Postponed: Behavioral Health Public Policy Round Table
Western Tidewater CSB Executive Director Brandon Rodgers and the agency’s leadership team invite you to the Behavioral Health Public Policy Round Table on October 15th.
Join local and state leaders from across Western Tidewater to discuss behavioral health, developmental disability, substance use, and community wellness needs impacting our region.
Featured Panelists:
Paris Holley, MSW
Paris Holley, MSW, serves as the Director of MSW Field Education at Norfolk State University’s Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work. She is an experienced social work professional with a background in behavioral health, crisis services, homelessness, substance use, and clinical practice. In her role in field education, she works closely with students and community agencies to prepare future social workers for professional practice. Her experience as both an educator and practitioner provides her with a unique perspective on the workforce barriers impacting behavioral health services and the communities that rely on them.
Dr. Alysia E. Pack, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Dr. Alysia “Erin” Pack is a dual board-certified Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, educator, clinician, and health policy advocate with over two decades of experience spanning primary care, behavioral health, emergency and acute care, and community-based practice.
She serves as Chair of the Western Tidewater Community Services Board and is a member of the Riverside Smithfield Hospital Board of Directors. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University and Immediate Past President of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners. Her work focuses on improving access to care for rural, underserved, veteran, and other vulnerable populations, building on her doctoral scholarship on integrating primary and behavioral health care for people experiencing homelessness. Dr. Pack remains actively engaged in Virginia health policy and was recently recognized with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners’ 2026 State Award for Outstanding Contributions.
Kristie Dailey
Kristie Dailey is a lifelong resident of Suffolk, Virginia, and has dedicated her career to supporting children, families, and educators in her community. She earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Longwood College and began her career as a special educator with Suffolk Public Schools before earning her master’s degree in Special Education from Old Dominion University. Kristie joined The Children’s Center 20 years ago as a special educator and later served as Rehab Manager, where she supervised teams of special educators, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists. In September 2025, she became the agency’s Executive Director, overseeing approximately 200 employees across seven buildings in Western Tidewater. The Children’s Center serves children and families through Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Head Start, and community childcare programs. As both a professional who has spent her career working with children and families and a mother of two- Isaac, 21, and Ashlyn, 17- Kristie brings both professional experience and a personal perspective to conversations about the behavioral health needs of children, families, and communities.
Dr. Angela Sheaffer, DNP, RN, CCRN
Dr. Sheaffer started her career as a healthcare professional in 1990 as a nursing assistant and then a patient care technician. She became a nurse in 1995. Throughout her career, she has been in numerous bedside roles from emergency room to trauma critical care. She continued to pursue her professional goals of becoming an educator. Graduating in 2013 from Walden University, she then became an educator for nursing in the Virginia Community College System. She has always advocated for current practice ad evidence to support the practice models. Her primary passion was evidence- based lab and simulation experiences. While ideal circumstances were taught in the classroom, Dr. Sheaffer brought those teachings to reality- based simulations to include realized stress to patients, families, and healthcare workers. This provided impactful education for the students who then carried these experiences into their clinical practice.
In 2022, she worked with her Dean at Germanna Community College to elevate the Behavioral Health Technician Assistant program in collaboration with the Rappahannock Community Services Board. In November of 2022, she accepted a position with Camp Community College as the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health. She continues to advocate for mental health support, education, and programs to strengthen the availability of professional people to care for people.
Date: October 15th, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Location: Harbour View Training Center
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