Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center Advisory Board

The purpose of the Advisory Board is to guide Region 8 PTTC efforts that will include providing a forum for on-going communication, collaboration, and coordination.

See bottom of page for board meeting notes, slides and handouts.

Mountain Plains HHS Region 8 Advisory Board Members:

Name	State	Title	Organization
Charles H. Smith	All Region 8 States	Regional Administrator	SAMHSA, HHS
Sharon T. Liu	Colorado	Director	Community Prevention and Early Intervention, Colorado Office of Behavioral Health
Kent MacLennan	Colorado	Executive Director	Rise Above Colorado
Jillian Morrison	Colorado	Director of Programs	Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
Maegan Rides At The Door	Montana	Director	National Native Children's Trauma Center, University of Montana
Kimberly Koch	Montana	Prevention Section Supervisor/NPN for MT	Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Durand T. Bear Medicine	Montana	American Indian Student Development and Achievement Specialist	Montana Office of Public Instruction
Jenny Fuller	Montana	North Central Regional TA	Youth Connections Coalition
Laura Anderson	North Dakota	Assistant Director/NPN	Behavioral Health Division, North Dakota Department of Human Services
Cindy Juntunen	North Dakota	PI/Co-Director	Mountain Plains ATTC, University of North Dakota
Rachel Navarro	North Dakota	PI/Co-Director	Mountain Plains MHTTC, University of North Dakota
Thomasine Heitkamp	North Dakota	Emeritus Advisory Board Member
Stacy Bruels	South Dakota	Assistant Director	Division of Behavioral Health, South Dakota Department of Social Services
Craig PoVey	Utah	Prevention Administrator/NPN	Utah Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health
David Watkins	Utah	Regional Director	Weber Human Services
Alexa Wrench	Utah	Director of Prevention Services	Volunteers of America
SPC Chad Wilkins	Utah	Civil Operations Program Manager	Utah National Guard Counterdrug Program
Lacey Gonzales	Montana/Wyoming	TOR (Tribal Opioid Response) Project Director	Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council
Rachel Nuss	Wyoming	Substance Abuse Prevention Program Manager/NPN	Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division