Colorado Substance Abuse and Healthcare Policy Summit

August 20, 2009

Participant List

Jim Adams-Berger, PhD
President
Omni Institute
[email protected]
303.839.9422

Kari Aho
Memorial Health System
[email protected]
719.365.2921

Kendall P. Alexander, LCSW
Director of Integrated Services
North Range Behavioral Health
[email protected]
970.347.2378

Michael Allen
Vice President
Connect Care
[email protected]

Noah Atencio
Assistant Vice President
The Daniels Fund
[email protected]
720.941.4464

John Barry, MBA
Consultant
[email protected]
207.450.8111

Linda Bay
NOFAS
[email protected]

John L. Bender, MD
Chairman
Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
[email protected]
970.482.0213

Representative Debbie Benefield
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]

Karen Beye
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
[email protected]
303.866.5700

Lee Bley
Associate
JohnstonWells PR
[email protected]
303.623.3366

Kelly Bohm
Reckitt Benckiser
[email protected]
303.763.0517

Bob Bongiovanni
Manager of HIV Care and Treatment
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
[email protected]
303.692.2703

Pam Bourg, RN, MS
St. Anthony Central Hospital
[email protected]
303.629.4504

Senator Betty Boyd
State Senator
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]

Julie Brackney
Deputy Director
The Council on Substance Abuse & Mental Health
[email protected]
303.250.4443

Tom Brewster
Director of ARTS
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
[email protected]
303.761.6703

Kerry B. Broderick, RN, MD
Denver Health Medical Center /
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
[email protected]
303.436.7129

Mary Ann Burdick
Executive Director
Metro Denver Partners
[email protected]
303.777.7000

Jeff Burgdoff
Administrative Coordinator, SBIRT Colorado
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039 ext 245

J.C. Carrica
Executive Director
Partnership for Progress
[email protected]
719.384.5446

Thea Carruth, MPH
Manager
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
[email protected]
720.297.1681

Colleen Casper, RN, MS
Clinical & Leadership Consultant
Clinical & Executive Partnerships
[email protected]
303.929.9213

Vicky Cassabaum
Injury Prevention Coordinator
St. Anthony Central Hospital
[email protected]
303.629.3788

Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
SAMHSA
[email protected]

Pamela Clifton
Outreach Coordinator
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
[email protected]
303.825.0122

Marc Condojani
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
State of Colorado
[email protected]

Carol Cram
Assistant to Senator Hudack
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
303.423.8569

Clifton D. Croan MA, LPC, DAPA
Chief Executive Officer
Enigami Systems, Inc.
[email protected]
720.272.6149

Charles E. Davis
Executive Director
Crossroads\Turning Points, Inc.
[email protected]
719.546.6667 ext 101

BJ Dean
Program Manager, Detoxification Services
Arapahoe House, Inc.
[email protected]
303.412.3946

Perry Dickinson, MD
Department of Family Medicine /
University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center
[email protected]

Ann Dickerson
Senior Counselor
JohnstonWells PR
[email protected]
303.623.3366

Tom Dillingham
Director
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Colorado Chapter
[email protected]
720.855.3493

Christie Donner
Director
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
[email protected]
303.825.0122

Ernest Duff
Executive Director
Howard Dental Center
[email protected]
303.863.0772 ext 381

Dwight Duncan, PsyD
Clinical Director Integrated Care
North Range Behavioral Health
[email protected]
970.673.3818

Sally Duncan
Trauma Outreach and Injury Prevention Specialist
Memorial Hospital
[email protected]
719.365.6978

Kendra Dunn
Director
Prevent Child Abuse Colorado
[email protected]
303.339.0780

Kim English
Research Director
Division of Criminal Justice
[email protected]
303.239.4496

José Esquibel
Director, Interagency Prevention Systems
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
[email protected]

Gail Finley
Vice President of Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning
Colorado Hospital Association
[email protected]
720.330.6011

Leigh Fischer, MPH
Program Manager, SBIRT Colorado
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039

Jen Forsythe
JohnstonWells PR
[email protected]
303.623.3366

Susan E. Foster
Vice President and Director of Policy Research and
Analysis
CASA Columbia
[email protected]
212.841.5200

Representative Sara Gagliardi
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
303.866.2962

Marilyn S. Gaipa, LCSW, CAC III
Care Solutions, Inc.
[email protected]
720.220.0595

Rich Gebhardt
Lobbyist
Signal Behavioral Health Network
[email protected]
303.444.1199

Larry Gentilello, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
[email protected]
214.648.7197

Dr. Pamela Gillen
Director, COFAS
University of Colorado Denver
[email protected]
303.724.0327

Emily Gingerich
Tobacco Cessation Project Manager
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
[email protected]
303.962.8981

Beverly Gmerek
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Coordinator
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]

Marjie Harbrecht, MD
Executive Director
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
[email protected]
720.297.1681

Mario Harding
Service Line Administrator, Behavioral Health Services
Denver Health Medical Center
[email protected]
303.436.5682

Brandi Haws
Clinical Director
Connect Care and ProCare
[email protected]
719.314.2527

Rebecca Heck, BSN, RN, MPH
Director, Nurse Peer Health Assistance Program
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039. ext 247

Webster Hendricks
Intervention Specialist
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7499

Leslie Herod
Policy Analyst
Office of the Governor, State of Colorado
[email protected]

John Higgins-Biddle, PhD
[email protected]
Anita Hoffman, BCJ, CAC III
Mile High TASC Director
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.595.4194 ext 2358

Catherine Hoich
Director of Program Services
Arapahoe House, Inc.
[email protected]
303.412.3691

Greg Hoke
Government Affairs Manager
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals
[email protected]
281.813.5368

Leslie Holland
SBIRT Supervisor
St. Mary’s Hospital
[email protected]
970.244.7683

Steve Holloway
Director, Primary Care Office
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
[email protected]
303.692.2582

Jennifer Hooks
Omni Institute
[email protected]

Eve Hoygaard, RN, MSN
President
Colorado Nurses Association
[email protected]
303.757.7483

Senator Evie Hudack
State Senator
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
303.423.8569

Terry Hurst
Policy Analyst
Colorado Rural Health Center
[email protected]

Deb Hutson, LCSW, LAC
Education and Treatment Coordinator, SBIRT Colorado
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.868.9465

Carmen Iacino
Clinical Director
West Slope CASA
[email protected]
970.945.8661

Melissa Ippolito
Colorado TASC Director
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
970.242.2800

Leo Jaramillo
Director of Business Services
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7509

Lynn Johnson
Executive Director
Jefferson County Human Services
[email protected]

Elizabeth Jumel
Counselor
JohnstonWells PR
[email protected]
303.623.3366

Brenda Kane
Program Coordinator, SBIRT Colorado
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]

Meredith Karol
Clinical Program Assistant
Colorado Community Managed Care Network
[email protected]
303.861.5165 ext 255

Amanda Kearney-Smith
Director of Consumer Programs
Mental Health America of Colorado
[email protected]
720.208.2228

Jennifer Kikla, MSPH
Intervention Manager
Denver Health Managed Care
[email protected]
720.956.2225

Cynthia Hoskins Koenck
Operations Manager
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039 ext 216

Stephen Kopanos
VP Public Policy and Systems Advocacy
Mental Health America of Colorado
[email protected]
720.208.2224

Julie Krow
Chief Operating Officer, ARTS
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
[email protected]

Carol Lease
Executive Director
The Empowerment Program
[email protected]
303.320.1989 ext 211

Reo Leslie
Director
Colorado School for Family Therapy
[email protected]
720.859.0464

Mark Levine
Chief Medical Officer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[email protected]
303.844.7070

Jewlya Lynn
Center for Systems Integration
[email protected]
Karla Maraccini
Executive Director
Denver Drug Strategy Commission
[email protected]
720.944.2972

Jen Marriott
Director of Outpatient and Family Intensive Services
MHCBBC
[email protected]
303.494.7842

Representative Tom Massey
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
303.866.2747

Brian Mattson
Northpointe Institute for Public Management
[email protected]
303.216.9455

Wayne Maxwell, PhD
Executive Director
North Range Behavioral Health
[email protected]

Denise McHugh
Center for Systems Integration
[email protected]

Lorez Meinhold
Senior Policy Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
[email protected]
303.953.3633

Representative Joe Miklosi
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
720.628.8530

Ben Miller
University of Colorado Denver
[email protected]
303.724.9706

Bill Monroe
Intensive Services Coordinator
Boulder County Public Health
[email protected]
303.441.1288

April Montgomery
Prevention Projects Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
[email protected]
303.692.2620

Lori Moriarty
Senior Vice President, Education and Outreach
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
[email protected]
303.413.3066

Carmelita Muniz
Executive Director
Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service
Providers
[email protected]
303.433.6022

Kim Muramoto
Director of Trauma services
Littleton Adventist Hospital
[email protected]
303.738.2629

David Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Arapahoe House
[email protected]
303.412.3611

Ann Noonan
Addiction Recovery Centers Division Manager
Boulder County Public Health
[email protected]
303.441.1292

Kevin O’Brien
Senior Manager
Kaiser Permanente
[email protected]
303.367.2800

Elizabeth Pace
Chief Executive Officer
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039

Katie Page
OMNI Institute
[email protected]

Stan Paprocki
Director of Prevention Services
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7503

Jennifer Place
Director, EAP and Workplace Programs
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039

Natalie Portman-Marsh
Center for Systems Integration
[email protected]

Randy Ratliff
Chief Executive Officer
Larimer Center for Mental Health
[email protected]
970.494.4201

Brie Reimann
Program Director, SBIRT Colorado
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
303.369.0039 ext 214

Melissa Richmond, PhD
Omni Institute
[email protected]
303.839.9422 ext 166

Fran Ricker
Executive Director
Colorado Nurses Association
[email protected]
303.757.5049

Dr. Peg Rider
Consultant
Rider Consulting/Boulder County Jail
[email protected]
303.554.0451

Laura Rivera, PhD
Omni Institute
[email protected]
303.839.9422 ext 151

Connie Robertson
StudioEnso
[email protected]
303.369.0039

David D. Robinson
Director, Southeast TASC
Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
[email protected]
719.444.0882 ext 203

Don Rothschild
Board Member
Advocates for Recovery
[email protected]
303.773.8784

Rod Rushing
Counselor
Denver Health
[email protected]

Paul Samuels
Director and President
Legal Action Center
[email protected]
212.243.1313

Eleni Sarris
President
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
[email protected]

Sara Schwankl
Guidelines Coordinator
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
[email protected]
720.297.1681

Laura Schwartz
Coordinator, Integrated Care Program
Health District of Northern Larimer County
[email protected]

Carrie Scislowicz
Volunteer
Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service
Providers
[email protected]

Deborah J. Seymour, Psy.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Behavioral Health
Department of Family Medicine
University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center
[email protected]
720.848.9094

Jagruti Shah
Medicaid Policy Specialist
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
[email protected]

Margaret Sharpe, LSW
Social Worker
Howard Dental Center
[email protected]
303.863.0772

Charles Shuman
Director, Substance Use Disorder Services
Denver Health
[email protected]
303.436.8510

Brad Sjostrom
Manager, Recovery Center and ART
Exempla West Pines Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.467.4007

Charles Smith
Deputy Director
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7412

Mariann Stanley
Outpatient Services Coordinator, Addiction Recovery
Center
Boulder County Public Health
[email protected]
303.441.1463

Senator Pat Steadman
State Senator
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
303.866.4861

Tom Stegbauer, PhD, MBA
Supervisory Management Analyst, The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
[email protected]
202.205.5377

Sharon Stevenson
Health Policy Analyst
Colorado Center on Law & Policy
[email protected]
303.573.5669 ext 308

Heather Stocker
Director of Clinical Programming & Development
Colorado Community Managed Care Network
[email protected]
303.861.5165

Mel Strasser
OMNI Institute
[email protected]
303.839.9422 ext 165

Carolyn Swenson, MSPH, MSN, FNP
Project Manager – SBIRT
Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
[email protected]
303.962.8973

Amy Swiatek
Regional Prevention Consultant
Omni Institute
[email protected]
303.839.9422 ext 115

M. Kay Teel
Assistant Professor
JFK Partners, University of Colorado Denver School of
Medicine
[email protected]
303.355.8322

Linda Therrien
Director Clinical Services
Boulder County Public Health
[email protected]
303.441.1185

Jade Thomas
Executive Director
Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
[email protected]
303.413.3460

Betsy Thompson, MD
Chief Medical Director
San Luis Valley Health Maintenance Organization
[email protected]
719.589.3696

Jeanne Vander Zanden
Medical Advisor
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals
[email protected]
303.740.8728

Mary VanderWall
Former Director of Prevention for Colorado Division of
Behavioral Health
[email protected]
720.331.3531

Representative Edward Vigil
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
[email protected]
719.588.2141

Joe Vigneux
Executive Director
White River Counseling
[email protected]
602.647.6711

Sandeep Wadhwa, MD
Medicaid Program Director
Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing
[email protected]

Allen Ward, LPP
Public Health Advisor
SAMHSA/SCAP/DSP
[email protected]
240.276.2444

Lucia Waterman
Program Manager
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7505

Kathryn Wells, MD
Pediatrician
Denver Health – Family Crisis Center
[email protected]
720.944.3747

Bill Wendt
Chief Executive Officer
Signal Behavioral Health Network
[email protected]

Paul Whittle
Board of Directors
Harmony Foundation
[email protected]
303.884.7285

John Wilde
Assistant Chief Operations Officer
Larimer Center for Mental Health
[email protected]

Charlotte Wollesen
Director of Community Integration and Rehabilitation
The Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and
Broomfield Counties
[email protected]
303.413.6255

Janet Wood
Director
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
[email protected]
303.866.7486

Steve Wright, MD
Harvard Park Medical Associates
[email protected]
303.482.6128

Karen Wyatt, MD
Summit Community Care Clinic
[email protected]

Jeff Zayac
Executive Director
Boulder County Public Health
[email protected]
303.441.1456