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Opioid Task Force

Together, we can tackle the serious problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region of Massachusetts.

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About Us

Our Mission: To ensure that our rural region works collectively to help reduce opioid and heroin addiction, prevent overdose deaths, and improve the quality of life in our community.

Formed in September 2013, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region works with over 400 public and private partners to ensure that our rural region works collectively to help reduce opioid and heroin addiction, prevent overdose deaths, and improve the quality of life in our community.

Organization

Governed by a 20-member Executive Council, the Opioid Task Force implements and promotes an array of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery strategies through its five working committees and special projects, which focuses on:

  • Education and Prevention
  • Healthcare Solutions
  • Housing and Workforce Development
  • Public Safety and Justice
  • Treatment and Recovery

Co-Chairs

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Lori M. Streeter

Sheriff, Franklin County and Opioid Task Force Co-Chair

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John F. Merrigan

Franklin County Register of Probate and Opioid Task Force Co-Chair

Dave May 2014

David E. Sullivan

Northwestern District Attorney and Opioid Task Force Co-Chair

Executive Council Members

Kat Allen, Coordinator, Communities That Care Coalition, Partnership for Youth, Franklin Regional Council of Governments

Heather Bialecki, Executive Director, North Quabbin Community Coalition

Abbi Cushing, Program Director, The RECOVER Project

Jessye Deane, Executive Director, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce

Rose Evans, Senior Vice-President of Operations, Behavioral Health Network

Shawn Hayden, President and Chief Operating Officer, GAAMHA, Inc.

Marisa Hebble, Senior Manager for Behavioral Health, Executive Office of the Trial Court

Debra McLaughlin, Coordinator, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (non-voting member as staff)

Martha Murphy-Kane, Director of Operations, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office

Geoff Naunheim, Executive Director, United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region

Dr. Ruth Potee, Medical Director, Opioid Task Force, Behavioral Health Network, and Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Dr. Michelle Schutt, President, Greenfield Community College

Jodi Stack, President, and Chief Operating Officer, Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Phoebe Walker, Director of Community Health, Franklin Regional Council of  Governments

Liz Whynott, Director of Harm Reduction, Tapestry

In Memoriam, Jerry Lund

Our Team

Debra McLaughlin
Debra McLaughlin, Coordinator
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Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager, CONNECT
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Karen Carmona,
Program Associate
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Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager
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Kristen Cuddy-Pease, Program Associate

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Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region

Franklin County Justice Center, 43 Hope Street Room 1705, Greenfield, MA 01301

[email protected] · 413-775-7475

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