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    Lisa Harper, MBA

    Director of OK Community Initiatives
    DCCCA/MHFA OK
    Edmond, Oklahoma

    Lisa Harper serves as the Director of Oklahoma Community Initiatives for DCCCA providing strategic direction and oversight to programming including Mental Health First Aid, youth traffic safety and drug overdose prevention education. She has worked in the field of prevention for 9 years and has worked in the nonprofit sector for 13 years with experience in providing mental health and suicide prevention training, serving low-income individuals, community relations, substance use prevention, and grant writing. She has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a certified instructor for Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid. Her prevention work at DCCCA includes teaching Mental Health First Aid, managing the OK County Substance Use Prevention Alliance, providing training on the safe use, safe storage, and safe disposal of opioids, and teaching the community on how to administer Naloxone. Utilizing data to understand community needs, interpret progress, and determine program strategy is an integral part of her work in prevention. Lisa is passionate about creating change in her community by providing education and resources that allow people to improve their own lives and the lives of others.

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