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Executive Committee & Staff

Tracy Neary

President, St. Vincent Healthcare & SCL Health MT|WY Region

Chris Kukulski

Billings City Administrator, City of Billings

Mike Linder

Sheriff, Yellowstone County

Rich St. John

Chief, Billings Police Department

Chad Miller

Billings Clinic

John Ostlund

Yellowstone County Commissioner

Mark Morse

Yellowstone County Commissioner

Jon Forte

Riverstone Health

Don Jones

Yellowstone County Commissioner

Erwin Garcia-Velasquez

SD2 Superintendent

Mike Linder

Yellowstone County Sheriff

Rich St. John

Billings Police Chief

Kim Lewis

Executive Director, Yellowstone County United Way

Tracy Neary

Intermountain Healthcare

Contractors and Taskforce Chairs

  • Executive Director, Zack Terakedis
  • Communications: Sylvestri Customization,  Corridor Marketing
  • Prevention Task Force Chair: Karen Sylvester, Prevention Specialist Mental Health Center
  • Treatment and Diversion Task Force Co-Chair: Lenette Kosovich, CEO Rimrock

Substance Abuse Connect Governance Structure

Meets
Quarterly
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

EC consists of "owners" of critical entry and exit points of Crisis Continuum

Budget Authority, Hires SAC Director

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System
Leadership
Meets
Biweekly

Backbone House

CORE TEAM

1 FTE Director
.5 FTE Communication/Admin Support
task Force Chairs, Consultants

Program Authority, Staff support for Executive Committee and Task Force

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Coalition
Leadership
Meets
Monthly
TASK FORCE

Prevention

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TASK FORCE

Treatment & Diversion

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Strategy &
Action
leadership
Meets
As Needed
ACTION
COMMITTEE
ACTION
COMMITTEE
ACTION
COMMITTEE
ACTION
COMMITTEE
ACTION
COMMITTEE
ACTION
COMMITTEE
Action
Leadership
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Meets Annually
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
Community Input, Volunteers, Donors, Advocates