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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.gov

Chuck 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

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