2024 Annual Meeting Program Committee
Mary C. Pawlikowski, M.A., M.Ed., Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics, Annual Meeting Program Chair
Mary Clark, Newport Healthcare
Nick Stavros, Community Medical Services
2024 Annual Meeting Schedule
All times below are Eastern Time.
Monday, May 13, 2024
| 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | NABH Education & Research Foundation Board (Foundation only) |
| Noon | Registration Desk Open |
| Noon – 2 p.m. | NABH Board of Trustees Meeting |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Speakers: Shawn Coughlin, NABH President and CEO Frank A. Ghinassi, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., NABH Board Chair; President and CEO, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Speaker: Steven Posnack, M.S., M.H.S, Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (Open to all) |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Gourmet Dessert Break Sponsored by LearnWell, Comprehensive Counseling, ilearn wellness group, & Metta Psychiatry |
| 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. | NABH Education and Research Foundation Workforce Panel Panelists: Jason Brooks, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, New Season Rhonda Ashley-Dixon, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Engagement, Vanderbilt Behavioral Health Beth Kuhn, Principal, Stonegate Strategies and former Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment John Pallasch, Founder and CEO, One Workforce Solutions and former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Labor Department |
| 5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | New Member Welcome |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson |
| 6 p.m. –9 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. | NABH Committee on Behavioral Health Services within General Healthcare Systems Working Dinner (Committee only) |
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
| 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration Desk Open |
| 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Coffee with NABH Board (Chairman, President, and Executive Exhibitors only) |
| 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Networking Coffee with all Exhibitors and Sponsors (Open to all) Sponsored by Stark Lane, Inc. |
| 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Opening Session (Open to all) Speaker: Timothy D. Hauser Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations, Employee Benefits Security Administration U.S. Labor Department |
| 11 a.m. – Noon | Speaker: David Wasserman, Senior Editor & Elections Analyst, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter Sponsored by Rutgers Health - University Behavioral Health Care |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Annual Meeting Luncheon Speakers: Shawn Coughlin, NABH President and CEO Frank A. Ghinassi, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., NABH Board Chair; President and CEO, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Advocacy Room Open |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Visit Exhibitors |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Hill Day: Congressional Office Visits |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | NABH Quality Committee (Committee only) |
| 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Advocacy Room Open |
| 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. | Board Chair’s Reception |
| 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. | NABH Managed Care Committee Working Dinner (Committee only) |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
| 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Policy Breakfast Speaker: Meiram Bendat, Ph.D., J.D., Founder and President, Psych Appeal |
| 10 a.m. | Annual Meeting Program Ends |
| 10 a.m. | Exhibitor Take-down |
| 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. | NABH Youth Services Committee Meeting (Committee only) |
| 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | NABH Addiction Treatment Committee Working Lunch (Committee only) |
Thank you!
NABH thanks the Annual Meeting sponsors noted above and these additional sponsors:
JDi Healthcare Consultants & Recruiters: Custom Hotel Key Cards
McLean Hospital: Turn-down service
Pyrce Healthcare Group: Annual Meeting Gold Sponsor
