Summit Speakers: Thrive Together
October 29, 2026
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Artika Tyner
Planting People, Growing Justice
Dr. Artika Tyner is committed to creating a world of inclusive leaders who will meet the pressing needs of today and work towards a better future where racial justice and economic justice reign supreme. As a motivational speaker, author and educator, Dr. Tyner helps people of all ages connect with their gifts and develop tangible tools for bringing forth sustainable, durable change in the family, workplace, community or school. By building and leveraging the tools in The Inclusive Leader she has inspired thousands of people to lead with their own gifts and plant a seed of social change.
Dr. Tyner’s work is grounded in extensive experience as a law and leadership professor, lawyer, social change agent, researcher and nonprofit founder and leader. She is well-known as a thought leader, author and designer of high-profile programs to drive organizational DEI initiatives and create inclusive leaders. Her impact spans Fortune 500 companies, start up tech companies, healthcare providers, government services and agencies, higher education institutions and grassroots organizations.
Dr. Tyner is deftly able to ask the big questions, strategically innovate real solutions and then lead the way. She intentionally invests her time and energy in inspiring change and welcomes opportunities to present, collaborate and innovate with key stakeholders seeking to impact social change and do what no one has done before. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. TYNER
SUMMIT AGENDA
7:45-8:30 AM | Breakfast Social & Exhibitor Hall
8:30-9:00 AM | Opening Remarks
9:00-9:50 AM | Keynote Speaker Dr. Artika Tyner
9:50-10:10 AM | Exhibitor Break
10:10-11:10 AM | Breakout Session 1
11:10-11:30 AM | Exhibitor Break
11:30-12:30 AM | Breakout Session 2
12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch & Exhibit Hall
1:30-2:40 PM | Panel Discussion
2:40-2:50 PM | Exhibitor Break
2:50-3:50 PM | Breakout Session 3
4:00-6:00 PM | Networking Reception
Session 1A: From Partnership to Prevention: Building School-Based Systems of Care Through the Pond Suicide Prevention Model
Tracie Self, PhD, LPCC-S, LMHC | Associate Professor; Site Supervisor, Behavioral Health; Associate Director, Center for Rural Behavioral Health | Minnesota State University, Mankato / Health Commons at the Pond
Sarah Ogilvie, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PHN, CPHQ | Clinical Coordinator / Nurse Practitioner / Associate Professor | Health Commons at Pond / Minnesota State University-Mankato School of Nursing
Session 1B: Thrive Time A School-Based Health Center's Occupational Therapy Program
Jess Miehe, DNP, RN, PHN | Executive Director | Rise Up Health Clinics
Sarah Greene, OTD, OTR/L | Assistant Professor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator | St. Catherine University / Rise Up Health Clinics
Session 1C: Beyond Burnout: Creating School Systems that Support Student Well-Being
Nicole Dimich, MA | President and Educator | Lighthouse Learning Community, Inc.
Gatrika Ravella | Student | Eden Prairie High School / University of Minnesota PSEO
Ashiiyah Alexander | Student | Winona High School
Gayatri Tanuku | Student | Wayzata High School
Session 1D: Opening Doors to Sustainable CHW Integration and Billing in School-Based Health Centers
Kristen Godfrey Walters, MPH | Director, Community Health Worker Initiative & Community Engagement Unit | Minnesota Department of Health
Shandy Potes Mangra, CHW, MPH | Workforce Development Program Manager | Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance
Session 1E: Oral Health Innovations for School-Based Care
Nancy Franke Wilson, MS | Executive Director | Minnesota Oral Health Coalition
Jane Neubauer | Dental Innovation and Early Childhood Dental Network Coordinator | Otter Tail County Public Health
Session 1F: Coping As You Are in Professional Spaces: Resiliency Up, Down, and Sideways
David Hesse, PhD, LMFT | Director of Training and Supervision | Change Inc.
Session 2A: Catalyst for Care: Empowering Schools Through Public Health Collaboration
Beth Reilly, PHN, RN, CPN, LSN | School Health Specialist | Dakota County Public Health
Kassy Podvin, MA | Health Promotion Specialist / Social Worker | Dakota County Public Health
Session 2B: Demonstrating What Works: Evidence-Based Interventions and Safe Spaces in Action
Megan Lagasse, MSW, LICSW, LSSW | Student Support Personnel Specialist | Minnesota Department of Education
Session 2C: From Uncertainty to Action: Lessons from MNSBHA’s Medicaid Fiscal Impact Learning Collaborative
Sarah Horst, MA, CPHQ | Manager of Special Projects | Minnesota School-Based Health Alliance
Session 2D: Minnesota's Sex Ed Policy and You
Meg Bartlett-Chase, PhD | Executive Director | Honest Sex Ed Minnesota
Session 2E: Social Media: Handling the Wasps Nest
Joshua Stein, MD | Chief of the Medical Staff | PrairieCare/Newport
Session 3A: Gambling & Gaming: The Effects on Youth and How to Prevent Harm
Sonja Mertz, MLIS, CPP | Community Educator | Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling
Session 3B: A Breath of Fresh Air: An Update on Pediatric Asthma Management for School Nurses and SBHCs
Sarah Ogilvie, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PHN, CPHQ | Clinical Coordinator / Nurse Practitioner / Associate Professor | Health Commons at Pond / Minnesota State University-Mankato School of Nursing
Tracy Irons-Dieterle, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-C | Assistant Professor | Minnesota State University-Mankato School of Nursing
Session 3C: The Power of Protective Factors in Preventing Youth Suicide
Janavi Dhyani | Suicide and Violence Prevention Coordinator | Hennepin County Public Health
Mark Sander, PsyD, LP | Director of School Mental Health | Hennepin County
Session 3D: Community Connections and Relationship Building: A Food is Medicine Program at the Bear Care Clinic
Megan Baumler, PhD, RDN, LDN | Bear Care Dietitian; Associate Professor; Director of Nutrition and Dietetics | Bear Care / St. Catherine University
Madeline Fischer, BS | Graduate Student Dietitian | Bear Care Clinic / St. Catherine University
Kate Ordner, BS | Graduate Student Dietitian | Bear Care Clinic / St. Catherine University
Session 3E: Medicaid | What to consider with 2027 Federal Changes (HR1) & Medicaid Billing Practices
Miamon Queeglay, MPH | Integrated Population Health Researcher | Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Medicaid Medical Director
Leigh Grauman, MPH | Integrated Population Health Researcher, Community Engagement Lead | Minnesota Department of Human Services, Office of Medicaid Medical Director
Matt Burdick, BS | Burdick Policy & Advocacy
Session 3F: Responding to Community-Based Trauma in Pediatric Practice
Janna Gewirtz O'Brien MD, MPH, FAAP | University of MN | MNAAP Chapter President-Elect