2021 CBHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS

Pivot with Purpose

Speaker: Sharon Newport, CAE, Principal, Sharon Newport, LLC

CEO Leadership Roundtable

Speaker: Dr. Karen Batia, Principal, Health Management Associates (HMA)

 

Why is High Fidelity Wraparound Worth Your Time?

Panelists:

• Christine Achre, MA, LCPC, Chief Executive Officer, Primo Center For Women and Children
• Roxana Mendez, High Fidelity Wraparound Therapist, Family Service Association of Greater Elgin
• Jennette Siebens, MA, LCPC, Director School Based Mental Health, Family Service Association of Greater Elgin

 

Pivot to Address the Urgent Behavioral Health Needs of Illinoisans (State Panel)

Panelists:

• Dr. David Albert, Director, Illinois Division of Mental Health (DMH)
• David T. Jones, Director, Illinois Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR)
• Kristine Herman, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Bureau Chief, Behavioral Health

 

Navigating the Changing Federal Behavioral Health Policy Environment: The Strategy is a Living Ever-Evolving Pivoting Mechanism

Speaker: Joe Parks, M.D., Medical Director, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

 

Create a Better System for Your Revenue Cycle Management Team to Reconcile Recoupments

Panelists: Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Billing Team

• Terry Barrett, Executive Director, Revenue Cycle Management, Managed Care Contracting & Growth
• Karla J. Drehoble, Manager of Managed Care
• Vashti Brown, Claims Manager

HealthChoice Illinois ADT: A Foundational Tool for Value Based Contracting, Integrated Care and the 1915i Pathway to Success

Presentation Links: 

Martin - CBHA Conference Presentation Slides.pdf

Zaremba CBHA Conference Slides 11.22.21.pdf

Lichstein presentation.pdf

Saafir- Impact of ADT information.pdf

Panelists:

• Laura Zaremba, Principal, Health Management Associates
• Gilbert Lichstein, COO, Illinois Health Practice Alliance
• Gloria Martin, Director, Child and Adolescent Services, Sinnissippi Centers
• Dr. Rashad Saafir, President/CEO, Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Inc.

 

State Direction: What’s at Stake as Lawmakers Tackle Behavioral Healthcare

Moderator: Patrick Phelan, CBHA Public Policy Committee Chair & President/CEO, Sinnissippi Centers

Panelists:

• George Hovanec, Consultant
• David Ormsby, President, David Ormsby, Inc.
• Liz Brown, Liz Brown-Reeves Consulting
• Tim Jackson, Director of Government Relations, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Creating a Culture That Leads to Retention,  Productivity, and Engagement

Panelists: 

• Annie Fridh, PsyD, Chief Clinical Officer, Sinnissippi Centers
  
• Joan Liautaud, PsyD, Senior Director of Clinical Care Operations, Heartland Alliance; and
• Kerri Brown, Esq., LLM, PHR, Chief Executive Officer, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)

Driving Culture Change with Positive Psychology

Speaker: Dr. Annie Fridh

Creating our Culture

Speaker: Joan Liautaud

Pivot to Address the Urgent Behavioral Health Needs of Illinoisans 

Speaker: David T. Jones