The steering committee will advise and oversee projects of the network.
Jennifer Tourville, DNP
Executive Director, SMART Initiative
Executive Director, SMART Initiative
Tiffany Carpenter, MBA
UT System Vice President for Communications and Marketing
UT System Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Robert Pack, PhD, MPH
Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, Director of the ETSU Addiction Science Center and Co-Director of the Opioids Research Consortium of Central Appalachia (the ORCCA)
Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, Director of the ETSU Addiction Science Center and Co-Director of the Opioids Research Consortium of Central Appalachia (the ORCCA)
Robert Williams, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics UT Health Science Center
Chair and Professor, Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics UT Health Science Center
Hon. Duane Slone
4th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge, State of TN
4th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge, State of TN
Stephen Loyd, MD
Medical Director Cedar Recovery and Journey Pure
Medical Director Cedar Recovery and Journey Pure
Herb Byrd, PhD
UT System Vice President, Institute for Public Service
UT System Vice President, Institute for Public Service
Karen Pershing, MPH, CPS II
Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition
Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition
Alex M. Dopico, M.D., Ph.D.
Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence and Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Harriet S. Van Vleet Chair of Excellence and Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Carole R. Myers, PhD, RN, FAAN
UT Knoxville College of Nursing Professor and Public Health Associate Professor
UT Knoxville College of Nursing Professor and Public Health Associate Professor
Katie Cahill, PhD
UT Knoxville Associate Director, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
UT Knoxville Associate Director, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
Carla Saunders, DNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Regional Neonatal Associates
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Regional Neonatal Associates
Paul Trivette
Chief Strategy Officer, Cedar Recovery, LLC.
Chief Strategy Officer, Cedar Recovery, LLC.
