Dr. LeFevre is on faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine where he maintains a clinical teaching role for medical student and resident education and practices full-scope family medicine including outpatient care of children and adults, hospital medicine for children and adults, and an active obstetric practice. He trained in the country’s first 4-year federally-qualified-health-center-based family medicine residency in Lawrence, Massachusetts which strongly emphasized integrated addiction medicine care including MOUD. This included walk-in same-day buprenorphine starts, inpatient buprenorphine starts, and the Boston-Medical-Center based nurse-care-manager OBOT program model. He then worked in Fort Worth Texas for John Peter Smith Hospital system as residency faculty where he collaborated on multiple SAMHSA grants including SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment) as well as the establishment of inpatient buprenorphine starts, policies and procedures for obstetric care surrounding MOUD, the establishment of a bridge clinic, and the establishment of outpatient MOUD in the family medicine practices. He was part of the Texas state ECHO network and the UT-Austin SHOUT grant which was working to improve inpatient buprenorphine use. Through these experiences he has insight into issues involving inpatient, outpatient, and obstetric MOUD care models.

Lisa Martin is the RCORP MAT/BH Director at Missouri Highlands. Lisa has over a decade of successful experience working in various leadership roles in behavioral health with the substance use population. Lisa specializes in Harm Reduction and regularly attends Harm Reduction training sessions to showcase new Harm Reduction trends, with an emphasis on medication-assisted treatment programs and Naloxone training and distribution. A strong believer in the “fully integrated patient-oriented approach”, Lisa works with the medication-assisted treatment team and patients daily to ensure that each patient feels that their needs are prioritized.

Nathanial Nolan, MD MPH MHPE is an Infectious Disease specialist with a special interest in the intersection of infectious diseases and substance use. He currently works for VA St Louis Health Care and Washington University School of Medicine. His is the founder of Street Medicine St. Louis and regularly makes medical rounds to unhoused people in St. Louis city.

Dr. Fred Rottnek is the Director of Community Medicine and Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Saint Louis University. Fred’s style of training is to present medical and/or technical content in understandable and relatable models. While Dr. Rottnek can speak to health professionals, he is just as comfortable presenting to interprofessional groups and diverse audiences. Dr. Rottnek enjoys presenting by himself or as part of a team and aims to keep his presentations casual, interactive, and when possible, injected with humor.

Jennifer Wolfe-Brown is a CPS and MARS certified EPICC Program Director in Kansas City, MO. Jennifer is responsible for leading a team of Recovery Coaches while establishing and maintaining community partnerships with a goal of engaging the highest risk population in SUD recovery and/or Harm Reduction techniques. Jennifer specializes in Opiate, Stimulant and Alcohol Use Disorders. Jennifer was nominated for the Missouri Mental Health Champion award in 2023. Her focus is on Medication Assisted Treatment, Naloxone Distribution, Harm Reduction and engaging community members in self-directed recovery options.

Darla Belflower has worked in leadership in the substance use disorder and behavioral health fields for over three decades. She is a Clinically Licensed Social Worker in both Missouri and Kansas, a Licensed Addiction Counselor in Kansas, Certified Reciprocal Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor in MO, Certified Peer Specialist, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, and a trainer and educator of Naloxone distribution. She obtained her MSW from KU and she has a BS in Psychology and Alcohol and Drug Studies from Missouri Valley College. She has her own LLC private practice and actively volunteers in her community.