“Leading the Charge: Everything I Know Now, I Wish I Knew Then”—Peer Mentor Edition

Join us for a webinar in which experts from IIR and overdose fatality review (OFR) peer mentor program leaders share their experiences supporting the growth and implementation of OFRs and serving in mentor site roles. This peer-to-peer conversation will highlight the realities faced by OFRs, site mentor experiences, and existing resources to help mentees and OFR teams navigate the complexities of implementation and expansion.

Meet Your Presenters

• Julius Dupree is a BJA Policy Advisor who oversees and manages projects that provide financial and training and technical assistance (TTA) resources to the criminal justice field, including OFR TTA.  
• Lauren Savitskas is a senior research associate for IIR, with more than 8 years of experience with prevention and programming at the local, state, and national levels. Her focus includes coordination of support to OFR teams, rural OFR initiatives, next-of-kin interviews, the OFR peer mentor program, and training new OFR sites.
• Kimberly Reilly is a department head at the Ocean County, New Jersey, Health Department. In her role, she oversees the Department of Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Opioid Dependency and serves as the OFR coordinator and facilitator. Ms. Reilly possesses years of knowledge as a licensed professional counselor and has 13 years of public health experience.
• Lisa Fields is a fatal overdose review coordinator for the Bureau of Behavioral Health in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She has more than 13 years of experience in health care administration and advocacy on behalf of traumatized youth. In her current role, Ms. Fields coordinates and facilitates OFR review efforts.