The Purpose of the Fairfield County Opiate Task Force
The Fairfield County Opiate Task Force is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the efforts of the medical, treatment, law enforcement, community education, and community relations efforts to combat the opiate and heroin addiction crises confronting Fairfield County.
The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors will meet TBD at the ADAMH Board.
The Opiate Task Force committees will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the ADAMH Board.
Non-elected Directors (Based on Organizational Representation) |
Elected Directors |
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Chief Executive Officer, Fairfield Medical Center - Angela Snider
Chief Executive Officer, The Recovery Center - Trisha Farrar Chief of Police, Lancaster City - Adam Pillar Leadership from Police Department, Pickerington City - Tod Cheney Executive Director, Fairfield County ADAMH Board - Rhonda Myers Executive Director, Family, Adult & Children First Council - Donna Fox-Moore Prosecutor, Fairfield County - Kyle Witt School Superintendent - Chris Briggs City Government Representative - Jeff Fix, Pickerington City Council County Commissioner Representative - Rick Szabrak State Government Representative - Pending |
Chair, Tour de Cause - Ron Burris
Leader, Pickerington Business Community - Pending Media Representative - Pending Addiction Professional - Angela Snider Medical Professional - Dr. Mark Denney Faith-based Community Representative - Tony Salvatori Legal Representative - Jennifer Sitterly Baum Parent Advocacy Representative - Wayne Campbell |
Background of the Opiate Task Force (OTF)
In 2007, unintentional drug poisoning became the leading cause of death in Ohio, surpassing car accidents for the first time on record. This trend continued in 2008. To address this concern in 2009, the former ADAMH Board Executive Director Orman Hall formed the Opiate Task Force (OTF) of key community stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and interests.
The first Opiate Task Force Community Summit was held November 5, 2009. Subsequent summits were held in January 2011 and January 2012 that summarized accomplishments for those time periods.
The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors formed in late 2011 and established a set of bylaws in early 2012. In the summer of 2015, members from the Pickerington and Lancaster Opiate Task Forces combined efforts and formed a new board. Together they spent time in strategic planning and came up with new goals to work on over the next few years.
The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors meets TBD at the Fairfield County ADAMH Board, 108 W. Main St., Suite A, Lancaster, Ohio, 43130.
There are currently three committees, which meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the ADAMH Board.
The first Opiate Task Force Community Summit was held November 5, 2009. Subsequent summits were held in January 2011 and January 2012 that summarized accomplishments for those time periods.
The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors formed in late 2011 and established a set of bylaws in early 2012. In the summer of 2015, members from the Pickerington and Lancaster Opiate Task Forces combined efforts and formed a new board. Together they spent time in strategic planning and came up with new goals to work on over the next few years.
The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors meets TBD at the Fairfield County ADAMH Board, 108 W. Main St., Suite A, Lancaster, Ohio, 43130.
There are currently three committees, which meet the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the ADAMH Board.
OTF Committees and Chairs
- Executive Committee - Rhonda Myers
- Advocacy Committee - Jeff Fix, Chairperson (ADAMH Staff: Joshua Freedman, Co-chairperson)
- Prevention/Education Committee - Scott Duff, Chairperson (ADAMH Staff: Toni Ashton, Co-chairperson)
- Recovery Supports - Donna Fox-Moore (ADAMH Staff: Patricia Waits, Co-chairperson)
- Treatment - Trisha Farrar (ADAMH Staff: Maureen Muth, Co-chairperson)