2021 People's Opioid Summit Speakers

Information, Inspiration & Ideas from a variety of Industries

Professionals from many fields will share information regarding how the epidemic has impacted and influenced their work. Medical Professionals, Politicians, Therapists, Policy Makers, and more are invited to present.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Marilyn Shannon

People's Opioid Summit Chair - Author, Life Coach, Advocate

https://www.marilynshannon.com/

KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

Josh Stein

Attorney General - NC Dept. of Justice

https://ncdoj.gov/

Ryan Hampton

Organizing Director at Recovery Advocacy Project

https://www.recoveryvoices.com/

Shane Willis

Manager of Youth and Amateur Hockey at Carolina Hurricanes

https://www.canesyouthhockey.com/

Adria Gross

CEO at MedWise Insurance Advocacy

https://www.medicalinsuranceadvocacy.com/

Amelia Lower, MEd, LCMHC, NCC

Program Manager at ESUCP

https://www.easterseals.com/NCVA/

Chase Campbell

NC Admissions Director at Hope Center Ministries

https://www.hopecm.com/

Dan Scneider

Founder at Tunnel of Hope

https://tunnelofhope.org/

Elisabeth Johnson, FNP, PhD

Assistant Professor at UNC Horizons

https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/horizons/

Erin Day

Chief Operations Officer at Community Impact North Carolina (CINC)

https://impactcarolina.org/

Hendrée E. Jones, PhD

Executive Director at UNC Horizons

https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/horizons/

JoCo Angels - Serving the Addiction Community in Johnston County

https://www.jocoangels.com/

Mary Ferreri

Executive Director at Emerald School of Excellence

https://emeraldschool.org/

Rodney Poole

Program Coordinator at Talk it Out NC

https://www.talkitoutnc.org/

Shuchin Shukla

Shuchin Shukla, MD, MPH

Opioid Crisis Educator and Faculty Physician at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Family Residency Program

https://mahec.net/residency-and-student-info/

Alan Walder

Certified Peer Supporter at Peers for Change

Aynisa Leonardo

Director of Training and Education at Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research

https://wellbridge.org/

Colin Miller

Co-Founder at Twin City Harm Reduction Collective and Harm Reduction Coordinator at NC DHHS, Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

https://www.tchrc.org/

Donald McDonald, MSW, LCAS

Chief Recovery Officer

linktr.ee/DMcDRecovery

Elizabeth Ureña Butler

Employment Team Manager at StepUp Durham

https://www.stepupdurham.org/

Erin Edgar

Attorney at The Law Office of Erin Baker Edgar

https://erinedgarlegal.com/

Holly Carter

Grant Coordinator at Community Impact North Carolina (CINC)

https://impactcarolina.org/

John Shinholser

President and Co-founder of The McShin Foundation

https://mcshin.org/

Michael Lewis - CFA, MBA

Principal at Tutor Financial Advisors

https://tutorfinancial.com/

Romie & Gregory Nottage

Senior Director & Social Innovation, Executive Director at Streets Team Enterprises

https://streetsteam.org/

Teri Harrell

VP, People Experience at e-Emphasys

https://e-emphasys.com/

Amanda Isac, PharmD, MPH

Pharmacist at NC Division of Public Health

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health

Carol Egan

Chair of The Global Recovery Movement

https://grmovement.org/

Courtni Wright

Rapid Responder Team Lead, CPSS at Healing Transitions

https://healing-transitions.org/

Doug Green

Eastern Regional Director of Community Support at Community Impact North Carolina (CINC)

https://impactcarolina.org/

Eric Morse, MD

President at Morse Clinics and Carolina Performance

https://www.morseclinics.com/

Freida MacDonald

Founder of Know Hope North Carolina

https://www.facebook.com/KnowHope

J.D. Koesters

Assistant United States Attorney at United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc

Kathleen O'Grady, MCC, CALC

Founder & CEO at Raleigh Coaching

https://raleighcoaching.com/

Nicole Singletary

Drug and Injury Prevention Manager at Wake County / Rapid Responder PORT Program

https://www.wakegov.com/

Scott Bass, MS, MDiv, LMFT

Director of Homicide Support Services at North Carolina Victim Assistance Network (NCVAN)

https://www.nc-van.org/

Anna Godwin

Chief Executive Officer at Community Impact North Carolina (CINC)

https://impactcarolina.org/

Carl Seashore, MD

Professor at UNC Horizons

https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/horizons/

DeAnna Brooks, YT, MBA

Co-Founder and President at Mecca-Mann Mission, Inc.

https://m.facebook.com/The-Mecca-Mann-MissionInc

Elizabeth Gaylord, LPA, LCAS, CCS

Program Manager at ESUCP

https://www.easterseals.com/NCVA/

Erin Bahadur

NAMI

https://nami.org/Home

Gina Musa, CPSS, CARC

Rural Linkage and Networking Coordinator at UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC)

https://iprc.unc.edu/

Jeff Strickland

Public Affairs Director at The North Carolina ABC Commission

https://www.talkitoutnc.org/

Kristina Canfield

Membership & Programs Manager at Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE)

www.collegiaterecovery.org

Rebecca Baker, PhD

Director at NIH HEAL Initiative

https://heal.nih.gov/

Sheila Vakharia, PhD MSW

Deputy Director, Department of Research & Academic Engagement at Drug Policy Alliance

https://drugpolicy.org/

Windi White

Director of Development at Healing Transitions

https://healing-transitions.org/