2013 Conference Presentations

For a full lineup of CWDA’s 2013 Conference sessions and speakers, see the on-site program brochure. The following list is limited to speakers who shared visual presentations.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Culture Change and Health Happen Here

• Dr. Bob Ross, President, The California Endowment and Member of the California Health Benefit Exchange Board

CalFresh SNAP-Ed – Beyond the Benefit

• Khanh Ngo, Bilingual Community Nutrition Educator, Second Harvest Food Bank
• Megan Van Sant, Program Administrator, Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency
• Tiana Wertheim, Senior Analyst, Human Services Agency of San Francisco

Poverty Among AAPI Communities

• Josh Ishimatsu, Director of Research and Capacity Building, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development

CalWORKs Subsidized Employment

• Amanda Sharp, Program Manager, CalWORKs Employment Services and Tehama County Community Action Agency

Building a Trauma Informed Child Welfare System

• Lisa Conradi, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego
• Brent Crandal, Ph.D., Psychologist, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego

Aging Experiences Among LGBT

• Dr. Brian de Vries, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology, San Francisco State University

Social Service Financing 101

• Terrie Concellos, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services
• Patrice Dietrich, Assistant Director for Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
• Robert Manchia, Deputy Director of Finance, San Mateo County Human Services Agency

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Sexually Exploited Minors – Who Are These Children?

• Susan Drager, Program Director, Transition-Age Youth Services, WestCoast Children's Clinic

Strategies to Improve CalFresh Participation and Program Access

• Adrianna Kessler, Program Director, Kern County Department of Human Services
• Kim McCoy Wade, Public Policy Consultant, Alliance to Transform CalFresh

County Customer Service – How Can I Help You Today?

• June Hutchison, Deputy Director, San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department
• Anjetta Venters-Bowles, Director, Bureau of Workforce Services, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services

Health Care Reform in California – Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going

• Dylan Roby, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and Director of Health Economics and Evaluation Research, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Enhancing Services in APS and IHSS

• Diane Kaljian, Adult and Aging Services Director, Sonoma County Human Services Department
• Cheryl Ford, Public Health Nurse Manager, Solano County Older and Disabled Adult Services
• Shireen McSpadden, Deputy Director, San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services
• Lisa Shiner, Deputy Director, Riverside County Adult Services

VOICES Sonoma

• Nick Honey, Director, Sonoma County Family, Youth and Children’s Services
• Felix Escalante, Site Coordinator, VOICES Sonoma
• Mitch Findley, Founding Member, VOICES Sonoma
• Leslie Medine, Founder, On the Move

Health Care Reform – Implications and Considerations for Mental Health and Substance Use

• Molly Brassil, Associate Director, California Mental Health Directors Association
• Tom Renfree, Executive Director, County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators Association of California

The “How To” of Data and Horizontal Integration

• Jerry Dunn, Director, Sonoma County Human Services Department
• Carrie Hoff, Assistant Deputy Director, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

Creative Community Action Partnerships that Produce Innovative Results

• Amanda Sharp, Program Manager, CalWORKs Employment Services and Tehama County Community Action Agency
• Elizabeth "Biz" Steinberg, CEO, Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.

After 18 Services (AB 12) – Implementation and Practice in Youth Engagement

• Nenita Eballa-Dean, Manager, Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
• Jamie Lee Evans, Project Director, Y.O.U.T.H. Training Project, California Youth Connection
• Harvey Kawasaki, Division Chief, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Challenges and Opportunities in the Coordinated Care Initiative

• Amber Cutler, Staff Attorney, National Senior Citizens Law Center
• Deborah Doctor, Legislative Advocate, Disability Rights California
• Victoria Tolbert, Division Director, Alameda County Department of Adult, Aging and MediCal Services, and Director, Area Agency on Aging

Telework – Can it Work in Your County?

• Susan Loew, Director of Administration, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services and CWDA Vice President
• June Hutchison, Deputy Director, San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department
• Dana Lofton, Senior Administrative Analyst, Administrative Services Division, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
• Tiana Wertheim, Senior Analyst, Human Services Agency of San Francisco

Stabilizing Families in a More Customized Way

• Danna Fabella, Linkages Project Director, Children and Family Policy Institute of California
• Kelly Zelenka, Director, Building Changes, Seattle, Washington

Health, Healthcare and Human Services – What’s Next?

• Steve Hornberger, Senior Associate, LTG Associates, Inc., and former Director of Behavioral Health, Child Welfare League of America

Friday, October 4, 2013

Remembering Your Staff – The Key to First Class Customer Service

• Kouji Nakata, Founding Partner and Director of Consulting, LJG Partners

Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete

• Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Associate Professor of Raza Studies and Education, San Francisco State University, and Director, Educational Equity Initiative at the Institute for Sustainable Economic, Educational, and Environmental Design (ISEEED)