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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Arizona’s

OPIOIDEPIDEMICEVIDENCE INTERVENTIONS POLICY

ARIZONA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Fall Conference & Annual Meeting

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WELCOME!

Thank you for participating in the Arizona Public Health Association’s Fall

Conference & Annual Members Meeting

As influential public health and health care practitioners, your participation in this conference and

other AzPHA activities are critical to making continued progress toward our collective vision of

Healthy Communities for Arizona.

It’s no secret that Arizona is in the midst of an unprecedented opioid epidemic. Public health

professionals, healthcare providers, pharmacists, managed care organizations and first respond-

ers have been implementing interventions to improve prescribing practices, better manage ad-

diction and treatment, and quickly intervene during overdoses- yet the crisis continues to worsen.

Policy makers in Arizona and across the nation, including our Governor, have taken note and are

prioritizing resources and policy directives to address this epidemic.

This year’s conference, titled Arizona’s Opioid Epidemic: Evidence – Interventions – Policy, will

present recent Arizona opioid epidemic data and will explore interventions and future policy

initiatives within many sectors including: public health, healthcare and managed care systems, first

responders, state government, county health departments, and legal and policy experts. We’ll also

hear from Jon Perez, a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-

tration regarding the latest developments at the national level.

We’re also pleased that you’ll be attending our Annual Members Meeting during the noon

hour. During our meeting, you’ll hear about the substantial progress AzPHA has made in the past

year toward better developing our administrative and operational infrastructure that is resulting in

our organization becoming increasingly visible as a leading organization for public health policy,

professional development, and education in Arizona. We’ve enhanced our member benefits, im-

proved our fiscal diversification, and built new relationships with key partners. We’ll also cover our

legislative and policy priorities for the coming year.

We’re glad you’ve made the time to participate in our Fall Conference and Annual Members Meet-

ing, and thank you for your commitment to public health!

Sincerely,

Will Humble Kate Goodin

Executive Director, AzPHA President, AzPHA

S P O N S O R S

A.T. Still University – SOMA

Arizona Division of Problem Gambling

Arizona Health Equity Conference

Arizona Family Health Partnership

Arizona Oral Health Coalition

ASU Center for Health Information & Research

Care 1st Health Plan Arizona

Cenpatico Integrated Care

Crisis Response Network

Empowerment Systems, Inc.

First Things First

Grand Canyon University

iTether

Maricopa County Department of Public Health

Maricopa Integrated Health Systems

Mercy Care Plan/ Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care

Native Health

NAU College of Health & Human Services

Pima County Health Department

Primus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Saguaro Evaluation Group

Terros Health

UA Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Western Region Public Health Training Center

Yavapai County Community Health Services

LEADER

COLLABORATOR

PARTNER

EXHIBITORS

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AzPHA Executive Committee, Board Members, and Staff

AzPHA StaffWill Humble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director Tiffany Luu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations

AzPHA Executive Committee Kate Goodin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President Marcus Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President Holly Orozco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elected Vice President Felicia Trembath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Secretary Aimee Sitzler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Treasurer Joshua Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past President

AzPHA Board of Directors Patti Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARGC Representative Michael Murphy . . . . . . Director of Marketing & Public Relations Lauren Savaglio . . . . . . . . . Director of Professional Development

& Academic RelationsEddie Sissons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Public Health Policy Michael O’ Driscoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director at Large Patricia Patrón . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director at LargeSusan Gerard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director at LargeEliza Coll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Representative Shelby Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public RepresentativeAdrienne Lent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Student Representative

Welcome Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

AzPHA Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Incoming President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Poster Session Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2016-2017 Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22

Current President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

In Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recognitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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POLICYMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD

A W A R D S

Arizona State Representative Heather CarterThe AzPHA policy maker of the year is awarded to the legislator or policy makers that have had a significant positive impact on public health in Arizona. The awardee has supported issues that the AzPHA has identified as important to improving the health of Arizona on a consistent basis.

Representative Heather Carter is your state representative from North Phoenix, Cave Creek, and North Scottsdale.

Currently, Representative Carter is the Chairperson of the House Health Committee, and a member of the House Appropriations Committee, as well as Vice-Chairperson of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

First elected in 2010, she has a track record of sponsoring legislation that solves many of the complex problems facing Arizona, making her one of the most effective legislators at the Capitol. As your state legislator, she has worked to streamline government, improve the economy, encourage job creation, protect the most vulnerable, reform education and healthcare, while maintaining a balanced state budget through responsible spending measures.

For her work at the Capitol, Representative Carter has won a number of prestigious awards from education groups, veteran organizations, healthcare and patient advocacy groups, including many other “Legislator of the Year” honors.

In her professional life, she is a well-respected educational leader in her community, working as a clinical associate professor at Arizona State University, preparing teachers and leaders for Arizona Schools. She also works with local school districts on educational reform issues. She was a 7th grade teacher in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and currently serves as a parent/community representative on many committees for Cave Creek and Paradise Valley Unified School District and Paradise Valley Community College.

Married for 20 years, Representative Carter and her husband reside in Cave Creek with their daughter, who attends public school in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.

Lloyd E. Burton Scholarship Award The award helps provide support to a student who is on the path to a career in public health.

Abby Lohr Alicia Kennedy

Dulce RuelesVallari Somayaji

Cele Cohen Nursing AwardThis award honors a nurse who has made an outstanding contribution in community/public health.

Deidre BarlowHeather Jordan

Kira McClinton

Elsie Eyer Commitment to Underserved People (CUP) Award The Elsie Eyer CUP Award creates an opportunity to recognize persons or entities that have demonstrated a sustained effort in assuring the delivery of health services to underserved populations in Arizona.

The Arizona Family Health Partnership

Jack Dillenberg Susan Levy

Harold B. Woodward Award The award is given for work done for the advancement or betterment of the Arizona Public Health Association.

AzPHA Archive Team: Barbara Herber, Chris Mahon, and Jane Canby

Senator Andy Nichols Honor Award The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to public health policy.

Susan Gerard Tara Plese

Health Education Media Making Yearly (HEMMY) Awards This award honors an individual or a company who developed a groundbreaking piece of educational material related to public health.

ADHS: Adverse Childhood ExperiencesADHS: Healthy Kids AZ

Arizona Center for Rural Health: Opioid Prescribing CME Courses

Arizona Nutrition Network: Food Demo TrainingMCDPH: Maricopa Healthy Mobile App

AzPHA Recognizes the Following Nominees

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7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration/Breakfast/Networking Opportunity

8:30 – 9:00 AM Opening Remarks Representative Heather Carter and Will Humble

9:00 – 9:45 AM Results and Recommendations from the Governor’s Opioid Report Sheila Sjolander, Arizona Department of Health Services

9:45 – 10:00 AM Break & Networking Opportunity

10:00 – 10:45 AM Breakout Session #1

Payers’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Moderator: Shana Malone, AHCCCS Teresa Bertsch, MD, Health Choice Integrated Care Howard Roemer, MD, Cenpatico Integrated Care

Providers’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Moderator: Kelli Donley, AHCCCS Dan Quan, MD, Maricopa Integrated Health System Fred Karst, Psy.D, Horizon Health and Wellness Randy Brazie, MD, Terros Health

First Responders’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Rusty Cooper, Deputy Chief, Kingman Police Department Joel Navarro, EMS Division Chief, Phoenix Fire Department

10:45 – 11:00 AM Break & Networking Opportunity

11:00 – 11:45 AM Breakout Session #2

Payers’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Moderator: Shana Malone, AHCCCS Blythe Fitzharris, PhD, Mercy Care/MMIC Charlton Wilson, MD, Mercy Care/MMIC Thomas Ball, MD, University of Arizona Health Plan

Providers’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Moderator: Kelli Donley, AHCCCS Dan Quan, MD, Maricopa Integrated Health System Fred Karst, Psy.D, Horizon Health and Wellness Randy Brazie, MD, Terros Health

A z P H A 2 0 1 7 F A L L C O N F E R E N C E Agenda

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First Responders’ Perspectives on the Opioid Epidemic Daniel Fitzpatrick, Glendale Fire Department Haley Coles, Sonoran Prevention Works

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Lunch & Networking Opportunity

12:15 – 1:15 PM AzPHA Annual Meeting

Welcoming Remarks & President’s Report by Kate Goodin

Approval of 2016 Business Meeting Minutes by Felicia Trembath

Executive Director Report by Will Humble

Treasurer Report by Aimee Sitzler

Legislative Report by Eddie Sissons & Will Humble

Voting of Proposed Resolutions by Will Humble

Election Results by Will Humble

Passing of the Gavel & Incoming President’s Remark by Kate Goodin and Marcus Johnson

1:15 – 2:15 PM National Developments in the Fight Against Opioid Misuse and Abuse Jon Perez, Region IX Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration

2:15 – 2:45 PM Break & Networking Opportunity

2:45 – 3:45 PM Public Health Approaches to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Arizona Charles Turney, Gila County Health Department Michelle Valandingham, Mohave County Health Department Steven Elston, Yavapai County Community Health Services

3:45 – 4:15 PM Opioid Public Health Law and Policy James Hodge, ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Leila Barraza. UA Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

4:15 – 5:30 PM Libations and Congratulations! AzPHA Awards Ceremony & Reception

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Representative Heather Carter

8:30 - 9:00 am

Will HumbleArizona Public Health Association

Sheila SjolanderArizona Department of Health Services

9:00 - 9:45 am

Sheila Sjolander is the Assistant Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), leading Public Health Prevention Services for the past six years. She oversees a budget of more than $200 million and over 60 public health programs, including maternal and child health, nutrition and physical activity, injury prevention, chronic disease, primary care, and tobacco prevention and cessation. In her 16 years at ADHS, Sheila has been a leader in integration of prevention programs, strategic planning, and the state’s work to reduce prescription drug and opioid overdose. She received her Master of Social Work degree from Temple University.

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Biographies

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Teresa Bertsch, MDHealth Choice Integrated Care

MODERATOR

Shana MaloneAHCCCS

Howard Roemer, MDCenpatico Integrated Care

10:00 - 10:45 am

Dr. Bertsch is a board-certified psychiatrist who for the past 25 years has been the Chief Medical Officer of Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA), and now is the Chief Medical Officer of Health Choice Integrated Care, a partnership between NARBHA and Health Choice, as the integrated RBHA in northern Arizona. She is responsible for overseeing the development, management and quality of all clinical staff, programs and services.

Since 1992, she has served on numerous state-wide committees developing clinical initiatives, services and treatment priorities for Arizona Medicaid and state-funded behavioral health services and has presented nationally on clinical initiatives and integrated care programs.

Since 2010, she has also practiced at North Country HealthCare, a federally qualified healthcare center, providing a weekly integrated care clinic to support primary care providers in caring for people who don’t qualify for state behavioral health services. As adjunct faculty for AT Still School of Medicine, she teaches medical students at NCHC to provide compassionate, trauma-competent psychiatric care.

Shana Malone is a Clinical Initiatives Project Manager in the Office of the Director at the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Shana oversees the agency opioid initiative, and she is the Project Director on the Opioid State Targeted Response grant. Shana has an M.S. in Human Development and completed her doctoral coursework in the School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University. Her academic work focused on computational social science, social and emotional development and dynamical systems applications. Prior to coming to AHCCCS, Shana was the Director of the Statistical Analysis Center at the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission where she helped developed the original pilot model for the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative.

Dr. Howard Roemer grew up in New York City, and attended medical school at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He then completed his residency at the Arizona Health Science Center. Dr. Roemer is board certified in emergency medicine and his career focuses on process improvement, patient safety and quality assurance in roles including:

Medical Director at regional trauma center Tulsa OK Clinical Professor U AZ Department sEmergency medicine Chief Acute Care Medicine [ED, ICU, Hospitalist services]

for regional Women & Children’s Medical Center in Qatar Joint Commission Surveyor Team Physician US Taekwondo team US Olympic

Committee Medical Director Cenpatico Integrated Care in Tucson

Most recently, Dr. Roemer led an initiative to reduce opioid mortality for members in integrated health plan. The focus was on those with chronic pain. The elegance of the project was its incorporation of the entire integrative managed care spectrum. Project went live in May of 2017. Results have been extremely encouraging.

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 1 Payers’ Perspectives

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Dan Quan, MDMaricopa Integrated Health Systems

Randy Brazie, MDTerros Health

MODERATOR

Kelli DonleyAHCCCS

Fred Karst, Psy.D.Horizon Health and Wellness

10:00 - 10:45 am

Dr. Dan Quan is the director of the medical toxicology consultation service and emergency physician at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Arizona.

As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brazie oversees clinical services, coordination of patient care and safety, quality assessment and health care program improvement for Terros Health. He contributes to the development of the organization’s clinical mission, supervises physicians and practitioners, and provides oversight of comprehensive medical policy implementation and utilization management services.

Prior to joining Terros Health, Dr. Brazie served as Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Canyon Vista Medical Center where he opened a new 19-bed adult/geriatric inpatient unit for Cochise County. Additionally, he served as Assertive Community Treatment Psychiatrist for Choices Network where he was responsible for overseeing medical staff as the clinic’s Chief Psychiatrist covering six multidisciplinary teams.

With more than 20 years of international clinical experience, his expansive work includes clinical and leadership roles in New Zealand and Australia, where he provided care for diverse cultures and populations.

Kelli Donley Williams is an Arizona native who received Masters in Public Health from the UofA. She worked in international health prior to working for the state of Arizona. She serves as the project manager for Arnold v. Sarn, suicide prevention, and housing coordination for AHCCCS.

She is passionate about working for Arizonans, public health and community gardening.

Dr. Fred Karst serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Horizon Health and Wellness where he has worked since 1995. In this role, he oversees the day to day operation of all health center programs and is responsible for the development and expansion of new programs. Prior to being the COO, Fred served as the Children and Family Services Coordinator at Horizon Health and Wellness where he directed the Agency’s children and family programming including school based day treatment programs; wrap around programming; as well as intensive in-home treatment and case management services. Fred received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1993, a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Psychology (1987) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Relations (1985) from the National University of Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

For the past 40 years, Horizon Health and Wellness has been serving the healthcare needs of residents in Pinal County, Arizona. Over the past eight years, Horizon Health and Wellness has shifted its focus and philosophy to treating the whole person with a commitment to the delivery of culturally responsive, patient-centered, integrated behavioral health, primary care, and wellness/prevention education services.

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 1 Providers’ Perspectives

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Rusty CooperDeputy Chief

Kingman Police Department

Joel NavarroEmergency Medical Services Division

Phoenix Fire Department

10:00 - 10:45 am

Deputy Chief Rusty Coper began his career in Law Enforcement in 1991 with the Kingman Police Department. During his 26 year career he has worked as a Patrol Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Criminal Ianvestigations Sergeant, School Resource Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant and Patrol Captain. He has served as the Deputy Chief of Police since May 2013. He is responsible for oversight of uniformed operations and support functions of the police department, serving under Chief Robert DeVries. Rusty is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Leadership in Police Organizations Academy and is an active member of the Arizona Association of Chief of Police and the International Association of Chief of Police. Rusty played an integral role in the development of the Arizona Law Enforcement Naloxone Program. The Kingman Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in AZ to train and equip its officers with naloxone.

Born and raised in Tempe, Joel Navarro is a third-generation Arizonan who has spent most of his life in the Valley of the Sun.

With a commitment to public service and public safety, Navarro has served as a trained paramedic with the Phoenix Fire Department since 1995. Recently promoted to Division Chief, Joel oversees the Emergency Medical Services Division for the Phoenix Fire Department.

Joel serves on the National League of Cities Executive Board and is President of the Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO). He’s an active member of the NLC Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). This past year he served on the NLC/NAco Opioid Task Force and is leading efforts to develop a regional opioid action plan for central Arizona.

Navarro is dedicated to providing leadership and mentoring to children of all ages. For more than 20 years, he has coached a variety of sports, including basketball, baseball, soccer and football, and has coached 13 years as an assistant football coach at Marcos De Niza High School, with the junior varsity and varsity teams.

In 2001, Navarro was appointed to the City of Tempe’s Human Relations Commission, serving as chair in 2006. For that commission, Navarro chaired various subcommittees including Day Labor and Emerging Issues. He is a graduate of Tempe Leadership Class XIX and has spent many hours volunteering for the Tempe Community Council to help allocate grant money to a variety of local nonprofit organizations.

Joel Navarro was elected to the Tempe City Council in May 2008 and won re-election in 2012 and 2016 with a focus on public safety, neighborhoods, parks, and housing.

Navarro, his wife Stephanie, and his three children –Jillian, Parker, and Henley live in the same south Tempe neighborhood where he grew up.

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 1 First Responders’ Perspectives

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Charlton Alan Wilson, MDFACP, FACHE, CHIE

Chief Medical Officer Mercy Care Plan

As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Wilson assures that Mercy Care Plan delivers high-quality, cost-effective, culturally-competent medical care. He has extensive leadership experience in medicine and public health with an emphasis on the populations served by Medicare, Medicaid and the Indian Health Service programs. As a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, he had extensive clinical experience in both rural and urban locations. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Wilson is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and was a 2015-2016 Fellow of the America’s Health Insurance Plans Executive Leadership Program. He serves as a Board Member and Officer for Native Health, an Urban Indian/Federally Qualified Health Center, and Aunt Rita’s Foundation. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.

Blythe Fitzharris, MDMercy Care Plan/Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care

Thomas M. Ball, M.D., M.P.H.University of Arizona Health Plans within Banner Health

MODERATOR

Shana MaloneAHCCCS

10:00 - 10:45 am

Blythe FitzHarris is the Chief Clinical Officer for Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care. Blythe earned her Ph.D from Arizona State University in social welfare with a focus on mental health and recovery and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Blythe has over 20 years’ experience working in community behavioral health in a variety of clinical and clinical operation positions. In addition, to her direct work in community behavioral health, Blythe is an adjunct staff in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University.

In this role Dr. Ball has partnered with community providers throughout Tucson, Phoenix, and Southern Arizona in order to meet the needs of underserved populations. He received his medical degree from Tulane University, his public health degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from The University of Arizona, and has authored numerous articles.

He has served as Medical Director of Casa de los Niños in Tucson, as a pediatrician in Malawi, on the Faculty of Pediatrics at The University of Arizona and with community agencies focused on improving maternal and child health.

Please see Breakout Session #1 for bio

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 2 Payers’ Perspectives

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Dan Quan, MDMaricopa Integrated Health Systems

Randy Brazie, MDTerros Health

Fred Karst, Psy.D.Horizon Health and Wellness

10:00 - 10:45 am

10:00 - 10:45 am

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 2

B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N # 2

Providers’ Perspectives

Please see Breakout Session #1 for above bios

FIrst Responders’ Perspectives

Dan FitzpatrickGlendale Fire Department

Dan Fitzpatrick is a Firefighter/Paramedic and Hazmat and Technical Rescue Technician on RRT Team and the Acting EMS Division Training Captain for the Glendale Fire Department. Dan is also ACLS Instructor where he Instructs, Educates, and Certifies Physicians, Nurses, and staff in the most recent changes in EMS practices including lifesaving administration of naloxone. Mr. Fitzpatrick also serves as Adjunct Faculty with Glendale Community College where he is an EMT/Paramedic/National Registry Evaluator, ACLS Instructor, ITLS Instructor, PALS Instructor, NR Evaluator Trainer.

Haley ColesExecutive Director

Sonoran Prevention Works

Haley Coles is the executive director of Sonoran Prevention Works. She has advocated for drug user health since 2006 in rural and urban areas both in Arizona and Washington state. Her work with vulnerable populations has been recognized by Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona and Governor Jay Inslee of Washington. She sits on several state-level advisory groups for the prevention of overdose and HIV, develops harm reduction curriculum, and pursues policy change to improve public health and health equity.

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MODERATOR

Kelli DonleyAHCCCS

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Jon Perez, Ph.D.Region IX Administrator

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Captain Jon T. Perez, Ph.D. , is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of federal service ranging from direct care to policy and program management in the United States and abroad. His previous federal positions include directing small to large direct service programs, as well as providing national program and policy leadership as the Director of Behavioral Health for the Indian Health Service. He now serves as the Region IX Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Dr. Perez is also well known for developing programs for international health diplomacy efforts and creating disaster response networks. Past assignments include behavioral health commander during initial U.S. tsunami relief efforts aboard USNS Mercy in Banda Aceh, serving as the Senior Liaison Officer between coalition forces and the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health, and leading multiple response teams for various events from the Presidential Inauguration to the Loma Prieta earthquake.

2:45 - 3:45 pm

Charles TurneyGila County Health Department

Chuck Turney is the Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Specialist for Gila County Public Health Department. In this role, he collaborates with local law enforcement, medical professionals and the community where he is focused on reducing overdose deaths and preventing RX drug misuse and abuse, including promoting the use of the controlled substance monitoring program (CSPMP). As a Certified Prevention Specialist, he also brings education to his community on prescription drug safety, overdose prevention awareness and has trained local health educators on providing various drug prevention topics that can be taken into local schools. He has been instrumental in providing one of the first community distribution points of the lifesaving overdose-reversal drug naloxone at his local health departments.

Mr. Turney has held the position of Chairman for the Copper Basin Coalition, a substance abuse coalition, for over 5 years. The coalition strives to bring awareness to educate community agencies and his community in drug abuse prevention.

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Michelle ValandinghamMohave County Health Department

Michelle Valandingham has lived in Kingman, Arizona most all her life, even though she prefers the cooler weather over the Arizona heat. She studied Health Science (Surgical Technology) and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Arizona University. She continued her education receiving a Master’s in Healthcare Administration and proceeded to seek employment for Mohave County Department of Public Health. Michelle works as the Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Coordinator, which focuses on statewide strategic strategies to fight this opioid epidemic. Michelle is also the secretary of MSTEPP (Mohave Substance-abuse Treatment, Education, and Prevention Partnership) and participates as a member in several other area coalitions working on substance abuse issues in her community.

2:45 - 3:45 pm

Steven ElstonYavapai County Community Health Services

Steven Elston has a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Sciences from Northern Arizona University. He currently serves as Health Educator with Yavapai County Community Health Services focusing primarily on Opioid Overdose. His previous professional responsibilities have included years of work with Chronic Disease/Pain Self Management, Tobacco Cessation, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Body Art & Blood Borne Pathogens, Safe Dating/Healthy Relationships, and Coordinating Harm Reduction Strategies.

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Recovery is possible

Working together, we can end the epidemic through community education, support and recovery services.

Mercy Care Plan and Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care are proud to sponsor the 2017 AzPHA Opioid Epidemic Conference.

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3:45 - 4:15 pm 3:45 - 4:15 pm

James Hodge, JDASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Leila Barraza, JD, MPHUA Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM, is Professor of Public Health Law and Ethics, and Director of the nationally-ranked Center for Public Health Law and Policy at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Through scholarship, teaching, and applied projects, Professor Hodge delves into multiple areas of health law, public health law, global health law, ethics, and human rights.

Since September 2010, he has also served as Director of the Western Region Office of the Network for Public Health Law, one of 5 centers nationally funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Since its inception, the Western Region Office has assisted public health lawyers, officials, practitioners, students, and others across 11 states and nationally on over 2,300 claims.

Professor Hodge is a prolific scholar, having published more than 175 articles in journals of law, medicine, public health and bioethics; 2 books in public health law; 25 book chapters; and guest edited 4 symposium issues in the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Jurimetrics, and the Annals of Health Law. He is regularly ranked among the top 5% of cited authors in the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

As past President of the Public Health Law Association and the Board of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME), Professor Hodge co-chaired the national public health law conference sponsored by RWJF in 2010 and 2014. He also hosted ASLME’s Health Law Professors Conference at ASU in June 2012 (and is scheduled to host again in 2021). With colleagues at the California Department of Public Health, he co-chaired the Public Health Law Summit – Western Region in Sacramento, CA in 2017.

With others, he has drafted several model public health laws including the Model State Public Health Information Privacy Act, Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Turning Point Model State Public Health Act, and Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.

Before joining the College of Law in 2009, he was Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Core Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center.

Leila Barraza, J.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in Community, Environment and Policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, and a Consultant for the Western Region of the Network for Public Health Law. Previously, Leila served as Deputy Director of the Network for Public Health Law – Western Region Office and a Fellow and Adjunct Professor in the Public Health Law and Policy Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. She has been published in several scholarly journals, including the JAMA, Public Health Reports, Preventing Chronic Disease, Duke Forum for Law and Social Change, Jurimetrics Journal, and Journal for Law, Medicine, and Ethics. Barraza has also provided numerous presentations at national and local conferences on a variety of critical public health law issues.

She received her J.D., with a Certificate in Law, Science, and Technology, from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and her M.P.H. from the Zuckerman College of Public Health. She also received a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California. She worked for the Center for Rural Health (formerly Rural Health Office) at the Zuckerman College of Public Health, providing assistance to rural and tribal hospitals and clinics, prior to attending law school. Following law school, Leila served as a Law Clerk for the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.

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Incoming President’s Letter

AzPHA Members and Partners,

In preparing this letter, I reviewed an old personal statement written by a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed younger me, pleading my case for acceptance into graduate school. I wrote about my experiences volun-teering with local refugee families and holding free community fitness classes. I wrote about dedicating my life to saving the world by changing individual behavior, suggesting I would never work in health policy. Naïve as I may have been (and may still be), reflecting on that statement reminded me of something important – an enduring trait that I believe we all share, a drive to help others.

For better or worse, external circumstances will inevitably change, but our internal drive persists. It makes us who we are. It’s something we cannot shake. We are called to teach individuals about the benefits of healthy diets and physical activity, to set up programs that encourage healthy workplaces and a healthy workforce. We spend hours staring at computer programs like STATA and SAS, developing odd love affairs with numbers. We identify emerging issues and prevent future harm. We inform young teens and families about sexual health and family planning. We serve as a voice for those whom have been silenced. We believe in the power of collaboration and community, working within systems (and sometimes against systems) to ensure that all people are afforded the conditions in which they can be healthy. We stay awake past midnight watching C-SPAN, waiting on pins and needles to witness historic Congressional votes. We spend years preparing for disasters that we pray will never come, and we spring into action when they do. We scream at budgets, and constantly debate whether to press ‘post’ on our social media accounts. We use acronyms like BRFSS, EMTALA and USPSTF as if they’re real words. When stating our value, we relentlessly tell a horrific story involving babies floating down a river.

Some of us operate in the shadows; some in the spotlight. We work in old, manila-stained government buildings and shiny new health care facilities. We’re in fire stations, police departments, fitness centers, parks, schools, religious centers and city halls. Our business cards include words like epidemiologist, health officer, chief, analyst, mayor, advisor, coordinator, doctor, nurse, allied health, urban planner, advocate and dean. We are the bright-eyed do-gooders, the Pollyanna, the idealists; pushed and pulled by a cliché we’ve all used in high-school essays and college applications – a drive to help others, a dedication to serving those whom we may never know.

It may not be in our professional titles, it may not always be top-of-mind, but we are public health; and I’m proud and humbled to be a part of this organization, this state, this inspiring group of people. As Yogi Berra once stated, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” The future is indeed an uncertain place, but it’s filled with possibilities. I look forward to continuing this journey with you. I look forward to improving and protecting public health in the same way we always have: together.

In good health,

Marcus JohnsonAZPHA President 2017-2018

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2017 Fall Conference & Annual Meeting

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Erin Pelley Community Awareness of Summer Meals Program

Monica KrollJana PutnamJennifer Dykhuizen

Observation of Snap Ed Activities During SFSP Summer Meals Program: Sunnyslope WIC Location

Jana PutnamJennifer Dykhuizen

Serving the Community and Enhancing Professional Development —the Impact of Interns on a Summer Food Service Program

Abby Lohr Community-Clinical Linkages with Community Health Workers in the United States, A Scoping Review

Matthew DrexelJessica Varney

Implementing the CDC School Health Index in First Year Schools

Christina Harris The Role of Education in the Public Health Workforce

Maria Puerta Barriers to Early Identification and Case Management Interventions for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder

Wendy O’Donnell Healthy Living with Chronic Pain (CPSMP)

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AzPHA Public Health Policy Committee

AzPHA Revenue and Expenses

The past year was a very active one for the AzPHA Public Health Policy Committee. The nature of the 2017 Legislative Session and the complexities of the federal debates about the fate of the Affordable Care Act combined to make this an active and important year for AzPHA. Members were also active in advocacy to protect Medicaid and access to care as the repeal of the Patient Portability and Affordable Care act was debated during 2017.

AzPHA committee and individual members, the Board and staff were active in making our voice heard over the last year. Our Registered Lobbyist this year (Eddie Sissons) actively coordinated committee priorities and signed in support (and against) several bills this session. In addition, Board

members testified in committee hearings in support of several years. The committee’s approach this year (at the state level) was to examine bills and identify those that would have a positive or negative impact on public health and mobilize members to sign in support or opposed.

We also continually monitored activities and decisions at the federal level and conducted advocacy to support public health and access to care. Areas of risk in the coming year are federal cuts to public health funding, changes in federal agency policies, new federal laws detrimental to public health and access to care, and administrative decisions by federal agencies that could damage public health.

State AdvocacyNew State Laws Supported by AzPHA

Emergency Dental Care Arizona will shortly be providing matching funds needed to ensure that all adult Medicaid members have access to emergency dental services (up to a cap of $1,000 per person per year).

Primary Care Loan Repayment The state budget authorized an additional $350K per year to go into the state’s loan repayment program, bringing the total funds to $1M per year... which will potentially qualify Arizona for up to an additional $1M in federal funds.

Newborn Screening The state budget includes a measure allowing the Arizona Department of Health Services to increase their newborn screening fees by $6 per test so the AZ State Lab can afford to test babies for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency syndrome.

Clarifying Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Practice In a nutshell, SB 1336 outlines medication orders and prescribing authority for nurse anesthetists and makes it clear that a physician isn’t liable for anesthetic administration by a nurse anesthetist.

Outpatient Occupational Therapy for Adult Medicaid Members AHCCCS had provided coverage for occupational therapy services in an inpatient hospital setting. AHCCCS will now cover occupational therapy as an outpatient health service for all their enrollees (when medically necessary).

Involuntary Commitment Procedures Existing state law has procedures for civil commitment of a person for mental health treatment if a court finds enough evidence that the person is a danger to self or others, or has a disability in need of treatment but won’t or can’t accept voluntary treatment. The court can then order the patient to undergo treatment.

Asthma Management This new law allows trained school staff to administer (or help administer) an inhaler for a student in respiratory distress. The new law also outlines the training required and provides immunity from civil liability (lawsuits).

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Sunscreen Use at Schools & Camps Schools and parents and kids will be better able to protect children from damaging UV rays as a result of the passage of HB 2134 which will make it clear that kids can take and use sunscreen at school and camps... and that school, preschool and camp staff can help them put it on.

Distracted Driving Arizona will shortly join the 47 other states that have laws on the books restricting the use of smart phones while driving. SB 1080 will ban brand-new teen drivers from using their smart phone while driving for the first 6 months of their license (if they’re under 18).

Drug Overdose & Poisoning Prevention HB 2493 sets up a drug overdose review team at the ADHS (much like the child fatality review team). It’ll be a 21-member consisting of nine heads of various government entities (or their designees) and 12 members appointed by the ADHS Director.

New State Laws & Policies Opposed by AzPHAChanges to the Voter Initiative Process Many of the bold moves to improve public health policy have come via the citizen’s initiative process that’s written into Arizona’s constitution. Future citizens initiatives geared to improve public health will be more difficult to get on the Arizona ballot as a result of the passage of 2 new laws: HB 2404 & HB 2244. Combined, the new laws will make it more difficult to gather signatures and to validate them. Twelve AzPHA members gathered numerous signatures to support an unsuccessful effort to refer these new laws to the ballot for approval.

Family Planning One component of the state budget requires the Arizona Department of Health Services to apply to become the Title X family planning grantee in Arizona. Federal Title X funds provide about $5M in family planning resources statewide. If ADHS is successful becoming the Title X grantee, they’ll be prohibited by state law (ARS 35-196.05) from contracting with Planned Parenthood of Arizona to provide the family planning services.

Senate Bill 1367 requires doctors to use all available means and medical skills to save the life of a fetus or embryo that show any

of the characteristics defined in the statute. The bill focuses on abortions and requires that attending physicians submit a sworn statement that there were no signs of life for each abortion, regardless of gestational age. The new law requires providers to intervene despite parental wishes.

The AzPHA also submitted comments on AHCCCS Legislatively Directed 1115 Waiver request that would limit lifetime Medicaid eligibility to 5 years most persons as well as requiring monthly income reporting and work requirements. To our knowledge, the waiver request has not yet been submitted to CMS.

State Bills Supported by AzPHA that were UnsuccessfulThere were several missed opportunities to improve public health that AzPHA supported but failed to get through the legislative process:

Voluntary Certification for Community Health Workers

Comprehensive oral health coverage for pregnant Medicaid members

Requirements for recess time for physical activity in schools

Changing the age at which folks can but tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21 from 18

Federal AdvocacyThe result of the federal elections and the priorities set by the President and Congress led to a very active year for members of the Public Health Policy Committee and AzPHA members. AzPHA continually monitored efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and sent Action Alerts to our members to contact our elected officials urging them to protect Medicaid and access to health insurance. We received a $3K grant from Families USA to support our advocacy work and $4K from the Vitalyst Health Foundation to develop a document outlining the importance of the prevention and Public Health Fund.

AzPHA sent letters to each member of our federal delegation and the Governor urging them to protect Medicaid as the repeal of the ACA was debated. AzPHA staff also met with staff from Senator Flake’s office also urging him to protect Medicaid.

Legislative Priorities for the 2018 Legislative SessionLast year AzPHA membership supported a resolution in support of voluntary certification of community health workers and comprehensive oral health coverage for pregnant Medicaid members. Although the efforts to put these into state law were unsuccessful this year, we will continue to support the effort in the upcoming legislative session. We will also closely monitor changes to Title X family planning priorities and funding and direct advocacy to ensure the preservation of this important public health program and ensure that it continues to be implemented in an evidence-based way.

In addition, Public Health Policy Committee in conjunction with the Board Secretary are proposing 3 new Resolutions for members to ratify at this annual meeting. These Resolutions (if approved) will validate the following priorities for next legislative session:

Restrict tobacco sales (and e-cigarettes) to persons under 21 years old;

Restrict smart phone use for all drivers; and

Require at least 50 minutes of recess for all school grades K-5.

We will also continue to monitor activities and decisions at the federal level and conduct advocacy to support public health. Areas of risk are federal cuts to public health funding, changes in federal agency policies, new federal laws, and administrative decisions by federal agencies that are detrimental to public health.

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Interim Executive Director, Jeri Royce and Director of Operations, Tiffany Luu worked closely with the Board to better develop key infrastructure that has been needed to position AzPHA for continued long term sustainability and growth. Key areas of administrative and operational progress included:

AzPHA’s membership database (Wild Apricot) was improved to maximize its utility. Jeri and Tiffany spent considerable time cleaning up member data, organizing membership fields and making the data structure more intuitive. Member tracking has been significantly improved allowing staff and the Membership Committee to better manage and recruit members.

A new publicly facing website overlay using Square Space was developed to improve the look, feel, and usability of the www.azpha.org website. The new site is integrated with the members-only Wild Apricot site and includes an Executive Director blog that is easy to update and navigate.

Membership benefits were improved by implementing monthly webinars that are available to members for free, while encouraging interest in membership among non-members. The webinars also enhance our Professional Development Committee activities- adding a new benefit in addition to our mentoring program.

AzPHA’s organizational membership structure was diversified, making our organization less dependent on large individual organizational members. By diversifying our organizational membership portfolio, we are in a healthier position financially. Our organizational member portfolio is now close to $30K/year. We will continue to focus on building our organizational membership portfolio in the coming year.

AzPHA formed the foundation for future ad-hoc sections by implementing a tool in Base Camp to organize activities. The Public Policy Committee successfully piloted the Base camp tool this year, setting the stage for additional ad-hoc section work in the coming year. The tool allows participants to organize meetings, post documents and share messages among members.

We strategically improved our partnerships by focusing significant effort on building collaborations with our county health departments, and these efforts are paying dividends. We have been included in AHLOA meetings and have received a $5K grant to support our legislative tracking and reporting activities. We also sponsored an exhibit at the Arizona Rural Health Conference and are collaborating with the Arizona Rural Health Association on advocacy efforts. We have built a new relationship with the Children’s Action Alliance and will be coordinating our advocacy efforts to align with their children’s oral health priorities. We are also leveraging our close quarters with the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers to build relationships with AACHC staff and coordinate some of our advocacy efforts. Our partnership with Arizona Forward on our joint Spring Conference was very successful.

We raised the profile of our communication advocacy efforts by publishing several op-ed articles in Arizona newspapers, answering media inquiries about several public health issues, providing input on public affairs programming, and recruiting Michael Murphy, a seasoned communications professional, to be our Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Michael has resurrected our Facebook page and refreshed our Twitter activities.

AzPHA conducted 2 well-attended conferences in the last year with more than 150 attendees at the Spring 2017 conference. Sponsorships for both conferences met budget expectations and evaluation scores for both conferences were quite good.

The past year was a very active one for the AzPHA public health advocacy. The nature of the 2017 Legislative Session and the complexities of the federal debates about the fate of the Affordable Care Act combined to make this an active and important year for AzPHA. The committee and members were also active in advocacy to protect Medicaid and access to care as the repeal of the Patient Portability and Affordable Care act was debated during 2017.

Increased the number of our Individual AzPHA Members to 437 Active Individual Members including 117 Students (with 34 new students this year). AzPHA has 329 additional former Members whose registration has lapsed. 127 of the 329 lapsed members are current or former employees of the Arizona Department of Health Services. Our membership committee will be focusing on these and other lapsed members in the coming year as well as reaching out to members of the Arizona Rural Health Association and other entities to build our individual members.

In short, AzPHA is poised for another successful year. Our progress toward improving our administrative and operational infrastructure positions us well for the coming year. Our enhanced individual and organizational membership and fiscal diversification leave us in a strong position financially as we look toward the future of AzPHA and our Vision of Healthy Communities for Arizona.

AzPHA Executive Director’s ReportAzPHA made substantial progress toward better developing our administrative and operational infrastructure over the last year. We also enhanced membership, improved our fiscal diversification, built new relationships with key partners, and improved our advocacy, professional development and membership.

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R E C O G N I T I O N SCurrent President’s Letter

Thank you all!

When I began my time on the Board of the Arizona Public Health Association I thought that four years sounded like such a long time. It is a long time, but these first three years have flown by. This last year as President has been one of the best years, not because of my role or title, but because of the great accomplishments that we have made as an Association.

The Board so enjoyed working with Jeri Royce as our Interim Executive Director. It was sad to see her go, but we always knew it was a tempo-rary assignment and she had positioned us to grow the organization in a way none of us had thought possible in the beginning of her time with us. We have also been so fortunate to welcome Will Humble as our Executive Director. Under his leadership, AzPHA has taken on leadership and advocacy efforts that have positioned us as a go to organization for public health professionals, policy makers, and decision makers. I can only see more good things in our future.

I encourage you to join us as a member of AzPHA. You, as public health professionals, represent the core of who this organization is meant to represent and bring much needed experiences and voices for the future of public health in Arizona. Whether you choose to join one of our committees, provide a professional development training, or partici-pate in our mentorship program, we are excited to welcome you to our community!

Also, thank you all for attending this year’s fall conference, we hope that you learn from our speakers, have a chance to network with colleagues, and that you will attend the awards reception after the meeting to hear about all of the amazing public health champions we have across this great state.

All my best,

Kate GoodinAzPHA President 2016 – 2017

Thank you to our Sustaining Organizations &

Sustaining Individual Members

$5,000 LevelMaricopa County Department of Public HealthMaricopa Integrated Health Systems

$3,000 LevelGila County Health ServicesMaricopa Community Colleges

$1,000 LevelA.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA)Cenpatico Integrated CareCenter for Rural Health, University of ArizonaCollege of Health & Human Services, Northern Arizona UniversityEmpowerment Systems, Inc.Gordon Jensen*The Haven Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of ArizonaMercy Care Plan & Mercy Maricopa Integrated CareNorth Country Healthcare (NAHEC)Pima County Health DepartmentPinal County Public Health Services District Yavapai County Community Health ServicesVitalyst Health Foundation

$500 LevelAmerican Heart Association – Pacific Mountain AffiliateArizona Family Health PartnershipDavid Dube*Phyllis J. Krause Primas*PV Health SolutionsRegional Center for Border Health Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

$250 LevelArizona Medical AssociationArizona Rural Health AssociationCenter for Population Sciences & Discovery, University of ArizonaMariposa Community Health CenterPlanned Parenthood ArizonaYuma County Public Health Services District

I N A P P R E C I A T I O N

FY 16 to Date$1 - $100Andie DeniousChristine MahonChristine SchellJana GranilloJane CanbyJane PearsonLoAnn Bell

$150+ Aimee Sitzler Barbara OlsonShelby GravesPatricia Patron

$350+Christine Morgan George Graham Kate Goodin

$500+ Barbara BurkholderEddie SissonsEliza CollHolly Orozco Pat VanMaanenWill Humble

$900+ Susan Gerard

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