Speakers
Caring for Ourselves During the Overdose Crisis
September 23, 2026 | 8:00am-3:45pm PT | Register here
The Hub Ballroom at the University of Washington | 4001 E. Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Brooke Bartlett, PhD
Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College
Dr. Brooke Bartlett is a highly specialized public safety and military trauma psychologist with extensive clinical, research, and consultation experience working with law enforcement, fire service, EMS, dispatch, corrections, and military/SOF populations. She has over 20 published scientific research papers on trauma and has trained thousands of first responders, clinicians, and leadership teams on topics spanning trauma, operational stress, moral injury, leadership, peer support, and mental health.
As the founder of Center for Trauma, Anxiety, and Stress Inc., Dr. Bartlett is a national speaker and currently serves public safety professionals and their agencies nationwide through therapy, consultation, training, and peer support program development. Her approach blends clinical expertise with practical, real-world applications tailored specifically for high-stress, mission-driven professions.
Facilitators
Toryono “Tory” Green
First Responder Wellness Program Manager
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
Toryono “Tory” Green is the Program Manager for the First Responder Wellness Program at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Prior to his current position, he served 31 years with the Tacoma Fire Department, where he worked as a firefighter/EMT, paramedic, department educator, Medical Services Officer, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, and Fire Chief.
Tory earned a bachelor’s degree in business management, served an internship in the Office of the Tacoma City Manager, completed a five-year executive officer training program, and is currently the incoming board chair of the national chapter of the American Leadership Forum. While serving in leadership positions at the Tacoma Fire Department, he oversaw and advocated for the department’s peer support program. Tory has a passion for first responder wellness and is committed to improving the way organizations address this issue.
Rep. Lauren Davis
32nd Legislative District
Washington State House of Representatives
Lauren Davis has represented Washington’s 32nd Legislative District since 2019. She was the founding Executive Director and is the current Strategy Director of the Washington Recovery Alliance. Prior to serving in public office, she led efforts to pass 2016’s Ricky’s Law, named after her best friend, which created an unprecedented crisis treatment system for youth and adults with life-threatening addiction. Lauren received her bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies from Brown University and began her career teaching Head Start preschool at a transitional housing facility. She worked in international development as a Fulbright Scholar in Ghana, West Africa and at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Lauren helped to launch Forefront, a suicide prevention nonprofit, where she directed school-based mental health programs. Her legislative work centers on improving our behavioral health system, enhancing public safety, curbing domestic violence, and reforming our criminal legal system.
Additional Speakers (alphabetical)
Amy Bundy
Chief Criminal Deputy
Clallam County Sheriff’s Office
Chief Bundy has been a law enforcement officer in Clallam County since 2013. She began her career in 2005 as Juvenile Corrections Officer in Whatcom County. She later served for two years as a Corrections Deputy at Whatcom County Jail before becoming a patrol deputy for Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office in 2008. From 2015 to 2018 Chief Bundy was assigned to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations bureau (CIB). In 2018 Chief Bundy was promoted to rank of patrol sergeant for Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Bundy graduated from the FBI National Academy with a graduate certificate in criminal justice in 2025. She has held the ranks of patrol deputy, field training officer, detective, patrol sergeant and administrative sergeant before being appointed to Chief Criminal Deputy and Commander of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics TEAM (OPNET) by Sheriff King in 2023. Chief Bundy lives in Sequim with her spouse and two children.
Shawn Davis
Chief of Corrections
Stevens County Jail
Shawn Davis is the Chief of Corrections at Stevens County Jail, bringing 18 years of dedicated service in the corrections field. With nearly two decades on the front lines, Shawn knows firsthand the unique pressures and challenges that come with a career in public safety — and what it takes to keep showing up, day after day.
In his session, Shawn will speak candidly about burnout among first responders, drawing on real experience to explore why it happens, how to recognize it, and what individuals and agencies can do to support the people who keep our communities safe. His message is one of resilience, honesty, and hope for those who have chosen one of the most demanding — and most meaningful — professions there is.
Shawn is passionate about helping fellow corrections professionals and first responders not just survive their careers, but thrive in them.
Victor Estrada
Recovery Coach Coordinator
CAFÉ
Victor Estrada is a formerly incarcerated individual in long-term recovery who has dedicated his career to community support, including years spent in homeless outreach and the past five years working directly with incarcerated individuals. He currently serves as the lead for the Recovery Coach and Recovery Navigator Program in Chelan and Douglas counties through CAFÉ. As a panelist for the “People in Recovery on the Impacts of Positive Interactions with First Responders” session, Victor brings vital lived experience and professional expertise to the conversation on building compassionate, systemic support.
Jacob Grillo, PA-C
Founder, CEO
Conquer Clinics
Jacob Grillo is a Physician Associate, veteran, and founder and CEO of Conquer Clinics, a licensed behavioral health agency serving individuals across Washington State.
Jacob’s background includes military service as a United States Army medic, correctional healthcare, primary care, addiction medicine, psychiatric care, and behavioral health system development. His work has focused heavily on expanding access to treatment for individuals with substance use disorders, mental health needs, justice involvement, homelessness, and complex barriers to care.
Since founding CONQUER in 2021, Jacob has helped grow the organization from a telehealth medication treatment model into a comprehensive behavioral health agency providing psychiatric medication management, substance use disorder treatment, mental health counseling, certified peer support, mobile outreach, jail-based services, and reentry support.
Jacob brings a practical and systems-focused perspective to behavioral health and recovery. His work sits at the intersection of healthcare, public safety, correctional systems, addiction treatment, and community wellness. He is passionate about helping first responders and community leaders understand addiction, trauma, recovery, and the role of compassionate accountability in building healthier communities.
Kelly Rena Hall
Director of Programs
Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic
Kelly Hall is a person in long-term recovery who has dedicated her career to supporting people who use substances, are justice-involved, or are experiencing homelessness. As both a program director and front-line worker, she has helped design, implement, and manage programs that promote recovery and stability in Clallam County. Kelly also represents people with lived experience on Washington State’s Homelessness Assistance Unit (HAU) Lived Experience Advisory Committee.
Jon Jainga
Community Services Branch Manager
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Jon Jainga is a Park and Recreation Professional with over 40 years of experience serving six different municipalities. Jon holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, along with two Associate Degrees in Landscape Design and Construction and Environmental Horticulture.
Currently, Jon serves as the Community Services Branch Manager for Seattle Parks and Recreation, where he oversees Emergency Management, Park Rangers, and Park Activation.
Among Jon’s notable accomplishments are the planning, design and development of over 26 public parks in Washington and Nevada.
He has also received a certificate of appreciation from the White House Communications Agency for his contributions during the visit of the President and Vice President of the United States to Seattle in 2022. Furthermore, he has served as a Mutual Aid Responder for Pierce and Whatcom Counties; representing the City of Seattle during two different emergency disaster activations in Washington State.
Kelly Landon
Peer Support Specialist
Conquer Clinics
Kelly Landon is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Housing & Employment Coordinator at Conquer Clinics, where she helps individuals overcome barriers to housing, employment, recovery, and long-term stability. She is the founder of Back the Blue Snohomish County, a community initiative that promotes first responder wellness, appreciation, and stronger community partnerships, and serves as the Executive Director of 5R Recovery, a faith-based nonprofit supporting individuals and families affected by addiction. Drawing from both professional expertise and her own lived experience in long-term recovery, Kelly is passionate about building partnerships that strengthen first responders, behavioral health services, and the communities they serve.
Andy McCurdy
Vice President, Board of Directors
Code 4 Northwest
Andy McCurdy is the Chief of Police for the city of Sumner, Vice President of the Code 4 Northwest Board of Directors, and Team Lead of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Executive Peer Support Team. Andy has been working in Law Enforcement since 1991, as an executive since 2015, and for most of his career he has worked with survivors of violent crimes to advocate for systemic reform. Andy has taught and consulted locally, nationally, and internationally on crisis intervention and trauma-informed investigations and is a subject matter expert and trainer in first responder peer support and wellness.
Melody McKee, MS
Director of Behavioral Health Strategy
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training Fund
Melody McKee is the Director of Behavioral Health Strategy for the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Training Fund. She has a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and has worked in the Behavioral Health Field for over 20 years. She has spent the bulk of her time in the field developing and implementing innovative approaches to serving diverse populations with a focus on workforce pathways and retention, quality service delivery, curriculum enhancement and training. Melody is a respected leader in both the behavioral health system and the recovery community. She participates in advocacy work at the local and state levels. She is a founding member of the Washington Recovery Alliance. Melody is a person in long-term recovery. She acknowledges her lived experience as the driving force behind her passion for improving the behavioral health system in Washington State.
Stephen Odom, PhD, LMFT, DAAETS
Chief Clinical Officer
FR Health Family of Companies
Stephen Odom, PhD, LMFT, DAAETS, is a behavioral health executive, clinician, and national speaker with more than 30 years advancing wellness and culture change across public safety, healthcare, and other high-stress professions.
He is Chief Clinical Officer of the FR Health Family of Companies and founder of First Responder Wellness, a nationally recognized treatment program built exclusively for first responders. His work focuses on clinically sound, culturally competent care for those who serve — with particular emphasis on trust, stigma reduction, and lasting organizational change.
Dr. Odom holds a PhD in healthcare administration and is a licensed marriage and family therapist serving as President-Elect of CAMFT, the largest mental health provider association in the country. Named a National Behavioral Health Champion in 2018, he has appeared on The Today Show and in the documentary California High. He speaks regularly at national conferences, including WASPC and IACP.
Aleesia Morales MA, MHP, LMFTA, CCIS-II
Holistic Outreach Promoting Engagement (HOPE) Program Manager
City of Tacoma / Fire Department – HOPE Program
Aleesia Morales (Uh-Lee-C-Uh Mor-Aw-Lis) has her master’s degree in counseling psychology from St. Martin’s University and has almost 15 years of experience working with people within varying age groups, with differing abilities, who come from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. She worked as a community behavioral health provider in Pierce County prior to her work within the Trueblood et. al. Settlement Agreement programs, as one of the first Forensic Navigators in Washington within the Department of Social and Health Services and then as the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program administrator with the WA Health Care Authority. She brings her understanding of the important need for transparency, knowledge of the community behavioral health and criminal court systems, contract negotiation and management, stakeholder outreach, the legislative process and bill analysis, and experience with program development and continuity to her current role as the manager of the City of Tacoma/Fire Department’s Holistic Outreach Promoting Engagement or HOPE program, which provides alternative and co- responses to traditional first responders along with case management and peer services to people interacting with the 911 system.
Penelope Sapp
Chief of Corrections
Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office
Chief Penelope Sapp hails originally from Covina, California. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Chapman University in 2007 and a Master’s in Justice Administration from Norwich University in 2009. She is currently completing her dissertation for a Doctor of Philosophy in Law and Public Policy at Walden University.
Sapp began her career at KCSO as a Corrections Officer in October 2002. She was promoted to Sergeant in 2007 and assigned to Jail Operations and Training as a first-line supervisor. In 2014, she was promoted to Lieutenant and returned to manage jail operations before being assigned as the support Lieutenant. Sapp was appointed Chief of Corrections in May of 2021.
During her tenure as support Lieutenant, Sapp focused on re-entry services (including Medical Assisted Treatment or “MAT”), to help those incarcerated to transition into the community more successfully.
Jason Shepherd, PA-C
Lieutenant, EMS Coordinator, PA-C, Paramedic
Riverside Fire Authority
Lt. Jason Shepherd is the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Coordinator at the Riverside Fire Authority (RFA) in Centralia, Washington with over 20 years in EMS and allied health. He is a graduate of the University of Washington’s MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program in Tacoma Class 3 and Tacoma Community College’s Paramedic Program, respectively.
Lt. Shepherd combines his clinical experience working as a PA in primary care and addiction medicine with his time as a Paramedic working rural and suburban prehospital environments. An advocate of progressive Fire and EMS policy he has worked to start an alternative transport program in Lewis County for individuals in mental health crisis to be transported directly to mental health treatment facilities and started RFA’s CARES Co-Response Program. As a fierce champion of first responders, he is a member of RFA’s Peer Support Team and supports departmental wellness initiatives. Currently serving as Vice-Chair of the Lewis County EMS Council he advocates for expanded support for opioid treatment countywide for EMS responders.
He currently volunteers as a PA in a medication assisted treatment clinic, providing low barrier access to substance use disorder. In his free time, you’ll find him at home with his partner and their three young adults or out practicing film photography.
Julie Wright
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Skagit County Sheriff’s Office
Julie Wright is an embedded Mental Health Professional with Skagit County Public Health, serving alongside the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Response Team. In this role, Julie co-responds with law enforcement to individuals and families experiencing acute behavioral health crises, providing crisis intervention, clinical assessment, stabilization, resource connection, and support in high-stress, rapidly evolving situations. Her work bridges behavioral health and public safety, with a focus on collaboration, trauma-informed care, and practical solutions for individuals and the community, often intersecting with multiple systems.
Julie also serves on the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Peer Support Team, where she helps support the well-being of first responders who are regularly exposed to trauma, crisis, and cumulative occupational stress.
Julie brings a practical, compassionate, and field-informed perspective to first responder wellness, co-response, crisis systems, and the importance of sustaining those who serve communities during their most difficult moments.
