The Community-Based Health Experts represent populations at risk, rather than a location, per se. Some of these experts are scientists who study drug use, and others are people with experiences other than academia and represent populations we are interested in reaching for targeted messages.

NDEWS Community-Based Health Experts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Levi Bolin, PhD | Nationwide | Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Millennium Health |
| Kaitlyn Brown, PharmD, DABAT | Nationwide | Clinical Managing Director, America’s Poison Centers |
| Robert Crecelius, PhD | Las Cruces, NM | Board Member, El Caldito Soup Kitchen, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Alyssa Falise, PhD, MSPH | Nationwide | Research Associate with Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC), part of the American College of Medical Toxicology |
| Ryan Jacobs | Kentucky | Survivors Union of the Bluegrass |
| Lisa McElhaney | Nationwide | Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) |
| Abeed Sarker, PhD | Atlanta, GA | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University |
| Caty Simon | Nationwide | Director of Narrative Development, National Survivors Union, Co-founder and Development Director, Whose Corner Is It Anyway |
| Susan Thau | Nationwide | Public Policy Consultant, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) |