Dr. Lipi Roy is an internal medicine physician board-certified in addiction medicine, founder of SITA MED (an addiction/health speaking company), a sought-after international speaker, media personality as well as host of the YouTube series, Health, Humor and Harmony. Dr. Roy served on the frontlines of the pandemic as the Medical Director of COVID Isolation and Quarantine Sites at Housing Works in New York City. She also treated patients with opioid use disorder at a harm reduction clinic in the Bronx while working at multiple COVID vaccination sites. Dr. Roy’s work spans academia, clinical medicine, homeless health, social and criminal justice, public speaking, media and entertainment. As the former Chief of Addiction Medicine for Rikers Island, Dr. Roy oversaw substance use treatment and recovery services at the nation’s 2nd-largest jail complex. Dr. Roy also serves as clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health.

Dr. Stephen Loyd is an Internal Medicine/Addiction Medicine physician who graduated medical school and residency from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Loyd was the Assistant Commissioner (Opioid Czar) for Substance Abuse Services in the Tennessee Department of Health and Substance Abuse Services in Governor Bill Haslam’s administration. He has served as an expert witness in more than twenty federal and state cases against physicians who were improperly prescribing controlled substances. Dr. Loyd was named an Advocate for Action by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), an office of the President of the United States. He has delivered over five hundred educational lectures on addiction and treatment of opioid use disorder and proper prescribing of controlled substances. Dr. Loyd was an original member (still active) of the Treatment of Chronic Pain Guidelines Committee which defined pain treatment for providers in the state of Tennessee. He has worked as an Addiction Medicine Physician in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, specializing in the treatment of opioid dependent pregnant women. Dr. Loyd has served on multiple drug courts in Tennessee and remains an active participant in drug court in the 4th Judicial District under Judge Duane Slone. He has worked with multiple community level anti-drug coalitions from Johnson County to Shelby County and has worked with all levels of state law enforcement, mainly the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Cedar Recovery in Tennessee and is the current Chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council appointed by current Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. Dr. Loyd has been in recovery from opioid and benzodiazepine addiction since July 8, 2004.

Scott J. Davis is a well-known figure in North Dakota, having served three Governors and 23 Tribal Chairs as Executive Director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission from 2009-2021. Under his leadership, over 15 compacts, accords and agreements were passed between the Tribes and the State. Following his appointment, Scott served as the Head of Native American Community Outreach for Sanford Health’s Bismarck Region where he explored innovative solutions to ensure Native American patients across the great plains had access to quality healthcare services. As a member of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, he has dedicated his career to bridging the gap between Tribes, States and the Federal Government, helping his people to be heard and understood. He continues this work today as Founder and CEO of Tatanka Consulting Group. He is seventeen years sober.

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