2026 Speaker Lineup
Jennifer Thomas, M.D.
CFHA’s National Medical Co-Director for Integrated Care
Dr. Jennifer Thomas, MD, FASAM is board-certified in family medicine and addiction physician and currently serves as Medical Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL. She completed her medical degree at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, IL in 2007, and completed her family medicine residency at Hinsdale Hospital outside Chicago in 2010.
Chris Botts
Senior Manager, Care Delivery and Payment within the Professional Satisfaction & Practice Sustainability Group at the American Medical Association (AMA)
Chris Botts is the Director, Value-Based Care within the Professional Satisfaction & Practice Sustainability group at the American Medical Association (AMA). In this capacity, he helps lead AMA’s efforts to advance new models of care delivery and payment that improve the sustainability of physician practices by removing obstacles to patient care and enabling physicians to learn, adapt, thrive, and lead in a rapidly evolving health care environment.
Sulamita Camargo
Meadow’s Vice President of Finance, Health System Integration
Sulamita has over 15 years of experience in medical billing, finance, and project management, focusing on mental health operations for the past 10 years. She has a passion for supporting providers looking for customized solutions to their financial and administrative needs. She believes that it is possible to create efficient processes and deliver operational excellence through collaboration.
Chris Thompson
Founder & CEO of Sober Sidekick
Chris Thompson is the Founder & CEO of Sober Sidekick (Empathy Health Technologies), a relapse-prevention platform built to help people stay sober in the moments that matter most—between appointments, outside office hours, and when isolation hits hardest. Under Chris’s leadership, Sober Sidekick has scaled to 500,000+ members and 1.1M+ downloads, delivering 24/7 peer support through its proprietary Empathy Algorithm, which drives a 100% peer-response rate within minutes and averages 6.2 supportive responses per post.
