2026 LaHEC Annual Professional Development Summit
May 20-21, 2026
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Agenda
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome and Conference Logistics Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents Opening Remarks Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents Remarks from LDH – Office of Behavioral Health Dr. Holly Howat, Interim Assistant Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Behavioral Health |
| 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Leading When You’re Not in Charge: The Role of Campus Leadership in Prevention Dr. Shawnte Elbert, MCHES, CWHC, Owner, Elbert Innovative Solutions LLC |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students: The Importance of Strategic Planning and Seven Keys to a Successful Program Rich Lucey, Founder, Prevention EnRICHment Services LLC |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LUNCH |
| 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Behavioral Threat Assessment Management, Part 1 Jerry T. Monier Jr., Principal Investigator, Associate Director of Research and Development Mark Richards, Team Lead Bart Thompson, Team Lead National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), Louisiana State University and A&M College |
| 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | BREAK |
| 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Behavioral Threat Assessment Management, Part 1 Jerry T. Monier Jr., Principal Investigator, Associate Director of Research and Development Mark Richards, Team Lead Bart Thompson, Team Lead National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), Louisiana State University and A&M College |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
Thursday, May 21, 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast and Housekeeping Alysia Delone, Program Manager for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
| 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Addressing Gambling and Sports Betting Behaviors Among College Students, Part 1 Cindy Clouner, Managing Director Logan Davis, Gambling Education Specialist Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery at The Ohio State University |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Addressing Gambling and Sports Betting Behaviors Among College Students, Part 2 Cindy Clouner, Managing Director Logan Davis, Gambling Education Specialist Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery at The Ohio State University |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LUNCH |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Addressing Gambling and Sports Betting Behaviors Among College Students, Part 3 Cindy Clouner, Managing Director Logan Davis, Gambling Education Specialist Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery at The Ohio State University |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Evaluations and Closing Remarks Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
Speaker Information
Day 1 (Wednesday, May 20)
Day 2 (Thursday, May 21)
Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate
The Master Plan
To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate