Tim Rudder, MSW, received his Bachelor of Social Work from Saint Louis University and Master of Social Work from the University of MO-Columbia. Mr. Rudder holds a CADC and MARS credential from the Missouri Credentialing Board. Mr. Rudder began work with the DMH in 2008 as the Treatment Specialist for Missouri’s Access to Recovery (ATR) federal SAMHSA grant, prior to that working as a CADC at a treatment facility for adolescents with substance use disorders. Mr. Rudder has served seven years as a treatment specialist on the federal Access to Recovery SAMHSA grant and three years as the MAT-PDOA SAMHSA grant project director. Mr. Rudder is currently the State Opioid Coordinator, coordinating over $56 million in funding for Missouri to combat the overdose crisis in Missouri at the prevention, treatment, and recovery services level.