Jude Leahy, Blue Valentine, Jennifer Summers, & Jessica Rienstra

Jude Leahy, MPH, is the SOR Harm Reduction and Public Health Strategist for the Viral Hepatitis Program at the Oregon Health Authority.

Blue Valentine, CHW, is a Harm Reduction Peer Specialist that currently works as part of a cross-program team of communicable disease, health navigation, and harm reduction staff at the Benton County Health Department, as part of the End HIV Oregon Project. Her work includes street and camp outreach, rapid testing, syringe services, client advocacy, naloxone distribution, and HIV and STI education. She coordinates a regional harm reduction group for the Linn, Benton, Lincoln, and Siletz region that has a focus on overdose prevention and naloxone access. Blue is also a member of the Measure 110 Accountability and Oversight Council. She started working in harm reduction in Los Angeles in 1992, and has extensive experience providing HIV/STI prevention and testing and syringe services to diverse communities, including people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, sex workers, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people living with HIV.

Jennifer Summers, MS, is the Substance Misuse Prevention Program Manager in the Wellness and Prevention Department with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Jessica Rienstra is a Registered Nurse at Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board working as an ECHO Case Manager. Prior to joining the ECHO team Jessica worked at a Tribal Health Center in Washington State where she helped develop and implement harm reduction, syringe service, and HCV elimination programs. She is also currently pursuing her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree at Gonzaga University. Jessica is passionate about ensuring accessible, destigmatized, and intentional health care for all.