AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SNAP DIRECTORS
2013 CONFERENCE AGENDA
Big Changes in SNAP….The Beat Goes On!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Conference Registration
Prefunction South
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Opening Session and
Welcome
Phoenix South
Olive Klein, President, AASD
Monmouth County Division of Social Services, New Jersey
Stephanie Muth, Deputy Executive Commissioner, Office of
Social Services, Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Roll Call of States
Olive Klein, President, AASD
Monmouth County Division of Social Services, New Jersey
Boyd Graves, 1st Vice President, AASD
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
President’s Reception
Phoenix North
Monday, September 23, 2013
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Vendor Exhibits Open
Prefunction South
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
Prefunction South
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Prefunction South
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
General Session
Phoenix South
Welcome Address
Dr. Kyle Janek, Executive Commissioner,
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
General Plenary Session
Disaster SNAP
The panel will provide an overview and the latest updates regarding Disaster SNAP, as
well as some recent state experiences with disasters.
Panelists:
Name: Angela Kline
Title: Branch Chief, Certification Policy Branch, SNAP
Agency: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Ellen Vollinger
Title: Legal Director
Agency: Food Research and Action Center
Name: Kathie Wright
Title: Program Manager - SNAP and LIHEAP
Agency: Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Name: Olive Klein
Title: SNAP Program Administrator
Agency: New Jersey Department of Human Services
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break – Visit Exhibitors
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (3)
 Processing Applications in a Timely Manner— Nothing’s
Prefunction South
Robertson Room
Changed, or Has it? Latest Information and Best Practices
This workshop will emphasize the timeliness factor and QC negatives. Included on the
panel will be representatives from the FNS, and representatives from Texas will discuss
some of their experiences and best practices.
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Monday, September 23, 2013 (continued)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (continued)
Moderator:
Kay Jones
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Moira Johnston
Title: Chief of the SNAP Program Design Branch
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Veronica Barnes
Title: Senior Program Specialist, Southeast Regional Office
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Stephanie Muth
Title: Deputy Executive Commissioner, Office of Social
Services
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Name: Beth Miller
Title: Regional Director
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
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Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention in an Online World
Dezavala Room
This workshop will address methods to help prevent fraud in today’s online environment. It
will include a discussion of how to authenticate online users to protect confidential case
information, as well as other best practices.
Moderator:
Boyd Graves
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Anne Sapp
Title: Director of IT Strategy for the Office of Social Services
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Name: Taylor O’Brien
Title: Data Broker Project Manager
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Name: Vonda Carvajal
Title: Lead Investigator, Office of Inspector General
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
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Monday, September 23, 2013 (continued)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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Concurrent Workshops (continued)
Outreach: Formal vs Informal
DeWitt Room
Are there elderly or children in your state that do not have enough food because their
families don’t know that they are eligible for SNAP? This workshop features a panel
discussion with states that have either a formal (reimbursements by FNS) or an informal
outreach plan.
Moderator:
Laurie Hoelscher
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Rose Mastracco
Title: SNAP Manager
Agency: Virginia Department of Social Services
Name: Tikki Brown
Title: Manager, Office of Economic Opportunity
Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Name: Brady Koch
Title: Director of Program Innovation
Agency: Feeding America
Name: Lawayne Salter
Title: Deputy Director of Economic Self Sufficiency Program
Agency: Florida Department of Children and Families
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch On Your Own
State Directors Meeting
Dover Room
General Plenary Session
Phoenix South
SNAP and ACA
Back by popular demand is a plenary session, continuing from last year’s workshop on
SNAP and ACA integration. This session expands and updates information about the
upcoming implementation, how these changes might impact SNAP, and what options
states might want to consider. Come hear from the experts.
Moderator:
Olive Klein, President, AASD
Monmouth County Division of Social Services, New Jersey
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Monday, September 23, 2013 (continued)
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
General Plenary Session (continued)
Panelists:
Name: Lizbeth Silbermann
Title: Director of SNAP Program Development Division
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Shelby Gonzales
Title: Senior Policy Analyst, Health Division
Agency: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Name: Jennifer Ryan
Title: Deputy Director for Policy of the Children and Adults
Health Programs Group
Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (3)
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Are You Ready? State Plans for ACA Implementation
Prefunction South
Robertson Room
As of October 1, states will be taking applications for health coverage under the ACA.
Whether your state has taken the Medicaid expansion or not, big changes for Medicaid are
underway: applications, service delivery expectations, eligibility rules, coordinating with
the exchange. This workshop will feature three states’ approaches to integrated SNAP
and other human services programs with their ACA planning. We’ll hear about their
service delivery model for health and how it’s impacted SNAP.
Moderator:
Dottie Rosenbaum
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Presenters:
Name: Sue McGinn
Title: Food Assistance Program Director
Agency: Colorado Department of Human Services
Name: Jan Freeman
Title: Bureau Chief, Illinois SNAP Director
Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services
Name: Linda Schroeder
Title: Field Operations Program Administrator
Agency: Arizona Department of Economic Security
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Program Accuracy Still Matters
Dezavala Room
This workshop is given by FNS Program Accuracy Workgroup, covering both payment
accuracy and touching on negatives.
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Monday, September 23, 2013 (continued)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (continued)
Moderator:
Beth Miller
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Veronica Barnes
Title: Senior Program Specialist, Southeast Regional Office
Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Jennifer Herr
Title: Senior Program Specialist, Midwest Regional Office
Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
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SNAP Fraud Prevention Strategies: A Path Forward
DeWitt Room
This workshop will discuss fraud prevention strategies utilized by FNS and new initiatives
undertaken to strengthen the quality of technical assistance and support to improve efforts
to fight recipient fraud, with a focus on trafficking. Initiatives will include greater use of and
outcomes derived from predictive analytics, education and voluntary compliance efforts,
new pilot initiatives, and enhanced fraud detection capabilities. Speakers will also discuss
innovative strategies and approaches implemented from the State and law enforcement
perspective.
Moderator:
Judy Toelle, SNAP Administrator
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Presenters:
Name: Jane Duffield
Title: Chief of the State Administration Branch in SNAP
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service
Name: Amanda Huston
Title: Director of the Office of Public Benefits Integrity
Agency: Florida Department of Children and Families
Name: Jack Stick
Title: Deputy Inspector General
Agency: Texas Health & Human Services Commission
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
GAO Focus Group Discussion
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Vendor Exhibits Open
Prefunction South
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
Prefunction South
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Prefunction South
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
General Session
Phoenix South
SNAP Reauthorization Panel Discussion – Where are We Now?
The panel will include state staff, federal staff, and advocacy group representatives. The
purpose will be to discuss the main issues likely to be in play in SNAP reauthorization, the
states’ concerns and recommendations, and how the volatile political landscape will affect
the outcome. The discussion will take place in the context of APHSA’s preliminary
recommendations, which will focus on identifying fresh approaches to SNAP that can
retain the program’s many strengths yet adapt it to the new demands of fiscal constraint,
administrative flexibility, and linkage to other health and human service programs and
concerns.
Moderator:
Larry Goolsby, Director of Strategic Initiatives, APHSA
Panelists:
Name: Stacy Dean
Title: Vice-President for Food Assistance Policy
Agency: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Name: Ellen Vollinger
Title: Legal Director
Agency: Food Research and Action Center
Name: Lizbeth Silbermann
Title: Director of Program Development Division
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (3)

ACA – Approaching the Combined Application Process
Prefunction South
Robertson Room
Across the country states are scrambling to find a streamlined balanced process that
meets the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the conditions that many state
legislatures impose and the needs of those we serve. Please join the panel discussion
comprised of policy experts and state representatives to discuss their approach to this
monumental task.
Moderator:
Rose Mastracco
Virginia Department of Social Services
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 (continued)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (continued)
Presenters:
Name: Stacy Dean
Title: Vice-President for Food Assistance Policy
Agency: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Name: Linda Patterson
Title: Chief of Calfresh Branch
Agency: California Department of Social Services
Name: Monica Mitchell
Title: Program Officer, Public Benefits Division
Agency: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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Medical Expense Deduction: Issues and Best Practices
Dezavala Room
Many states are working to increase SNAP participation among eligible low-income
seniors. When seniors with qualifying out of pocket expenses claim this deduction, it can
make a huge difference in the amount of benefits they receive. This workshop will review
the ins and outs of the medical expense deduction from a national policy perspective, best
practices, pros and cons of the medical expense deduction waiver as well as efforts states
have undertaken to increase the use of the regular deduction.
Moderator:
Boyd Graves
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Ty Jones
Title: Policy Analyst
Agency: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Name: Leslie Fried
Title: Director of Policy and Programs
Agency: National Council on Aging
Name: Judy Toelle
Title: SNAP Administrator
Agency: South Dakota Department of Social Services
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The Latest in SNAP Research
DeWitt Room
Representatives from FNS and ERS will share findings from recently completed SNAP
research and highlight upcoming studies. Topics will include findings from the SNAP Food
Security Survey and the Healthy Incentives Pilot, along with findings from recent reports on
food security of children and the disabled, and the relationship between SNAP receipt and
diet quality. Presenters will share the latest SNAP participation rates, including new
approaches to estimating SNAP access at the state and county levels, along with updates
on the National Food Survey and more.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 (continued)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Workshops (continued)
Moderator:
Kay Jones
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Presenters:
Name: Kelly Kinneson
Title: Chief of the SNAP Analysis Branch
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service, Economic
Research Service
Name: Erik Scherpf, Ph.D.
Title: Economist
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service, Economic
Research Service
Name: Anita Singh, Ph.D.
Title: Chief, Family Programs Evaluation Branch
Agency: USDA-Food and Nutrition Service, Office of
Research and Analysis
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Conference Luncheon
Phoenix South
USDA-Food and Nutrition Service Guest Speaker:
Jessica Shahin, Associate Administrator, Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA-Food and Nutrition
Service
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Break - Visit Exhibitors
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops (3)
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Benefits Check up
Prefunction South
Robertson Room
The National Council on Aging representatives plan to share information about the
Benefits Checkup Project that helps alert seniors to benefits they might qualify for including
SNAP, and help them get applications started through the network of outreach centers.
Moderator:
Kathie Wright, Program Manager
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Presenters:
Name: Leslie Fried
Title: Director of Policy and Programs
Agency: National Council on Aging
Name: Maggie Flowers
Title: Program Associate, Economic Security
Agency: National Council on Aging
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 (continued)
3:00 PM – 4:30PM Concurrent Workshops (continued)

Work Support Strategies (WSS)
Dezavala Room
WSS provides a select group of states with the opportunity to design, test, and implement
more effective, streamlined, and integrated approaches to delivering key supports for lowincome working families, including health coverage, nutrition benefits, and child care
subsidies. This four year effort is half way complete. Come hear about states plans,
lessons learned and their goals for the future.
Moderator:
Alicia Koné
Koné Consulting
Presenters:
Name: Erin Henderlight
Title: Project Manager for North Carolina WSS Project
Agency: Public Consulting Group
Name: Jan Freeman
Title: Bureau Chief, Illinois SNAP Director
Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services
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ABAWDS and the 3 Month Time Limit
DeWitt Room
For the last 4 years, most states have had a statewide waiver from the 3 month time limit
that applies to childless unemployed adults. As the economy improves and unemployment
falls, states will lose their ability to waive the time limit across their entire state. By 2015,
virtually every state will be dealing with the time limit and ABAWD policy. That makes the
coming year an important time to review ABAWD policy – the requirements and the
options – in order to give you time to make adjustments before the time limit comes back
into effect. This workshop will review all aspects of childless unemployed adults and the
ABAWD policy: how the time limit works, to whom it applies, qualifying work/job training
programs, how voluntary vs. mandatory E&T programs interact with the rule, the sub-state
waiver process, individual exemptions and all the other details you didn’t know you forgot!
Moderator:
Kathy Link, SNAP Manager
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Presenters:
Name: Ed Bolen
Title: Senior Policy Analyst
Agency: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Name: Kathy Link
Title: SNAP Manager
Agency: Utah Department of Workforce Services
Name: Daniel Schroeder
Title: Research Scientist for Study of Human Resources
Agency: Ray Marshall Center, University of Texas
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Conference Breakfast and
Closing Session
Phoenix South
Closing Address
Tracy Wareing, Executive Director, APHSA
Guest Speaker
Tim Gard
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