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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014 Aug 2;48(1):91–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.07.012

Table 1.

Prescription Drug Taskforce and Delegation to NGA Policy Academy

Member Title Description
Rob Bovett* Former District Attorney for Lincoln County, Oregon Prosecutor and state and national drug policy expert
Tom Burns Director of Pharmacy Programs, Oregon Health Authority Responsible for policy issues affecting the purchase of prescription drugs for publicly funded services.
Judy Cushing* Chief Executive Officer, Lines for Life Community leader and prevention expert
Mary Ellen Glynn* Former Director, Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission Prepared NGA application
Sean Kolmer Governor’s Office, Chair of the Delegation Governor Kitzhaber’s Health Policy Advisor
Jeff Kruse Oregon State Senator General Assembly leader on healthcare policies and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Dennis McCarty* Professor, Oregon Health & Science University Researcher with expertise in alcohol and drug treatment and prevention
Lisa Millet Section Manager, Oregon Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Center for Prevention and Health Promotion, Oregon Health Authority Implemented and manages the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Jim Shames Public Health Officer, Jackson County and Josephine County Physician and community leader addressing prescription opioid overdoses in Southern Oregon
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Member of the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission