Agenda

Thursday, October 12

8:00am - 5:00pm

Summit Registration

Across from hotel registration desk, Lobby Level

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by The Carolina Center for ABA

Monarch Lounge, Lobby Level, Hilton Milwaukee City Center

Friday, October 13

8:00am - 9:00am

Summit Registration

Crystal Ballroom Foyer

9:00am - 10:15am

Welcome, Introduction to the Summit, and Overview of 2023 Developments

Crystal Ballroom

Lorri Unumb, Esq.

CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers

10:15am - 10:30am

Bathroom & Networking Break

10:30am - 11:30am

Parent Advocacy Spotlight

Criminal Law and Autism

Crystal Ballroom

Brian Kelmar

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Legal Reform for Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled (LRIDD)

Mark Mahoney, Esq.

Partner, Harrington & Mahoney

Credits: 1 BACB CE, 1 APA CE, 1 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA; Easterseals Southern California

11:30am - 12:00pm

Updates from the ABA Coding Coalition

Crystal Ballroom

Jenna Minton, Esq.

CEO, Proactive Strategies, LLC

Credits: .5 BACB CE

12:00pm - 12:15pm

The National Autism Law Center

Crystal Ballroom

12:15pm - 1:30pm

State Networking Lunch

Sponsored by Verbal Beginnings

Wright Ballroom on 4th Floor

1:30pm - 4:15pm

Accessing Medically Necessary Services in Schools through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Sponsored by Spectrum ABA and Billing

Regency Ballroom

Andréa Marcus, Esq.

Law Office of Andrea Marcus, APC

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Mary Willis, Esq.

Counsel, Ethridge Law Group

Credits: 3 BACB CE, 3 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

Residential/Settings Workshop

Sponsored by the Lovaas Institute

MacArthur Room

Morgan McKay, BCBA, LBA

Chief Operating Officer, 29 Acres

Lorri Unumb, Esq.

CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers

Tricia Nelson

Founder & Executive Director, Utah Autism Academy

The Playbook Workshop

Sponsored by Bierman ABA

Crystal Ballroom

Amie Perl, MBA

Playbook Leader

Amy Weinstock

Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health

Christa Stevens, Esq.

Director of State Government Affairs, Autism Speaks

Garry Carneal, Esq.

President & CEO, Schooner Strategies 

Katie Dzurec, Esq.

Regulatory and Policy Engagement Specialist, Regulatory Insurance Advisors, LLC

Karen Fessel, DPH

Founder and Executive Director, Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project

Kristin Jacobson, MBA

Founder & Executive Director ADEC Foundation

Tracy Guiou, Ph.D.

CEO, Catalpa Health

Credits: 3 BACB CE, 3 APA CE, 3 CLE

CE Chair: Easterseals Southern California

4:15pm - 4:30pm

Bathroom & Networking Break

4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Importance and Legal Significance of Generally Accepted Standards of Care in ABA

Crystal Ballroom

Caroline Reynolds, Esq.

Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder Law Firm

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Erick Dubuque, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D

Director, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ)

Garry Carneal, Esq.

President & CEO, Schooner Strategies 

Lorri Unumb, Esq.

CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers

Jane Howard, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, Therapeutic Pathways and Trumpet Behavioral Health

Credits: .5 BACB CE, 1 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

5:45pm - 6:45pm

Wine & Cheese Reception for Summit Speakers

Invitation only

TBD

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Dining with Strangers

Saturday, October 14

9:00am - 11:00am

Legal Update 2023

Crystal Ballroom

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Credits: 2 BACB CE, 2 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

11:00am - 11:15am

Bathroom & Networking Break

11:15am - 12:15am

What Should We Do About . . . ?

A facilitated group conversation about common issues

Crystal Ballroom

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Group Photo

12:15pm - 1:45pm

Lunch on Own

3rd & Market Food Hall is 2 blocks down Wisconsin Street

1:45pm - 2:45pm

Funding for ABA for Adults

Crystal Ballroom

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Deborah Dorfman, Esq.

Executive Director/Attorney, Disability Rights Connecticut

Diana Davis-Wilson, DBH, LBA, BCBA

Chief Executive Advisor, Aspen Behavioral Consulting

Credits: 1 BACB CE, 1 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

2:45pm - 3:15pm

State Spotlight - Massachusetts

Crystal Ballroom

3:15 pm - 3:20 pm

Autism CARES Act Action Update

Crystal Ballroom

3:20pm - 3:30pm

Bathroom & Networking Break

3:30pm - 5:00pm

The Enforcers: A Panel Discussion with Insurance Regulators

Moderated by Katie Dzurec

Crystal Ballroom

Katie Dzurec, Esq.

Regulatory and Policy Engagement Specialist, Regulatory Insurance Advisors, LLC

Wayne Goodwin, Esq.

Former North Carolina Insurance Commissioner

Jane Beyer, Esq.

Senior Health Policy Advisor to Washington State Insurance Commissioner

Amber Rivers, Esq.

Director of the EBSA’s Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance (OHPSCA)

Credits: .5 BACB CE, 1.5 CLE

CE Chair: BAYADA BACB ACE CE Provider - Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Awards Night and Talent Show

Empire Ballroom

Sunday, October 15 - Post Summit Event

9:30am-5:00pm

Attorney Workshop

Invitation Only, Hosted by the National Autism Law Center, Sponsored by ABES

Wright Ballroom

Credits: ~6 CLE