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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)
Winona State University-Rochester
400 South Broadway, Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55904
Contact: Mitch Moore, PhD, LADC-S
Mesabi Range College
1001 W. Chestnut Street
Virginia, MN 55792
Telepresence Room C150
Contact: Mary Kay Riendeau