Speakers
Deepa Avula, MPH
Behavioral Health Link, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Avuladeepa@gmail.com
Brett Beckerson, MSW
National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Director of Policy and Advocacy
BrettB@thenationalcouncil.org
Catherine Finley (moderator)
Thorn Run Partners, Partner
cfinley@thornrun.com
Aaron J. Walker, MPA
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Policy Director
Aaron.Walker@nasmhpd.org
Experts and Analysts
Jennifer Bright, MPA
Momentum Health Strategies, President
jennifer@momentumhealthstrategies.com
Russell Petrella, Ph.D.
McKinsey & Company, Senior Advisor
russpetrella@gmail.com
Melissa Rowan, MSW MBA
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Chief Operating Officer
mrowan@mmhpi.org
Reginald D. Williams II
Commonwealth Fund, Vice President, International Health Policy and Practice Innovations
rw@cmwf.org
Nathaniel Counts, J.D.
Mental Health America, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Innovation
ncounts@mhanational.org
Julia Harris, MPH
Bipartisan Policy Center, Senior Policy Analyst
jharris@bipartisanpolicy.org
Government
Brian Altman, J.D.
National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, Acting Director
Brian.altman@samhsa.hhs.gov
Gary Blau, Ph.D.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Senior Advisor
Gary.blau@samhsa.hhs.gov
Elizabeth Fomegne, MPA
Health Resources and Services Administration, Director Office of Policy and Planning
EFomegne@hrsa.gov
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., MPH
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Public Health Advisor
richard.mckeon@samhsa.hhs.gov
Melanie Egorin, Ph.D., M.A.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Melanie.Egorin@hhs.gov
Stakeholders
Lindsey Browning
National Association of Medicaid Directors, Director of Medicaid Programming
lindsey.browning@medicaiddirectors.org
Christine M. Crawford, M.D., MPH
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Associate Medical Director
ccrawford@nami.org
Emma Jellen
American Psychiatric Association Foundation, Associate Director
ejellen@psych.org
Jodi Manz, MSW
National Academy for State Health Policy, Project Director, Behavioral Health, Aging, Disability Team
jmanz@nashp.org
Robert Morrison
Executive Director and Director Legislative Affairs, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Rmorrison@nasadad.org
Keris Jän Myrick, MBA
National Association of Peer Support Workers, Board Member and Policy Liaison
kerismyrick@gmail.com
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