Jessica has twenty years of experience in substance misuse prevention, including thirteen years conducting training and technical assistance to prevention block grant providers, law enforcement, coalitions and collaboratives in Illinois and North Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of…
Robert “Sam” Melville Raised a military brat until age 18. Father USMC Officer Mother School Teacher Lived all over The United States: NC,SC,VA,TX,CA, AZ,HI Lived in Egypt and Israel: Summer 1975 Raised in Military Culture during Vietnam Era Alcohol part of same. That’s where it all began First beer at age five Family dysfunction from…
Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH local health director in Granville and Vance Counties in North Carolina, has worked at the intersection of public health research and practice in North Carolina since 1995. Ms. Harrison’s areas of expertise and public health leadership and training include: Advocating for the Public Health Workforce and Rural Health Working with partners…
Senator Jim Davis has represented NC Senate District 50 since 2011. He serves on a range of committees including: Chairman Joint Legislative Committee Transportation Appropriations; Chairman Senate Transportation Policy Committee; Member Senate Finance, Health Care, and Judiciary Committees; Chairman Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government; Chairman Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government; Member Joint…
Senator Gladys Ashe Robinson, Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate, has been elected to her fifth term in the Senate. She is Chair of the Guilford County Delegation and is a dedicated advocate for the people of North Carolina, specifically Guilford County. Senator Robinson serves on the following Legislative Committees: Appropriations/Base Budget, Education/Higher…
Vernisha Crawford serves as CEO at Bringing You Excellence(BYE), LLC an organization that provides consulting services, youth program development and workshop facilitation to maximize how organizations positively impact the youth they serve. Vernisha is also the Director for the Charlotte Resilience Project, a community initiative focused on creating AWARENESS of the impact of adverse childhood…
Shawn earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1991, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNC-Greensboro in 2002, and a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership from East Carolina University in 2018. Shawn is board certified in mental health and psychiatric nursing and has worked in various positions in behavioral…
Ennis is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in early childhood mental health who has worked in a variety of roles serving at-risk children ages birth to 5 and their families. She has worked in North Carolina since 1992 serving as a home visitor, program director and as a social worker on a multidisciplinary team…
Tara is aParamedic and Mental Health Professional, leads Forsyth County’s Opioid Task Force. She has been instrumental in pulling together community partners to work on fighting the opioid epidemic from a variety of angles. Currently, she serves as a Captain with Forsyth County Emergency Services and developed the foundation for their Mobile Integrated Health (MIH)…
Elyse is the State Opioid Coordinator for the NC Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, Dr. Powell coordinates NC DHHS’ response to the opioid epidemic, including shaping response strategy and leading coordination across treatment, prevention, surveillance, and policy strategies to best improve outcomes for North Carolinians. Dr. Powell is passionate about advancing…