Words to Deeds XIII Conference
November 7, 2019

​Words to Deeds XIII Resources

• Words to Deeds XIII Program 
• Words to Deeds XIII Speaker Bios

Outcomes Matter: Diversion that Works!

Making the Case for Diversion – Working Toward Intercept Zero

• Hon. Stephen Manley – Judge, State of California, Santa Clara County Superior Court
• Hallie Fader-Towe – Program Director, Behavioral Health, The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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The Elephant in the Room: It’s All About the Trust  

• Hon. James Bianco – Judge, State of California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Mental Health Court
• Sharon Farrell, PhD – Associate Director, Risk-Resilience Research Lab, University of California Berkeley
• Kathleen Connolly Lacey, LCSW – Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management Forensic Program

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Hope on the Horizon – What Successful Diversion Looks Like 

• Stephanie Welch – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health
• Samuel Leach – Chief Probation Officer, Calaveras County, CA
• Miriam Popper – Executive Director, Diversion Initiatives, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, New York City
• Hon. Nan Waller – Circuit Judge, Multnomah County, OR

Shifting the Paradigm:  We Can Do This! – Conversations with Leadership 

• Mack Jenkins – Retired, Chief Probation Officer, San Diego Office of Probation
• Michelle Doty Cabrera – Executive Director, County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
• Stephanie Clendenin – Director, California Department of State Hospitals
• John Connolly – Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, California Health and Human Services Agency
• Toby Ewing, PhD – Executive Director, California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
• Linda Penner – Chair, Board of State and Community Corrections
• Kelly Pfeifer, MD – Deputy Director, Behavioral Health, California Department of Health Care Services
• Diana Toche – Undersecretary, Health Care Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Lynn Von Koch-Liebert – Deputy Secretary, Housing and Consumer Relations, Business, Consumer Services and Housing

Words to Deeds XII Leadership Group

• Deanna Adams – Senior Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Stanicia Boatner - Administration of Justice Legislative Analyst, California State Association of Counties
• Bill Brown – Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner 
• Stephanie Charbonneau - Forensic Mental Health Association of California
• Grace Childs – Executive Associate, Urban Counties of California
• Jessica Devencenzi - Administration of Justice Legislative Representative, California State Association of Counties
• Hallie Fader-Towe – Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Morgan Grabau – Events & Communications Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
• Brenda Grealish – Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Behavioral Health
• Carmen Green – Executive Director, California State Sheriffs’ Association
• Catherina Isidro – Executive Director, Forensic Mental Health Association of California
• Kathryn Jett – Senior Policy Consultant, California Forward
• Darby Kernan – Deputy Executive Director for Legislative Services, California State Association of Counties
• Kathleen Lacey – Program Director, UCSF/Citywide Case Management
• Robin Lipetzky – Public Defender, Contra Costa County
• Sheree Lowe – Vice President, Behavioral Health, California Hospital Association
• Rosie McCool – Deputy Director, Chief Probation Officers of California
• David Meyer – Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine
• Ashley Mills – Senior Researcher, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
• Mike Radford – Senior Consultant, Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training
• Tyler Rinde — Legislative Analyst, County Behavioral Health Directors Association
• Patricia Ryan – Consultant; Executive Director (Ret.), County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California
• Linda Tomasello – Senior Governmental Program Analyst, California Highway Patrol
• ​Kit Wall – Words to Deeds Project Director, Kit Wall Productions
• Stephanie Welch – Executive Officer, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (formerly COMIO)
• Tracey Whitney – Deputy District Attorney, Mental Health Liaison, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
• Molly Willenbring - Executive Director, First Responder Support Network
• Helene Zentner – Field Representative, California Board of State and Community Corrections
• Carrie Zoller – Supervising Attorney, Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts