NETWORKING LOUNGE

GENERAL SESSION

Opening

Thomas Winkel, MA, LPC, NCC. Director
Arizona Coalition for Military Families

Pledge of Allegiance

Elizabeth M. Caro-Scarfo, AudioVisual Production Specialist
Office of Communication, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)
Veteran, 162 Fighter Wing, Air National Guard (Active)

Panel Discussion: Re-Connecting You & The VA

The Many Ways Veterans Can Reconnect to the VA and How the VA Can Reconnect with Veterans

Amanda S. French, Assistant Director
Phoenix VA Regional Office (VARO)

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

Dr. Heath Kilgore, PsyD, Chief Mental Health Officer VISN 22
VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network

Dr. Leslie Lockridge, DNP, RN, Acting Deputy Director
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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

Wanda Wright, Director
Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services

Mindful Break

Ross “Rusty” Orvik
Flutes for Vets

Ecosystem of Support - Be Connected

Upstream Prevention Video

Ecosystem of Support Video

VA Chaplain Services

Aspects of Spirituality During Suicidal Ideation and Prevention

Troy Parson, Supervisory Chaplain
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

VA Suicide Prevention - Keep It Secure

Keep It Secure - VA Lethal Means Safety Program for Suicide Prevention

Kady Walker, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

Prescott VA’s Inaugural Suicide Prevention Poker Run

Karen White, LMSW, Suicide Prevention Case Manager
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS)

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - GROUP A

What is PTSD? Presentation & VA Overview of Tribal Services - Dine' Veterans and Ceremonial Healing

Mark Godwin, LCSW, Senior Social Worker (PTSD)
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) c/o Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility for Indian Health Services

Dino Haley, Social Worker
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

Vet Center Services & Native American Communities

Veronica Duncan, Vet Center Director, RCS Independent Outstation Coordinator
San Carlos, Navajo, and Hopi Reservations

Keith Hamblin, Outreach Specialist
Tucson Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Services

Amelda James, Veteran Outreach Program Specialist
Tribal Outstation-Vet Center (AZ, NM and Southern UT)

Overview of Veterans Administration - Benefits and Services

Michael Watson, Ph.D., Outreach Specialist
Phoenix VA Regional Office, Department of Veteran Affairs

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - GROUP B

VA Peer Support

Robert “Buzz” Hickox, Lead Peer Specialist - Suicide Prevention Outreach
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

Tribal Roundtable

Veronica Duncan, Vet Center Director
Hopi and Navajo Reservations Vet Center Services

Dino Haley, Social Worker
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

Amelda James, Veteran Outreach Program Specialist
Tribal Outstation-Vet Center (AZ, NM and Southern UT)

Lorae Homana Pawiki, Tribal Government Specialist
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations

Andrew Taylor, Rural Health Coordinator
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS)

Shawndin Tracy, Facility Rural Health Coordinator
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

VA Home Loan & Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program Updates

Juan Morales, Regional Loan Center
Phoenix VA Regional Office

CLOSING

Thomas Winkel