Onsite capacity is limited to 85 participants. Complimentary registration for a live and archived video broadcast of the Summit is available.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Joan Alker, MPhil
Executive Director and a Co-Founder, Center for Children and Families (CCF), Research Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Sabrina Corlette, JD
Research Professor and Project Director, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, Health Policy Institute, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Ronald Pollack, JD
Cofounder and Former Executive Director, Families USA, Chair Emeritus, Families USA Board, Founding Board Chairman, Enroll America, Washington, DC
Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Kaiser Health News, Author, An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business, and How You Can Take It Back, Former New York Times Health Care Reporter, Washington, DC
Ying Zhen, PhD
Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Wesleyan College, Co-author, Inaugural Music Industry Research Association (MIRA) Survey of Musicians, Macon, GA
FEATURING SESSIONS ON
- Data on Health Care Coverage and Access for Musicians
- Special Medical Needs of Musicians
- Prevention, Wellness and Health for Musicians
- National Health Policy as it Impacts Musicians
- A Practical Overview of ACA and Medicaid Benefits
- National Organization Roundtable
- Regional Organization Roundtable
- Mental Health Initiatives Roundtable
- Income Definition and Determination
- Importance of Grant Application Forms
- Navigator Best Practices Roundtable
- Negotiating Medical Bills
- Provider Relation Strategies, Provider Network Development, and “Owned” Clinics
- Foundation and Government Grant Fund-Raising Strategies Workshop
- Strategies in Communicating/Outreach to the Various Musician Communities
FEATURED FACULTY
Al Andrews
Founder and Executive Director, Porter’s Call, Franklin, TN
Nic Bagherpour
Co-founder and President, Denton Music and Arts Collaborative, Marketing Coordinator, Swash Labs, Denton, TX
Alan Balch, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Patient Advocate Foundation and National Patient Advocate Foundation, Former Vice President, Preventive Health Partnership, Hampton, VA
Eric D. Barton, JD
Partner, Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP, Board Member, Midwest Music Foundation, Kansas City, MO
Kathleen Bitetti
Co-Founder, eArtitstsUndertheDome.org & Healthcareforartists.org, Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, The Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC), Public Policy, Governmental & Community Affairs Expert, Boston, MA
Rachel Blair
Chief Operating Officer, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), Austin, TX
Gene Bowen
Founder, Road Recovery, New York, NY
Patsy Dolan Bouressa, LCSW
Interim Executive Director/Clinical Director, SIMS Foundation, Austin, TX
Chris Bullard, MBA
Founder, Sound Mind Live, Post Investment Manager, Acumen, New York, NY
Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale
Associate Minister, Metropolitan AME Church, Chair, DC Legendary Musicians Inc., Washington, DC
Joe Concra, MFA
Artist and Activist, Mission Control @ O+, Kingston, NY
Erin Corriveau, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Board Member, Midwest Music Foundation, Kansas City, KS
Katie Dale
Executive Director, Red Dirt Relief Fund, Tulsa, OK
Randall W. Dick, MS, FACSM
Chair, Athletes and the Arts, Carmel, IN
Erica Dudas
Managing Director, New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation (NOMAF), New Orleans, LA
Kevin Erickson
Director, Future of Music Coalition, Washington, DC
Brittani Escobedo
Program Manager, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, Laguna Beach, CA
Naomi Fabricant
Executive Director, The Scars Foundation, Executive Director, Face The Music Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Stephanie A. Fairweather, MA, Certified Nutritionist
Board Member, Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH), Seattle, WA
Becca Finley
Founder, Connections Media, Executive Director, This Is Noteworthy, (formerly The Music Initiative), Board Member, Charleston Health, Alliance of Regional Musicians (CHARM), Charleston, SC
Lucinda Halstead, MD
Associate Professor and Medical Director, Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice and Swallowing, Medical University of South Carolina, President-Elect, Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), Mount Pleasant, SC
Andy Blackman Hurwitz, JD
Senior Vice President, Studio 1200, Co-founder, 30 Amp Circuit and Backstage Clinics, Philadelphia, PA
Janice Johnston MD
Medical Director and Co-Founder Redirect Health, Medical Director, Arrowhead Health Centers, Chair, The Blues Foundation’s HART Fund, Board, The Blues Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ
Nicole Klemas
Co-founder, Soundcheck Wellness, Founder, NPK Yoga, San Francisco, CA
Susan Latham, MS
Vice President, Development, Citymeals on Wheels, Board Member, Pentacle Danceworks and Performing Artservices, Former Deputy Director of Advancement and Director of Institutional Giving, The Actors Fund, New York, NY
Shannon Light, RN
Nurse-in-Charge, O+ Artists’ Clinic, Nurse, ALS Regional Center, St. Peter’s Hospital, Kingston, NY
Amy Lindsey, LPCP
Co-founder, Sight & Sound, Pleasanton, CA
Mark Lindsey
Co-founder, Sight & Sound, Pleasanton, CA
Ralph A. Manchester, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine, General Medicine, Vice Provost & Director, Department of University Health Service, University of Rochester, President, Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), Rochester, NY
Melaney Mashburn, LCSW
Musician’s Advocate, Jazz Foundation of America, New York, NY
Gloria McCormick
Local 802’s Health Fund Administrator, American Federation of Musicians, New York, NY
Ian Moore
Seattle-based, Austin, TX-born Guitar Player, Singer and Songwriter, President and Co-Founder, Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH), Seattle, WA
Jennie Morton, BSc (Hons) Osteopathy, MS Psychology
Honorary Lecturer, MSc Performing Arts Medicine, UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Wellness Professor, The Colburn School, Osteopath, Healthy Performers Clinic, Board, Performing Arts Medicine Association, Board, Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles, West Hollywood, CA
Joshua Peck
Co-Founder, Get America Covered, President, For Good Strategies, Former Chief Marketing Officer, HealthCare.gov, Former Senior Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC
Joseph Petrucelli, MBA
Executive Director, Jazz Foundation of America, New York, NY
Shelli Quenga
Health Insurance Navigator, Director of Programs, Palmetto Project, Inc., Charleston, SC
Jodi A. Ray, MA
Navigator and Principal Investigator/Project Director, Florida Covering Kids & Families, Tampa, FL
Steve Richards
Executive Producer, Original Syndicate, Former Touring Professional, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Roe
Director of Operations, Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO
Mina Schultz, MA, MPH
ACA Outreach and Enrollment Program Manager, Young Invincibles, Former Outreach Specialist, GetCoveredNYC initiative, Former Certified Application Counselor, rural West Virginia, Washington, DC
Lindsay Scola
Director of Strategic Communications and Social Impact, Friends at Work, Former Senior Director, Talent and Public Relations, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Director of External Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, New York, Culver City, CA
Bob Sleppy, MBA
Executive Director, Nuci’s Space, Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Jennifer Soto
Co-founder, Soundcheck Wellness, CEO and Founder, Beech Street Digital, San Francisco, CA
Jeremy Wilson
Musician and Producer, Member, Pilot (Elektra/Mercury Records), Executive Director, The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, Portland, OR