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Our People

Our Staff

Sarah Murfree, PhD, MCHES

Executive Director

Kaysi Paul, BS, CHES, CPS II

Director of Prevention

Nour Eltiti, BS

Prevention Coordinator

Katherine Prince

Lifeline Peer Project Coordinator, Region 5N

Erica Herndon, CPRS

First Responder Resource Engagement Specialty Team (R.E.S.T.), Care Coordinator

Josh Crews, BS, Paramedic

First Responder Resource Engagement Specialty Team (R.E.S.T.), Resource Specialist

Sheila Barrera, MS

Family Preservation Initiative, Coordinator

Derrick Thompson

Family Preservation Initiative, Family Support Specialist

Vanessa Edmondson, CPRS

Faith-Based Regional Coordinator, Upper Middle Tennessee

Jolie Shipley, BS, CPRS

Faith-Based Regional Coordinator, Lower Middle Tennessee

Daphne Nelson, BSW

Prevention Coordinator, Family Preservation Initiative

Lamar Simmons, BS

Prevention Coordinator, Young Adult Peer Support

Morgan Verdeck, BS

Prevention Coordinator, Young Adult Peer Support

Jeannie Bigelow

Program Assistant

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Ciera Haynes, CPRS

Care Coordinator, First Responder Resource Engagement Specialty Team

Governing Board Members

Lisa Schrader, EdD, MPH, MCHES; MTSU Health and Human Performance

Lee Farris; Rutherford County Schools

Vickie Harden, PhD; MTSU Dept. of Social Work

LaShan Dixon, MS, GCHCM, GCG; TN Dept. of Health Director, Faith-Based and Community Engagement

Austin Burch, CPA; Burch Tax Services

Advisory Board Members

Mai Ferrell, LCSW, LADAC II, CCTP, Chair Therapist, AthenaCare

Connie Casha, Vice Chair MTSU Early Learning Department Director

Curtis Beane SRO, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Bailee Dover Behavioral Health Criminal Justice Liaison, Mental Health Cooperative

Stephanie Hale, MSJC Clinical Justice Liaison, Mental Health Cooperative

Maggie Kavanaugh, MS Moving Forward Ministries

Greg Lyles Murfreesboro City Schools Community Initiatives, retired

Brittany Montgomery Boys & Girls Club of Rutherford and Bedford Counties

Blake Qualls Health Educator, Rutherford County Health Department

Elizabeth Smith Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, TN Voices

Karri Trammell Director of Operations, ACT Wellness

Mary Udell Re-entry Counselor, Rutherford County Recovery Court