Suicide Prevention Task Force
Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Task Force Team
The task force brings together a diverse group of stakeholders to ensure broad representation across all sectors involved in suicide prevention activities across the state.
TDH Suicide Prevention Program Staff
Ibitola Asaolu, DrPH, MPH
Rachel Heitmann, MS
Erin Hodson, MPH
Terrence Love, MS
Morgan McDonald, MD, FAAP, FACP
Carla Snodgrass, MSW
Brittany Willis, BS
Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Task Force Members
Monique Anthony, MPH, CHES
TN Department of Health
John Averitt, Ph.D.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Michelle Bauer, BA
TN Army National Guard
Aijahlon Carden
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Kat Cloud, BS
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Karin Collins, DVM
Animal Wellness Veterinarian Hospital
Elizabeth Davis
TN Department of Education
Paula Denslow, CBIS
TN Disability Coalition
Sarah Elliott, MPH
TN Commission on Aging and Disability
Nichelle Foster, MMFT
Metro Nashville Health Department
James Gay, MD, MMHC
Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt
Jeff Heston, BS
Wilson County Men’s Shed
Anthony Jackson
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Natasha Kurth, MBA, MHA
Children's Emergency Care Alliance at Vanderbilt
Kimberly Lamar, PhD, MPH, MSEH
TN Department of Health
Enoch Lankford
TN Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Misty Leitsch, BBA, BSW
TN Suicide Prevention Network
Adele Lewis, MD
TN Department of Health
Carol McDonald, BA
TN Department of Agriculture
Brook McKelvey, MPH, MA
Metro Nashville Health Department
Eve Nite, BA
Erlanger Behavioral Health
Ashley Nott, MSW
JourneyPure
Lori Paisley, MA
TN Department of Education
Kelsey Palladino, MPH, BSN, RN
TriStar Skyline Medical Center
Shalini Parekh, MPH
TN Department of Health
Joanne Perley, MPH
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Sandra Perley, Ed.D, MSN, RN
Centerstone
Shaquallah Shanks, MPH
TN Department of Health
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
Purnima Unni, MPH, CHES
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Janet Watkins, MA
TN Department of Education
Megan Williams, MA
Centerstone