Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone, Senior Vice President, Crisis Services
Becky Stoll (she/her) is the Senior Vice President of Crisis Services at Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Stoll is responsible for leading both administrative and clinical operations for Centerstone’s multi-state footprint, including a crisis call center, a 988 crisis chat/text national back-up center, mobile crisis response teams, and crisis stabilization units. Stoll has more than three decades of experience in crisis services, disaster mental health, and suicide prevention.
Dwight Holton, J.D. – Lines for Life, Chief of Staff
Dwight Holton (he/him/his) is the CEO of Lines for Life, a leading suicide and substance abuse prevention non-profit in the Northwest. Lines for Life helps over 170,000 families a year with its crisis intervention and prevention services. Lines for Life also promotes healthy kids and communities through mental wellness promotion, advocacy, and public policy development.
Mr. Holton took the reins at Lines for Life after 15 years as a federal prosecutor, most recently as United States Attorney for Oregon. At Lines for Life, Mr. Holton has worked to carry Lines for Life programs and initiatives to diverse communities throughout Oregon including YouthLine satellites in Central Oregon, Warm Springs, and East Portland.
Mr. Holton serves on the boards of Salmon Safe and the Basic Rights Oregon PAC, the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, and supports his kids’ myriad sports teams. Since 2002, he has taught classes at Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law in Portland. Mr. Holton lives in Southeast Portland with his wife, Mary Ellen Glynn, and their children.
Michael H. Allen, M.D. – University of Colorado School of Medicine; Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine
Dr. Allen (he/him/his) is a professor at the University of Colorado in Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine. He is past president of the Am Assoc for Emergency Psychiatry, chaired the Am Psychiatric Assoc Task Force on Psychiatric Emergency Services, and led the Expert Consensus Guideline for Behavioral Emergencies. He was a principal investigator for the Emerg Dept Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation Study and helped develop Colorado’s Hospital Follow Up Program serving 75 hospitals from the state’s 988 call center at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners while medical director there. He has served as a consultant to the USDOJ Civil Rights Division, SAMHSA, NIH, CMS, TJC, AFSP, and others.
April Heinze, ENP – NENA: The 9-1-1 Association; VP, Chief of 9-1-1 Operations
April (she/her/hers) has spent her entire career in 9-1-1 focused on PSAP operations issues. She has a special knack for understanding 9-1-1 technology, operationalizing it to ensure it will work the way it is designed, and making it easily understandable for 9-1-1 Professionals. Before joining NENA, she worked for Eaton County Central Dispatch in Michigan, where she began her 24-year tenure as a Public Safety Telecommunicator and worked her way up to Director. In 2019, April joined the NENA team, focusing on industry and innovation awareness, operational standards development, event production, industry and media relations, and many other activities and projects. April’s role involves educating, advising, and advocating for 9-1-1 and PSAP operational issues on behalf of NENA with various industry associations and governmental organizations.
Karen Hearod, MSW ,LCSW – SAMHSA, Director/ Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy
CAPT Karen (Kari) Hearod is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and directs SAMHSA’s Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy (OTAP). Her office acts as SAMHSA’s primary point of contact for Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, federal departments and agencies, and other governments and organizations on behavioral health issues facing American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).
Victor Armstrong, MSW – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Vice President for Health Equity
Victor Armstrong (he/him/his) serves as Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Victor also previously served as Chief Diversity Officer for RI International. Prior to his role with RI, Victor served as North Carolina DHH’s inaugural, Chief Health Equity Officer, with responsibility for leading the overarching strategy and operational goals to promote health equity, diversity, and inclusion across all the agency’s health and human services. Prior to the CHEO role, Victor served as Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services with responsibility and oversight of the public community-based mental health, intellectual and other developmental disabilities, substance use, and traumatic brain injury system in North Carolina. Victor has over 30 years of experience in human services, primarily dedicated to building and strengthening community resources to serve individuals who have been historically marginalized. He is a nationally recognized speaker on issues regarding health equity and access to healthcare, particularly as it relates to individuals living with mental health challenges
Liz Clark, Ed.D. – Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office, Director
Dr. Liz Clark (she/her/hers), a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as the Director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. In this position, she is responsible for policy, oversight, and advocacy of DoD suicide prevention programs, which include non-clinical suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention efforts including policy, program development and evaluation, data surveillance, research, and outreach and engagement in support of more than 2M Service members and over 2.5M military family members worldwide. Dr. Clark served as an Army Officer for over nine years in the Ordnance Corps and Adjutant General Corps. Dr. Clark holds a Doctorate in Education from Vanderbilt University in Leadership and Learning in Organizations, a Masters Degree from Georgetown University in Human Resources Management, and a Bachelors Degree from McDaniel College in Sociology.
Quinita Garrett, LCPS – Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. , Director of Call Center and System Coordination
Quinita Garrett (she/her/hers), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), is the Director of Call Center & System Coordination at Baltimore Crisis Response Inc., where she oversees Call Center, Mobile Crisis Services, and emergency services collaborations through 911 diversion. In this role, she ensures acceptable levels of quality and quantity in the delivery of services and works alongside multiple community organizations to collaborate and enhance client care.
She has over 15 years of experience in the behavioral field providing services to a diverse client population, including crisis management, trauma-based care, education, and suicide prevention and awareness in outpatient and residential treatment settings.
Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW – Loyola University Chicago, Professor
Jonathan B. Singer (he/him), Ph.D., LCSW is a Professor at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Social Work, Past President of the American Association of Suicidology, and coauthor of two editions of the best-selling text, Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner’s Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention. A well-regarded international speaker, Dr. Singer is the author of over 90 publications, and his research has been featured in national and international media outlets like NPR, BBC, Fox, Time Magazine, and The Guardian. His research collaborations have received private and public funding through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health, and other organizations. Dr. Singer is the founder and host of the award-winning Social Work Podcast, the first podcast by and for social workers. In 2023, he was inducted as an NASW “Social Work Pioneer” for introducing podcasting to social work, and in 2024 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Rob Morrison, E.D. – National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors , Executive Director
Robert (he/him) has served NASADAD in different roles for 24 years and currently serves as Executive Director. Robert began his career working for a U.S. Senator. He then worked for an Association management firm where he worked in government affairs with various health specialty organizations.