AGENDA: National Council Board of Directors
Fall Board Meeting: October 3-8, 2015
Staff Office – Bunker Hill
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Agenda
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New Board Member Orientation Dinner (new + officers)
Room
Carmine’s
425 7th St NW, WDC
Sunday, October 4, 2015
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM New Board Member Orientation (new + officers)
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Hill Day Registration Open
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Unite to Face Addictions Rally
National Council Office
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Washington Monument
grounds
Monday, October 5, 2015
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Hill Day Registration Open
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Opening Remarks/Welcome
Speaker: Linda Rosenberg
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Language is Everything: Why Changing our National
Conversation Will Save Lives
Speaker: Dr. Oz
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Congressional Staff Panel: Understanding the Climate
for Comprehensive Mental Health and Addiction
Reform
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Perspectives from the Field: Achieving Comprehensive
Mental Health and Addiction Reform in Congress
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Race Ahead: Insights on the Course of American
Politics
Speaker: Chuck Todd
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Chuck Todd Meet n’Greet/Photo line
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM Meeting with Your Legislators: Talking Points Review
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Association/State Executives Committee Meeting
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Afternoon Speakers/Breakout Sessions
“A” Breakouts
 A.1: Building Your Advocacy Toolkit (Speaker:
Al Guida, Guide Consulting)
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Congressional B
Hyatt Regency A
Hyatt Congressional C/D
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A.2: Leveraging Social Media to Advance Your
Advocacy Agenda (Speaker: J. Cliff Johnson,
National Journal Membership)
A.3: Managed Care’s Perspective on Addiction
Treatment (Speakers: Pamela Greenberg,
Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness;
Marianne Burdison, Cenpatico; Steve Bentsen,
MD, Beacon Health Options)
A.4: CARA session (Speaker: TBD)
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Break
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM Afternoon Speakers/Breakout Sessions
“B” Breakouts
 B.1: Advanced Advocacy: Messaging in an Era
of Budget Cuts (Speaker: Catherine Finley,
Thorn Run Partners)
 B.2: An Update from Washington: Recent
Developments Impacting Access to Substance
Use Disorder Services (Speakers: Paul Samuels
and Gabrielle de la Gueronniere, Legal Action
Center)
 B.3: Appropriations: What’s Next? (Speakers:
Andrew Sperling, NAMI; Emily Holubowich,
Coalition for Health Funding; and Rebecca
Farley, National Council for Behavioral Health)
 B.4: Formulary Coverage, Cost Sharing, and
Access in Exchange Plans: A Focus on Mental
Health using Avalere’s PlanScape (Speaker:
Kelly Brantley, Avalere Health)
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health
Speaker: Demi Lovato
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Reforming the Response to Substance Use: A Drug
Policy for the 21st Century
Speaker: Michael Botticelli
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Capitol Hill Reception
Hyatt Congressional A
Hyatt Concord/Lexington
Hyatt Congressional A
Hyatt Regency A
Hyatt Concord/Lexington
Hyatt Congressional C/D
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Kennedy Caucus Room,
Russell Senate Office
Building Room 325
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
7:00 AM – 10:30 AM Hill Day Registration Open
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast and State Delegation Meet-up
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Hill Day Send Off
Speaker: Patrick Kennedy
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Visits with Members of Congress
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Capitol Hill
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Group Photo on Capitol Steps
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Congressional Briefing: Promising Practices in Curbing
the Opioid Epidemic
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Attendee Reception at the Hyatt
Supported by the Mental Health Risk Retention Group &
Negley Associates
West steps of the Capitol
Capitol Visitors Center
Room 212-10
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Executive Committee Meeting
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Public Policy Committee
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM National Council Update
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Finance & Administration Committee Meeting
Membership Committee Meeting
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
Hyatt Regency A
Hyatt Regency Foyer
Hyatt Regency A
Hyatt Regency A
Hyatt Everglades
Hyatt Yosemite
Hyatt Regency A
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Addictions Committee
Audit Committee
Nominating Committee
Hyatt Olympic Room
Hyatt Everglades
Hyatt Yosemite
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Board Business Meeting
Hyatt Regency A
 Committee Reports
 Discussion Topics: National Council Medical
Director
5:00 PM Meeting Adjourns
National Council Offices
1400 K St NW
Washington D.C. 20005
Tel: +1 202 684 7457
www.thenationalcouncil.org
Information on Unite to Face Addictions – Sunday, October 4th, 2015
https://www.facingaddiction.org/
Hotel information:
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., USA, 20001
Tel: +1 202 737 1234
Fax: +1 202 737 5773
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