Kelly Black

Kelly Black, MA, BS, serves as the Substance Use and Addiction Care Administrative Leader for the Essentia Health system and a doctoral candidate researching strategies to optimize care for underserved patient populations with substance use disorders. Kelly brings years of comprehensive opioid response experience within healthcare settings, including leading system-wide implementation and managing federally and state-funded opioid response projects across Essentia Health. With more than 15 years in the non-profit sector and over a decade of leadership, program development, and project management experience, Kelly is recognized for her ability to foster interorganizational collaboration, drive strategic initiatives, and lead cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals. Highly skilled in program administration, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement.