Change through Collaboration:
Working Across Disciplines to Build the Best 911 Response System
May 15, 2025, 6–8 p.m. (Reception)
May 16, 2025, 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Conference Program)
Cedarbrook Lodge
| Thursday, May 15 | Cedarbrook Lodge |
| 6–8 p.m. | Pre-Conference Reception All conference ticketholders welcome but rsvp is required |
| Friday, May 16 | Cedarbrook Lodge |
| 7:30–9 a.m. | Registration for all attendees |
| 7:45–8:30 a.m. | Yoga for First Responders—Captain Nicole Picknell |
| 8–9 a.m. | Breakfast (Dining Room) |
| 9–10:15 a.m. | Opening Keynote (Main room) An Update to our Progress CROA Board President Brook Buettner & BHCore Director Jennifer Stuber Optimizing Mental Health Through Neurobiological Approaches for Trauma Recovery in First Responders and Co-Responders Matt Quackenbush, LICSW |
| Break | |
| 10:30 am–12:30 p.m. | Morning Wellness breakout sessions (choose 1) Morning sessions are intended for networking in LE and Fire, but there are more teams at the table and we want to be inclusive. Alternative response/ mobile teams should choose whichever session they are interested in. Harnessing Mind Body Bridging and Mind Mapping for Personal and Professional Growth in First Responders and Co-Responders Matt Quackenbush, LICSW (Recommended for law enforcement teams) Cultivating Self-Compassion: A Resilience Workshop for Firefighters Joel Grow, PhD; Fire Chief David Busz; Stephanie Butler, LICSW (Recommended for fire-based teams) |
| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lunch provided by North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization |
| 1:30–2:45 p.m. | Afternoon breakout session #1 (choose 1) Hope Through the Holes: Finding Strength in a Flawed Behavioral Health System Juliana Wallace, LICSW ERPOs and Suicide Prevention: The Way Forward Zee Andrignis (moderator); Jabari Addae, LE; Chelsea Parsons, JD; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD.; Kim Wyatt, JD The Buck Stops Here: Creative Responses to Self-Neglect in Later Life Wendy Lustbader, MSW Please note: Masking is required for those who attend Wendy Lustbader’s session. Masks will be provided. |
| Break | |
| 3:00-4:15 p.m. | Afternoon breakout session #2 (choose 1) Love in the Chaos: Responding to Crisis with Compassion and Skill Juliana Wallace, LICSW ERPOs and Suicide Prevention: The Way Forward Zee Andrignis (moderator); Jabari Addae, LE; Chelsea Parsons, JD; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD; Kim Wyatt, JD Hoarders, Accumulators, and Collectors: What Can We Do? Wendy Lustbader, MSW Please note: Masking is required for those who attend Wendy Lustbader’s session. Masks will be provided. |
| Break | |
| 4:30-5:00 p.m. | Learn More About Our Progress and How to Get Involved (Main Room) POISE: Frontline Responder Academy: Stephanie Butler, LICSW Peer Support for Co-Response: Zee Andrignis and Natasha Grossman Innovations in Fire-based Co-Response & Training: Kim Hendrickson |
| 5:00-5:05 p.m. | Reading of Co-Response Reflection and Parting Gift (Main Room) Brook Buettner, CROA Board President |