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A Future through Partnerships
Georgia Association of Community Service Boards
19
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Annual Educational Exchange
Welcome GACSB Members and Guests!
A Future through Partnerships,
the theme for this year’s Educational Exchange, speaks
to the mission of the GACSB and its member organizations! It is what we strive to do, everyday, in
each of our communities!
The 2016 Educational Exchange is designed to challenge CSBs to learn more about new
directions in health care delivery and to acquire the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to be
a successful behavioral health and developmental disabilities services provider in the emerging
health care market place. This year we are pleased to announce that Kana Enomoto, Principal
Deputy Administrator, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) will be speaking to Behavioral Health and the Beltway: Policy, Politics, and Practice
during the Sunday, October 23rd opening Plenary. In addition, she will lead a Monday, October
24th interview panel with Dr. Joseph Parks, Director of MO Health Net Division, Department of
Social Services, Dr. Linda Wiant, Chief of Georgia the Georgia Department of Community
Health’s Medicaid Division, and Judy Fitzgerald, Chief of Staff, with the Georgia Department
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. They will be bringing us updates on how the
partnerships and collaborative efforts, which have been building across Georgia, have produced
positive results for individuals in need of services.
We are proud to continue our full‐day Intellectual/Developmental Disability Track with
Lynne Seagle, Dan Howell and Derrick Dufresne. Our combined Mental Health/Addictive Disease
Track will focus on eating disorders, with Veritas Collaborative presenting. Leadership experts
with Veritas include: Dr. Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) Raney, Stacie McEntyre, and Dr. Stuart Kaplan.
Be sure and review the complete agenda for other plenary sessions and workshops that I
am sure you will find beneficial in serving your communities. As always we have invited not only
nationally recognized experts in our field, but also resident experts from right here in Georgia.
Special thanks are due to the Educational Exchange Planning Committee for their efforts
in creating an exciting and informative agenda. In addition to Dr. Kay Brooks who chairs the
committee, the members include Dr. Joseph Bona, Dr. Glyn Thomas, Josiah Conrad, Lyly Trinh
and Robyn Garrett.
Please enjoy your time at Chateau Élan Winery & Resort and absorb all that you learn! We
extend our appreciation to our generous sponsors and exhibitors for their support and we
appreciate our member organizations for attending this annual learning exchange!
Sincerely,
Gail Macrenaris
GACSB President
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