Meet the Team

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Don Stader is a board-certified emergency and addiction medicine physician, opioid & pain expert, film producer, and social entrepreneur. He is a nationally recognized leader in addressing the opioid crisis, pain management, medication for addiction treatment, and harm reduction.
Don is a Co-Founder and CEO of Epifluence, and also serves as the Medical Director of the Compass Opioid Stewardship Program, Medical Director of Colorado ROOTS, and Executive Director of The Naloxone Project. Don has decades of experience in leadership, innovation, and creative arts. He has served as President of the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association and COACEP. Don has founded 3 nonprofits, including the Naloxone Project, Advanced Analgesia, and the Emergency Medical Minute. In regards to hospital and medical leadership, he is the previous Section Chair of Emergency Medicine at Swedish Medical Center, and the previous Senior Pain Management & Opioid Policy Physician Advisor to the Colorado Hospital Association. Don practices Emergency and Addiction Medicine at Lincoln Health in Hugo, CO.
Don's creative works include the Emmy-winning documentary 24/7/365- The Evolution of Emergency Medicine, Emmy-nominated Dying in your Mother's Arms, and film Palliative. He has produced 2 books, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Bring EM' All and Advanced Analgesia in the ED. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of multiple medical guidelines addressing the opioid crisis.
He lives with his wife Andi and their three daughters Josiphine, Audrey & Morgan and dog Pepper in Denver, Colorado.

Co-Founder, Chief Clinical Officer
Rachael Duncan is a Colorado-based clinical pharmacist who is board certified in pharmacotherapy and critical care pharmacy. She has spent the past decade focused on policy, advocacy, and educational work surrounding opioid stewardship and addiction treatment at both the state and national level. Rachael earned her PharmD from Ohio Northern University in 2011 and completed a critical care residency at Duke University hospital in 2013. She is the author and editor of multiple state- and nation- wide opioid stewardship and alternatives to opioids (ALTO) guidelines, championed the nation's 2nd emergency department (ED) ALTO program, and published the first peer-reviewed paper on ALTOs in the ED.
Previously, Rachael was a consultant for the consulting firm Stader Opioid Consultants. Prior to that, she held several clinical and leadership roles at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado.
Rachael is the Associate Director of The Naloxone Project (TNP), a nonprofit aimed at making hospitals into naloxone distribution sites. She is also Program Director of MOMs+, a quality improvement program that partners with several state perinatal quality collaboratives, aimed at helping birthing hospitals build addiction treatment infrastructure for perinatal patients. Her current clinical practice is in rural hospital-based pharmacy.
Rachael lives in a small mountain town in Colorado with her husband and two young sons, where they enjoy biking, rafting, and skiing.

Co-Founder, Chief Data Officer
Alexandra Mannerings is a data strategist and epidemiologist who bridges the gap between human insight and analytical power to drive meaningful change. A self-described “scientist who works with data,” she is passionate about helping mission-driven organizations harness the value of their information—no matter how limited the resources—to make smarter, more compassionate decisions.
Alexandra earned her doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Cambridge, where she studied emerging infectious diseases in Ghana. Her career has spanned three continents and includes work as a research scientist, public health consultant, and data leader, all of which have honed her ability to ask the right questions in complex environments.
Previously, Alexandra served as Director of Analytics for the Colorado Hospital Association, where she led the development of the statewide hospital data portal, ODHIN. In addition to serving as the Chief Data Officer of Epifluence, she teaches as an adjunct professor at Regis University’s Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions and runs a small hobby farm in the rolling hills of central Kentucky.
When she’s not wrangling datasets or helping others build data literacy, Alexandra can be found chasing chickens, snuggling piglets, or her two spirited young children.

Director of Education & Compliance
Susan Bradley is a clinical pharmacist based out of the Northern, New York area.
She is passionate about health systems and improving population health, through clinical consulting and legislative reform.
Susan earned her PharmD degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2014, and received her Juris Master degree with a concentration in Healthcare Regulation in 2024, from Florida State University College of Law.
She holds certifications in pain management and emergency medicine through ASHP. In 2019 she completed a Healthcare Leadership Advancement Certification through Cornell University, which included a capstone project on Expanding Pharmacist Services to the Emergency Department of a rural critical access facility.
Previously, Susan worked with substance use disorder patients within the emergency department and inpatient withdrawal management (“detox”) unit, as well as supported outpatient settings. She is experienced in developing order sets for substance use disorders, leading an opioid stewardship program and writing ALTO guidelines for the emergency department. Her experience spans pharmacy leadership, clinical project development, regulatory compliance, accreditation, policy writing and systemization.
Susan's clinical practice is through Rochester Regional Health.
In her free time, Susan loves spending time with her husband, Chris, and young daughters, Amelia and Abigail. They enjoy boating and jet-skiing in the 1000 islands region where they live, as well as traveling whenever they have the opportunity!

Director of Program Operations
Mellie Ryan is a Colorado-based registered nurse and project manager. She has spent her career in public health and has worked with individuals with substance use disorders in many of her nursing roles, providing harm reduction education, coordinating care, and administering medication for addiction treatment. Mellie received her BA in Physiology from the University of Colorado in Boulder and her Bachelors in Nursing from the University of Colorado.
Previously, Mellie provided planning services at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. She then spent two years in Hawaii working with perinatal patients at Malama I Ke Ola, the Community Clinic of Maui. In 2020, she returned home to Colorado and began working for Clinica Family Health in a homeless outreach position, providing care to unhoused individuals in the community and local shelters. Prior to joining Stader Opioid Consultants, Mellie held a project manager role at Clinica, running cross-functional quality and process improvement projects for the organization.
Mellie oversees our ROOTS program and provides project management support form our MOMs+ initiatives. She also supports Epifluence operations and development across all programs.
Mellie lives outside of Boulder with her lovely husband, adorable son, and beloved dog. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding and cooking for her loved ones.

Director of Program Evaluation
Genevieve (“Genie”) DeVries is a healthcare data analyst with expertise in maternal and child health. She brings over a decade of experience in public health research, with training in mixed methods, program evaluation, and community-based approaches.
Genie earned her BS in Public Health from Saint Louis University and her MPH from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, concentrating in Maternal and Child Health. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences, including the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
Genie’s experience in maternal and child health spans diverse populations and life stages. She has worked as a medical interpreter, directed clinical research with HIV-positive youth, and helped conduct a national study on parenting practices while at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also spent six years as a research assistant on the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, leading qualitative analysis and implementing evidence-based interventions.
At Epifluence, she supports several state perinatal quality collaboratives with their perinatal health initiatives, data analytics, and program evaluations.
Genie lives in Chicago with her husband and dog. She enjoys cooking new recipes, traveling the world whenever possible, and checking things off her bucket list (she’s been skydiving, once). A voracious reader and data nerd at heart, she’s built a personal library database “for fun” and now uses it to catalogue every book she owns, complete with color-coded genre tags and star ratings.

Director of Data Analytics
Wendy is a behavioral scientist and mixed-methods researcher with expertise in public health data analytics, evaluation, and applied research. Her work centers on building and applying data strategy, shaping how data are used to support program and project implementation, evaluation, and learning. She is driven by a commitment to empowering people and organizations to use data not just to report outcomes, but to question assumptions, challenge the status quo, and make better decisions.
Wendy earned her Master of Public Health in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from Emory University and is currently a doctoral candidate in Community Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.
Her primary area of expertise is the substance use continuum, with a particular focus on adolescent recovery, complemented by content knowledge in maternal and child health and international development. In her previous role as a Senior Research Associate, Wendy worked across Georgia-based substance use initiatives, supporting statewide prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. Her work included contributing to the development of the state’s substance use prevention strategic plan, evaluating recovery support clubhouses and prevention clubhouses for adolescents, and managing the evaluation of the state’s opioid prevention grant funding in close partnership with communities across the state.
At Epifluence, Wendy leads data and evaluation efforts across substance use initiatives, including ROOTS and The Naloxone Project.
Based in Chicago, she enjoys long walks along the lakefront and planning trips that conveniently double as language and culture immersion. This has resulted in working knowledge of Italian and Thai, and ongoing attempts at French, alongside her native Spanish.

Project Manager
Anne is a seasoned bi-lingual (English/Spanish) project and program manager, with a background in global maternal health program design, implementation, and evaluation. She leads project management for our MOMS+ and Opioid Stewardship programs and supports Epifluence program development and operations. She is passionate about meaningfully supporting underserved communities access and utilize the resources and services they need.
Anne earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia and her Masters in International Development Studies at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, D.C. Beyond her project management experience, Anne has led successful global gender-based violence prevention initiatives and national advocacy strategies to champion rights-based investments alongside coalitions of researchers, funders, and practitioners.
Anne lives in Colorado, so when she’s not helping people plan, communicate, or execute on their goals and dreams, she’s huffing and puffing her mountain bike up a hill, cuddling her kids, planning a delicious meal, or watching a movie with her husband.

Advance Practice Provider
Lindsay is a Physician Assistant with 16 years of clinical experience. Since 2017 her work has been dedicated specifically to addiction medicine and patient-centered recovery. Lindsay completed her undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University in Health and Exercise Science and then completed the Surgical PA program at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. She brings a compassionate, evidence-based approach to caring for individuals with substance use disorders, emphasizing dignity, collaboration, and long-term recovery. After her own recovery journey, Lindsay found her heart’s purpose was to then devote her career to holding space for each patient’s unique and sacred journey.
In her current role with Epifluence health, she serves as a key leader in the expansion and development of the Colorado TeleRoots program, where she focuses on increasing access to high-quality addiction treatment through innovative, community-centered telehealth services. Her work reflects a strong commitment to meeting patients where they are and reducing barriers to medical care, particularly in underserved and rural populations.
A native of the South, Lindsay ultimately found her heart and healing in the mountains of Colorado. Daily she embraces an active lifestyle outside of clinical practice. She enjoys hiking Colorado’s highest peaks, camping, skiing, and traveling around the globe. On quieter days, she spends time reading, practicing yoga, and spending time with her dog.

Project Coordinator
Olivia is a social worker, licensed in the state of NJ, with a background in psychotherapy, healthcare, and advocacy. She hopes to make a meaningful impact through both clinical and community-based work, and is passionate about expanding her knowledge of addiction medicine.
Olivia earned her BA in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Rochester, and her Master of Social Work (MSW) with a management and policy focus from Rutgers University.
Olivia began her clinical career as a psychotherapist in private practice, where she provided individualized therapy to a diverse caseload of clients. Additionally, Olivia worked as a social worker in an acute rehabilitation and long-term care facility, supporting patients and families through complex medical transitions and care planning.
Beyond her clinical experience, she has contributed to policy, advocacy, and program development at several nonprofit organizations.
Olivia recently relocated from New Jersey to Colorado, and hopes to one day visit all 63 US National Parks.