Schedule
2025 Conference: Striving to Thrive
Sept 9–12 at Hershey Lodge!
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RCPA Announces Our 2025 Annual Conference Call for Proposals!
Monday
RCPA PAC Golf Outing to be held at Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, 4901 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112
| 11:00 am | Golf Outing Registration and Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | Golf Outing Shotgun Start |
| 8:00 pm – 12:00 am | RCPA Hospitality Suite (Hershey Lodge) |
Tuesday
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Highmark Wholecare |
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Workshop Session A |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Carelon Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Keynote Speaker: State of the State, DHS Secretary Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH |
| 11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Boxed Lunch, Sponsored by enkompas Technology Solutions and Elwyn |
| 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Special Feature Photo Exhibit: Oral Health + Disability |
| 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Plenary Session: Data Modernization: Proven Models and Low-Risk Strategies to Overcome Legacy Hurdles, Carlos Rivero |
| 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Workshop Session B |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Coffee/Soda Break, Sponsored by Highmark Wholecare |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Workshop Session C |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
| 8:00 pm – 12:00 am | RCPA Hospitality Suite with Rich Fehle, acoustic guitar, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
Wednesday
| 8:00 am – 4:30 pm | Registration |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Breakfast Buffet, Sponsored by CSG |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Plenary Session: Human Trafficking Awareness, Impact, and Recovery, Amy Thurston, MA and Melissa Knechel, BA |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Coffee Break, Sponsored by Inglis |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session D |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Awards Luncheon, Sponsored by Cambria Co. Assoc. for the Blind and Handicapped, and Wesley Family Services |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Workshop Session E |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee/Soda Break, Sponsored by Inglis |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Keynote Speaker: From Victim to Victory: Navigating Recovery and the Reclamation of Life, Lee Yaiva |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Connections Hall Opening Reception |
| 8:00 pm – 12:00 am | RCPA Hospitality Suite w/DJ & Photo Booth from Nittany Entertainment, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
Thursday
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast in Connections Hall, Sponsored by Optum Behavioral Solutions |
| 7:30 am – 4:00 pm | Connections Hall Open |
| 8:00 am – 3:45 pm | Registration |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Speaker: Be A Destination Employer: Status Quo is Falling Behind, Michael Cohen, JD |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Connections Hall Coffee Break, Sponsored by Therap Services |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Workshop Session F |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Connections Hall Luncheon, Sponsored by Greenspace Health and Merakey USA |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Workshop Session G |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Ice Cream Snack Break, Sponsored by CHOR Youth & Family Services, Gift Giveaways |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Workshop Session H |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner On Your Own |
| 7:30 pm – 12:00 am | RCPA Hospitality Suite with entertainment by guitarist Jason Carst |
Friday
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Breakfast, Sponsored by OneWell |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Plenary Session: National Updates From Our Association Partners, Reyna Taylor and Donna Martin, MED, CAE |
| 10:30 am – 11:45 am | Keynote Speaker: Define Your Own Potential, Craig Dietz, JD |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Travel Snacks, Sponsored by Berks Counseling Center |