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Population: General Audiences

3:30 – 4:45 PM: Workshop 1B: Overamping Unpacked: Managing the Acute Effects of Stimulant Use 
  • Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM, Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction Consultant, Kelly S. Ramsey Consulting, LLC
3:30 – 4:45 PM: Workshop 1A: From Data to Dialogue: An Interactive Mock Overdose Fatality Review Using Aggregate Data 
  • Lisa Worden, Public Health Analyst – NY, CDC Foundation, Overdose Response Strategy
  • James Hawley, Drug Intelligence Officer – NY, NY/NJ HIDTA, Overdose Response Strategy
  • Katherine Reynolds, CRPA, CARC, CASAC, ICFRC, Founder & Recovery Coach, Wayfinder Recovery
  • Shanna Siegel, RN, BSN, Supervising Public Health Educator, Public Information Officer, Putnam County Department of Health
2:30 – 3:20 PM: Launching Local Overdose Fatality Reviews: Why Mock Reviews Are a Powerful First Step – Hybrid 
  • Lisa Worden, Public Health Analyst – NY, CDC Foundation, Overdose Response Strategy
  • James Hawley, Drug Intelligence Officer – NY, NY/NJ HIDTA, Overdose Response Strategy
  • Linda L. Beers, Public Health Director, Essex County Health Department
  • Shanna Siegel, RN, BSN, Supervising Public Health Educator, Public Information Officer, Putnam County Department of Health
  • Meghan Tice, Epidemiologist, Oswego County Health Department
1:35 – 2:25 PM: Breakout 1C: Creating a Queer and Trans Connection Network: Peer-Led Mental Health Support as a Means of Harm Reduction in Rural LGBTQ+ Communities 
  • Toby Boris-Schacter, BA, Youth Coordinator, Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition
1:35 – 2:25 PM: Breakout 1B: Leveraging Interactive Mapping to Expand Community Access to Naloxone and Harm Reduction Servies 
  • Dayquan Crandell, BA, Epidemiologist, Orange County Department of Health
1:35 – 2:25 PM: Breakout 1A: Responding to Current Overdose Trends Utilizing Detect to Protect Campaign and Application of Overdose Data 
  • Angela Dieter, Director of Harm Reduction, Erie County Department of Health
  • Marilyn Lenus, RN, OFR Coordinator, RN, Erie County Department of Health
  • Jason Meurlin, Data Analyst, Erie County Department of Health
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Breaking Down Silos: Harm Reduction, Mental Health & Co-Occurring Care Across Systems 
  • Tracie M. Gardner, Executive Director, National Black Harm Reduction Network
  • Stephanie Marquesano, JD, Founder and President, The Harris Project, Inc.
  • Lauren Johnson, MA, CASAC-M, Dual Recovery Coordinator, Putnam County Department of Mental Health
08.19.2025 Emerging Issues Committee Minutes 
NYSACHO CDC Shooting Press Release 8.12.25 
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