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Council members include key decision-makers from substance abuse prevention programs, state government, public and private college consortia and community representatives.

 Advisory Council Members

• Linda O’Neal , Co-chair, Executive Director, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

• Susanna L. Baxter, Vice President, Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

• Pam Brown, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, Kids Count

• Jonathan Butler, M.D., New Life Lodge

• Patricia Dishman, Director, Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs, Tennessee Division of Finance and Administration

• Danielle Elks, Alcoholic Beverage Commission

• Representative from the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination

• Representative from the Tennessee Department of Corrections

• Mike Herrmann, Director, School Safety and learning Support Programs, Tennessee Department of Education

• Clarese Holden, Ph.D., U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

• Executive Director, Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Minority Health

• O. Kirk Lane, Director of Regional Services, Juvenile Justice Division, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services

• Robert W. Murphy, Tennessee Army National Guard

• Nancy Reed, CMSW, T-ACT Project Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of TennCare,

• Jean Renfro, M.Ed., Tennessee Department of Health Community Prevention Initiative

• Jackie Talley, Tennessee Department of Mental Health

• Rita Tompkins, Title IV-A Safe and Drug-Free Schools Consultant, Tennessee Department of     Education

• Cynthia Spann, Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Minority Health

• Fred Springer, Ph.D., SEW Chair, Research Director, EMT Associates, Inc.

• Kimmee Brantley Shideler, Volunteer Tennessee

• Representative from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration