CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The following is an outline of this year’s conference schedule.
Day 1 – Tuesday September 19th, 2023
9:00 AM
Amanda Woody
State of Alaska
Land Acknowledgment
Meda DeWitt
9:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Anne Zink
State of Alaska
9:15 AM
Keynote Presentation: “Shhh…Let’s Not Talk About That Now” – Stigma: A Barrier to Progress
Dr. Kari Finley
Montana State University
Break
MAT Access for Justice Involved Individuals
Tony Piper
DOH DBH
Kristine Schwankl
Department of Corrections
Doug Zock
Department of Corrections
Marsha Oss
City of Fairbanks
Christina Shadura
Partners for Progress (DOC Contractor)
Lunch Break
Law Enforcement/Emergency Responders Perspectives Panel
James Savage
True North Recovery INC
Michael Riley
Anchorage Fire Department
Jennifer Pierce
Anchorage Fire Department
Officer Joe Opala
Wasilla Police Department
Break
MAT for Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr. Janet Wilkinson
Mat Su Health Services, Inc.
Sara Platt
Recover Alaska
Technology to Support MAT Linkage to Care
Kathleen Totemoff
iEXIST, LLC
Jacqueline Summers
Health TIE
Jane Sullivan
State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services
Jennifer Freeman
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Day 2 – Wednesday September 20th, 2023
Tracy Dompeling
State of Alaska
Lindsey Kato
Division of Public Health – Alaska Department of Health
Break
Bethany Berry
Southcentral Foundation
Paula Valdez
Narcotic Drug Treatment Center, Inc.
Brenda Henze-Nelson
Interior AIDS Assoc.
Andrea Mankee
Community Medical Services
Claudette Thor
Front Street Clinic/SEARHC
12:15 PM
Lunch Break
Dr. Sarah Spencer
Ninilchik Traditional Council
2:00 PM
Dr. Corey Cox
SEARHC
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Laura Ross
JBS International, Inc.
Sonya Sipos
Help Me Grow Alaska
Andrew Terranella
CDC Division of Overdose Prevention
4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Day 3 – Thursday September 21st, 2023
Welcome
Gregory Dorchak
Department of Justice
Break
The Importance of Lived Experience in MAT Programs
Sam Garcia
Banyan Treatment Centers
Michelle Gutierrez
VOA – Alaska
Sasha Tsurnos
Lunch Break
Screening and Assessment as a Sacred Trust
Danica Brown
Robin Lutz
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association
Break
Dr. Ryan Wallace
Providence Breakthrough Substance Use Treatment Program
Conference Closing Remarks