Dean has worked in the field of substance use prevention and treatment over the entirety of his 30 year career. He has spent the past 22 years at UNC-CH working within the span of education, prevention science, early identification and intervention/referral, and ongoing recovery supports for students. Prior to campus life, Dean worked as a…
Tom is the Director of DuWell at Duke University since 2008. DuWell addresses the mitigation of risk and the promotion of wellness/resiliency for the undergraduate and graduate/professional students at Duke. Prior to work at Duke, Tom was the Director of the Department of Alcohol and other Substance Abuse Prevention at the University of Connecticut. He…
Alan is the Branch Head of the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB), North Carolina Division of Public Health. The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch supports the NC Department of Health and Human Service’s response to the opioid epidemic, including implementation of the NC Opioid Action Plan, convening the Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory…
Melinda has twenty years of experience in substance abuse prevention, including seventeen years evaluating school and community-based substance abuse prevention interventions, and three years administering state substance abuse prevention grants. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University, a Master of Public Health from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and…
Lisa is the Assistant Medical Director at the Asheville Comprehensive Treatment Center. Lisa has been practicing in healthcare for 30 years. Primarily she has practiced and continues to practice as a physician assistant, licensed in the state of North Carolina. Lisa has practiced in multiple disciplines, and she currently practices in the areas of addiction…
Louise is an activist and educator in NC whose work and expertise in drug user health, social and criminal justice reform has driven the expansion and acceptance of harm reduction in NC and the Southern US. She is a harm reduction consultant who specializes in women’s health, drug policy reform, and the meaningful engagement of…
Anna Stein works with the NC Division of Public Health as legal advisor to the Chronic Disease and Injury Section on policies relating to tobacco-free living, healthy eating, active living, and injury prevention. She served with the Community Transformation Grant Project from 2012-2014 and is currently a member of the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s…
Tim West is Program Supervisor in the Housing and Community Services Division of the Community Development Department for the City of Winston-Salem. He has been with the City since 1992, working in housing and community development with a special focus on ending homelessness. In this work, he coordinates program planning and investment in collaboration with…
George is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of child trauma treatment. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Ake is…
Erin Day joined Community Impact NC in October of 2018 and is the Director of the Division of Coalition Support. In 2006, she received a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Religion & Philosophy from Barton College. Erin has worked for over 10 years in the prevention of substance use disorders. She has…