Kickoff Event 11-13-08
Morris County Youth Services Advisory Committee
Education Partnership
Kickoff
November 13, 2008
Agenda
8:30am Registration and Refreshments
9:00am Welcome
Mary Jo Buchanan, LCSW, MPA, Director
Morris County Department of Human Services
Freeholder John J. Murphy
Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Dr. Kathleen C. Serafino, Acting Executive County Superintendent
Morris County Schools
Kellye Smith, Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator, CIACC Coordinator
Morris County Department of Human Services
9:20am Youth Speaker
Julia Warren
9:45am Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Jeena Williams, Team Lead
Division of Youth and Family Services
10:00am Contracted System Administrator (CSA)
Sheryl Roach, Regional Systems Specialist
Value Options
10:15am Break
10:30am Children’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services (CMRSS)
Gina Flores, Program Coordinator
Family Intervention Services, Inc.
10:45am Youth Case Management Services (YCM)
Jessica Cronin, Program Coordinator
Family Intervention Services, Inc.
11:00am Care Management Organization (CMO)
Elizabeth Manley, Chief Executive Officer
Caring Partners of Morris/Sussex, Inc.
11:15am Family Support Organization of Morris and Sussex
Lauren Hirtes, Executive Director
11:30am NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Video
12:00pm Lunch/Resource Tables
1:00pm Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)
David Johnston, County Service Specialist
Alexis Olivio, Resource Development Specialist
1:30pm School District of the Chathams
Dr. Harold M. Tarriff, Director of Special Services
1:45pm Panel Discussion
Jessica Cronin, Program Coordinator
Family Intervention Services, Inc.: Youth Case Management Services
Gina Flores, Program Coordinator
Family Intervention Services, Inc.: Children’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services
Karen Gagne, State Responsible Coordinator
Department of Children and Families Office of Education
Lauren Hirtes, Executive Director
Family Support Organization of Morris and Sussex
David Johnston, County Service Specialist
Division of Youth and Family Services
James Mahoney, Director of Operations
Caring Partners of Morris/Sussex, Inc.
Sandra McDonell, Team Lead
Division of Youth and Family Services (Ocean County)
Dr. Harold M. Tarriff, Director of Special Services
School District of the Chathams
Jeena Williams, Team Lead
Division of Youth and Family Services
2:30pm Closing Announcements