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Kara Gloe
Jason Grueneich
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The Canopy Peer Navigation Program – Peer Support for People Living with HIV in North Dakota |
- Kara Gloe, Canopy Medical Center
- Jason Grueneich, Canopy Medical Center
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- Kara Gloe, LCSW (She/Her) is the Director of Mental Health Services at Canopy Medical Clinic and an independently licensed clinical social worker. Kara took direction from an amazing steering committee, made up of people living with or with lived experience with HIV, to develop and launch the Canopy Peer Navigation Program. She continues to manage the administrative requirements of the program. As a clinical therapist and Program Director of the Canopy Peer Navigation Program, Kara has been lucky enough to see the impact the program has had on its participants from various perspectives, which she considers the honor of her career.
- Jason Grueneich (He/Him) is the Lead Peer Navigator at Canopy Medical Clinic and was part of the steering committee who helped develop and launch the program. He works full time, serves as the Chair of the North Dakota HIV Advisory Board, and recently founded Shine Bright and Live, which is the first non-profit in North Dakota dedicated to serving people living with HIV. As a Peer Navigator, Jason helps others traverse the vast community services system in North Dakota. He also trains the new Peer Navigators and serves in a mentorship role. He deeply appreciates the importance of protecting and honoring those living with HIV, by advocating for ways to broaden access to, improve, and safeguard the benefits that continue to help them grow. Jason is grateful to serve the HIV community. As a person living with HIV for the last 20 years, he understands that building community is vital to improving the lives of those living with HIV. If you’re looking for help, Jason is a champion for getting you connected! |
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Stacie Metelmann
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Walk This Way...Foot Care |
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| Stacie Metelmann, RN, CDCES, CDFCS has been active in many areas of the health care industry for over 46 years. A lifelong resident of North Dakota, she embraces her rural upbringing, family, and the diversity her life experiences have afforded her. As she reflects on her health care career, she has realized that foot care has always been her passion and an essential part of every diverse position within the healthcare arena that she has held. No one can walk their unique life journey without the care of their feet, their foundation. Likewise, no one can judge another or their unique life and challenges unless they are open to understanding what it is like to walk physically in the other’s shoes. To provide comprehensive healthcare to each and every individual we must also care for their feet. |
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TableTop: Avian Influenza
(Participants are ncouraged to have gone to Avian Invfluenza session earlier, not required) |
- Wade Jones, USDA Wildlife Services
- Ethan Andress, ND Department of Agriculture; Board of Animal Health
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- Wade Jones has been with USDA Wildlife Services for 22 years, serving in a variety of positions across several states. He recently transitioned into a supervisory biologist role within the program. Prior to this, for seven years, he served as a Wildlife Disease Biologist with the WS National Wildlife Disease Program (NWDP) for North Dakota and South Dakota Wildlife Services. In this role, he was actively involved in emergency response efforts and Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) deployments, contributing his expertise to critical national response initiatives.
- Dr. Andress was appointed as State Veterinarian in June of 2021 by Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. His responsibili??es are to carry out the rules and orders of the State Board of Animal Health and to act as Animal Health Division Director for the Department of Agriculture. Ethan is a 1997 graduate of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from South Dakota State University, which he achieved in 1994. Prior to the appointment as North Dakota State Veterinarian, Ethan was an owner/partner of West River Veterinary Clinic, PC in He??nger, ND for 21 years. At the prac??ce, he served as the managing partner and focused on bovine and bison medicine. Dr. Andress has a passion for rural veterinary medicine and animal agriculture produc??on. He con??nues to be ac??ve in suppor??ng producers and veterinarians both through his job and ac??vi??es outside of work. |
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Brynn Luger
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Exploring Ceremony Assisted Substance Use Treatment |
- Brynn Luger, University of North Dakota School of Medicine
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| Dr. Brynn Luger (Lakota Sioux) is an assistant professor in UND's Department of Indigenous Health. She has extensive experience as a licensed clinical counselor specializing in trauma therapy and treatment of substance use disorders. She teaches courses on Indigenous health principles and community-based research approaches. Her research interests include the mental health and wellness of AI/AN communities, secondary trauma in Indigenous counselors, and the efficacy of Ceremony-Assisted Treatment for AI/AN individuals with substance use disorders. |
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Lynette Borjeson Painter
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Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Ethics |
- Lynette Borjeson Painter, PhD, Bismarck State College
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| Lynette Borjeson Painter, Professor of Cybersecurity at Bismarck State College (BSC), teaches in BSC's Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity programs in addition to serving as co-advisor to several student organizations. Painter's educational background includes a PhD in Education, a graduate certificate in Cybersecurity Technology and a Master's degree in Management with a focus on IT. She holds several certifications, including Microsoft Azure AI-900, ISC2, CIW Database Design Specialist, and CIW Internet Webmaster Specialist. Painter has co-authored articles for the Business Education Forum in addition to speaking at state, regional, and national conferences on AI, cybersecurity, and cyber-adjacent topics. |
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Greg Abel
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Latest Revisions to the 2020 Food Code and 2022 Food Code Supplement |
- Greg Abel, US Food and Drug Administration
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| Greg is a Retail Food Specialist with the Food and Drug Administration, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He provides guidance and support to federal, state, local, and tribal health agencies to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses. As a member of FDA’s National Retail Food Team, Greg works to promote the uniform adoption of laws, develop national food safety strategies, and instructs on a wide range of food safety issues He also plays a key role in food safety and defense efforts during National Special Security Events and large-scale sporting events. Before joining the FDA, Greg worked with the North Dakota Department of Health, his home state. |