Speakers
Allison Wedin is the Involuntary Treatment Administrator for the Washington State Health Care Authority involved in policy development and implementation. She has a background in behavioral health both as a Designated Crisis Responder as well as management of crisis services and programs.
Session 1C

Session 1G

Trauma - Informed Supervision Training

Session 5F
Dr. Benjamin Buck is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the BRITE Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. He leads a program of research focused on using digital health to improve early intervention for psychosis.
Session 3A
I have supported the R3 RCT for the past 7 years. Currently my focus is to support the capacity and expansion of services to accessible to individuals with IDD in our region.
Session 3H

Session 2D
Craig is the Program Administrator for the Forensic PATH program with the HCA--Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. Craig has over a decade’s worth of experience in Homeless and Housing Services. His current role is overseeing the Forensic PATH program.
Session 5E

Session 3E
Dawn Miller is a passionate advocate for behavioral health recovery. Her experience includes supervising a supported employment program in a community mental health center for 21 years. She worked in vocational and residential programs providing services to people with a wide range of challenges.
Session 5H

Session 4B

Session 2G

Session 1F
MC

Session 2B
I am a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. I also have a Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology. I review medications and make suggestions for treatment, work with the team to address complex behavioral and psychiatric issues and prescribe medications on an interim basis.
Session 3H
I am a LMHC, SUDP, MHP, MAC who was an agency clinical Director and provided mental health and substance use disorder treatment services prior to beginning my regulatory review duties with Washington State in 2013. Currently i work for DOH as a behavioral health reviewer.
Ethics Training
Hannah C. Walsh, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Office of Forensic Mental Health Services. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Texas and completed her predoctoral internship at Western State Hospital.
Session 1A

Session 5H
Jeffery has been training and consulting in COD since 2013 and CBTp since 2016. He is also currently providing psychotherapy in private practice, specializing in addictions and psychosis.
Session 5A
Jim has 20 years experience presenting suicide awareness and intervention training. He is a certified facilitator for QPR, LEARN, Mental Health First Aid Youth Mental Health First Aid and ProACT Crisis Management
Suicide Prevention Training
Joan Chappell is the supervisor of the clinical quality and care transformation team at HCA. She works closely with ABA program manager, Wes Miller.
Session 2H

I have over 30 years in the field as a counselor for behavioral health. Much of my experience has been in administration and responsible for the oversight of regulation.
Ethics Training

Session 3G

Session 5B

Session 3A

Session 3C

Session 4C
Kathryn (Yakama/Diné, she/her) has 18 years of experience social justice, anti-racism and healing from historical trauma work in fields such as public health, small business support, labor, and the justice system. Her work with AIHC focuses on Medicaid Transformation and Tribal Behavioral Health Systems.
Session 5F
Working with Health Care Authority as a Trueblood Administrator overseeing crisis diversion prearrest, diversion, and increased capacity. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Supervisor, Keith has worked in the behavioral health field for over 30 years as both a clinician and administrator.
Session 2E

Session 5G

Session 4F
Lesley Steinman, PhDc, MSW, MPH is a Research Scientist at the UW Health Promotion Research Center, a CDC-funded community-academic partnership. For 20 years she has partnered with older adults, providers and policymakers to improve access to evidence-based interventions for older adult health and happiness.
Session 4A
Lucilla Mendoza, MSW, is from the Pacific Northwest and is second generation Mexican American with family history of migrant farm workers residing in Washington, Oregon and Texas. Lucilla works with the Washington State Health Care Authority OTA.
Session 4B
She has over 20 years of experience of working in Substance Use, Director of SUD and Supportive Employment. In 2018, she began Supported Employment services at Cascade, incorporating both Mental Health and Substance Use in the referral process.

Session 2B

Session 2G
Matt Mazur-Hart works at the Washington State Department of Commerce on the Behavioral Health Facilities (BHF) team. The team awards grants to behavioral health organizations to build new or expanded community-based behavioral health treatment facilities.
Matthew has experience working inpatient and outpatient in his 8 years of clinical experience. He moved to HCA and has been working on projects related to the Governor's plan and Washington Listens among others.
Session 5B

Session 5C
Maureen Bailey is the Recovery Support Services Supervisor for the HCA Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, formerly the Peer Support Program Administrator. She is a person with lived experience in behavioral health recovery and a Certified Peer Counselor.
Session 4C

Session 4F

Session 3G

Session 2A
Monica Reeves has worked for the State of Washington for the past 24 years, with emphasis on work in behavioral health treatment, transition and reentry of specialized populations that include juvenile offenders, individuals with intellectual disabilities, and high risk adults with behavioral health disorders.
Session 1A

Session 3B
Patricia Tucker, M.B.A., M.A. is an experienced trainer and TA provider at AHP with special expertise in supportive housing, supported employment, Peer Specialist, supervision in a community setting and other issues affecting people with behavioral health.
Session 4D

Session 3C

Suicide Prevention Training
Paul Phares has worked in behavioral health for 19 years and is a Director at Robert Young Center in the Iowa/ Illinois region. He is a Certified Illinois IPS Fidelity Reviewer. Mr. Phares provides training and technical assistance with Public Consulting Group.
Session 4H
Samantha Tippery received her MSW from EWU and has been serving Washington’s most vulnerable populations for over 18 years. She brought those skills to ALTSA to provide program management for Governor’s Opportunity for Supportive Housing (GOSH) services across eastern and central Washington.
Session 1B

Session 1G


Session 4G
Vicki Lowe, Executive Director for American Indian Health Commission, is a descendant of both the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Bella Coola First Nations. Ms. Lowe has 25 years experience in the Indian Health Delivery System.
Session 5F
Whitney Joy Howard has a decade of experience working in PSH; from direct service with DESC to Director of Training with Pathways to Housing National. She brings this background into her current work with ALTSA to bridge worlds to assist communities work smarter not harder.
Session 1B