Colorado Substance Abuse and Healthcare Policy Summit
August 20, 2009
Participant List
President
Omni Institute
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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
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970.347.2378
Michael Allen
Vice President
Connect Care
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Noah Atencio
Assistant Vice President
The Daniels Fund
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720.941.4464
John Barry, MBA
Consultant
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207.450.8111
Linda Bay
NOFAS
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John L. Bender, MD
Chairman
Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
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970.482.0213
Representative Debbie Benefield
State Representative
Colorado General Assembly
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Karen Beye
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
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303.866.5700
Lee Bley
Associate
JohnstonWells PR
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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
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303.629.4504
Senator Betty Boyd
State Senator
Colorado General Assembly
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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
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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
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Pamela Clifton
Outreach Coordinator
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
[email protected]
303.825.0122
Marc Condojani
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health
State of Colorado
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Carol Cram
Assistant to Senator Hudack
Colorado General Assembly
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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
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Ann Dickerson
Senior Counselor
JohnstonWells PR
[email protected]
303.623.3366
Tom Dillingham
Director
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Colorado Chapter
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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
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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
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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
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John Higgins-Biddle, PhD
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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
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Eve Hoygaard, RN, MSN
President
Colorado Nurses Association
[email protected]
303.757.7483
Senator Evie Hudack
State Senator
Colorado General Assembly
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303.423.8569
Terry Hurst
Policy Analyst
Colorado Rural Health Center
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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
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
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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
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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
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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