Chris Walker is the Associate Vice President of Interoperability at Humana. Chris has been with Humana 12 years and has established himself as an accomplished digital product and technology leader with a history of building widely used solutions. He has a diverse background in digital product management, customer experience, marketing, and sales with over a … Read more

Jaime Bland, MS, MBA, DNP, RN-BC, is a passionate, dedicated leader in health information and President and Chief Executive Officer of the regional health data utility (HDU) CyncHealth. Since being appointed CEO in 2018, she has guided CyncHealth’s strategic growth beyond Nebraska’s established health information exchange (HIE) and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to support … Read more

Bill Howard, LCSW, is the Director of Crisis Operations at the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). He leads statewide initiatives including the STEP-VA crisis continuum, 988 implementation, and the launch of Virginia Crisis Connect, a statewide crisis platform. His work has also driven the expansion of crisis stabilization units across Virginia. Bill … Read more

Dr. Hepburn became the Executive Director of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in July 2015.   He is extremely proud of the work done by NASMHPD, states and territories particularly in the area of promoting the continuum of care, suicide prevention, 988/crisis services and CCBHCs.  Prior to joining NASMHPD he served … Read more

David W. Covington, LPC, MBA is a nationally recognized innovator in behavioral health crisis care. He is CEO and President of Recovery Innovations and Managing Partner at Behavioral Health Link, where he co-developed the Georgia Crisis and Access Line. David co-founded the Crisis Now and Zero Suicide initiatives, shaping crisis systems across the U.S. and globally. He also produces Moving America’s … Read more

Lynnette Rhodes serves as the Chief Health Policy Officer for the Georgia Department of Community Health. The Department of Community Health is the state agencyresponsible for the oversight and administration of the Medicaid and CHIP programs for the state of Georgia. The Department manages a combined federal and state budget of approximately $20 billion annually … Read more

Carrie Graham, PhD, MGS is a Research Professor and the Director of the Medicare Policy Initiative at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) where she oversees a portfolio of Medicare policy analysis, research, and technical assistance for policymakers. Dr. Graham has been working in the field of health and aging policy for over … Read more