History & Foundation

Founded in Colorado in 2021, the Naloxone Project, a 501(c)(3), set out to ensure that naloxone is available wherever it is needed, across hospitals, communities, and first response systems nationwide. Since our founding, we have distributed more than XX doses of naloxone, including 59,000 in 2025 alone, reaching individuals, families, and communities at critical moments. In the past year, we expanded to XX state chapters, building a coordinated national network that moves naloxone quickly, equitably, and at scale.

The Naloxone Project continues to expand access across new states, new care settings, and new communities—ensuring that naloxone is not only available, but expected. We are building toward a future where overdose prevention is fully integrated into healthcare, where first responders are equipped to both save lives and connect people to care, and where communities have the tools and knowledge to act before tragedy occurs.

Because saving a life should never depend on where you are, who you are, or how you access care.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Dr. Don Stader

don@naloxoneproject.com

Founder & Executive Director

(he/him/his)

Nikki King, MSW

nikki@naloxoneproject.com

Associate Executive Director

(she/her/hers)

Chief Operations Officer

Joshua Jacoves

joshua@naloxoneproject.com

(he/him/his)

Director of Programs

Katelynn Petrasic, MPH, MPA

katelynn@naloxoneproject.com

(she/her/hers)

Meet the Board
Meet the Full Team 
Director of Initiatives (Eastern)

Ryan Tsipis, MPH

ryan@naloxoneproject.com

(she/her/hers)

State Chairs

  • Daniel E Brooks, MD

  • Rachael Duncan, PharmD

  • Steve Holtsford, MD

    Tran Tran, PharmD, BPCS

  • R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, FACEP

  • Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FAAEM, FACEP, FASAM

  • Shawn Billings VP of Substance Use Programming Missouri Hospital Association Quality, Safety, Research

  • Bobby Redwood, MD, MPH, FACEP

    Emily Martin, MD

  • James Neuenschwander, MD, FACEP, FASAM

    Jason Kolb, MD

  • Jeffrey Goodloe, MD, NRP, FACEP, FAEMS, LSSBB 

    Patrick Cody, DO, MPH, FACOEP

  • Dr. Jessica Young

    Derrick LaRue, Pharm D

  • Aldo Andino, MD, Jeffery VanDermark, MD

  • Caroline Vines, MD

  • Brandon Wills, DO, FACEP, FAACT, Mark Franke, MD

  • Dr. Chris Baresh, MD.

  • Narendra Kuber, RPh, MBA

  • Angela Vaughn, DHSc, MPH