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This episode features sound bitesfrom their presentation at the 2019 ACT WorkforceSummit in Charlotte,North Carolina.  \n# Join the Conversation\n\nFirst Tennessee Development District:Linkedln  \nFirst Tennessee Development District:Facebook  \nFirst Tennessee Development District:Instagram  \nJasen Jones:@JasenCJones  \n“This reallyrepresents a shift,from beingoverwhelmed bythis problem,tohere's a way wecan start workingour way back.”mark Stevans,  \nACT Twitter:@act  \nACT Linkedin:ACT Workforce Solutions  \nResources  \n# NE Tennesse Reqional Response to Opioid Crisis presentation at 2019 ACTWorkforce Summit(PDF)\n\nFirst Tennessee Development District  \nCreating a Community of Trauma Informed Community System of Carein Northeast Tennessee  \nACEs Connection Nationwide Gatewav on Trauma Informed CareACT Workforce SummitACT Workforce SolutionsACT Work Ready Communities  \n# About Our Guests\n\nLottie Ryans has served as the Director ofWorkforce and Literacy Initiatives for the FirstTennessee Development District since April 2016.In this role,she develops creative partnerships andprograms to ensure a strong workforce pipeline.She also works with school systems and  \ncommunity partners to address literacy issues inan eight-county region.Ryans frequently serves  \nas a speaker for professional development workshops and as a speakerfor professional development workshops and as a panelist forcommunity engagement forums.  \nRyans'professional history includes a 32-year telecommunicationscareer.She retired in 2015 after serving as Vice President and GeneralManager for CenturyLink's Western North Carolina/Tennessee Division.Her civic history includes being a three-term elected member of theJohnson City Board of Education including service as board chair and  \nbeing a TSBA Master Board's Member.Some of her current boardpositions include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee,Second HarvestFood Bank,the ACT State Council,Northeast Tennessee WorkforceDevelopment Board,Vice Chair of the Northeast State CommunityCollege Foundation Board,ETSU College of Business &TechnologyAdvisory Board and the Milligan College President's Executive Council.She served two years on the State Workforce Board in a positionappointed by Governor Haslam.She also has served as chair for theJohnson City Chamber and the Washington County EconomicDevelopment Council.She served on the organizing team for the HolyFriendship Summit,a gathering of medical,community and faith-basedleaders to address the opioid crisis in Northeast Tennessee and  \nSouthwest Virginia and now serves as Vice Chair for the Holy FriendshipCollaborative,an offshoot of the summit.She is a member of the 2018/19Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute co-hort.Ryans has receivednumerous local and national honors.Ryans is a graduate of theUniversity of Tennessee.  \nMark Stevans joined the First TennesseeDevelopment District in July of 2015.Mark servesas the Director of Special Projects and acts andthe primary contact and liaison on behalf of theDistrict and several community organizations.Inhis role with the District,Mark provides logisticaland technical support for regional efforts,such ","cbCaij1mjbtKYYn8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij1mjbtKYYn8","pdf",996527,"English","# Join the Conversation\n## First Tennessee Development District\n## Guests and social links\n# About Our Guests","[{\"question\":\"What workforce problems does the document describe in northeast Tennessee?\",\"answer\":\"It describes a high prevalence of prescription drug abuse that creates an unhealthy workforce, with high instances of addiction, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), and overdose deaths.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the First Tennessee Development District (FTDD) respond to the opioid crisis?\",\"answer\":\"FTDD brings partners together to tackle the epidemic and build a system of support throughout the life cycle, rather than ignoring the issues.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the episode’s guests and what do they do?\",\"answer\":\"Lottie Ryans is the Director of Workforce and Literacy Initiatives at FTDD, focusing on workforce pipeline programs and literacy efforts. 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