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Tuesday, February 13

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Getting To The Right Scale: The OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Growth Through Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliations

  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

How To Build (& Succeed With) Value-Based Payer Partnerships: An OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Best Practices In Marketing, Negotiating & Contracting With Health Plans

  • Christy Dye, MPH, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Grand Opening Of The Exhibit Hall

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Karaoke Night 

Wednesday, February 14

6:30 am - 7:30 am

Morning Beach Walk

  • Casey Bell, Chief Operating Officer, OPEN MINDS
  • Thomas Starling, Ed.D. , Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Eric Weilminster, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
7:30 am - 8:30 am

Executive Breakfast & Registration

8:30 am - 9:30 am

The Challenges & Opportunities For National Multi-State Non-Profit Specialty Provider Organizations: The C-Suite Perspective

  • David Guth, Chief Executive Officer, Centerstone
  • Simona Cataldo, Chief Executive Officer, Victor
  • Shar Najafi-Piper, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Copa Health
  • Patrick Maynard, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, I Am Boundless
  • Joe Dan Beavers, CPA, MHA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lifeskills, Inc.
9:45 am - 10:45 am

Thought Leader Discussion

  • David Guth, Chief Executive Officer, Centerstone
  • Simona Cataldo, Chief Executive Officer, Victor
  • Shar Najafi-Piper, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Copa Health
  • Patrick Maynard, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, I Am Boundless
  • Joe Dan Beavers, CPA, MHA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lifeskills, Inc.
  • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
9:45 am - 11:00 am

The Changing Issues Faced By CFOs Managing Specialty Acute Care 

  • Matt Kuhlman, CPA, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Cenikor Foundation
  • Greg Santilli, CPA, CIA, Chief Financial Officer, Hillsides
  • Dee Dewitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
9:45 am - 11:15 am

Promoting Outside The Box: Using Net Promoter Score & Alternative Methods For Lasting Consumer Success

  • Jeanne Marshall, M.Ed., MA, BCBA, LBA, Chief Strategy Officer, Easterseals Midwest
  • Doug Beebe, Chief Executive Officer, Benchmark Human Services
  • Paul M. Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS

It's Time To Play Offense: Use Innovation As A Strategy To Differentiate Your Business

  • Carmen Cantero, Quality Improvement Advisor, Citrus Health Network
  • David Strocchia, SVP & Managing Director Of Human Services, Netsmart
  • Rob Hickernell, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
11:15 am - 12:15 pm

The Changing Issues Faced By CFOs Managing FQHC/Primary Care

  • Jose Garcia, MBA, CHCQM, Chief Financial Officer, Citrus Health Network, Inc.
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Autism Treatment:  A Payer Perspective Discussion Session

  • Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA, Regional Director Of Behavioral Health & Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
  • Tiffany Hodges, Associate VP, ABA/Autism, Optum Behavioral Health Solutions
  • Yagnesh Vadgama, President & Chief Operating Officer, HAI-CA & MHS of CA, VP Clinical Care Services Autism, Magellan Health
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

From Data To Decision: A Practical Guide To Transforming Website Metrics Into Actionable Insights

  • Nicole Garris, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
  • Rob Hickernell, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Knocking Down Tech Silos To Build A Financially Sustainable Future

  • MJ Craig, Chief Experience Officer, ContinuumCloud
  • Carol Clayton, Ph.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch On Your Own


Autism Roundtable: Payer Lunch & Learn


The Innovate & Elevate Luncheon

  • Christy Dye, MPH, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Post Lunch Pick Me Up

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

The Changing Issues Faced By CFOs Managing Home-Based Services

  • Lisa Christian, Chief Program & Strategy Officer, Catholic Charities Of Santa Clara County
  • Jodie Esper, Chief Financial Officer, Mainstay Life Services
  • Dee Dewitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Primary Care Evolution: Exploring The FQHC Model For Expansion

  • Pamela Tripp, MSOM, MEd, Chief Executive Officer, CommWell Health, Founder, Corporate Transcendence
  • Carole Boye, President & Chief Executive Officer, Community Alliance
  • Deanne Cornette, MHA, GPC, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Harnessing The Power Of Predictive Outcomes & Analytics In Measurement-Based Care

  • Patricia Hillis-Clark, Psy.D., Executive Director, Pennsylvania Children’s Services, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
  • Martha Zhan, National Finance Advisor, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
  • Karyn Pratt, Vice President Of Marketing & Strategy Development, Adelphoi Innovative Solutions
  • Shawn Peck, Vice President, Adelphoi Innovative Solutions
  • Paul M. Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS

From Promise To Performance: How To Fully Harness An Integrated ONEcare Network To Maximize Performance-Based Incentives

  • Katrina Noyes, MPA, Chief Quality & Compliance Officer, Southwest Network
  • Renee White, MSW, LCSW, Vice President Of Network Operations, Alera Health
  • Carol Clayton, Ph.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

The Changing Issues Faced By CFOs Managing Non-Profit Community-Based Care

  • Simona Cataldo, Chief Executive Officer, Victor
  • Edward Hackett, Chief Financial Officer, Victor
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Coping With Stress & Burnout: Third Party Or Vicarious Trauma

  • Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA, Regional Director Of Behavioral Health & Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
  • Richard Louis, III, Vice President, Western Region, OPEN MINDS
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Bridging The Behavioral/Physical Health Gap: Leveraging Whole Person Care Models For Improved Care

  • Shar Najafi-Piper, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Copa Health
  • Gagandeep Singh, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Care
  • Blythe FitzHarris, Ph.D., LSCW, Chief Clinical Officer, Mercy Care
  • Christy Dye, MPH, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Deanne Cornette, MHA, GPC, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

The Changing Issues Faced By CFOs Managing For-Profit Community-Based Care

  • Kenneth Duarte, MAcc, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Community Based Care
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Dee Dewitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Thursday, February 15

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Executive Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Becoming A Center Of Excellence: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Opportunities & Collaborating With Health Plans

  • Robert Poznanovich , Chief Growth Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Debra Nussbaum, Ph.D., LCSW, Senior Director For Behavioral Health Evidence Based Services & National SUD Strategy Lead, Optum
  • Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., MPH, National Medical Executive For Provider Partnerships, Evernorth
  • Elisha Engelen, MA, LMFT, Vice President, AON
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
9:15 am - 10:15 am

Thought Leader Discussion

  • Robert Poznanovich , Chief Growth Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Debra Nussbaum, Ph.D., LCSW, Senior Director For Behavioral Health Evidence Based Services & National SUD Strategy Lead, Optum
  • Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., MPH, National Medical Executive For Provider Partnerships, Evernorth
  • Elisha Engelen, MA, LMFT, Vice President, AON
  • Deanne Cornette, MHA, GPC, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
9:15 am - 10:30 am

Building Your Workforce Of The Future – The Leadership Management Certificate Program Briefing & Networking Session 

  • Lauren Nunn, General Manager Of Executive Education, OPEN MINDS

Roadmap For Implementing Value-Based Payments

  • Theresa Reyes-Cummings, MPA, GPC, Deputy Director, The Community Mental Health Fund
  • Bruce Eddy, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Community Mental Health Fund
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Leveraging AI To Drive Organizational Performance

  • Michael Lardieri, LCSW, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Core Solutions
  • Thomas Starling, Ed.D. , Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
10:45 am - 12:00 pm

The 2024 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Executive Survey: Where Are We On The Road To Value

  • Carol Clayton, Ph.D., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS

Winning The Challenge Of Labor Constraints With Technology & Analytics

  • Matt Lane, Vice President, Solutions, Therapy Brands
  • Deanne Cornette, MHA, GPC, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
10:45 am - 11:45 am

Stay Ahead: 2024 Payer Insights & Trends Uncovered

  • Blaine Bergeson, Vice President, Growth, Optum
  • Debra Nussbaum, Ph.D., LCSW, Senior Director For Behavioral Health Evidence Based Services & National SUD Strategy Lead, Optum
  • Paul M. Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch On Your Own

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Chief Executive Officer Networking Lunch

  • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
  • Kimberly Bond, MS, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS

Chief Financial Officer Networking Lunch

  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
  • Dee Dewitt, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Post Lunch Pick Me Up & Raffle Prize Drawing

  • Paul M. Duck, Chief Strategy Officer, OPEN MINDS
  • Lauren Nunn, General Manager Of Executive Education, OPEN MINDS
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Best Practices For Enhancing Home & Community-Based Service Delivery For Seamless Operations

  • Gwen Koenig, Chief Of Strategic Growth, The Omni Family Of Services
  • Jodina Hicks, J.D., President, Volunteers Of America Of Pennsylvania
  • Christy Dye, MPH, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

From Medicaid Dependency To A Thriving Commercial Book Of Business – Revenue Diversification For Growing Organizations

  • Rachel Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, Recovery Unplugged
  • Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Performance = Speed: The Seven Rules For Building Nimble, High-Performing Organization

  • Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS