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2nd Annual
Northeastern Arizona Anti-Drug Summit

September 17, 2008
Northland Pioneer College Silver Creek Campus
Performing Arts Center, Snowflake Arizona
Pinetop Lakeside Alliance Against Drugs

PROPOSED AGENDA

Pre-conference Activities

7:00 am
- Facilitators’ meeting - Pima Prevention Partnership, Chuck Palm
  Booth Setup
7:30 am
- Registration opens
- Display booths open
- Proclamation Signing with Elected Officials - Photo Opprotunity
- Continental Breakfast—hosted by National Bank of Arizona, Snowflake
  Proclamation signing (photo opportunity) front of PAC
7:45 am
- Proclamation signing (photo opportunity) front of PAC

Conference Activities

8:00 am
- Welcome & opening
- • Barbara Bruce, Master of Ceremonies
  Ms. Bruce is the Director of Community Relations for White Mountain Radio and hosts five weekly talk radio shows, including DrugNet
- • Dave Clark, Pinetop-Lakeside Town Councilman and event host
  Councilman Clark is director of Yellow Jacket Learning Center at Blue Ridge High School and is a town council member for Pinetop-Lakeside. A White Mountain resident since 1999, he is married and has two young children.
- • Kirk Grugel, Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse Supervisor and Navajo County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Coordinator’
- • Dale Nielson, Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse Chairman and Navajo County Superior Court Presiding Judge
8:15 am
- Prescription Drug Alert, Sean Walsh, LIASC, Director of Outpatient Services, Calvary Addiction Recovery Center
  Working in the substance abuse field for 12 years, Mr Walsh specializes in treating adolescents and young adults. He is an adjunct faculty member at Rio Salado College in the Chemical Dependency Program, has appeared regularly on state television on addiction-related topics, including John Hooks “Newmaker Sunday” and the “Pat McMahon Show”; and published articles in valley media. Serving on the “Crystal Darkness, Arizona” steering committee, he chaired the Recovery/Response subcommittee and was interviewed on the project’s “Descent into Meth” segment.
9:00 am
- Keynote Speaker, Bill Suedmeyer, MEd, Prescott Valley Youth Chamber
  With a bachelors in history and masters in secondary education fro State University of New York at Buffalo, he Mr Suedmeyer taught secondary social studies for nine years before becoming a business trainer and motivational speaker. For 20 years, he delivered more than 1,600 workshops and talks and self-published two books. In 2004, he returned to the classroom at Prescott Valley Charter School and formed an after school club, the Youth Chamber, to challenge students to volunteer in school and the community. Two years later, the club was incorporated into a Service Learning class for school credit. This group has won: President’s Volunteer Service Award (four times), Arizona Governor’s Volunteer Service Award (twice), America’s Promise Award (five times), Access 13’s Community Service Television Program of the Year (2007-08), and Learn and Serve’s Spirit of Service Award.
9:45 am
- Coffee Break—hosted by National Bank of Arizona, Snowflake.
10:00 am
- Chuck Palm, MPH, Director, Department of Public Policy & Training, Pima Prevention Partnership, Inc. - Best Practices for communities to emulate or adapt to get local coalitions up and running faster.
10:30 am
- Overview of the 2007 Results and Community Pro-Activity - Top outcomes from communities
- • PLAAD
- • Heber-Overgaard
- • Snowflake
11:15 am
- Breakout & Brainstorm
12:15 pm
- Report out by areas
1:00 pm
- Adjourn

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Sponsored by: Pinetop Lakeside Alliance Against Drug Abuse, Navajo County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County Board Supervisors, Major Crimes Apprehension Team, National Bank, Silver Creek Roadway Inn, and others TBA
Town of Pinetop Lakeside