Christopher is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Social work. While attending NC State, Chris was instrumental in founding the Collegiate Recovery Community on campus. Mr. Campau currently works for Addiction Professionals of North Carolina as the Director of Scholastic Recovery, where he is able to offer…

Dr. Khalil serves as the Naloxone Specialist for the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch at the North Carolina Division of Public Health. Her work includes coordination of naloxone distribution across the state and development of a tracking protocol for a variety of community-level and state partners. Dr. Khalil also helps support the expansion of various…

Amy is an Injury Prevention Consultant at the North Carolina Division of Public Health (DPH), where she manages the overdose prevention-related grants and contract work for the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch. Her work includes developing partnerships and technical assistance with local health departments, community-based programs, healthcare organizations, and academic partners. Prior to DPH, Amy…

Madison is the Performance Improvement Specialist, Behavioral and Community for the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation. Her current work focuses on the Foundation’s opioid portfolio. She is excited to be part of such important work happening in hospitals, health systems and communities across North Carolina. Prior to this role, Madison spent the past decade leading efforts…

Virgil Hayes lobbies for the NCHRC serving under the title of Advocacy and Program Manager. Prior to this role Virgil served as the Appalachian Harm Reduction Services Coordinator for 22 of the western counties. Virgil was enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he received in master’s in social work. Prior to receiving his masters,…

Lucas currently works in the Veterans Justice Program at the Durham VA Health Care System with our nation’s heroes and heroes incarcerated in state and federal prisons preparing for release.  He has been privileged to volunteer with several community based organizations including NC Harm Reduction Coalition and Urban Survivors Union.

Tim is the senior Physician Assistant at the Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center at Womack Army Medical Center. He is a former Army flight medic who deployed globally providing emergency care to injured service members and our allies. Tim became a Physician Assistant serving in the global war on terrorism in Afghanistan as well as counter…

Litasha is currently a Durham VA Medical Center social worker in the Substance Use Disorder Clinic. She has 19 years’ experience in the substance use disorder field.

Elizabeth is a native North Carolinian, growing up Greensboro before deciding to explore the Midwest for college. She graduated from the College of Wooster in Ohio, where she received a dual Bachelor of Arts in sociology and religious studies. She is the opioid response program coordinator for the NC Council of churches. Highlights of the…

Sharon is the Associate Medical Director for Harm Reduction in Health Care at the AIDS Institute, NYSDOH and she is a staff physician at Project Renewal where she prescribes buprenorphine in the setting of a shelter. Dr. Stancliff has been working with people who use drugs since 1990 including provision of primary care, drug treatment,…