The Howard County Opioid Crisis Community Council was created by the Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman to assist him in reviewing efforts and identifying new opportunities to address opioid misuse.
Read the press release here.
Members of the Council include:
- Barbara Allen, Chair
- Flora Betro
- Drema Bonavitacola
- Mark Donovan
- Joanie Elder
- Sean Ford
- Beth Harbison
- Roger Hoff
- Sean Hughes
- Debbie Slack Katz
- Kathy Kirchner
- James LeMon of Howard County Public School System
- Pam Long
- Jason Manning
- Jack Matthews
- Mimi Matthews
- Chris McCabe
- Debbie Nix
- Ana Park
- Teron Powell
- Laura Torres of Howard County General Hospital
- Joan Webb Scornaienchi of HC Drug Free
- Joanne Wuwer-Saukas
The following County employees will serve as advisors to the Council:
Maria Bernadzikowski, Office of Emergency Management
James Brothers, Battalion Chief, Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Theresa Collins, Opioid Coordinator, Police Department
Marianne Gibson, Opioid Project Administrator, Howard County Health Department
Caryn Lasser, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the County Executive
Matt Levy, Medical Director, Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Deidre McCabe, Director, Strategic Planning Communications, Office of the County Executive
Kim Oldham, Deputy State’s Attorney
Roe Rodgers-Bonaccorsy, Bureau Director, Behavioral Health, Howard County Health Department
Dwayne Sumpter, Department of Corrections
Rich Philps, Office of Emergency Management
Quinton Askew, Department of Community Resources and Services
Chris Adams, Deputy, Sheriff’s Office