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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 crisis confronting Fairfield County.

The Opiate Task Force Board of Directors meets quarterly (January, April, July, and October)
​on the second Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the ADAMH Board office.

Non-elected Directors (based on Organizational Representation)

Elected Directors

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 and 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, Lancaster-Fairfield Chamber of Commerce - Bob Lovell
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

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, the former ADAMH Board Executive Director, Orman Hall, formed the Opiate Task Force in 2009, comprised 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 By-laws in early 2012. In the summer of 2015, members from the Pickerington & 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 meet quarterly on the second Tuesday of January, April, July & October at 10 am at the Fairfield County ADAMH Board office, 108 W. Main St., Suite A, Lancaster, Ohio.

There are currently three committees, which meet at various times in months when the board does not meet.

OTF Committees and Chairs

  • Executive Committee - Rhonda Myers
  • Education Committee - Toni Ashton
  • Advocacy Committee - Virginia Rzesutock
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