Conference Agenda

ORH Update - Danielle Gray, Executive Director, Ohio Recovery Housing

Housing and Homelessness Update - Kaitlin Waggoner and Roma Barickman, DBH

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Breakout Session A

• Recovery Advocacy 101 - Gene Detherage, Bluegrass Area Development District; Tara Hyde, People Advocating Recovery

• Finding Second Chances in Employment: An Ever-Evolving Landscape - Claire Osborne, Ohio Recovery Housing

• Innovating for Sustainability: Diversifying Income Streams in a Recovery Ecosystem - Ted St. John and Adam Ciganik, Hope Town

• From Stigma to Strength: The Recovery-Friendly Workplace Initiative - Holly Raffle and Cale Burke, Ohio University; Miranda Gray, Fairfield County ADAMH; Nicole Williams, Community Outreach Coordinator, MHRSB of of Seneca, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties; Bridget Sherman, Director of Youth and Recovery Services, Ashtabula County MHRSB; and Jamie Belcher, CHES, OCPC, ICPS, Health Educator & Public Information Officer, Sandusky Public Health

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Breakout Session B

• Insurance & Risk Management for Sober Living Operators - Mitch Louissaint and Jessie Brown, BB Insurance Marketing

• Understanding the Overlap: Supporting Residents at the Intersection of Mental Health and Addiction - Michael Krause, Ohio Peer Recovery Organizations; China Darrington, Summit Recovery HUB

• Mapping the Gap a Second Time: How Has Recovery Residence Capacity across the State Changed Since 2023? - Brandn Green and Suzanna Powell, JG Research and Evaluation

• Navigating and Supporting Meaningful Employment in Recovery - Robin Thompson and Lori Baier, Fletcher Group

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Evaluation Team for the One Ohio Recovery Foundation - Gretchen Clark Hammond and Caitlin Looney, Mighty Crow