Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Kipp Armstrong, LICSW
Psychotherapist, Private Practice
Email: kipp@well.com
Community Stakeholder Group: Parent

Jeff Harness
Director, Community Health and Government Relations at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Email: jharness@cooleydickinson.org
Community Stakeholder Group: Civic/Volunteer Group

Michael Bardsley
Exalted Ruler, Elks Lodge #997
Email: michael.bardsley@me.com
Community Stakeholder Group: Religious/Fraternal Organization

Lydia Davis
Leadership Development Specialist, Community Action Youth Programs
Email: LBenezra@communityaction.us
Community Stakeholder Group: Youth-Serving Organization

Meg Sullivan
Owner, Joe’s Cafe
Email: meaghan.m.sullivan@gmail.com
Community Stakeholder Group: Business

Laurie Loisel
Director, Community Outreach & Education at Northwest District Attorney’s Office
Email: laurie.loisel@state.ma.us
Community Stakeholder Group: Other Organization Involved in Reducing Substance Abuse

Rebecca Busansky
School Committee Member, Northampton Public Schools
Email: rebeccabusansky@northampton-k12.us
Community Stakeholder Group: School

Diana Johanson
Doctor, Northampton Area Pediatrics
Email: djohanson@napeds.com
Community Stakeholder Group: Healthcare Professional

Jody Kasper
Chief, Northampton Police Department
Email: jkasper@northamptonma.gov
Community Stakeholder Group: Law Enforcement

Vacant

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Community Stakeholder Group: Media

Aaron Pitrat
Graduate, Northampton High School
Email: aaronpitrat@yahoo.com
Community Stakeholder Group: Youth

Merridith O’Leary
Director, Public Health Department
Email: moleary@northamptonma.gov
Community Stakeholder Group:  State, Local or Tribal Governmental Agency with Expertise in the Field of Substance Abuse

Diane Fedorachek
Director, BASICS Program at UMass Amherst
Email:dfedorch@umass.deu
Community Stakeholder Group:  Prevention Experts