Networking Lounge

Opening

• Welcome
  Thomas Winkel, MA, LPC, NCC. Director, Arizona Coalition for Military Families
• Pledge of Allegiance
  Leslie Vyvial, Program Specialist, Arizona Coalition for Military Families, USMC Veteran
• Keynote
  Michael Fisher, Network Director, VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network, VISN 22
• Engagement
  Thomas Winkel

Facilitated Q&A with VA & State Leadership

Dr. Leslie Lockridge
Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive, Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

Steve Sample
Interim Director, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS)

Jennifer Gutowski
Director, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

Tracie Pinkston
Acting Director of the Phoenix VA Regional Office (VARO)

Wanda Wright
Director, Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services

Community-Based Suicide Prevention at VHA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Aaron Eagan, RN, MPH, Director, Community-Based Interventions for Suicide Prevention
VHA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Secure Your Weapon: Lethal Means Safety as a Suicide Prevention Strategy

Jon Perez, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer
The NARBHA Institute

Lisa Lahaie, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System

Supporting Veterans’ Mental Health With VA Telehealth Technologies

Leonie Heyworth, MD, MPH, Director of Synchronous Telehealth
Office of Connected Care, VHA

Valentin O. Rivish, DNP, RN, NE-BC, National Synchronous Telehealth Education Specialist
Office of Connected Care, VHA

Arizona Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Councils: Council mission & goals, inviting new members, and more...

Geoff Davis, Council Chair
Phoenix Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council

Travis Burns, Council Co-Chair
Phoenix Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council
Chair of the Phoenix VA Hospital Veterans Family Advisory Council (VFAC)
Communications Director for Unified Arizona Veterans (UAV)

Rocky Coronado, Council Co-Chair, NAVAHCS Mental Health Advocacy Board
BC Navigator - Case Manager Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI)

Valerie Crossman, LCSW
Council Secretary, NAVAHCS Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council
Director of Behavioral Health, U.S. VETS – Prescott

Dana Allmond
Council Co-Chair, Southern Arizona Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council

Katie Stenger
Council Secretary Southern Arizona Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council, National Veterans Services
Coordinator, Summit BHC’s Tactical Recovery Program

Ramon Encinas
Council Chair, Southern Arizona Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Council
Founder, My Veteran Passion (MVP)

Whole Health Integration

Roberta Lee MD
Whole Health Medical Director, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Whole Health Network Education Coordinator (NWEC)
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Arizona, Department of Medicine

Final Words and Wrap Up