Program

2024 Annual Meeting Program Committee

Mary C. Pawlikowski, M.A., M.Ed., Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, Annual Meeting Program Chair

Mary Clark, Newport Healthcare

Nick Stavros, Community Medical Services

Monday, May 13, 2024

9–11 a.m.

NABH Education & Research Foundation Board (Foundation only)

Garden Room I
Noon

Registration Desk Open

Outside Grand Ballroom C
Noon–2 p.m.

NABH Board of Trustees Meeting (Board only)

Phillips Room
2:30–2:45 p.m.

Opening Session

Grand Ballroom

Speakers:
Shawn Coughlin, NABH President and CEO

Frank A. Ghinassi, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., NABH Board Chair; President and CEO, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health
2:45–3:45 p.m.

Opening Session

Grand Ballroom

Speaker:

Steven Posnack, M.S., M.H.S
Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
(Open to all)
3:45-4:00 p.m.

Gourmet Dessert Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

Sponsored by LearnWell, Comprehensive Counseling, ilearn wellness group, & Metta Psychiatry
4–5 p.m.

NABH Education and Research Foundation Workforce Panel

Grand Ballroom

Moderator:

Jim Shaheen
CEO, New Season/Colonial Management Group, LP

Panelists:

Jason Brooks, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, New Season

Rhonda Ashley-Dixon
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Engagement, Vanderbilt Behavioral Health

Beth Kuhn
Principal, Stonegate Strategies and former Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment

John Pallasch
Founder and CEO, One Workforce Solutions and former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
U.S. Labor Department
5:15–5:30 p.m.

New Member Welcome

Gallery Room
5:30–6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Gallery Room

Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, Inc.
6–9 p.m.

Exhibitor set-up

Grand Ballroom C
7–9 p.m.

NABH Committee on Behavioral Health Services within General Healthcare Systems Dinner (Committee only)

Phillips Room

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

7–8 a.m.

Exhibitor set-up

Grand Ballroom C
7:30 a.m.

Registration Desk open

Outside Grand Ballroom C
8–9 a.m.

Coffee with NABH Board (Chairman, President, and Executive Exhibitors only)

Grand Ballroom C
9-10 a.m.

Networking Coffee with all Exhibitors and Sponsors (Open to all)

Grand Ballroom C

Sponsored by Stark Lane, Inc.
10–11 a.m.

Opening Session (Open to all)

Grand Ballroom

Speaker:

Timothy D. Hauser
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Employee Benefits Security Administration
U.S. Labor Department
11 a.m.–Noon

General Session

Grand Ballroom

Speaker:

David Wasserman, Senior Editor & Elections Analyst, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
Noon–1:15 p.m.

Annual Meeting Luncheon: NABH President and CEO Address

Gallery Room

Speakers:

Shawn Coughlin
NABH President and CEO

Frank A. Ghinassi, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
NABH Board Chair; President and CEO, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health

Sponsored by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
12:30–1:50 p.m.

Advocacy Room Open

Renwick
1:15–1:30 p.m.

Visit Exhibitors

Grand Ballroom C
1:30–5 p.m.

Hill Day: Congressional Office Visits

Capitol Hill
3:30–5:15 p.m.

NABH Quality Committee Meeting (Committee only)

Phillips Room
4:15–5 p.m.

Advocacy Room Open

Renwick
5:30–7 p.m.

Board Chair’s Reception

Grand Ballroom C
7–9 p.m.

NABH Managed Care Committee Working Dinner (Committee only)

Phillips Room

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

8–10 a.m.

Policy Breakfast

Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)
Chair, House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee

Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.): Recorded Remarks
Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Meiram Bendat, M.D., J.D.
Founder and President, Psych Appeal
10 a.m.

Annual Meeting Program Ends
10 a.m.

Exhibitor take-down

Grand Ballroom C
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

NABH Youth Services Committee Meeting (Committee only)

Phillips Room
1–2:30 p.m.

NABH Addiction Treatment Committee Working Lunch (Committee only)

Garden Room I

Thank you!

NABH thanks the Annual Meeting sponsors noted above and these additional sponsors:

JDi Healthcare Consultants & Recruiters: Custom Hotel Key Cards

McLean Hospital: Turn-down service

Pyrce Healthcare Group: Annual Meeting Gold Sponsor