Registration | Schedule | Information | Faculty | Topics | Who Should Attend | Pictures | Educational Supporters | Exhibitors | Books | Login

ROBERT E. BANKS, PhD,
Professor and Chairperson, Chemical Dependence Counselor Training Program, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX.

TIM GUST, PhD,
Psychologist, Occupational Health Program, County of Los Angeles, Consultant, Educator and Author, Los Angeles, CA.
JAN SCHAAD, LSCSW,
Full-time Independent Practice, Consultant and Educator, Cheyenne, WY.

PHIL BENDER-STONE, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor, Intensive Outpatient Services, Exempla West Pines, Rose White Award recipient for outstanding patient care using DBT Skills, Consultant and musician, Wheat Ridge, CO.

THOMAS L. JEWITT, MD,
Physician and Psychiatrist, Consultant and Educator, VAMC, Ft. Meade, SD.
DAVE SCHAAD, MS,
Coordinator for Community Inclusion,
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, University of Wyoming, Consultant and Educator, Cheyenne, WY.

EILEEN B. BISGARD, JD,
Project Director of FASD Intervention Pro- ject, Adams County Court, Guardian ad Litem and the adoptive parent of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FAS), Denver, CO.
OSVALDO "OZ" CABRAL, MA, CAC III,
Behavioral Health Counselor, University of Colorado Hospital, CeDAR Program, Consultant and Author, Denver, CO.
JOHN SHOTTS, CAC III, NCAC II,
Senior Counselor, Atchison Valley Hope, Consultant and Addictions Educator, Atchison, KS.
CARL BLAKE, III, PsyD, LPC,
Sex Offender Specific Treatment Coordinator, Division of Youth Corrections, Consultant, Denver, CO.
LISA M. BUNNING, AA, BS, MA (CAND), Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, University of Wyoming, Educator and Consultant, Certified Ruby Payne Trainer, Laramie, WY.
BARRY J. KOCH, PhD, LCSW,
Faculty, Newman University MSW Program, Clinical Practice for over twenty years including 15 years as the clinical director of a suicide prevention center, Board of Directors, Suicide Prevention Partnership, Colorado Springs, CO.
DENA CABRERA, PsyD,
Licensed Psychologist, Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders, involved in program development, staff training and clinical supervision, nationally recognized speaker, consultant and author, Wickenburg, AZ.
MARA LEHNERT,
Director of Marketing and Interventions, Harmony Foundation, Inc. and former Corporate CEO, Estes Park, CO.
PENELOPE "PENNY" ZIEGLER, MD,
Medical Director, Virginia Health Professions Monitoring Program, prior Medical Director, The Farley Center at Williamsburg Place, Member, ASAM, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Author, National and International Consultant, Williamsburg, VA.
ELLIOTT COHEN, MD,
Psychiatrist in full-time independent
practice, consultant, Colorado Springs, CO.
FRANK E. DUNN, MA, LPC, RTC, CAC III,
Faculty member, William Glasser Institute, recent supervisor, Community Support Program, Spanish Peaks MHC, Faculty Adams State College Counseling and Guidance Program, Consultant and Trainer, Ordained Minister, Pueblo, CO.
E. DAVID MARTIN, JR., PhD,
Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor and Head, Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling and School Psychology, Consultant, Author and Researcher, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

ELAINE CRNKOVIC, PhD and CEO
Cedar Springs Hospital, Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO.

B. THOMAS GRAY, PhD, ABPP,
Forensic Psychologist, Clinical Coordinator, Court Services Dept., Colorado Mental Health Institute, limited private Consulting practice, Pueblo, CO.
ELIZABETH STUYT, MD,
Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Circle Program, Colorado Mental Health Institute, Consultant, Researcher, Author and Educator, Pueblo, CO.

DICK DILLON,
Senior Vice President, Planning & Development, Preferred Family Health Care, Inc., Consultant, Educator, Grant writer, St. Louis, MO.
KEN GREGOIRE, PhD and CEO,
Valley Hope Association, Psychologist and Consultant, Norton, KS.
MATT MEIER, PsyD, HSP-P, LCAS,
Licensed Psychologist and Director of Substance Abuse Services, Fellowship Health Resources, Inc., Researcher and Consultant, Raleigh, NC.
MICHAEL T. DINNEEN, LCSW, CAC III,
Clinical Coordinator,
University of Colorado Hospital, Center for Dependency, Addiction and Recovery (CeDAR) Program, Consultant and Educator, Denver, CO.
S. PATRICK HAGGERSON, MA, CAC II, I CADC,
Program Director, Ethno-Cultural Studies, The Betty Ford Institute, Outreach Counselor and Trainer, Alkali Reserve, BC and St. Francis Mission, Rosebud Reservation, SD, National Consultant and Educator, Palm Resort, CA.

KEVIN WANDLER, MD,
Psychiatrist and Executive Medical Director, Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating Disorders, Consultant and Educator, Wickenburg, AZ.
BOB FERGUSON, BA,
is the Founder and Director of Jaywalker Lodge, a provider of extended care addiction treatment and transitional living programs for men, located in Carbondale, CO. Grateful for his own sobriety since 1992, Bob’s professional background includes marketing and management roles at Hazelden Foundation, Promises Treatment Centers, and Crossroads Antigua.

DAVID W. MEGGITT,
Program Manager, Colorado Children’s Program, Betty Ford Center, Educator and Consultant, Denver, CO and Rancho Mirage, CA.

CYNTHIA MORENO-TUOHY, BSW, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP,
Executive Director of NAADAC, recent Executive Director of Danya Institute and the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center, Prior Program Director for Volunteers of America Western Washington, National Consultant and Educator, Alexandria, VA.
CHARLES H. DUKES, MDiv, MD,
Psychiatrist and Consultant, Recovery Zone Program, Cedar Springs Hospital, Army Medical Corp, Deployed (2008) in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO.
HOWIE MADIGAN,
Professional Interventionist, Community Relations Representative, Harmony Foundation, Inc., Corporate Trainer/Educator, Board of Directors, National Center for Intervention, Estes Park, CO.
LARRY E. SHORES, MD,
Psychiatrist and Medical Director, Cedar Springs Hospital, Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO.
JOHN L. FLEMING, MD,
Board Certified Psychiatrist in Private Practice, Award Winning Teacher and Educator, Clinical Researcher and Consultant, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been named to “America’s Top Psychiatrists” (Consumer Relations) and America’s “Best Doctors” (Medical Peer Ratings), Colorado Springs, CO.
ROSEMARIE G. HALL-HEYDUCK, PsyD, LMFT, CAC III,
Consultant, Recovery Zone Program, Cedar Springs Hospital, 22 years of clinical experience working with active-duty military addressing substance abuse, trauma, and psychiatric crises, Colorado Springs, CO.
ANTONY R. WHITE, PhD, CRC,
Coordinator, Programs in Rehabilitation and Human Services, Dept. of Counseling Psychology and Comm. Services, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.
GARY G. FORREST, EdD., PhD.,
Executive Director, Psychotherapy Associates, P.C., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Author, Educator and National Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO
TODD HELVIG, PhD,
Licensed Psychologist, Community Behavioral Health Services, Colorado Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole, Community Corrections, and Youthful Offenders Program, Consultant, Denver, CO.
JOLENE NICHOLES, MS, CADC II,
Director of Access Clinical Services, Valley Hope Association, Norton, KS.
ROBERT N. GLIDEWELL, PsyD, CBSM
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certified Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist, Director Sleep Medicine Program, Lynn Institute of the Rockies, Colorado Springs, CO.
SR. KATERI M. KOVERMAN, SC, MSW, LISW, LICDC,
Director “Them Bones Veteran Community,” providing services for National Guard and Reservist Veterans and “Other-than-Honorable” discharges, of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and women who have been deployed, Consultant and Educator, Cincinnati, OH.
BARI K. PLATTER, RN, MS, CNS,
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Educator, University of Colorado Hospital, Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (CeDAR), Consultant and Author, Denver, CO.
LEE M. RITTERBAND, PhD,
Director of Training, Behavioral Medicine Center and Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia Health System, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Section of Computational Neuroscience, Researcher, Educator, Author and Consultant, Charlottesville, VA.
JOHN SUTHERS, JD,
Colorado Attorney General Since 2005, Chair, Colorado Methamphetamine Task Force, former U.S. Attorney for CO (4th Judicial Dist.), Executive Director of Colorado Department of Corrections, Notre Dame and University of Colorado Law School graduate, Denver, CO.
JAMES J. UNGVARSKY, PsyD, MPA,
Core Faculty, University of The Rockies and Affiliate Faculty, Regina University, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Colorado Springs, CO.
M. MARK WEXLER, PhD,
Psychologist and Executive Director of Clinical Services, Cedar Springs Hospital, Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO.
MICHAEL WILBOURN, PsyD,
Licensed Psychologist in private practice, Diplomat, IABMCP, Inc. and American College of Forensic Examiners, frequent (800+ cases) expert witness in civil, criminal and domestic court cases, Colorado Springs, CO.
BILL WYSONG, MA, LPC, EMDR II, TEP,
Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice, Fellow, American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Certified TEP Trainer, Colorado Springs, CO.