An advocate for optimizing the quality of care of frontline clinicians to prevent addiction outcomes and provide treatment for substance use disorder, Kelly’s work has spanned across private, governmental, and nonprofit organizations. Kelly holds an M.A. in Leadership and is pursuing a PhD in Advanced Studies of Human Behavior. Kelly brings prior experience in the faith-based and community rehabilitation nonprofit sectors. As an Opioid Program Manager with a large Midwestern healthcare system, Kelly Black leads an opioid program addressing quality improvement topics, including opioid prescribing, provider education, and clinical practices to respond to the opioid crisis. Kelly is the health systems project director for the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) - States grant collaborating with Minnesota's Department of Health and participating health systems across the state. Kelly also liaises for her organization with the Minnesota Department of Human Services Opioid Prescribing Improvement Program and has served as an advisory member on the American Hospital Association Stem the Tide toolkit project.