Olmstead: the road to freedom, choice, and dignity

Olmstead: The Road to Freedom, Choice, and Dignity
Thursday, August 14th, 2025
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Soul Solutions Recovery Center
1801 38th St. South
Fargo, ND 58103

Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome
-Brenda Ruehl, P&A Director Program Services
9:15 a.m. History and Overview of Olmstead
-Stephanie Bouche, P&A Olmstead Commission Coordinator
10:00 a.m. Developmental Disability Waiver
-Heather Oachs, SEHSC DDPM
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Money Follows the Person |TPD Transition Programs
-Kayla Trzpuc, MFP Program Administrator
11:45 a.m. Lunch - Taco Bar (free to registrants)
12:45 a.m. Technology for Independence
-Jordan Wetsel, P&A Project Coordinator/ Workforce & Technology
1:30 p.m. 1915i Waiver
-Cody Stanley, 1915i Program Administrator
2:15 p.m. Freedom Resource Center
-Katelyn Vilmo, Independent Living Advocate & Peer Mentor Specialist
2:45p.m. VR Best Practices (tentative)
-Speaker TBD
3:00 p.m. The Arc & Wrap up
-Jeff Anderson, Executive Director The Arc of Cass County