Agenda

Monday, October 26th

8:00am - 4:00pm

Summit Registration

Francis Marion Hotel

387 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by: Silna

William Aiken House: 456 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

Tuesday, October 27th

7:30am - 9:00 am

Summit Registration

Charleston Music Hall: 37 John St, Charleston, SC 29403

9:00am - 10:15am

Welcome, Introduction to the Summit, and Overview of 2026 Developments

Charleston Music Hall

Lorri Unumb, Esq.

CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers

10:15am - 10:30am

Bathroom & Networking Break

10:30am - 11:30am

Private ABA Providers in Schools

Charleston Music Hall

Leslie Robinson, Esq.

Staff Attorney, National Autism Law Center

Credits: 1 BACB CEU; 1 CLE

11:30am - 12:30pm

Fraud Investigations in ABA

HHS OIG Investigators

Charleston Music Hall

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Speaker/Sponsor Lunch

INVITATION ONLY

All others lunch on own

2:00pm - 3:15pm

CPT Code Update with the ABA Coding Coalition

Charleston Music Hall

Jenna Minton, Esq.

CEO, Proactive Strategies, LLC

Kristen Koba-Burdt, BCBA, LBA

BAYADA; BACB ACE CE Provider

Ivy Chong, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LP

Chief Clinical Officer, Autism Care Partners

Mariel Fernandez, BCBA, LBA

Vice President of Government Affairs, Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP)

Chanti Fritzsching Waters, EdD, BCBA-D

Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, ABS Kids

Ashley Fuhrman, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation, Bluesprig Pediatrics

Julie Kornack

Chief Government and Payor Relations Officer, CARD

Allyson Moore, MS, BCBA, LMFT

Chief Professional Standards Officer, Center for Applied Behavior Analysis (CABA)

Credits: 1 BACB CEU; 1 CLE

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Building a Residential Program and the HCBS Settings Rule

Charleston Music Hall

Lorri Unumb, Esq.

CEO, The Council of Autism Service Providers

Credits: 1 BACB CEU; 1 CLE

4:15pm - 4:30pm

Bathroom & Networking Break

Charleston Music Hall

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Facilities Licensure

Charleston Music Hall

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Credits: .5 BACB CEU; .5 CLE

5:45pm - 8:00pm

Dining with Strangers

8:30pm - 10:30 PM

Autism Law Summit After Dark: Late Night Variety Show

Cash Bar

Charleston Music Hall

Wednesday, October, 28th

9:00am - 9:30am

Look Behind the Seal: Accreditation, Accountability, and Access in a New Era of Autism Policy

Charleston Music Hall

Thea Davis, MS Ed, LABA (MA), BCBA

Accreditation Review Manager, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ)

Rachael Coburn

Executive Director, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ)

Eileen Mendes

Director of Accreditation, Autism Commission on Quality (ACQ)

Credits: .5 BACB CEU

9:30am - 10:00am

TBA

Charleston Music Hall

10:00am - 11:30am

Legal Update 2026

Charleston Music Hall

Dan Unumb, Esq.

President, Autism Legal Resource Center

Credits: 1.5 BACB CEU; 1.5 CLE

11:30am - 12:00pm

Group Photo

Location TBD

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch on Own

1:30pm - 2:30pm

From Denial to Approval: Building a High-Performing Appeals Process

Charleston Music Hall

T.J. Couey

Co-Owner of Bloom Behavior Therapy

Mirella Petersen, DHA, MISM

Vice President of Payor Relations and Government Affairs at Autism Learning Partners

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Bathroom & Networking Break

Charleston Music Hall

2:45pm - 4:00pm

Speed Presentations

Charleston Music Hall

7:00pm - 11:00pm

20th Anniversay Gala

Grand at 81 Mary: 81 Mary St, Charleston, SC 29403

Thursday, October 29th - Post Summit Event

9:30am-5:00pm

Attorney Workshop

Invitation Only, Hosted by the National Autism Law Center

Credits: ~6 CLE