Agenda

May 22, 2026

8:30 AM CDT - 3:15 PM

8:30 AM CDT - 8:35 AM
Welcome and Invocation
Presented byPhil Rutherford
Bishop Mark C. McGuire, Sr.
Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD
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8:35 AM CDT - 8:50 AM
Opening Remarks
Presented byAndre L. Johnson, PhD
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8:50 AM CDT - 9:30 AM
Session I: Recovery Ecosystem and Community Mobilization
Presented byTava Scott
Kennyle Johnson, MPH
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9:30 AM CDT - 10:10 AM
Session II: Funding
Presented byAnita Bradley, MSW, LSW, LICDC-CS
Peter Delia
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10:10 AM CDT - 10:20 AM
Break
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10:20 AM CDT - 10:40 AM
Session III: Mental Health
Presented byDr. Aja King, Ed.D., LPCC
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10:40 AM CDT - 11:20 AM
Session IV: Current Academic SUD Research
Presented byMartell Teasley, PhD
Dr. Corrie Vilsaint, PhD
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11:20 AM CDT - 12:00 PM
Lunch break
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12:00 PM CDT - 12:15 PM
Afternoon Session Opening Remarks
Presented byPeter Hayden, PhD
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12:15 PM CDT - 12:35 PM
Session V: Training Peer Recovery Specialists
Presented byChris Burke, CPRS
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12:35 PM CDT - 12:55 PM
Session VI: Risk Prevention
Presented byEmanuel Roberts
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12:55 PM CDT - 1:35 PM
Session VII: Faith and Recovery
Presented byRev. Jan Brown, MSc, RCP, CPRS
Monty Burks, PhD, CPRS
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1:35 PM CDT - 1:55 PM
Session VIII: Recovery and the Legal System
Presented byChief Todd Bettison
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2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM
Breakout Session: Fundraising
Presented byDora Dantzler-Wright, BS, CADC, NCRS, CPRS, RCT
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2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM
Breakout Session: Faith and Recovery
Presented byRev. Jan Brown, MSc, RCP, CPRS
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2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM
Breakout Session: Effective Youth Education
Presented byDamone Presley
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2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM
Breakout Session: Recovery and the Legal System
Presented byJoseph Banks
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2:30 PM CDT - 3:00 PM
Calls to Action from Breakout Facilitators
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3:00 PM CDT - 3:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
Presented byPhil Rutherford
LaTricia Tate
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