Training Institutes 2012 - National Technical Assistance Center for ...

FEATURED SPEAKERS
JAMES WOTRING
Jim Wotring, M.S.W, is the Director of the National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental
Health at Georgetown University and supports faculty and staff who work with states and communities
to improve mental health services for children and families across the nation. He consults nationally
and internationally on systems of care, wraparound, financing, outcome management, change
management, and implementation of evidence-based practices. Previously, he worked for the Michigan
Department of Community Health as the Child and Adolescent Service System Program Director and
the Director of Programs for Children with a Serious Emotional Disturbance. He has worked in the child welfare,
juvenile justice, and mental health systems including community mental health centers, residential treatment centers,
private outpatient clinics, and nonprofit agencies. Mr. Wotring has been active in national organizations supporting the
development of systems of care for children’s mental health and has presented at numerous national and international
conferences. His publications are in the areas of outcome measurement and management, financing, and health reform.
ANGELA KIMBALL
Angela Kimball is Director of State Policy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), where
she provides policy guidance on financing of mental health services, parity, health care reform, and
other issues that affect children, youth, and adults who live with mental illness. Ms. Kimball also
provides extensive technical assistance to NAMI organizations across the country on state policy
issues, with a particular emphasis on strategy and communications. Prior to joining the NAMI Policy
Team, she served as policy analyst for the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health
Programs. In this capacity, she is widely credited as having orchestrated the grassroots campaign that resulted in the
enactment of Oregon’s comprehensive mental health parity law. Previously, Ms. Kimble served as Executive Director
and Public Policy Coordinator for NAMI Oregon, where she received multiple awards for her legislative advocacy and
as Family Involvement Coordinator for Multnomah County Behavioral Health Division. As the proud parent of a young
adult who lives with a mental health diagnosis, Angela is deeply passionate about mental health care.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRACK FEATURED SPEAKER
James Durbin of American Idol: Overcoming
Obstacles and Pursuing Your Dreams
James Durbin lit the American Idol stage on fire with his powerful performances, and
now the Season 10 alum is setting the music world aflame with his debut music video
and album “Memories of a Beautiful Disaster.” As a youth, James was diagnosed with
both Tourette’s and Asperger’s Syndromes. Affected by these conditions and by his
father’s death of a drug overdose, his talent has helped him overcome the obstacles that
he faces day by day. Overall, “Memories of Beautiful Disaster” is an audio document
of Durbin’s life as he’s lived it. “I am looking back on my life. Parts were disastrous,
and there are some things I wished never happened. But I can look back and
appreciate things that I once considered disasters as things of beauty. They make me
who I am today. I’d never go back and change anything.” With that attitude, and the fact that he set the table for his
career thanks to American Idol, Durbin has all the necessary tools to fulfill his mission of bringing back the rock! He is
now ready to step on his own stage and is ready for his fans to stand with him. Even though his talent has led him to
where he is now, his challenges have also played a part, and he has become a role model for American youth with
challenges of any kind.
For Registered Participants in the Youth Leadership Track ONLY.
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