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
Tobi Amosun, MD, FAAP
Ibitola Asaolu, DrPH, MPH
Rachel Heitmann, MS
Terrence Love, MS
Morgan McDonald, MD, FAAP, FACP
LaDonna Merville, BS
Darryl Nevels, MS
Carla Snodgrass, MSW
Brittany Willis, BS
Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Task Force Members
Jana Acy, MS
Hickman County Schools
Monique Anthony, MPH, CHES
TN Department of Health
Jennifer Armstrong
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
John Averitt, Ph.D.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Kendall Baubie
Maury County Health Department
Michelle Bauer, BA
TN Army National Guard
Alexandra Bettis, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Natalie Boyd
Obion County Health Department
Mary Nell Bryan
Children’s Hospital Alliance of TN
Vicki Burton, EdD, MALS, IPMA-SCP
Rural Health Association of Tennessee
Aijahlon Carden, LMSW
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Karin Collins, DVM
Animal Wellness Veterinarian Hospital
David Connor
Tennessee County Services Association
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
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
Clark Flatt, BS, M.Div.
The Jason Foundation
Nichelle Foster, LMFT
Metro Nashville Health Department
Mary Fox
Pinewood Springs
Jan Frechette, BS
Rhea and Bledsoe County Health Departments
James Gay, MD, MMHC
Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt
Monika Hauck
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Andrew Heim
Centerstone Research Institute
Jaime Hensley
Unicoi County Health Department
Tesha Leann Humphrey
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Anthony Jackson
TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Kearee Jackson
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Bill Jolley
TriStar Health Alliance
Desiree Kelly
Tennessee Primary Care Association
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, BBA, BSW
TN Suicide Prevention Network
Mike Leventhal
Tennessee Men’s Health Network
Adele Lewis, MD
TN Department of Health
Molly Long-Diehl
Centerstone Research Institute
Kayce Matthews, MA, CPS 1
Coalition for Healthy and Safe Campus Communities
Carol McDonald, BA
TN Department of Agriculture
Brook McKelvey, MPH, MA
Metro Nashville Health Department
Rebecca McKinney
Washington County Health Department
Elise McMillian, J.D.
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Kayla Mumphrey
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Eve Nite, BA
Erlanger Behavioral 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
Elliot Pinsly, LCSW
Behavioral Health Foundation
Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA
Tennessee Pharmacists Association
Makayla Ratcliffe
Washington County Health Department
Sue Reichelt
University of Tennessee
Drew Turner DNP, MBA, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
James H. Quillen VAMC
Marisa Whitsett, LPC-MHSP, NCC
Alliance Healthcare Services
Katie Schlotman
Nashville Metro Health Department
Heather Sedges
University of Tennessee Extension, Institute of Agriculture
Heatherly Sifford
Johnson City Medical Center
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
Kristin Smith
Parkridge Valley Hospital
Kevin Spratlin, MS, NRP
Memphis Fire Department
Becky Stoll, LCSW
Centerstone
Elizabeth Strand, LCSW
University of Tennessee Colleges of Social Work and Veterinary Medicine
Karrie Thompson
Drug-Free Dickson Coalition
Morgan Tubbs
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Purnima Unni, MPH, CHES
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Colin Walsh, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cory Watkins
The Jason Foundation
Janet Watkins, MA
TN Department of Education
Megan Williams, MA
Centerstone