Conference Agenda

9:15 to 9:30 a.m. – Welcome Remarks - Ted St. John, Ohio Recovery Housing (ORH) Board President

9:30 to 10 a.m. – ORH Update - ORH Executive Director Danielle Gray

10 to 10:30 a.m. – Remarks from Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Director Tia Marcel-Morietti

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. – DBH Housing and Homelessness Update - Kaitlin Waggoner and Roma Barickman, DBH

11:15 to 11:30 a.m. – Break

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Lunch

12:30 to 1:45 p.m. – 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

1:45 to 2 p.m. – Break

2 to 3:15 p.m. – Breakout Session B

Insurance & Risk Management for Sober Living Operators - Lee Goldberg and Mitch Louissaint, 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
Digital RHOADS: Ohio Recovery Housing's Tailored Technology Platform - Kathleen Gallant, Mighty Crow
Navigating and Supporting Meaningful Employment in Recovery - Robin Thompson and Lori Baier, Fletcher Group

3:15 to 3:30 p.m. – Break

3:30 to 4:45 p.m. – Evaluation Team for the One Ohio Recovery Foundation - Gretchen Clark Hammond and Caitlin Looney, Mighty Crow

9 to 9:15 a.m. – Welcome to Day Two - ORH Executive Director Danielle Gray

9:15 to 10:30 a.m. – Using Recovery Housing Data and Outcomes: Telling Your Story - Gretchen Clark Hammond, Mighty Crow

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. to noon – Breakout Session C

Ready for Reentry: What Recovery Housing Providers Need to Know - John Grzincic, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Integrating Wellness into Recovery Housing: Practical Tools to Strengthen Health, Hope, and Connectedness - Elizabeth Delaney and Carolyn Barnett, Her Story
Ohio Recovery Housing: Resident Risks and Outcomes - Elyjiah Potter, Mighty Crow
Earn/Learn/Live - Workforce Development for Recovery Housing - Donnie Reed and Sheila Vandergriff, Glenbeigh Hospital

Noon to 1 p.m. – Lunch

1 to 2:15 p.m. – Breakout Session D

From Peers to Professionals: Get to Know ORH's House Manager Training - Justin Martin, Ohio Recovery Housing; Ed McCafferty, ARC Recovery Services; Cory Johnson, Community for New Direction; Nonya Wenger, OneEighty; Caitlin Jones, Ravenwood Health
Faith-Based Recovery Living - Dennis Anthony and Helene Beilstein, Friends of Recovery Northeast Ohio
Connections and Context: Recovery Houses as Complex Systems - Keith Warren, Taylor Harrington and Gia Barboza-Salerno, The Ohio State University

2:15 to 2:45 p.m. – Give ORH Your Feedback: What Classes Should We Offer? - Justin Martin and Stacy Brannan-Smith, ORH

2:15 to 3:30 p.m. – Closing Session - Stefanie Robinson

Focus Groups - Employment Support in Recovery Housing: Operators' Insights and Strategies - Brieanne Beaujolais, Mighty Crow
Certification Support - ORH Staff