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Twentieth Annual Elected Officials Retreat UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR and INSTITUTE OF POLITICS welcome you to the TWENTIETH ANNUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS RETREAT Challenges to our Communities: Poverty, An Overpopulated Criminal Justice System, and the Heroin/Opioid Epidemic September 8-9, 2016 Sheraton Hotel Pittsburgh at Station Square If you have questions about the materials or any aspect of the program, please inquire at the registration desk. 1 Table of Contents About The Institute ........................................................................................................................................3 Elected Officials Retreat Statement of Purpose .............................................................................................4 Director’s Note ...............................................................................................................................................5 Program Agenda ............................................................................................................................................7 Speaker Biographies.....................................................................................................................................10 Program Criteria and Strategies ....................................................................................................................29 Institute of Politics Board of Fellows ...........................................................................................................31 Institute of Politics Policy Committees ........................................................................................................33 Poverty: Beyond the Urban Core Subcommittee .........................................................................................45 Criminal Justice Task Force ........................................................................................................................48 Opioid Epidemic Collaborative ...................................................................................................................52 Pitt Researchers Taking New Approach on Opioid Epidemic .....................................................................56 For Further Reading .....................................................................................................................................59 Evaluation Instructions .................................................................................................................................60 2 About the Institute A forum for public and private decision makers The Institute’s goal of c onsensus building among regional leaders, both elected and nonelected, is fulfilled by its unique ability to gather decision makers a round the table while acting as a neutral catalyst for public policy discourse. The facilitation of dialogue among public officials and other community l eaders guides the Institute’s programming and its deliverables. The Institute stimulates ongoing dialogue and offers issue specific educational programs and services such as seminars, briefings, and publications, which enable decision makers to examine regional economic, social, and political issues within local, state, and national contexts. Access to expertise and research The Institute provides regional elected officials and foundation, community, and business leaders with access to the many academic resources of the University of Pittsburgh and other area universities and strives to apply these resources to regional policy outcomes. Student involvement The Institute enables University of Pittsburgh s tudents to gain va luable insights into the political process as well as the challenges and rewards of public service. In 2015, the Institute strengthened its student programming with the launch of the Elise Hillman Civic Forum, an initiative designed to help bring young people and the community together to fuel progress in the Pittsburgh region while reflecting the generosity and humanity Elise Hillman di splayed throughout her life. Vision The Institute of Politics is recognized as the region’s most effective partner in the development of enlightened public policy that promotes the vitality of Western Pennsylvania to the benefit of individuals, institutions, and businesses. Mission The Institute of Politics delivers timely information about the great issues affecting our region to elected officials and community leaders—and the public whom they serve—and provides a neutral forum where that knowledge and associated diverse viewpoints are discussed, digested, enriched, and applied to the goal of promoting an improved quality of life, government efficiency, and economic vitality in Western Pennsylvania. 3 Elected Officials Retreat Statement of Purpose The March 7, 1997 Institute of Politics Board of Fellows meeting produced a request that the University of Pittsburgh host a retreat for public officials from different levels of government in Western Pennsylvania. Its principal purpose is to provide an informal forum for the discussion of strategies to saddr r es egional issues. The meeting also aims to enhance professional relationships among the participants. 4 Director's Note Welcome to the 20thAnnual Elected Officials Retreat! This year’s retreat picks up where last year’s event left off as we dig deeper into three of the largest challenges impacting our region and state. We are pleased that you have chosen to be a part of this critical conversation and look forward to interacting with you over the next two days during thought-provoking presentations and discussions. Over 25 years ago, the Institute was born out of a request from Southwestern Pennsylvania civic leaders to create an entity that could convene these leaders, hailing from various sectors, toward consensus on significant policy matters impacting the region. With this as the organization’s leading charge, the Institute has developed a reputation as a trusted partner in the development of public policy solutions and has become a leader in the coordination of regional entities engaged in these solutions. The Institute remains as committed to and driven by those same regional leaders as it was 25 years ago and has never been afraid of delving into difficult issues. Staying true to its principles, the work in which the Institute has been engaged over the past year is no exception. For our 20th retreat, we have selected some of the most daunting and complex topics that the Institute has tackled in its history: suburban poverty, criminal justice reform, and the opioid/ heroin epidemic. These issues not only affect Southwestern Pennsylvania but also drive political discourse across the nation. Over the next two days, you will hear from a variety of our partners who have worked with us on these issues over the past year. You will be the first audience to receive the release of our Poverty: Beyond the Urban Core policy brief, a publication that has come from the work of a special advisory committee that the Institute formed in the summer of 2015. That advisory committee was fortunate enough to be led by two of our region’s leaders at the state level, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Dave Reed and Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus Chairman Dan Frankel. In addition to this work, you will also receive an update on the work of the Criminal Justice Task Force, led by Mark Nordenberg, Chair of the Institute, and Fred Thieman, Henry Buhl Jr. Chair for Civic Leadership at the Buhl Foundation. The task force, convened in fall 2015, has recently completed an in- depth investigation of the county’s criminal justice system, which included research into national best practices and trends in the criminal justice system. You will learn about their 10- month process, their findings and recommendations, and their next steps, which are already in motion. Lastly, beginning on Thursday evening and continuing into Friday, the Retreat will focus on the heroin/opioid epidemic that has been devastating our region and the nation. Not a day goes by where there is not a tragic news story involving the misuse of opioids and/or heroin. Over the past year, the Institute has worked with others in Southwestern Pennsylvania toward the goal of 5 eliminating opioid overdoses and creating a robust continuum of care for individuals suffering from the disease of substance addiction. Many of these partners, including U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, David Hickton, and representatives from the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Allegheny County Health Department, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, and the single county authorities will be discussing the efforts that they have been taking to combat this epidemic. Because this particular topic is so personal, Melissa Weiksnar, a writer, teacher, advocate, and author of Heroin’s Puppet: The Rehab Journals of Amelia F.W. Caruso (1989-2009) will address participants on Friday morning to discuss the heartbreaking story of her daughter who engaged in a six-year battle with heroin addiction before finally succumbing to the disease in 2009. We are sure that there will be difficult and frustrating moments over the next two days as we discuss three very complex topics. But, you will also learn about some creative and innovative work that has been happening in these areas to address these problems. We are grateful that you have agreed to join us in these conversations, because your participation will help to foster even greater
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