Kim Thierry English has been a Public Health Advisor with the Center for Substance Abuse, Division of Services Improvement, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) since 2007 and has been in the behavioral health/substance use disorder field for over 30 years. Currently, she is Program Lead for the MAT-PDOA (Medication Assisted Treatment- Prescription Drug Opioid Abuse) Program and is an assigned Government Project Officer for Opioid STR grants. She has many years of clinical work in substance use disorders and mental health, and she has worked extensively in community outreach, business development, strategic planning and grant writing. She has worked as a peer reviewer with SAMHSA on various grant initiatives. She is the Founding President of the District of Columbia Addictive Disorders Services Providers Consortium and has served on the Board of Directors for the Center for Creative Non-Violence in Washington, D.C. She attended St. Gregory’s College in Shawnee, Oklahoma, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Cameron University, in Lawton, Oklahoma, completed coursework toward a master's degree in business administration at Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business, and received a master's degree in education in counseling from Boston University. Additionally, she has NCAC II and MAC Certifications.