Tiffany joined the South Texas HIDTA as the Public Health Analyst for San Antonio & surrounding counties in April. A native of Tennessee, Tiffany relocated to San Antonio as a teen when her father was stationed at Randolph AFB. She received her BS in Healthcare Administration after 12 years working as a registered nurse. While working in the medical field, Tiffany worked for the Department of Defense, helping to develop and populate a healthcare planning & treatment database for utilization by all branches of the US military. She has spent the last 5 years focusing efforts on the opioid epidemic, specifically working with community partners to plan, educate, and treat those impacted. Tiffany is excited to collaborate with her fellow Public Health Analysts and Drug Intelligence Officers to create and implement strategies to reduce opioid morbidity & mortality.

Janneiry Garcia joined the Overdose Response Strategy program as the California (Central Valley) Public Health Analyst. Janneiry received a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology with a minor in Global Health from the University of California, San Diego. In 2021, she earned a Master of Arts in Global Health from UCSD. In her previous experience, she served as the Director of the Community Health Worker Program for the International Health Collective, a nonprofit aimed at alleviating health disparities in the San Diego-Tijuana region, and as a Legislative Affairs Intern for the Drug Policy Alliance. As a PHA, she intends to contribute to the ORS with her skills and knowledge of drug policy, build trusting relationships with partners, and collaboratively develop and implement public health interventions with communities heavily impacted by overdose, public health departments and public safety agencies. She is originally from Murrieta, California and loves to surf, travel, and visit coffee shops.

Native to Maryland, Raina received a bachelor’s degree in Health Administration and Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with a minor in Psychology. She then moved to California to pursue her Master of Public Health from Loma Linda University and graduated with an emphasis in Global Health in 2016. Her global health experience enabled her to work with stakeholder engagement, grass roots education, and capacity building at the field and administrative level with various governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Raina has seven years’ experience with monitoring and evaluation research, health advocacy and outreach, and program coordination between local and international community members. She has also provided technical support to program development, implementation, education, and intervention for underserved communities to help foster sustainable outcomes. Raina previously worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health as a Health Educator for the piloted program, Wellbeing Centers project in which she mentored students regarding mental health, sexual health, and substance use prevention. She is excited to join the ORS as a Public Health Analyst in hopes to strengthen relationships in the public health and public safety sector and overall provide support to reduce overdose fatalities in Los Angeles and Riverside County.

Mike Sampson joins the NE HIDTA as the DIO for the state of Massachusetts. Mike retired as a Sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police after 25+ years of service. The majority of his career was dedicated to investigating major crimes and supervising Homicide, Narcotics, Gaming, and Organized Crime Units. He has testified as an “Expert Witness” for narcotic related offenses, in both the District and Superior Courts. Mike received his BS in Criminal Justice from Westfield State College and his MA in Criminal Justice from Curry College. For the past 20 years, he has had the pleasure of teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Curry College. He was also a Drill Instructor at the MA State Police Academy and has taught at various local and state law enforcement academies. He is a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm where he deployed to the Middle East with the Marine Corps Reserve. In his youth, he was a member of the Boys and Girls Club and for the past 30 years he has been bridging the gap between law enforcement, the community, and the club kids. In 2013, he was inducted into the Worcester Boys and Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame. Mike’s passion, in addition to spending time with his wife and five children, is serving the community where they live.

Matt joined the Overdose Response Strategy as South Dakota’s Public Health Analyst in April 2022. He attended the University of South Dakota to complete his Bachelor in Health Sciences and Master in Public Health programs where he completed his practicum on post-secondary institutions and their current safe prescribing/pain management curriculum. Prior to joining the ORS, Matt managed the South Dakota Violent Death Reporting system and assisted in several preventable death activities across the state while employed at the South Dakota Department of Health. Matt is currently located in the small, outdoorsy, town of Pierre, South Dakota with his wife, Ana, and their Miniature Australian Shepherd, Bindi.