Lynn Cooper is the Behavioral Health Policy Specialist at the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Ms. Cooper has over 25 years of experience working on regulatory and policy issues for mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers in Pennsylvania. She is now working with the Area Agencies on Aging to help improve access to mental health and substance use disorder services for older adults in the commonwealth. Ms. Cooper also has six years of lived experience helping her mother deal with mental health and substance use disorders in the last of her 85 years of life.

Leigh Ann Eagle is the Chief Operating Officer of the Living Well Center of Excellence (LWCE) at MAC, Inc., an area agency on aging that oversees Maryland’s implementation of Healthy Aging Evidence Based Programs. Ms. Eagle is responsible for all aspects of program management for LWCE. She created the Mid Shore Coalition for Chronic Disease. Under Leigh Ann's leadership, Living Well is connecting healthcare organizations with aging and community resources to coordinate statewide program delivery. LWCE is a one of twelve National Network Lead Entities funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living.

Dr. Smith is the Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Region VIII.  Dr. Smith is the former Director of the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health and Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for the State of Colorado.  He is a Licensed Psychologist with over 30 years of experience in fields of forensic psychology, addiction psychology, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, integrated care and behavioral health policy and administration. Dr. Smith holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver, a MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from New York University, and a BS in Psychology from Allegheny College.

Kristie Kulinski is a Team Lead in the Office of Network Advancement at the Administration for Community Living (ACL), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her work focuses on advancing strategic priorities related to the alignment of health care and social services, with an emphasis on sustainable partnerships between networks of community-based organizations and health plans/providers. Prior to her current role, Kristie led efforts in ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs to support the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based health promotion programs.

Prior to joining ACL, Kristie held positions with the National Council on Aging and Partners in Care Foundation. She has a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Northridge.