2026 Pacific Southwest PTTC YPI Agenda

Agenda - Day 1

Time

Event

8:30 AM to 8:45 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • David King , Executive Director, San Diego Imperial HIDTA
  • District Attorney Summer Stephan, San Diego County
  • Alyssa O’Hair, MPH, MA, CPS, Project Director, Pacific Southwest PTTC

8:45 AM to 10:45 AM

Building Health-Promoting Relationships with Youth

  • Lora Peppard, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Director, ADAPT

10:45 AM to 11:00 AM

BREAK

11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

It’s the Little Things: Engaging Micro-Skills as a Trusted Adult

  • Jody Kamon, PhD, Founder and Evaluation Director, Center for Behavioral Health Integration

12:15 AM to 1:30 PM

LUNCH (A list of nearby dining options will be provided.)

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

A Thoughtful Approach to Skill Development in Youth: Carpe Diem AND Plan Ahead!

  • Patty Ferssizidis, PhD, Associate Director, ADAPT

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM

BREAK

2:45 PM to 3:45 PM

Enhancing Your Individual and Organizational Way of Being with Youth: Planning for Change

  • Brian Bumbarger, PhD, Associate Director for Implementation Science & Strategy, ADAPT

3:45 PM to 4:30 PM

Youth Perspectives on Health-Promoting Relationships in Action

  • Moderator: Joe Eberstein, CPS, Center for Community Research

4:30 PM to 4:45 PM

Day 1 Wrap Up

  • Joe Eberstein, CPS, Center for Community Research

Agenda - Day 2

Time

Event

9:00 AM to 9:15 AM

Welcome Back and Review of Day 1

  • David King, Director, San Diego Imperial HIDTA
  • Lora Peppard, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Director, ADAPT

9:15 AM to 10:15 AM

HIDTA Presentation: Local, State, & Regional Drug Threats & Priorities

  • James A Fontaine, Chief-Major Narcotics Division, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
  • Ernie Limon, Drug Intelligence Officer, San Diego Imperial HIDTA

10:15 AM to 10:30 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Tending and Mending Social Connections

  • Alyssa O’Hair, MPH, MA, CPS, Project Director, Pacific Southwest PTTC
  • Michelle Frye-Spray, MS, CPS, Co-Director, Pacific Southwest PTTC

11:30 AM to 12:45 PM

LUNCH (A list of nearby dining options will be provided.)

12:45 PM to 2:15 PM

It Begins with Us: Building Relational Systems of Care to Take Youth Flourishing to Scale

  • Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
    • Professor, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

2:15 PM to 2:30 PM

Next Steps & Closing Remarks

  • David King, Director, San Diego Imperial HIDTA
  • Alyssa O’Hair, MPH, MA, CPS, Project Director, Pacific Southwest PTTC