Agenda

Bridges Conference Schedule

7:00-8:00
Breakfast (Location: Ballroom Foyer)

8:00-8:30
Registration/Posters

8:30-8:45
Welcome – Stephanie Stout, West Virginia Hope in Action Alliance & Elizabeth Shahan, West Virginia Prevention Solutions 

8:45-10:15
Stonewall Ballroom – Growth Potential for Your Coalition & Coalition Growth Panel Discussion
Moderator – Greg Puckett – Executive Director – Community Connections
Panelists – Josh Allen, MS – Barbour Community Health Association
Kristen Gingery – Morgan Partnership
Amy Haskins, MA – Jackson County Anti Drug Coalition
Margaret Kursey, MS – Executive Director – Martinsburg Initiative
Suzanne Wood – Project Director, Fayette Prevention Coalition

10:15-10:30
Break

Breakout Sessions

10:30-12:00
Stonewall 1 – Conflict Resolution for Coalitions – Kathy Paxton MS -Marshall University Research Corporation
Stonewall 2 
– Engaging Youth – Jodi Salvo LSW, OCPC -Ohio Guidestone
Tygart – Ethics for Coalitions – Cheryl Jonese MSCP, PSII & Jo Anne McNemar MS, CPS II PFS Program Director, WV Bureau for Behavioral Health

12:00-1:00
Lunch/Posters

1:00-2:15
Stonewall 1 – Engaging the Faith Community – Jodi Salvo LSW, OCPC -Ohio Guidestone
Stonewall 2 – West Virginia Clearinghouse – Jo Anne McNemar Jo Anne McNemar MS, CPS II PFS Program Director, WV Bureau for Behavioral Health
Tygart – Stigma Awareness – Keigan Aabel-Brown MSW – Marshall University Research Corporation

2:15-2:30
Break

2:30-3:45
Stonewall 1 – The Professional Use of Self – Victoria Taylor, EdVenture
Stonewall 2 – Engaging Recovery – Philip Cooper – Operation Gateway
Tygart – Reframing Stigmatizing Language – Megan Mikesell, Ph.D. –  EdVenture

3:45-4:00
Break

4:00-4:30
Celebrate Your Successes – Elizabeth Shahan, MSW, LGSW, ICPS, PSII -West Virginia Prevention Solutions

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