2021 Agenda:
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Saturday October 23rd
Rapid COVID Testing, Registration, & Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am - 9am
WELCOME PLENARY: 9:00 - 10:00
Oregon Recovers Steering Committee
Se-ah-dom Edmo, Teri Morgan, & Tony Venzina
SESSION ONE: 10:15 – 11:45
- Creating Queer Space in Recovery - Moderator: Amanda Esquivel, CRM (Prime+ Team, Recovery Mentor LGBTQ+ Focus)
- Advocacy 101: How do YOU Change the System - Moderator: Jesse Cornett (Interim Policy & Advocacy Director, Oregon Recovers)
- Do We Fit: Peers Within the Healthcare System? - Moderator: Tony Vezina (Executive Director 4D Recovery Centers & Chair, Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Council & Oregon Recovers Steering Committee)
LUNCH PLENARY: 12:00 – 1:30
Alcohol: A Tool of Oppression
David Jernigan, PhD - Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health
SESSION TWO: 1:45 - 2:45
- Why Combatting "Big Alcohol" Matters to Oregon - Moderator: Mike Marshall (Executive Director, Oregon Recovers)
- Community Wellness is Possible: Prevention and Building Resilience for Youth and Families - Moderator: Heidi Wallace (Executive Director, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)
- Surviving Racism Through Recovery - Moderator: Se-ah-dom Edmo (Executive Director, Seeding Justice)
SESSION THREE: 3:00 - 4:30
- Moving from Frustration to Action: Stories from Oregon Moms - Moderator: Tonya Karlowicz (Oregon Moms for Recovery, Forever Blake's Momma)
- How Can Recovery Support Meetings Support Cultural Recovery? - Moderator: Mark Harris, MA, CADC I, MAC (Retired Professor and Consultant with 40 years of experience in the cultural recovery field)
- Seniors & Recovery: Are We Meeting Their Needs? - Moderator: Stephanie Hooper (President, AGE +)
SESSION FOUR: 4:45 - 6:00
- Workshop: Your Love Matters: Families and Recovery - Facilitator: Cordelia Kraus, MA, CADC I, LPC, Certified CRAFT Clinician (Clinician in private practice, owner of SoberFamilies.com)
- Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Treatment System - Moderator: Rep. Tawna Sanchez (Oregon Legislature)
- How to Overcome the White, Male Dominant Language of 12 Step Programs - Moderator: Solara Salazar, MS, CADC II (CFO, Recovery BLVD)
DINNER PLENARY: 6:30 – 8:00
Prevention & Harm Reduction: Are they at Odds?
Travis Nelson, RN, BSN, RN-BC - Vice President, Oregon Nurses Association
Haven Wheelock, MPH IDU - Health Services Coordinator, Outside In
Tony Biglan, PhD - Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
RECOVERY SUPPORT MEETINGS: 8:15 – 9:15
- AA
- CMA
- NA
- SMART
- Dharma
- Wellbriety
- Yoga
Sunday October 24th
BREAKFAST PLENARY: 9:00 – 10:30
Measure 110: How's it going?
Sarah Hurwitz Reporter, KPTV Fox News
Sabrina Garcia CRM, PSS, THW - Tri-Chair, Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council, Prime+ Peer Mentor, Red is the Road to Wellness
Keesha Dumas - Tri-Chair, Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council, Office of Consumer Engagement Coordinator, Multnomah County Addictions and Mental Health Department
District Attorney Paige Clarkson, JD - Marion County District Attorney
David Westbrook - CCO Lines For Life
SESSION FIVE: 10:45 - 12:00
- How can www.OregonRecoveryNetwork.org Better Serve the Recovery Community? - Moderator: Sher Griffin (Project Manager, Oregon Recovers)
- Utilizing Multiple Pathways in Your Recovery - Moderator: Melissa Hereford, CRM (Certified Recovery Mentor, Painted Horse Recovery)
- Developing Solutions to the Recovery Workforce Crisis - Moderator: Rep. Tawna Sanchez (Oregon Legislature)
LUNCH PLENARY: 12:15 – 1:30
Oregon Recovers Steering Committee & Staff
Please understand that some programming is tentative and may be moved to other time slots to accommodate the participants’ schedules.
