2024 DDPA SPRING CONFERENCE – SPEAKERS

Provider Education Specialist Summit Community Care`
Jessica Anderson
CEO AR Provider Coalition at Summit Community Care
Christie Green
Senior Director of Care Coordination for DD/IDD Empower
Paula Stone
Director Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Chris Scott
Manager Arkansas 529 Program
Jonathan Taylor
Executive Director Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Danny Farmer
Vice President, Risk Adviser Cadence Insurance, A Gallagher Company
Robbie Belew
Program Manager UAMS Reach Program
Jennifer Avery
Coordinator of Wellness and Coach Advancement Special Olympics Arkansas
Brittany Davis
Director of Provider Relationships Summit Community Care
Ashley Riedmueller
Workforce Development Manager LTSS
Felisha Edington
Program Director of Employment and Community Engagement Central Arkansas Disability Services
Peggy Beggs
Business Relations Representative First Step, Inc.
Pamela Cross
CEO Central Arkansas Disability Services, Inc.
Travis Gray
Clinical Manager Empower Healthcare Solutions
Tommy Tarpley
Interim Director DDS
Ja Chambless
Executive Director Patillo Center
CEO Civitan Services
Geania Dickey
Consultant A-State University and Principal for dot2dot Consulting
Courtney Slack
Director of Behavioral Health Managed Care https://getempowerhealth.com
Dion Young
RPLU, New Business Management Liability Underwriter Cincinnati Insurance
Vanessa Vaden Krause
LMSW, Program Coordinator Disability and Health Project Partners for Inclusive Communities
Charlie Green
ICF Chair
Janie Sexton
Board President DDPA
Margaret R. Ward, J.D.
Attorney Margaret Ward Law Offices
Sara Sherman
Owner / Director Provider Power Moves
Elizabeth Brown
MS, OTR/L, Director of Clinical Services Sunshine School & Development Center
Harry Ehrenberg
Co-Founder The Special Needs Estate Planning Task Force
Larry Stang
Executive Director Developmental Disabilities Providers Association
Melissa Weatherton
DDS Director Arkansas Dept. of Human Services
Stacie Williams
Director of Care Coordination CareSource
Jennifer Daniel-Breeze
Director of Network Development CareSource
Lauren Grounds
Director of Medical Management Operations AR Total Care
Bill Stoval
Partner, Registered Lobbyist, Strategist WSG Consulting
Dana Wills
CPA WSG Consulting