Michigan Opioids Task Force

Michigan Opioids Task Force

Agency: Health and Human Services

The Michigan Opioids Task Force was created as an advisory body within the Department of Health and Human Services and consists of 12 members of the executive branch of state government. Members of the Task Force are ex officio members and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director of the Department shall designate the chairperson of the Task Force.

Executive Order 2019-18

Contact:

Jared Welehodsky
Senior Analyst, Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Policy and Planning Administration
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
517-284-4761
welehodskyj@michigan.gov   

Current Members:

Robert Gordon, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or the director’s designee from within the Department

Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive of the State of Michigan.

Orlene Hawks, Director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or the director’s designee from within that department

Joe Gasper, Director of the Michigan State Police, or the director’s designee from within that department

Heidi Washington, Director of the Department of Corrections, or the director’s designee from within that department

Liesl Eichler Clark, Director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or the director’s designee from within that department

Anita Fox, Director of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services, or the director’s designee from within that department.

Paul Rogers, Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, or the director’s designee from within that department

Jeff Donofrio, Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, or the director’s designee from within that department

Dana Nessel, Attorney General, or the attorney general’s designee from within the Department of Attorney General

Michael Rice, Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the superintendent’s designee from within the Department of Education

Bridget McCormack, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, or the chief justice’s designee