US Workplace Wellbeing Summit & H.O.P.E. Certification Regional Cohort Portal

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Welcome to the United Suicide Survivors International Workplace Wellbeing Summit and Regional H.O.P.E. Certification Cohort Portal. Here, you’ll be able to find important details about your Regional Summit or Cohort, including important dates, agendas, locations and tools for your module deliverables (if applicable). To see your specific details, please click the link below or scroll through the page until you see your Cohort’s name. If you have any questions or can’t find what you’re looking for here, please contact your trainer or email us at info@unitesurvivors.org.


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H.O.P.E. Certification Deliverables Check List

Regional Summits & Cohorts In-Progress

Eagle County H.O.P.E. Certification Cohort


  • Module 1: October 8, 2024
    Location: 137 Benchmark Rd Ste B, Avon, CO 81620
    Parking & Details: We will plan to be at the East West Hospitality Training room in the Seasons building in Avon.  Parking will be available on the west side of the building, next to Slifer House and the East West Hospitality offices. If you are facing the main entrance, there are two lots in front: the lot on the east side is reserved for AAIR, and the lot on the west side (to the left) is where everyone can park.
    Agenda

    Module 2: January 14, 2026
    Location: TBD
    Agenda

    Module 3: April 8, 2026
    Location: TBD
    Agenda

    Module 4: July 15, 2026
    Location: TBD
    Agenda

    Graduation: October 14, 2026 
    Location: TBD
    Agendat goes here

  • US H.O.P.E. Certification Trainer(s)
    David Otey

    Regional Champion

    Erin Ivie, SpeakUp ReachOut

    Eagle County Cohort Teams Leaders
    Erin Leach, Mountain Rec
    Jovita Boseman, East West Hospitality
    Tina Peterson, Westin Riverfront Resort

    Eagle County Team Contacts
    Teams

  • H.O.P.E. Certification Deliverables Check-List
    View Here

    Upload Deliverables

Grand Rapids, Michigan Workplace Wellbeing Summit

  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
    8:30a-4:30pm

    Rio Salado Community College
    2323 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281

    Registration Details

  • REGIONAL CHAMPION

    WestMichigan Works!
    Primary Contact
    Brad Simms

    UNITED SUICIDE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS

    Sally Spencer-Thomas,
    Mark DeFee

Northern/Southern Colorado Collaborative

  • Colorado Springs City Hub
    4304 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA

  • Date: & Time:
    Location: 4141 E. Dickinson
    Trainers: Sally Spencer-Thomas, David Galvan

  • Time: 8:30-4:30pm MST
    Location: Elevations Credit Union, 221 E. Mountain Community Room, Ft. Collins, CO

    Notes:

    Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. We have a light breakfast available. The session will start at 8:45 a.m. and end by 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. We love it when people bring their water bottles.

    Elevations requests the following:

    1. Please do not park on the street in front of the building so that those spots can be available for customers. (The best parking place is in the parking garage just west of Elevations at the corner of Mountain and Remington. The first hour is free, and then it is $1/hr. We recommend downloading and using the ParkMobile app for easy payment.)

    2. Please do not use the main customer entrance with the “Elevations Credit Union” sign above it. Please use the entrance to the right with “221 E Mountain” above it. The Community Room is on the 2nd floor, just to the right as you get off the elevator.

  • Time: 8:30-4:30pm MST
    Location: 601 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

    Access Information:

    • Parking: Free parking is available in the lot or on the side streets.

    • Entrance: Please enter through the front door (facing Nevada).

    • Building Entry: Once inside the vestibule, tap the Butterfly device to wake it up.

  • 1. Date, Time and Location

    H.O.P.E Certification Module 3 will be on Wednesday, July 23rd from 8:30-4:30 at the Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center located at 7 Old Town Square, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO. Per Gretchen, it is about a half block west of Elevations, where the Cohort previously met. The entrance is on Mountain Ave, and the parking garage is the same as before. (As Teresa said, Thank you, Gretchen for making arrangements and providing such great details!) 

    2. Agenda & Lunch

    Please find the attached agenda outline for the day. There will be coffee, fruits, and breakfast breads in the morning, and lunch in the afternoon. Gretchen will be sending out a lunch order form soon, so please be on the look out for that shortly. 

    3. Certifications and Deliverables

    If you have any questions about previous Module deliverables, or need to check in prior to Module 3 about content, please connect with Sally at sallyspencerthomas@gmail.com, Nicole at newmotion.wellness@gmail.com, or Rachel with Evergreen Certifications at rhedrington@evergreencertifications.com. A review of Modules 1 and 2 Deliverables can be found here

    Deliverables can be uploaded to the Certification portal here

    Check In Report: As a quick reminder, Sally is hoping to receive your slide deck, along with any videos, photos or other communications, by Wednesday, July 16th. This slide deck is intended to guide a 10-minute report out on A) What's been complete; B) What worked; C) What's not working or challenging; and D) Any lessons learned. Slide decks and additional information can be sent to sallyspencerthomas@gmail.com

    4. Other: Next Steps

    H.O.P.E. Certification Module 4 is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12th from 8:30-4:30 with the location TBD. We'll also be working with your teams and the teams from Southern Colorado to schedule the Graduation in the coming months. 

    AGENDA

  • Tentative

    Time: 8:30-4:30pm MST
    Location: 601 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

    Access Information:

    • Parking: Free parking is available in the lot or on the side streets.

    • Entrance: Please enter through the front door (facing Nevada).

    • Building Entry: Once inside the vestibule, tap the Butterfly device to wake it up.

    AGENDA

  • Time: 8:30-4:30pm MST
    Location: Elevations Credit Union, 221 E. Mountain Community Room, Ft. Collins, CO

    Notes:

    Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. We have a light breakfast available. The session will start at 8:45 a.m. and end by 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. We love it when people bring their water bottles.

    Elevations requests the following:

    1. Please do not park on the street in front of the building so that those spots can be available for customers. (The best parking place is in the parking garage just west of Elevations at the corner of Mountain and Remington. The first hour is free, and then it is $1/hr. We recommend downloading and using the ParkMobile app for easy payment.)

    2. Please do not use the main customer entrance with the “Elevations Credit Union” sign above it. Please use the entrance to the right with “221 E Mountain” above it. The Community Room is on the 2nd floor, just to the right as you get off the elevator.

    AGENDA

  • REGIONAL CHAMPIONAlliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County
    Primary ContactRachel Olsen

    UNITED SUICIDE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL H.O.P.E. CERTIFICATION TRAINERS

    Sally Spencer-Thomas
    David Galvan
    Nicole Martinez

    DELIVERABLES CHECK LISTS

    • Module 1/Bronze

    • Module 2/Silver

    • Module 3/Gold

    • Module 4/Platinum

    UPLOAD DELIVERABLES

    • Login to Your Account

    • For technical assistance and support with uploading your deliverables, please contact Rachel Hedrington at Evergreen Certifications

    • Regional Cohort Contact List

    Cohort Teams

    • City of Colorado Springs

    • CommonSpirit Mountain Region

    • STACK Infrastructure

    • North Colorado Health Alliance

    • City of Fort Collins

    • Suicide Prevention Alliance of Larimer County

Previous Summits & Cohorts

Phoenix, AZ Workplace Wellbeing Summit

  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
    8:30am-4:30pm

    Rio Salado Community College
    2323 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281

    Registration Details

    • AGENDA

    • REGIONAL CHAMPION

      Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition
      Primary Contact

    • Sanda McNally
      Nikki Kontz


      UNITED SUICIDE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL H.O.P.E. CERTIFICATION TRAINERS

      Sally Spencer-Thomas
      Sarah Gaer

Eagle County, CO Workplace Wellbeing Summit

    • Friday, April 11, 2025

    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    • 4 Eagle Ranch
      Wolcott, CO

    • AGENDA

  • REGIONAL CHAMPION

    SpeakUp ReachOut
    Primary Contact

    Erin Ivie

    UNITED SUICIDE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL H.O.P.E. CERTIFICATION TRAINERS
    Sally Spencer-Thomas
    Sarah Gaer

Idaho/Washington Collaborative Workplace Wellbeing Summit

  • Idaho and Washington each held Regional Workplace Wellbeing Summits in 2024.

  • REGIONAL CHAMPION

    SPIN
    Primary Contact

    Holly Greystone
    Fayth Dickenson

    UNITED SUICIDE SURVIVORS INTERNATIONAL H.O.P.E. CERTIFICATION TRAINERS

    Sally Spencer-Thomas,
    David Otey