Sort by: Saturday, October 7th, 2017 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Registration and Information Desk 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Registration and Information Desk Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s)  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: AAHHSA Executive Committee (by invite only) 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: AAHHSA Executive Committee (by invite only) Room: Congress Presenter(s) Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services Sunday, October 8th, 2017 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Sunday Gospel Brunch (additional cost) 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Sunday Gospel Brunch (additional cost) Room: Stubb's Presenter(s) 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s) 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: AAHHSA and Your Career 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: AAHHSA and Your Career Room: Congress Presenter(s) Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Break 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM: General Session: Welcome to AAHHSA 2017 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM: General Session: Welcome to AAHHSA 2017 Room: Lonestar Title: What Do Our Federal Partners at the DHHS Children, Families, and Aging Division Have to Say Now? Presenter(s) Robert Keith, Associate General Counsel, Families and Aging Division U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Elizabeth Tossell, Attorney U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of General Counsel Llewellyn Woolford, Assistant Chief Counsel U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of General Counsel 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: General Session: National Perspective - Issues in Child Welfare 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: General Session: National Perspective - Issues in Child Welfare Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Prudence Beidler Carr, Center Director American Bar Association Center for Children and the Law 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: General Session: National Medicaid Update 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: General Session: National Medicaid Update Room: Austin South Title: The Medicaid Landscape Presenter(s) Alan Dorn, Chief Counsel, Region V U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Opening Welcome Reception 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: President's Reception (Hospitality Suite) 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: President's Reception (Hospitality Suite) Room: Hospitality Suite Title: President's Reception Presenter(s) Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services Monday, October 9th, 2017 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s) 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast Room: Foyer Presenter(s) 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM: Welcome to Texas 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM: Welcome to Texas Room: Lonestar Title: Welcome to Texas Presenter(s) Charles Smith, Executive Commissioner Texas Health & Human Services Commission 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Opening General Session 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Opening General Session Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Carissa Phelps, Founder and CEO Runaway Girl Inc. 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break in Vendor Area 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM: General Session: Ethics 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM: General Session: Ethics Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) The Honorable Scott McCown, Professor and Director of the Children's Rights Clinic University of Texas School of Law 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Post Hurricane: How Texas is Supporting the Houston Community 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Post Hurricane: How Texas is Supporting the Houston Community Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Audrey Carmical, General Counsel TX Department of Family and Protective Services Maggi Collins, Director of Program Support TX Department of Family and Protective Services Barbara Klein, Interim General Counsel TX Health and Human Services Commission Bridgette Smith-Lawson, Managing Attorney TX Department of Family and Protective Services Tiffany Reedy, Managing Attorney Protective Services Practice Group in the Harris County Attorney?s Office 1:30 PM - 1:42 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session 1:30 PM - 1:42 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Valerie Davidson, Commissioner AK Department of Health and Social Services 1:42 PM - 1:54 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session 1:42 PM - 1:54 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session Room: Lonestar Title: Did You Say Fair Hearings? Presenter(s) Carole Hurley, Director, Appeals Division Texas Health and Human Services Commission 1:54 PM - 2:06 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session 1:54 PM - 2:06 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Linda Bethman, Assistant Attorney General MD Department of Health 2:06 PM - 2:18 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session 2:06 PM - 2:18 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Dalia Castillo-Granados, Director ABA's Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA) 2:18 PM - 2:30 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session 2:18 PM - 2:30 PM: 'Talk Like Ted' Session Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Rus Sykes, Director of the Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being American Public Human Services Association Edward Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel Bureau of Day Care Enforcement - New York State Office of Children and Family Services 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: In-Depth Discussions of 'Talk Like Ted' Sessions 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: In-Depth Discussions of 'Talk Like Ted' Sessions Room: Longhorn Presenter(s) Sandra Barnes, Assistant Attorney General MD Department of Human Services Valerie Davidson, Commissioner AK Department of Law Carole Hurley, Director, Appeals Division Texas Health and Human Services Commission Linda Bethman, Assistant Attorney General Maryland Attorney General's Office Dalia Castillo-Granados, Director ABA's Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA) Rus Sykes, Director of the Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being American Public Human Services Association Ed Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel Bureau of Day Care Enforcement - New York State Office of Children and Family Services 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break in Vendor Area 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Caroline Brown, Partner Covington & Burling LLP Philip Peisch, Special Counsel Covington & Burling LLP 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin South Title: Trends in Technology Contracts: Cloud Computing, Remote and Self-Hosting, and Other Hot Topics Presenter(s) Rich Wyde, Esq. The Law Offices of Rich Wyde, P.C. 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Carissa Phelps, Founder and CEO Runaway Girl Inc. 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Dinner on Your Own - It's Time to Explore Austin, TX 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Dinner on Your Own - It's Time to Explore Austin, TX Presenter(s) 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Secretary's Reception 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Secretary's Reception Room: Hospitality Suite Title: Secretary's Reception Presenter(s) Doris Leisch, Chief Counsel PA Department of Human Services Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration and Information Desk Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s) 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s) 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Kevin Raymond, Administrative Law Judge, Appeal Division Texas Health and Human Services Commission Ty Jones, Esq., Director of Policy Benefits Data Trust 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Valerie Davidson, Commissioner AK Department of Health and Social Services Carla Erickson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Child Protection Section AK Attorney General's Office 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin South Presenter(s) Rus Sykes, Director of the Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being American Public Human Services Association Jeremy Everett, Senior Director Texas Hunger Initiative at Baylor University Eric Wolf, Esq., Director of Policy and Programs Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board (WA) Michael Bolton, Vice President, Human Services North America MAXIMUS Gena Lewis, Esq., Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel TN Department of Human Services 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break in Vendor Area 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services Doris Leisch, Chief Counsel PA Department of Human Services Ann Woolfolk, Deputy Attorney General DE Dept of Justice 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Denise Brady, Senior Child Protective Services Policy Attorney Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Kristi Taylor, Assistant Director Supreme Court of Texas Children?s Commission Dr. Nina Jo Muse, Medical Director for Behavioral Health, TX Health and Human Services Commission 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin South Presenter(s) Larry Bolton, Special Counsel to the Deputy Director/Chief Counsel California Department of Social Services, Legal Division Edward Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel, Bureau of Day Care Enforcement New York State Office of Children and Family Services Doug Barnes, Associate General Counsel for Administrative Process TX Department of Family and Protective Services 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Child Welfare Committee Luncheon 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Child Welfare Committee Luncheon Room: Cellars (Lobby Level) Presenter(s) 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Medicaid Committee Luncheon 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Medicaid Committee Luncheon Room: Bouqet (Lobby Level) Title: Medicaid Committee Luncheon Presenter(s) Matt Devlin, Assistant Director/General Counsel Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Lunch (on your own if not attending a committee meeting) 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM: Lunch (on your own if not attending a committee meeting) Presenter(s) 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Dewey Duane Britt, Managing Attorney, Regions 1 & 9 Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Michele Surratt, Special Litigation Attorney Texas Department of Family and Protective Services 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Edward Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel, Bureau of Day Care Enforcement New York State Office of Children and Family Services Douglas Barnes, Associate General Counsel for Administrative Process TX Department of Family and Protective Services Lynn Rambo-Jones, Administrative Law Judge Oklahoma Health Care Authority Shari Nichols, Attorney Texas Health & Human Services Commission Andrew Lutostanski, Attorney Texas Office of the Attorney General Megan Fescenmeyer, Special Litigation Attorney TX Department of Family and Protective Services 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Concurrent Workshops Room: Austin South Presenter(s) Doris Leisch, Chief Counsel PA Department of Human Services Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: AAHHSA Membership Meeting, Regional Meetings and Elections 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: AAHHSA Membership Meeting, Regional Meetings and Elections Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Mark Gutchen, General Counsel MO Department of Social Services 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM: 50th Celebration 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM: 50th Celebration Room: Capital Ballroom Title: 50th Celebration of AAHHSA Presenter(s) Sandra Barnes, Assistant Attorney General MD Department of Human Services 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Immediate Past President's Reception 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Immediate Past President's Reception Room: Hospitality Suite Title: Past President's Reception Presenter(s) Ed Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel, Bureau of Day Care Enforcement NY State Office of Children and Family Services Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Registration and Information Desk 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Registration and Information Desk Room: Reg Counter Presenter(s) 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast Room: Foyer Presenter(s) 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin North Presenter(s) Phillip Peisch, Special Counsel Covington & Burling LLP Valerie Davidson, Commissioner AK Department of Health and Social Services 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Lonestar Presenter(s) Maura McInerney, Legal Director Education Law Center Tiffany Roper, Deputy Associate Commissioner, Child Protective Services TX Department of Family and Protective Services 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin South Presenter(s) Therese Durkin, Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel Wisconsin Department of Children and Families 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break in Vendor Area 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin North Title: Hot Topics in Medicaid Presenter(s) Matt Devlin, Assistant Director/General Counsel Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Lonestar Title: Hot Topics in Child Welfare Presenter(s) Susan Diedrich, Senior Assistant Chief Counsel CA Department of Social Services 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Concurrent Sessions Room: Austin South Presenter(s) Ed Watkins, Assistant Deputy Counsel, Bureau of Day Care Enforcement New York State Office of Children and Family Services 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: AAHHSA Executive Committee and Committee Chair Meeting (by invite only) 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: AAHHSA Executive Committee and Committee Chair Meeting (by invite only) Room: Congress Presenter(s) 
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