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Meet Our Speakers
Charles Hopkins
has managed services for people
with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities at the local,
regional and state levels for over 30 years. He retired from
state government in 2008 as the Deputy Director of the
Office of Developmental Disabilities. Other State Office
positions he’s held include: Special Assistant to the
Division Director, Developmental Disabilities Chief and
the state Coordinator of Supported Employment.
Charles has presented nationally, often focusing on the
contributions people with disabilities make in their
communities. He is the recipient of Georgia’s first
Distinguished Services Award for IDD Services, Unlock
the Waiting Lists’ Advocate of the Year and AADD’s
Heart of Gold Award. Charles has returned to the Division of DD and is currently working
to support the Division’s effort to significantly improve employment outcomes for
Georgians with IDD.
Charles Hopkins
Consultant, Developmental Disabilities Division
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
Contact: 404.710.0251
Email:
Charles.h.hopkins@dbhdd.ga.govChuck Ingoglia, MSW
,
Senior Vice President, Public
Policy and Practice Improvement, the National Council
for Behavioral Health
Mr. Ingoglia is Senior Vice President of Public Policy and
Practice Improvement for the National Council for
Behavioral Health where he leads the national charge to
ensure people have access to their potential to live full
and complete lives. During the last ten years at the
National Council, he has made valuable contributions to
the organization in establishing direction and achieving
specific goals for the over 2,800 member organizations
nationwide.
As leader of the Policy and Practice Improvement Team, Mr. Ingoglia transforms the
conversation about mental health and delivery of services. He effects change at both the
national and state policy level by, among other things, playing a major role in Federal and
State policy advocacy and analyses on myriad issues relevant to behavioral health