Monday - March 23, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Women’s Day Registration

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Women's Day

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Included with your all-inclusive ticket, our brand-new Women’s Day is designed for anyone passionate about addressing the challenges women face in today’s workplace and unlocking new paths for career growth. Learn directly from leadership coaches, health care executives, and motivational speakers who will share actionable strategies and inspiration. Whether you’re just starting out or are an established senior leader, these sessions offer the tools, insights, and community to help you thrive.

  • Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Leading in the Aftermath: Post-Crisis Trauma-Informed Leadership
  • To Be Announced
  • Leveraging YOU: Turning Personal Perspective into Professional Power
  • Balancing Many Identities: A Fireside Chat with Laura Cooley, PhD and Namita Seth Mohta, MD
  • Roundtable Discussions - Choose Your Own Adventure!
  • The Power of the Ask: Gain Hands-On Negotiation Skills
  • Closing Remarks

11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Preconference Registration

12:00 PM

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Workshop A: From Intent to Impact: Creating a Roadmap to Engage People with Lived Experience in Your Work

  • Explore INSPIRE’s framework for engaging PWLE to build successful person-centered design, delivery, and evaluation approaches for health and social care programs 
  • Take a brief assessment to understand how your organization’s engagement programs and practices stack up against the framework, and identify 1-2 focus areas  
  • Work in small groups with other participants aligned with chosen focus areas for growing your engagement with PWLE 
  • With facilitator and peer-to-peer support, build a custom roadmap for growing your organization’s work with PWLE that feels both feasible and impactful 

Lite snacks and beverages to be provided during the workshop. 

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Melinda Karp

President & CEO at The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership

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Stephanie Burdick

Lived Experience Expert

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Pam Dardess

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Operations at Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care (IPFCC)

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Rebecca Esparza

Lived Experience Expert

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Evelyne Kane

Associate Director, Community Engagement & Capacity Building at Camden Coalition

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Workshop B: Coming Soon

Lite snacks and beverages to be provided during the workshop. 

3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

Transition Break

3:10 PM

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

Welcome Remarks & Health Care Hero Award Presentation

RISE is pleased to present the Health Care Hero Award to an esteemed nominee who has made a significant impact on the lives of underserved populations through health care and/or social services interventions, and through superior example of the RISE mission to promote health equity among all patients. 

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Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

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Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

3:20 PM

3:20 PM – 4:10 PM

Keynote Address

Opening Keynote Address

Details coming soon.

4:10 PM

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM

Philanthropy Unlocked: What Foundations Want You to Know About Securing Their Support

  • Understand foundation priorities, including what foundations prioritize when reviewing grant applications and alignment with mission, measurable impact, and sustainability 
  • Discuss practical tips and strategies for crafting compelling proposals 
  • Recognize how to navigate challenges and common pitfalls during the grant-seeking process—or how to avoid them altogether 

5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM

Food Packing Event in Partnership with U.S. Hunger

Free to attend but additional registration required.

5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Hoops & Happy Hour - Welcome Cocktail Reception🏀

Step into the spirit of March Madness at our welcome cocktail reception in the Exhibit Hall! Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of opportunities to connect with peers and vendors in a friendly, lively atmosphere. Rep your favorite team—whether it’s your alma mater or your bracket pick—and join us for an evening of camaraderie and conversation with colleagues, speakers, and sponsors. 

Tuesday - March 24, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration Desk Open

8:40 AM

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM

Quick Connection Sprint: Rapid Professional Engagement

Fast-track your conference connections and expand your professional circle through structured networking.

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Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks

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Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

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Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

9:10 AM

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote Address

Keynote: Harnessing Resilience as Your Superpower

What if you could build resilience as a renewable fuel, and it had nothing to do with bouncing back or getting on with it? Join Dr. Denniston for an eye-opening hour that will leave you armed with secret tools to stave off burnout and amplify energy even during the most stressful times. 

You will learn how to: 

  • Guard your energy for ultimate influence
  • Use curiosity and a growth mindset as secret weapons
  • Cultivate courage and grit to make you bendier
  • Mine for joy to build leverage in chaos
  • Discover your resilience-building true north 
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Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM

Panel: A Rose by Any Other Name: Changing Language, Continued Care

  • Discuss effective paths forward using new common shared language that gets us to our goals and gets the vital work done without getting stuck in semantics
  • Navigate the rebranding or recrafting of language to reach all potential stakeholders and audiences
  • Consider the downstream effect of changing language around health equity and SDOH beyond the words we use 
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Moderator, Speaker

Vandna Bhrany

MPH, Principal at 8BAdvisors

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Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

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Speaker

Palak Jalan

CEO at AccessHealth

10:40 AM

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Financing the Future: How to Successfully Identify Opportunities and Fund Programs for Social Drivers of Change

  • Identify funding mechanisms at the local, state and national levels that can fuel programs aimed at enhancing social drivers of change
  • Develop the must-have elements of a strong funding proposal that unites parties on a shared mission, demonstrates a clear value prop, is supported by reliable data, and includes a sustainability plan for a stable future post-funding
  • Recognize the power and impact of relationship-building with decision makers and influencers at the state and federal levels and formulate strategies for maintaining those relationships  
  • Implement lessons learned in this presentation when developing funding and networking strategies for programs that drive social change 
     
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Melissa Denino

Senior Director, Market Access at Innsena

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Mitch Chaney

Managing Director at Innsena

11:45 AM

11:45 AM – 11:50 AM

Transition Break

11:50 AM

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track A

Navigating the Federal Medicaid Work Requirement: Challenges, Implications, and Opportunities for Managed Care

  • Identify and prepare for challenges from past and current work requirements  
  • Explore the implications of the current OBBBA Federal Work Requirements  
  • Deep dive into opportunities and best practices to prepare 
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Speaker

Kyle Lowe Noblitt, MS

Strategy and Business Development Content Director - SDOH Business Development at CareSource

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Terrie Hottle

Enterprise Life Services Director at CareSource

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track B

SDOH Data and Health Care: Opportunities, Risks, and Best Practices

  • Develop or strengthen understanding of current applicable regulatory approaches, including how patient privacy law plays out with respect to social risk information
  • Identify and discuss potentially high-risk scenarios involving unsafe or otherwise unwanted uses and disclosures of social risk information  
  • Review and discuss strategies to minimize harm from both “Big P” policy (i.e., governmental policy) and “small p” policy (i.e., institutional policy) perspectives 
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Moderator

Sujata Bajaj

CTO at Yuvo Health

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Rachel Landauer

Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School

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Becca Yanniello

VP Pop Health  at Regal Medical Group MCO

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Greg Gierer

Managing Principal at Hilltop Health Policy Advisors

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Track C

New Session Coming Soon!

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Ekaette Joseph Isang

Principal Consultant at Ritebridge

12:30 PM

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

1:30 PM

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track A

Beyond Referrals: Building True Interoperability Between Health and Social Care

  • Go beyond "closed-loop referral platforms" or "community information exchanges” that primarily focus on referral management
  • Explore lessons learned from The Lewis and Clark Information Exchange (LACIE), a Missouri-based health information exchange (HIE) that is advancing this next stage of interoperability across clinical and community-based services as part of the state’s Health Data Utility buildout
  • Discover how LACIE connected providers and CBOs serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities using FHIR’s eLTSS standard, creating a blueprint and a scalable model for whole-person data interoperability across clinical care, social care, and government systems 
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Kemper Tell

CEO at Lewis & Clark Information Exchange (LACIE)

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Paul Sorenson

Co-Director, Community Innovation and Action Center at University of Missouri – St. Louis

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track B

Lessons from the West Side: How CBOs, Clinics, & Retailers Can Collaborate to Close Gaps in Nutritional Equity

  • Learn practical strategies for building closed-loop referral workflows
  • Explore considerations for designing culturally relevant outreach multi-sector engagement to boost WIC awareness
  • Gain replicable tools and lessons to advance nutrition equity 
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Megan Hinchy

MPH, Manager, Food, Activity and Nutrition Initiatives at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Tal Vanek

MS, RDN, LDN, CADC, CLC, Director of Nutrition at Chicago Department of Public Health

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Track C

Turn Talents into Action: Leveraging your Neurosignatures

Participants will identify their unique neurosignatures, uncover the strengths and blind spots that come with them, and learn practical ways to translate self-awareness into daily actions that improve communication, leadership, and collaboration.

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Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

2:10 PM

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM

Track A

Tools & Tech Spotlight

Leading service providers will showcase their offerings in a quick-pitch setting. Evaluate the latest and greatest tech tools to bring back to your organization. 

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM

Track B

Tools & Tech Spotlight

Leading service providers will showcase their offerings in a quick-pitch setting. Evaluate the latest and greatest tech tools to bring back to your organization. 

2:25 PM

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Networking Break & Give-Back Opportunity: Build Mental Wellness & Self Advocacy Kits 

In support of Women on the Rise International, Inc., attendees will participate in a hands-on give-back experience focused on rest, resilience, and well-being. Together, we’ll assemble Mental Wellness & Self-Advocacy Kits, complete with thoughtful items and handwritten notes of encouragement to support women navigating workforce and life transitions across Central Florida. This hands-on volunteer opportunity offers a moment to pause, connect, and give back. 

2:45 PM

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track A

Hubs in Action: Scalable Models to Address Food, Housing, and Social Needs Through Community–Clinical Partnerships

  • Understand the design and implementation of a scalable Hub Model for delivering health care–funded services, including Section 1115 demonstrations, to support Health-Related Social Needs
  • Identify strategies to operationalize clinical–community partnerships, including building workflows, processes, and infrastructure for screenings, referrals, service coordination, and reimbursement or reporting requirements
  • Apply lessons learned from real-world implementation to enhance service delivery, reduce administrative burden, and improve outcomes for individuals with complex social and health needs 
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Annie Pham

Director of Social Health at Community Care Cooperative

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Grace Akor

Social Health Program Manager at Community Care Cooperative

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track B

When Patients and Providers Are Both at the Center: Designing Sustainable Care Together

  • Explore how aligned payer–provider partnerships can move beyond traditional trade-offs to create care models that truly work for patients, clinicians, and the community 
  • Learn real-world insights on how payer–provider alignment can support high-quality mental health care while also protecting clinical autonomy and preventing provider burnout 
  • Gain a clear understanding of what it takes to build trust-based partnerships that scale, advance equity, and strengthen community-based care—particularly in communities identified as having unmet mental health care needs 
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Elizabeth Dosoretz

Founder, CEO, & LCSW at Elite DNA Behavioral Health

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM

Track C

FLOURISH: How High Performers Create Impact Without Erosion

In this reflective, interactive session, participants are guided to meet their Inner Elder—the wise future version of themselves who understands what truly mattered, and what quietly eroded health, energy, and fulfillment over time. This inner guide becomes a through-line for examining how impact is created today—and at what cost. Blending insights from longevity science, stress physiology, and high-performance culture, participants explore subtle patterns of physical, mental, and emotional erosion and uncover their own practical shifts for protecting energy, clarity, and vitality under pressure, not after burnout. Through guided reflection and simple exercises, participants leave with a clearer definition of legacy and renewed permission to perform sustainably—not heroically. 

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Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

3:25 PM

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM

Transition Break

3:30 PM

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Wellness Moment: Power Poses

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Speaker

Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

3:45 PM

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

New Session Coming Soon

4:30 PM

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Choose Your Own Adventure Roundtable Discussions

Participate in a facilitated roundtable discussion and deep dive with peers on timely topics in the industry.   

1. Speaking Each Other’s Language: What CBOs Need to Know When Seeking Health Plan Partnerships
Facilitator: Amy Blackledge, MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB, Director of Clinical Quality, BC of Idaho 

2. Doulas, Black Maternal Health, and Supporting Expecting Mothers 
Facilitator: Kristin Wing-Coleman, Manager, Community Engagement, Welcome Rooms & Health Equity, WellCare of North Carolina

3. Navigating Workforce Challenges: Retaining Talent and Fostering Leadership in Uncertain Times
Facilitator: Jessica Barraclough, MS, Section Director, Population Health Strategies, Kansas Department of Health and Environment 

4. Data Infrastructure for Social Care Integration
Facilitator: Emma Cohen, MA, MPH, Program Manager, Community Connect Program, Office of Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai 

5. Finding Productive Joy:  Intentionally Protecting Your Peace
Facilitator: Dr. Christie McMullen, CEO, AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move 

6. Collective Impact: Transforming Differences into Dynamic Coalitions
Facilitator: Lauran Larson, MPS, Senior Manager of Food and Health, Hunger Free Oklahoma 

7. Creative Fundraising: Clever Solutions for Serious Impact
Facilitator: Keith Cromwell, Senior Director, HIE Senior Program Director, Corporate Information Services, Penn Medicine 

8. Building a School-Friendly Health System Movement to Support Student Health and Learning 
Facilitator: Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Program Lead, Community Mental Health CORE, Center for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (CHORDS), Children’s National Hospital 

9. Working with Foreign-Born Communities 
Facilitator: Luisa Hoyos, Community Specialist, Community Engagement Unit, North Dakota Health & Human Services 

10. Hospital Approaches to Addressing Homelessness
Facilitator: Krystal Green, MPH, Program Manager, Office of Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai 

11. Nourishing Health: Food as Medicine in Action
Facilitator: Rebecca Boova-Turner, MHA, RD, LDN, Healthcare Partnership Manager, MANNA 

12. Stop the Spiral: Fast Nervous-System Hacks for Leaders Who Don’t Have Time to Fall Apart  
Facilitator: Heather Denniston, DC, CCWP, WELLFIT and FED 

13. SDOH, Reimagined: Expanding How We Think About Social Drivers of Health
Facilitator: Shanaz Chery, Senior Director of Population Health and Ambulatory Care, Greater New York Hospital Association

14. Faith as a Public Health Asset: Positioning Faith Institutions to Drive Prevention, Trust, and Health Equity
Facilitator: Angela N. Mott, D.HSc, Founder & CEO, Sozo Collectiv

15. There’s No Place Like Home: Health and Affordable Housing
Facilitator: Jodina Hicks, President, Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania 

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Amy Blackledge

MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB, Senior Director of Clinical Quality and Stars at BC of Idaho

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Jessica Barraclough

MS, Section Director, Population Health Strategies at Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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Dr. Christie McMullen

CEO at AIM...Analyze, Improve, Move

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Keith Cromwell

Senior Director, HIE Senior Program Director, Corporate Information Services at Penn Medicine

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Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

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Luisa Hoyos

Community Specialist, Community Engagement Unit at North Dakota Health & Human Services

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Jodina Hicks

President at Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania

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Rebecca Boova-Turner

Healthcare Partnership Manager at MANNA

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Julia DeAngelo

Program Lead, Community Mental Health CORE & Co-Founder, School-Friendly Health Systems Initiative at Children’s National Hospital

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Emma Cohen

MA, MPH, Program Manager, Community Connect Program, Office of Health Equity at Cedars-Sinai

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Krystal Green

MPH, Program Manager, Office of Health Equity at Cedars-Sinai

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Lauran Larson

Senior Manager of Food and Health at Hunger Free Oklahoma

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Angela Mott

Founder & CEO at Sozo Collectiv

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Shanaz Chery, MS, CHES

Senior Director of Population Health and Ambulatory Care at Greater New York Hospital Association

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Kristin Wing-Coleman

Manager, Community Engagement | Welcome Rooms at WellCare of North Carolina

5:15 PM

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM

Networking Cocktail Reception

Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and face-to-face networking with peers.

Wednesday - March 25, 2026

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Registration Desk Open

8:45 AM

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Wellness Snack: You Are the Intervention

Personal amplifier tools for maximum impact. 

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Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks

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Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

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Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

9:10 AM

9:10 AM – 9:50 AM

Keynote Address

Stories as Data: Using Lived Experience to Catalyze Innovation

  • Discover ways to integrate patient and caregiver narratives (stories) into actionable data to guide healthcare innovation efforts 
  • Employ the 4-gear engine framework, "Human-Centered Innovation Engine," which explains how to apply lived-experience insights 
  • Hear how to apply lived experience, grounded in vignettes from my experience as a caregiver during my son’s brain cancer treatment, stroke recovery, and medical complexity, into the framework to guide the design of care delivery, technology, and equity efforts 
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Erica Olenski

Vice President, Board Certified Patient Advocate at FINN Partners

9:50 AM

9:50 AM – 9:55 AM

Transition break

9:55 AM

9:55 AM – 10:35 AM

Track A

Bridging Innovation and Sustainability: The Medically Tailored Meal Sustainability Blueprint

  • Outline a pathway to sustainable success and quality standardization for Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions by defining the necessary elements for the medically tailored meal intervention to transition from grant, pilot, and waiver funded services to sustainable healthcare funding and coverage pathways 
  • Understand the legal framework that states and federal agencies use to define quality for all Medicaid covered benefits and identify key aspects of how FIM interventions fit into this framework 
  • Discover why the FIM framework is central to scaling sustainable access to these lifesaving interventions across the country 
  • Participate in the guided multistep process for creating the Blueprint and applying pillar recommendations 
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Alissa Wassung

Executive Director at Food is Medicine Coalition

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Erika Hanson

Clinical Instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School

9:55 AM – 10:35 AM

Track B

Beyond the Waiver: Charting a New Path for Medicaid and Health Equity

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Laurie Stradley

DrPH, CEO at Impact Health

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Brandon Wilson

COO at ABCCM

10:35 AM

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM

Networking Break

10:55 AM

10:55 AM – 11:35 AM

Track A

Language as Data: Reimagining Equity and Trust in Healthcare Systems

  • Gain practical tools and future-facing strategies for improving health data integrity and preparing for the next generation of AI-enabled systems 
  • Understand how language becomes codified in data systems and affects care decisions 
  • Identify practical steps to evaluate and correct bias in documentation and communications 
  • Learn how structured language improves compliance, reporting, and operational accuracy 
  • Explore how responsible AI models can enhance data quality and eliminate subjective inconsistencies 
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Gian Franco Wilson

Co-Founder and Chairman at The Stereotype Project Foundation

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Liz Jung Kim

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at The Stereotype Project Foundation

10:55 AM – 11:35 AM

Track B

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP for Pediatric Health Equity

  • Explore innovative strategies to connect Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP benefits for pediatric patients through the lens of community-based organizations (CBOs) 
  • Learn how CBOs serve as critical partners in SDOH screening and facilitating closed-loop referrals that improve both health outcomes and access to essential services 
  • Examine how cross-sector collaboration can reduce barriers, streamline benefits enrollment, and create a more equitable healthcare experience for families 
  • Discover actionable insights and scalable solutions for building stronger, more connected systems of care 
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Stephanie McGuire

Chief Learning & Development Officer at SC Thrive

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LaKisha Bowman

Director of Strategic Partnerships at SC Thrive

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Jennifer Marze

VP, Network Strategy & Services at Molina Healthcare of South Carolina

11:35 AM

11:35 AM – 11:40 AM

Transition Break

11:40 AM

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM

Track A

Case Study: From Monologue to Dialogue: Amplifying Community Voices through SDOH

  • Discover how to successfully connect data, people, and partnerships to drive equity at the systems level, and the importance of community-driven systems change
  • Explore practical strategies to operationalize SDOH
  • Consider lessons learned from piloting and scaling programs in the Philadelphia area 
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Kadisha Alberga

Social Drivers Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

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Laura Jordan

MSW, Associate Director, SDOH Equity Unit at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

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Amanda Vaden

Employment Systems Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

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Taylor Samuels

Benefits Data Specialist at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM

Track B

Avoiding Unintentional Inequity: Rules, Reality, and the Patient in Between

  • Discover how well-intended policies unravel in real patient experience, exposing gaps between regulatory intent, provider capacity, and the patient’s reality 
  • Experience real-world case scenarios across inpatient care, discharge planning, DME, pharmacy, and post-acute settings where inequities reveal themselves in practice 
  • Reframe how policy is applied at the point of care, prioritizing awareness and encouraging thoughtful flexibility when inequities surface
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Koby Mitchell

Director, Utilization Management at Simpra Advantage Plan

12:20 PM

12:20 PM – 1:20 PM

Networking Lunch

1:20 PM

1:20 PM – 2:00 PM

Community Health Needs Assessment: Identifying Strategies for a Successful Implementation in Urban and Rural Communities 

  • Discuss the public-private partnerships, the 10-county region, and the vendor leading the community health needs assessment 
  • Describe why the community health needs assessment was led by WICHC and the role of the partners at the table 
  • Leverage lessons learned for new communities to effectively lead community health needs assessments 
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Berenice Medina

Community Health Strategist at Western Idaho Community Health Collaborative (WICHC)

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Sarah Vanausdall

Community Health Director at Metopio

2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Wellness Snack: From Insight to Action

Pause, reflect, and own what conference insights to green light. 

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Speaker

Heather Denniston DC CCWP

Professional Speaker at WELLFIT and FED

2:20 PM

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM

Closing Remarks

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Chairperson, Speaker

Ellen Fink-Samnick

Wholistic Health Equity Strategist, Content Developer, Educator at EFS Supervision Strategies

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Chairperson, Speaker

Rick Whitted

MBA, CEO at U.S. Hunger

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