Suicide Prevention Advisory Group

Melissa Alardo, BA
Erika Kirtz, MPH, CPH
Terrence Love, MS
LaDonna Merville, BS
Angela Miller, MPH
Ashley Moore, MPH
William Thomson, MPH

Jana Acy, MS
Hickman County Schools

Monique Anthony, MPH, CHES
TN Department of Health

Paul Augustyniak
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/Tennessee

John Averitt, Ph.D.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Sam Barnard, Ph.D.
Barnard & Associates, P.C,/PAR Foundation

Nichol Bates
Mental Health Cooperative

Kendall Baubie
Maury County Health Department

Alexandra Bettis, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Alexandra (Ali) Bird
TN National Guard

Chief Jeff Bledsoe
Tennessee Sheriffs Association

Natalie Boyd
Obion County Health Department

Kristina Bradford
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration 

Mary Nell Bryan
Children’s Hospital Alliance of TN

Aijahlon Carden, LMSW
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Kanika Chatkara
Tennessee Department of Health

Ariel Clark, PharmD
Tennessee Pharmacists Association

Carolina Clark, MD
Tennessee Department of Health

Krista Cole, MPH
Tennessee Department of Health

Karin Collins, DVM
Animal Wellness Veterinarian Hospital

Phil Cobucci
Inclusion TN

David Connor
Tennessee County Services Association

Jolene E Cook, PsyD, LCSW
Vetarans Administration

Fred Croom
TN Department of Health

Clay Crownover
Associated Builders and Contractors- Greater Tennessee

Elizabeth Davis, MA
TN Department of Education

Paula Denslow, CBIS
TN Disability Coalition

Shannon DePont
Tennessee Department of Health

Ramona Dew
Knox County Schools

Tresea Donelson
TN Department of Health

Audrey Elion
Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County

Sarah Elliott, MPH
TN Department of Health

Wendy Elmo
Brain Links

Caitlin Ensley, MSW
Mental Health Association

Stephanie Evans
TSPN Volunteer

Clark Flatt, BS, M.Div.
The Jason Foundation

Mary Fox
Pinewood Springs

Jan Frechette, BS
Rhea and Bledsoe County Health Departments

James Gay, MD, MMHC
Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt

Jamie Grammer
Tennessee Department of Education

Monika Hauck
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

April Hanners
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Elizabeth Hart
Meharry Medical College

Megan Hart
TN Disability Pathfinder

Andrew Heim
Centerstone Research Institute

Jamie Hensley
Greene County Health Department

Tesha Leann Humphrey
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Carlye Hutchison
Legacy Center 

Margaret Hyder
Tennessee Department of Health

Anthony Jackson
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Kearee Jackson
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

Bill Jolley
TriStar Health Alliance

Shannon Jones
Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability

Desiree Kelly
Tennessee Primary Care Association

Angela Keyzers
Centerstone Research Institute

Heather Kreth
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Natasha Kurth, MBA, MHA
Children's Emergency Care Alliance at Vanderbilt

Kimberly Lamar
TN Department of Health

Melecia Lambert
Giles County Schools

Kirk Lawson
Tennessee Nurses Association

Misty Leitsch
Tennessee National Guard

Mike Leventhal
Tennessee Men’s Health Network

Adele Lewis, MD
TN Department of Health

Chance Littrell
Mental Health America of the Mid-South

Emily Lunn
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

Markita Madden
Rural Health Association of Tennessee

Kayce Matthews, MA, CPS 1
Coalition for Healthy and Safe Campus Communities

Carol McDonald, BA
TN Department of Agriculture

Melissa McGee
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Brook McKelvey, MPH, MA
Metro Nashville Health Department

Sarah Metter
HCA Healthcare

Kayla Mumphrey
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Travis Murphy
Tennessee Department of Veteran Services

Harper-Grace Niedermeyer
Mental Health America of the MidSouth

Eve Nite, BA
Erlanger Behavioral Health

Angela Okonji
Tennessee Department of Health

Lori Paisley, MA
TN Department of Education

Mark Patterson
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Sandra Perley, Ed.D, MSN, RN
Community Advocate, Survivor of Suicide Loss

Scott Payne
CONTACT Care Line

Elliot Pinsly, LCSW
Behavioral Health Foundation

Makayla Ratcliffe
Washington County Health Department

Emily Roberts
Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center

Suzanne Rybczynski, MD, MSHCM
East Tennessee Children's Hospital

Mary Linden Salter
Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & other Addiction Services

Anna Sever
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

Heather Sedges
University of Tennessee Extension, Institute of Agriculture

Destiny Shaw
Rural Health Association of Tennessee

Raquel Shutze , LPC-MHSP
Youth Villages

Heatherly Sifford, BSPH
Johnson City Medical Center

Joey Smith, BS
Montgomery County Health Department

Kevin Spratlin, MS, NRP
Memphis Fire Department

Becky Stoll, LCSW
Centerstone

Elizabeth Strand, LCSW
University of Tennessee Colleges of Social Work and Veterinary Medicine

Chelsea Swanson, MSSW
Mental Health America of the MidSouth

Karrie Thompson
Drug-Free Dickson Coalition

Drew Turner DNP, MBA, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
James H. Quillen VAMC

Sheldon Walker
Metropolitan Nashville Public Health Department

Colin Walsh, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Evangeline Watanabe
Handle with Care/Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Leslie Welky
The Jason Foundation

Marisa Whitsett, LPC-MHSP, NCC
Alliance Healthcare Services

Jennifer Witham
Tennessee Department of Health

Megan Williams
Centerstone

Brittany Willis
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services