2023 FALL CONFERENCE

TIME

TOPIC

PRESENTER

9-9:10

Welcome

Lesley Abashian, Fairfax County

9:10 to 10:10

Resilient Fairfax and the Role of HSOs

Dr. Michael Becketts, Director of the Department of Family Services for Fairfax County and Allison Homer- Resilient Fairfax Program Manager

10:15-11:30

Meeting the Challenge of Housing Affordability

Tammy Neale, Chief of Programs, Virginia Housing

Joshua Gemerek, Senior VP Housing, Bay Aging

11:30-Noon

Right Help Right Now

James Williams, Deputy Secretary Health and Human Resources

Noon-1

LUNCH

1:00-2:30

Communities in Conflict: Building Peace in Our Communities

Dr. Julie Rogue,

Assistant Dean Carter School at GMU

2:30-2:45

BREAK

2:45-3:45

Special Education and the Children’s Services Act

Kristi Schabo, Sr. Policy & Planning Specialist, Office of Children’s Services (OCS)

3:45-4:45

Lessons Learned in Strengthening the Local Crisis Continuum

Deborah Warren, Deputy Director of the Department of Human Services

4:45-5:00

Case Worthy Presentation

5:45-7:00

Networking Reception

TIME

TOPIC

PRESENTER

9-noon

VALHSO: Facilitated Priorities Planning Session

Gail Ledford, President, Ledford & Cohen Systems Transformation, LLC

12-1

LUNCH

Short business meeting

1-2

Human Services Workforce 2.0: Update on Coordinated Efforts to Stabilize the Commonwealth’s Workforce

Dr. William Hazel, Deputy Executive Director, Claude Moore Foundation

2-3

VDSS Updates

Carl Ayers, Deputy Commissioner Human Services, VDSS