Michelle Putnam, MPH has been with the Division of Overdose Prevention since January 2017 and has served as Team Lead for the Division’s Office of Policy, Planning, and Partnerships since 2018 and Acting Associate Director for Policy since November 2022. Prior to joining NCIPC she worked for FHI 360 as a communications contractor with the Office of the Associate Director for Policy focusing on policy initiatives related to social determinants of health. She has also held policy positions at various state-based non-profits, including Hemophilia of Georgia and HealthSTAT, which she counts as very valuable boots-on-the-ground experience. Michelle earned her Master of Public Health at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and her BA at Georgia State University.