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.
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