Meet The Board

  • Vice Chair

    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!

  • Chair

    Matthew Grossman M.D. graduated from SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine in 2003 and completed his pediatric residency at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) in 2006. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine and a pediatric hospitalist.

    Matt has been the quality and safety officer for YNHCH since 2013 and his team was awarded both the 2015 and 2017 National Pediatric Quality Award from the Children’s Hospital Association. In 2017, he received Yale Medicine’s Excellence in Quality and Safety Award for his approach to caring for infants going through withdrawal after being born to opioid-addicted mothers.

    Dr. Grossman’s technique, which is being replicated around the country, recognized that the traditional approach of separating babies from mothers and placing them in the high-stimulation neonatal intensive care unit (and treating them with morphine), was not in the best interest of the baby—or mother. He paired mother and child together in calm settings and urged frequent feedings, comforting, and swaddling.

  • Treasurer

    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.

  • Board Member

    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.

    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.

  • Board Member

    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.

  • Board Member

    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.