Dr. Lyn Conlon moved to Traverse City in 1998 after living in Baltimore, MD, where she did her residency in psychiatry at Sheppard Enoch Pratt Hospital. Conlon also served as outpatient chief resident and a psychiatric consultant for Emergency Psychiatry Associates. After moving to Traverse City, she not only started her private practice, but also started working as a staff psychiatrist at Community Mental Health and Munson Medical Center, where she eventually became the medical director for the inpatient psychiatric unit. Conlon became the medical director at the Lighthouse Neurological Rehabilitation Center in 2009. She is an associate professor at Michigan State University, teaching both family practice and psychiatry. In 28 years as a psychiatrist, she has served in multiple capacities in professional associations and on multiple committees, most recently with Families Against Narcotics and the Grand Traverse County Drug Free Coalition. Conlon is proactive in her community, is passionate about her profession, and has received multiple honors and awards. She has had her work published and has given numerous educational and informational speeches to educate both professionals and the public about mental health and addiction. Conlon acknowledges the part the medical community has played in the current crisis and wants to be an advocate for change and education.

Ken Kaufman retired as senior vice president of manufacturing and engineering for Dow Corning Corporation in 2016 after a 35-year career. Originally from the Detroit area, Ken and his wife Ellen moved to Midland in 1981 and subsequently relocated to Traverse City upon retirement. In addition to being on the board of Families Against Narcotics, Ken’s community activities include serving as co-chair of the Five County Substance Free Coalition of Northwest Michigan (SFC), board member for the United Way of Northwest Michigan, and president of the Silver Lake Improvement Association. In 2019, with support from the SFC, Ken spearheaded the Prescription Opioid Prevention Initiative, a multimedia, multi-year campaign aimed at preventing addiction through education on the dangers of prescription opioids. Ken holds a BS in chemical engineering from Wayne State University and a MBA from Central Michigan University.

Suzanne is the coordinator and founder of the Kalkaska Coalition, now known as Live Well Kalkaska Substance Free Coalition. She voluntarily began coordinating the coalition in 2014. In 2020, she became a paid employee with Up North Prevention, an initiative of Catholic Human Services. Suzanne personally understands the struggles for families who have loved ones with substance use disorder (SUD). As a parent of a child with a co-occurring mental wellness condition, polysubstance use disorder, and early childhood trauma, she made it her mission and passion to help those with SUD and their families. She has also lost two close family members who struggled with SUD to suicide. Suzanne believes in compassion and empathy over "tough love" and meeting people where they are at in the moment. However, she does believe loved ones of those with SUD need to set healthy boundaries for their own well-being. Suzanne is a core member of the Substance Free Coalition of Northwest Michigan and a trained Hope Not Handcuffs Angel. She is on the fundraiser and outreach committees of the Grand Traverse chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN), and a co-facilitator for the Kalkaska Stronger Together family and friends support group. An active member of Living Hope Church in Traverse City, Suzanne finds support and encouragement there to continue her life’s purpose and mission of supporting families and individuals with SUD. Suzanne and her husband, Tim, dedicated 21+ years to their country; Suzanne as a military wife and Tim as an Aviation Electrician on the F-14 Tomcat and the F/A 18 Super Hornet. Tim was the flight deck coordinator for the Harry S. Truman when he retired from the Navy in 2009 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. Suzanne and Tim have two grown sons, four grandsons, and one granddaughter, who they adopted as an infant.

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