2025 LaHEC Annual Professional Development Summit
May 21-22, 2025 | Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Agenda
Wednesday, May 21
| Time | Event Session/Description |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast and Check-In |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome and Conference Logistics Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
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Opening Remarks Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents | |
| Remarks from the Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Behavioral Health Quinetta Womack, LPC, LAC-CCS, CCGC, Deputy Assistant Secretary | |
| 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Understanding the Interconnectedness of Substance Use, Mental Health, and Student Success Dr. Jason Kilmer, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Psychology, University of Washington |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | When Help Finds You: Navigating Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Student Support Roles Viveca Johnson, MS, NCC, LPC-S, BC-TMH, Owner/Clinical Director, Forward Moving Counseling Services |
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Prioritizing Prevention: Strengthening Partnerships for Substance Misuse Prevention (Part 1) Carlton Hall, President and CEO, Carlton Hall Consulting LLC (CHC) |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | BREAK |
| 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Prioritizing Prevention: Strengthening Partnerships for Substance Misuse Prevention (Part 2) Carlton Hall, President and CEO, Carlton Hall Consulting LLC (CHC) |
| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
Thursday, May 22
| Time | Event Session/Description |
|---|---|
| 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | From Silos to Synergy: Building Collaborative
Mental Health
Networks
Across Louisiana Viveca Johnson, MS, NCC, LPC-S, BC-TMH Owner/Clinical Director, Forward Moving Counseling Services |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM | The Stop Campus Hazing Act and the Max Gruver Act in Louisiana: Implications for Practice and Campus Policies Megan DeShon-Runge, Hazing Database & Outreach Coordinator, StopHazing Devin Franklin, M.Ed., Doctoral Research Fellow, StopHazing |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | LUNCH |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Comprehensive Hazing Prevention: Building Capacity to Implement and Research-Informed Strategies Megan DeShon-Runge, Hazing Database & Outreach Coordinator, StopHazing Devin Franklin, M.Ed., Doctoral Research Fellow, StopHazing |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Evaluations and Summit Closing Remarks Dr. Allison Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents |
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