Conference Agenda 2026
Daily Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
Daily Conference Schedule
Community Cultural Celebration Dinner is included in all Main Conference Registrations – Guest tickets available for purchase while they last.
Monday, November 2 – Pre-conference
| 7-8 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Dr. Darrel Manitowabi | Prevention as a Pathway to Wellness: Indigenous Perspectives and Practices |
| 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Kara Seibert, LICSW | Five Roles of a Master Herder: Leadership Framework |
| 8:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Wiley Harwell, D.Min, LPC, ICGC-II, CGT | It’s Called Everything But Gambling: Finding Recovery in an Uncertain Time |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Bailley Taylor and Lisa Chavez | Connecting Gambling Harm Prevention with Community Wellness |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Maureen Greeley, BS; Jerry Bauerkemper, BS, CCGC; Calvin Odera | Outreach in Africa: The Gambling, Gaming, and Social Media Landscape in Kenya |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Ty Lostutter, PhD | Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Gambling Behaviors, Gambling Disorder and Co-Occurring Treatment |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Ivory Kelly, MS and Zachary Blackowl | Beyond Compliance: Reimagining Responsible Gaming as Community Stewardship |
| 11:45-Noon | Break | ||
| Noon – 1 p.m. | Lunch | Roundtable Discussions | |
| 1 p.m. – 1:15 pm | Break | ||
| 1:15-2:15 p.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Josh DeBartolo & Stephanie Stillwell, BSN, RN, PHN | Back That ASK Up: Relationships That Move Systems |
| 1:15-3:30 p.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Fern Renville | Re-establishing Relationships with Ancestral Plant Relatives for Healing |
| 1:15-3:30 p.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Cassie Anderson ; Raisa Jones, MBA, MPM | The First Face of Mental Health: Centering Self-Care in Trauma-Informed Care |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Stephanie Peplinskie and Kelli Weaver | From Partnership to Impact: Lessons from Community-Based Prevention |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break | ||
| 3:45- 5 p.m. | Concurrent Workshops | ||
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Special Pre-Conference Responsible Gaming Track in Partnership with ICRG and RGC! | Margaret Rose Ellis | Stronger Together: Putting Community at the Center |
| 3:45-5 p.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health | David G. Woldtvedt, MSW, LICSW, SUDP, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training | Use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Techniques to Alleviate Cravings for Substances, Gambling Urges, and Other Process Addictions |
| 3:45-5 p.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Ana Chavez-Mancillo, PhD (NLBHA) | Bridging Language Access in Behavioral Health |
Tuesday November 3 – Pre-conference
| 7-8 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8:15-3:30 p.m. | Special Pre-Conference Youth/Young Leaders Track – Special Program for Invited Students | ||
| 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Roger Fernandes | Storytelling is Healing |
| 8:15-10:30 a.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Heather Chapman PhD, ICGCII, BACC | Navigating Ethical Considerations of AI in Gambling Treatment |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Christina M. Pacheco, JD, MPH; and Joseph A. Pacheco , PhD, MPH | From Disruption to Reconnection: Understanding Gambling-Related Harm and Commercial Tobacco Use in Native Communities |
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Mod: Ted Hartwell; Jeanelle Lierman, CPC; Avel Medina Jr.; Brian Ward, CGRM, IGRS, BARA, CGAC-R | Voices of Recovery |
| 11:45-Noon | Break | ||
| Noon – 1 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1 – 1:15 p.m. | Break | ||
| 1:15-3:30 p.m. | Pre-Conference Culture and Community | Adam Lyons | Addiction Time Capsule |
| 1:15-3:30 p.m. | Pre-Conference Clinical/Behavioral Health/Recovery | Christopher Wiegenstein, MS, LMHC, SUDP | The Structure Beneath the Bet |
| 3:30-3:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:45-4:45 | Plenary | Swil Kanim | The Stories We Tell: The Roots of Confidence. |
Wednesday, November 4 – Main Conference
| 7-8:20 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8:20 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremony, Welcome, and Announcements | ||
| 8:30-10 a.m. | Keynote | Ted Hartwell; Brian Ward, CGRM, IGRS, BARA, CGAC-R | Finding Your Rhythm: Music, Story, and Recovery |
| 10-10:15 a.m. | Break/Exhibits | ||
| 10:15-11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cassie Anderson; and Raisa Jones, MBA, MPM | Building Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities |
| Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Dr. HHL, BSW, NCACII, SUDP, CDCIII | Part I – Romancing the Brain and Cultural Application to Recovery | ||
| 11:45 a.m. – Noon | Break | ||
| Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Announcements | ||
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Plenary | Bikers Against Child Abuse | Breaking the Chains of Abuse |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Break/Exhibits | ||
| 1:45-3:15 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Dr. HHL, BSW, NCACII, SUDP, CDCIII | Part II – Romancing the Brain and Cultural Application to Recovery |
| Rep. Shelley Kloba; Dolores Chiechi | Effective Advocacy: Turning Ideas Into Action Interactive Workshop – PART I | ||
| 3:15-3:30 p.m. | Break/Exhibits | ||
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Rep. Shelley Kloba; Dolores Chiechi | Effective Advocacy: Turning Ideas Into Action Interactive Workshop – PART 2 |
| Jennifer Park, PhD | Problematic Use of Social Media and Mental Health in Developing Youth | ||
| 5-8:30 p.m. | Community Cultural Celebration Dinner | Hosted by The Tulalip Tribes and Tulalip; Tulalip Health System; Behavioral Health; Problem Gambling Program | |
Thursday, November 5 – Main Conference
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8-8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements | ||
| 8:45-10 a.m. | Keynote | Tim Fong, MD | Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling’s Impact on Mental Health |
| 10-10:30 a.m. | Break/Exhibits/Hotel Checkout | ||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Tim Fong, MD | SURRENDER: Using the Power of Cinema In Recovery |
| Cheryl Wright, LMHC, SUDP, MAC, NCC; and Torrie Gilden, PhD, LMHC, LAC (CO), SUDP | Connection & Community: Elevating Professional Practice Through Ethics, Community, and Self-Care | ||
| 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch and Announcements | ||
| 12:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Lunch Plenary | Sean Sherman | The (R)evolution of Indigenous Foodways |
| 2:15-2:30 p.m. | Break/Exhibits | ||
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Afternoon Plenary | Jennifer Park, PhD | Tailoring Interventions for Gambling Disorder to Maori Individuals |
| 3:30-5 p.m. | Closing Plenary | Natosha Gobin and Thomas Williams | Talking Circle Traditions for Treatment and Healing |
*Schedule is subject to change
