Speakers at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference

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Announcing the BHT2023 speakers

V = Virtual Speaker
CE =Continuing Education Speaker

Andrew Bertagnolli, PhD

National Director Virtual Behavioral Health Services, One Medical

Becky Stoll, LCSW

Senior Vice President of Crisis Services, Centerstone

J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation

James Lyda, PhD

Virtual Medical Director, Mindset Enterprise Virtual Behavioral Health Program, One Medical

Kathy Lisborg, DSW, LCSW

Senior Project Associate, Zero Suicide Institue

Steve Mallen

Founder Member, Zero Suicide Alliance

Tiffani Simmons, JD

Assistant Attorney General and Syndications Counsel, Office of the New York State Attorney General

Adolfo Melara, PhD

President and Superintendent, AAMA

Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc

Founder, AAKOMA Project

Caitlyn Donovan

Head of Health Plan Partnerships, Equip Health

Clare Kennedy Purvis, PsyD

Founder, WELL

Danish Munir

Founding Partner, GreyMatter

Deborah Adler

Founder & CEO, Navigator Healthcare

Ellen Frank, PhD

Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, HealthRhythms, Inc.

Eric Bailly

Senior Director, Third Horizon Strategies

Gaurang Choksi

Founder & CEO, Violet

Jenna Carl, PhD

Chief Medical Officer, Big Health

Jodi Prohofsky, PhD

Former healthcare executive and industry consultant/advisor

Julie Wroblewski

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Magnify Ventures

Kevin Fyock

North America Innovation and Commercialization Leader, Aon

Laura Paynter

Senior Director of Behavioral Health, Buckeye Health Plan

Lorena Roth, LCSW

Senior Director of National Mental Health and Wellness, Kaiser Permanente

Mainul Mondal

Founder & CEO, Ellipsis Health

Martha R. Temple

Independent Board Member & Advisor, PsychHub

Mike Franz, MD

Executive Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Regence

Mimi Winsberg, MD

Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Brightside

Morgann Noble

CEO and Founder, Morgann Unlimited

Myra Altman, PhD

Chief Clinical Officer, Brightline

Samir Malik

Co-founder & CEO, Firsthand

Sarah Fleury, MSW

Director of Behavioral Health, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Steve Turney

Owner and Executive Director, Mental Health Marketing

Trina Histon, PhD

Vice President, Clinical Product Strategy, Woebot

Wendy Martinez Farmer, MBA

RVP National Crisis Center of Excellence, Elevance Health

Deborah Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH

Senior Advisor and Project lead for the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kacy Hutchison, JD

Chief of Government Affairs and Advocacy, MAPS PBC

Steven Zima, MBA

Director of HR – Benefits and Innovation, Cigna

Barbara Kennedy

CHRO EVP, Western Alliance Bancorporation

Dija Fraser

Chief People Officer, Salad and Go

Ron Storn

Chief People Officer, TruckStop

Michelle A. Weinraub, MSN, RN, NCSN

Chief Health Officer, Cherry Creek School District

Natalie Walker

Senior Manager, Benefits, StitchFix

Nicholas St. Fleur

General Assignment Reporter, Associate Editorial Director Of Events, STAT

Laura Lovett

Editor of Behavioral Health Business, Aging Media Network

Alyson Watson

Founder & CEO, Modern Health

Thomas Tsang, MD, MPH

CSO & Co-Founder, Valera Health, Inc.

Julie Hayes Seibert, PhD, MPH, MA

Senior Research Scientist, Behavioral Health, NCQA

Marissa Plescia

Reporter, MedCity News

Julie Krause

Group Manager, Global Wellness, Microsoft

Marjorie Morrison

CEO and Co-Founder, Psych Hub

Chris Mosunic

Chief Clinical Officer, Calm Health

Todd Hill

Senior Vice President of Payer Strategy, Spring Health

Mill Brown

Chief Medical Officer, Spring Health

Clare McNutt, PA-C, MSHS

VP of Primary Care Innovation, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Alyssa Jaffee

Partner, 7wire Ventures

Tracy L. Davidson

President, Quality Care, Network & Benefits Management, Optum Behavioral Health Solutions

Hafeezah Muhammad

CEO, Backpack Healthcare

Katie DiPerna Cook

Senior Vice President, Partnerships, Headspace

Samantha F. Chafin

Senior Director Behavioral Health Strategy & Operational Integration, Florida Blue

Nancy Byatt

Executive Director, Lifeline for Families Center Center & Lifeline for Moms Program, UMass Chan Medical School

Damayanti Dipayana

CEO and Co-Founder, Manatee

David Smith

CEO & Founder, Third Horizon Strategies

Bill Liu

Senior Director of Health Technology, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

Mandy Teefey

CEO & Co-Founder, Wondermind

Angela Mannix

Sr. Dir of Partnerships, Eleos Health

Jamie Pabst

CEO, Spiritune

Tristan Gorrindo

Chief Medical Officer, Optum Behavioral Health Solutions

David Pawlowski

Chief Operating Officer, CuraLinc Healthcare

Erin Davis

Vice President of Government Relations, Kooth Digital Health

Nikole Benders-Hadi, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, Talkspace

Bentley Fazi

Marketing/Community Development Specialist & Yoga Instructor, Alo Yoga

Susanna Y. park, PhD

Behavioral Research Scientist, Skylight

John Salisbury

Yoga Practitioner & Studio Owner, Modern Yoga

Sade Jones

Creative Project Manager at Harvest Pursuit & Freelance Creative, VO Actor, Wellness & Fitness Coach at Sade Jones LLC

Tom Insel, MD

Co-founder and Executive Chair, Vanna Health

Greg Casson

Senior Global Strategic Account Manager, Optum International

Steve Carnevale

Commission Member, Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Committee

Jackie Girgis, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Private Practice

Marnie Hayutin

Content Specialist, Ritz Communications

Tracy L. Davidson

President, Benefits and Services, Optum Behavioral Health Solution

Reyna Montoya

Founder, CEO, Aliento

Greisy Hernandez

Chief Operating Officer, Genz Girl Gang

Anika Nayak

Freelance Journalist

Katherine Steele, Ed.D.

Director of Programs, Pat Tillman Foundation

Nailah Harrell

Associate Director, Health Technology, American Society for Addiction Medicine

Susan Monarez, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, ARPA-H

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Staff Writer, Fierce Healthcare

Allison Holt, MD

National Medical Director, Talkiatry

Susan Coller Monarez, PhD

Deputy Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Nick Heilig

Peer Support Specialist, Success Care by Nomi Health

Victoria Turley

Autism Advocate and Mom

Patrick Mobley

Co-Founder & CEO, Vivid Health

Michael F. Hogan, PhD

Founder, Hogan Health Solutions

Dan W. Joyce, PhD

Consultant psychiatrist and Professor of Connected Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool

Evans Rochaste, NP

Founder & CEO, ReKlame Health

Zack Gray

Founder & CEO, Ophelia

Luanne Southern

Executive Director, Texas Mental Health Care Consortium

Kim Avila-Edwards, MD

Pediatrician, Director of Advocacy, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School

Roshni L. Koli, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Eric Gastfriend, MBA

Co-Founder & President, DynamiCare Health

Seth Feuerstein

Founder and CEO, Oui

CE
Credits

in-person & online

Earn up to 13 continuing education (CE) hours

In partnership with PESI, our event offered CE credits for mental health professionals who attend. For those unable to make the trip to Arizona, the CE credits were attainable virtually via PESI's streaming platform during the live event.