Minnesota Workforce Forum

Minnesota Workforce Forum
Friday, May 11, 2018
AGENDA

8:00 - 9:00 am REGIStration

9:00 - 9:25 am welcome

Maisha Giles, LMFT, LICSW, LADC, Behavioral Health Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services: Behavioral Health Division

Therissa A. Libby, PhD, Director of MS in Co-occurring Disorders Recovery Counseling & MS in Alcohol and Drug Counseling at Metropolitan State University

Video Greeting
Captain Jeffrey A. Coady, PsyD, ABPP, Region 5 Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

9:25 - 9:35 am

Moderator Brian Zirbes, LPCC, LADC
Deputy Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services: Behavioral Health Division

9:35 - 9:50 Am KEYNOTE

BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, Ph.D., L.P.

9:50 - 10:05 Am Keynote

Neri Rafael Diaz-Orellana, MSW, LICSW

10:05 - 10:25 Am NAADAC Presentation

Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Executive Director, NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals

10:25 - 10:40 Am BREAK

10:40 - 11:25 Am  Provider/professional panel

• Dr. Tiffany Dockham, PsyD, LP, LADC, NUWAY Practicum Director
• Jonathan Lofgren PhD, LADC, CCDP-D, Faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Consultant & Trainer
• Angela D-B Reed, BS, CBA, Director of Support Services and Training Divisions, Turning Point, Inc.
• Beth Ringer, MSW, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement with NAMI Minnesota
• Patrice Salmeri, MA, LADC, Executive Director of Recovery Advancement, Augsburg University

11:25 - 12:10 Pm STUDENT PANEL 

• Student representatives from Minneapolis Community and Technical College
• HOSA-Future Health Professionals student representatives from the following Minnesota High Schools:
  • Mankato HS
  • Spring Lake Park HS
  • Coon Rapids HS

12:10 - 12:25 Pm Q&A

12:25 - 12:35 Pm spoken word performance

Performance by Se'Anna Johnson

12:35 - 1:15 Pm box lunch in great hall

12:30 - 3:00 Pm  exhibits open in founders hall & great hall

(Door Prize Drawings to be held at 2:30 in the Great Hall)