Events

Charlotte Claiborne (Executive Director, Bridge Center for Hope), Helen Jones-Kelley (Executive Director, Montgomery County (OH) ADAMHS, Erika Clark Jones (CEO of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County), Jamie Michael (Health and Human Services Director, Doña Ana County (NM)), and Rep. Tina Orwall (Washington state) discuss the challenges and successes for women in...

A TED-style talk by Michael Runningwolf, B. Ed. Peer Support is a beacon of hope that illuminates the lives of people from diverse cultures around the globe. The discussion will showcase the thriving examples of Peer Support in different communities that have chosen to distance themselves from clinical environments. The examples will emphasize how Peer...

Kristen Ellis, LMFT (Sr Principal Consultant), Shawne Langston-Emery (LA State Director), and Tracy McDowell (H.E.A.R.T.S. Program Supervisor, AZ) talk about how to engage guests and each other with moderator Aaron Foster, MA, LAC, CRSS (VP, Peer & Crisis Program Development & Training).

Jo Cromarty (Quality Senior Manager), David Garcia (BHT Manager, Peoria RRC, AZ), Amy Jordan, MSN, RN-BC (Program Supervisor, Cumberland RRC, NC), and Erika Ori (Risk Manager) talk about safety with moderator, Dr. Mike Riddle (Associate CMO), from the whys and hows of our policies to the reality of safety practices in out sites.

Lysha Best (VP of Clinical Operations), Annette Betancur (VP of Implementation), and Akemie Jones (Learning & Training Development Manager) talk about operations and the impact of leading operations with the keys of the RI Way on those we serve and to our teams.

A TED-Style talk by Georgea Madeira, Senior Principal Consultant for RI International

A TED-style talk by Tonja Myles.

A panel discussion with members of the Board of Directors led by Board Chair, Shannon Jaccard, MBA with Shelby Rowe and Terry Russell.

David W. Covington, LPC, MBA (President & CEO) and Shannon Jaccard, MBA (Board Chair) share closing remarks as we close out the 2023 RI Annual Retreat.