Jordan Crummett will be joining the ORS team to serve as the new Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator. In her most previous role with the Knox County Health Department, she served as a public health educator and coordinator for the Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) team, with an emphasis on collaboration and data sharing between public health and public safety experts to prevent overdose deaths. She has multiple years of experience coordinating and facilitating trainings, creating and disseminating educational materials, managing data and complex reporting needs, and working in collaborative public health settings. Jordan graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Science in Health Education and Behavior with a focus on community health, a Bachelor of Science in Health Education with a minor in Health Disparities in Society, and is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credentialed by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc.

James H. MacGillis is the Drug Intelligence Officer for North Central HIDTA-Wisconsin. He retired as a Captain of Police and the Director of Training at the Milwaukee Police Academy where he managed and supervised police recruit training, in-service training, and specialized training for the Milwaukee Police Department after 25+ years of service. He has previously worked in patrol, investigations, training, HIDTA, and communications. James has managed many projects related to use of force, narcotics safety and evidence processing, and he consults at a state and national level regarding tactics and use of force best practices (Washington D.C, Shanghai, China, and EMS World Conferences). James is an emeritus Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) research scholar with the National Institute of Justice and has consulted on several research projects with RAND Corp, George Mason University, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLFEIA), International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), and IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police). He holds a master’s degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee focusing on adult education programs. He is also a WI-DOJ Command College graduate and Certified Public Manager through UW-Madison. He has also served in the US Army as a combat medical specialist and was the Military Liaison Officer for the Milwaukee Police Department for separating and returning service members.

Eddie McCormack started his law enforcement journey by serving in the Military Police Corp with the United States Army. He recently retired after 28.5 years of law enforcement service with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office (Raleigh, NC), rising to the rank of Major. Most of his career was spent in Special Operations and primarily Narcotics based. He has been described as dedicated, innovative, committed, a proven leader who strives to strengthen inter-agency and community relations to promote positive interactions through analytical and forward-thinking strategies to accomplish goals. Eddie has his associate degree in criminal justice and is finishing his bachelor’s degree at Liberty University with a major in Homeland Security. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session #275, West Point Leadership Program, FBI Command College, North Carolina Public Safety Leadership Academy, Trilogy recipient of the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association and the North Carolina State University Administrative Officers Management Program. Eddie is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team, founder of the Wake County Drug Overdose Coalition, previously served on the board for the Atlanta Carolinas HIDTA and attended several RX Summit conferences. He was active in Operation Medicine Drop, influential in getting permanently mounted drop boxes across the County, getting Narcan deployed to all Deputies and active with many Drug overdose coalitions across North Carolina. Eddie is married to Linda for 25 years and they have two daughters Hailey (age 21) a senior at East Carolina University and Kiara (age 15) a freshman in high school. He is excited for the opportunity to continue to serve the citizens, community and country.

Eliza Powell is excited to be the new Public Health Analyst in Washington at Northwest HIDTA. Mental health has been a focus of Eliza’s career and education, including hands-on work with substance use recovery among individual community members as well as data analysis projects specific to vulnerable communities. Originally from Colorado, Eliza has also performed public health work in Utah, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Eliza received an undergraduate degree in public health with an emphasis in epidemiology from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in applied health research from the University of York. From the start, Eliza was drawn to public health because of its multifaceted nature and because of the opportunity it presents to help marginalized people, making the PHA position an exciting and fitting role for her. Outside of work, Eliza can often be found engaging in outdoor recreation, writing novels and short stories, and watching an inordinate amount of NBA basketball.

Sage joined the Gulf Coast HIDTA in April as Louisiana's Public Health Analyst. After moving from Virginia to New Orleans six years ago, she attended Tulane University and obtained BS degrees in both Public Health and Neuroscience, as well as a MPH in International Health with a concentration in Disaster Management. She has worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for New Orleans EMS for the past four years, serving as both a Field Training Officer and Deputy Outreach Coordinator. Her previous experiences include interning with the New Orleans Health Department, coordinating operations for New Orleans EMS during COVID-19 and other disaster activations, and volunteering with Team Rubicon. Sage is passionate about health equity and community resilience and is looking forward to finding collaborative solutions for issues related to substance abuse.