living Network and the California Department of Developmental Services How AI Can Be Applied for Data Analysis to Advocate for the People and Services that We Support Doug Golub Linda Nakagawa Strategies for Enhancing Fidelity of Positive Behavior Support across Disability Services in Two States Rachel Freeman, University of Minnesota Robert Putnam, May Institute Technology in the Effective Delivery of Clinical Services Marc J. Tassé, Ohio State University Hope McGonigle, Ohio DODD Ann Weisent, Ohio DODD Everyday Leadership: Stories of Success & Lessons Learned David Ervin, Makom James Meadours, Strategic Education Solutions It's More Than a Performance: ANCOR's Journey of Systemic Change Sasha Sencer, ANCOR Andre Floyd, ANCOR
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 3:00 pm Closing Plenary Session
Three Decades of Learning About Community Living and Inclusion, Now What? Amy Hewitt (moderator) Brian Boyce, Cow Tipping Press Syard Evans, Arkansas Support Network BJ Stasio, NY OPWDD Marian Frattarola-Saulino, Values Into Action

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