The Virginia Coalition of Private Provider Associations
Presents the 19th ANNUAL CRITICAL ISSUES SYMPOSIUM
December 2-3, 2020 – Virtual Conference
Schedule
Wednesday, December 2nd
9:00 a.m. Welcome / Call to Order – Gary L. Jones, Ph.D, VCOPPA President
MODULE A: Update on Behavioral Health Enhancement
Alexis Aplasca, MD, DBHDS Chief Clinical Officer
Alyssa Ward, Ph.D, LCP, DMAS Behavioral Health Clinical Director
Laura Reed, LCSW, DMAS Behavioral Health Senior Program Advisor
(acting)
10:00 a.m. MODULE B: Results of the JLARC CSA Study / VCOPPA Response
Bill Elwood, Executive Director VAISEF/VCOPPA
11:00 a.m. MODULE C: Update from the Virginia Department of Education
Hank Millward, VDOE Director, Office of Specialized Education Facilities
and Family Engagement
12:00 noon MODULE D: An Update on the Children’s Services Act
Scott Reiner, Executive Director, Office of Children’s Services
1:00 p.m. MODULE E: Managed Care Update – DMAS
Cheryl Roberts, JD, DMAS Deputy Director for Programs and Operations
Tammy Whitlock, MSHA, DMAS Deputy Director for Complex Care
Services
Thursday, December 3rd
9:00 a.m. MODULE F: Resources for Dealing with COVID-19
Heidi Dix, DBHDS Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory and Legislative
Affairs
10:00 a.m. MODULE G: Critical State Budget Issues Facing Virginia, Now and in the Future
James J. Regimbal, Jr., Fiscal Analytics, Ltd.
11:00 a.m. MODULE H: Panel: Local Government CSA Perspectives
Jessica Webb, Assistant Director of Social Services, Children’s Services
Act, Prince William County
Julie Payne, CSA Coordinator, City of Roanoke
Brady Nemeyer, CSA Program Administrator, City of Richmond
12:00 noon Guest Speaker: Virginia General Assembly Perspective: FFPSA and
Behavioral Health Issues
The Honorable T. Montgomery “Monty” Mason, Senate of Virginia
Senate Representative to the CSA State Executive Council
12:30 p.m. MODULE I: Developing the VCOPPA Advocacy Agenda for the 2021
Virginia General Assembly
Bill Elwood, VCOPPA Executive Director
CONCLUSIONS: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderated by Bill Elwood, VCOPPA Executive Director
1:30 p.m. Adjournment