Staff
ECoP
Dr. Dr. Rebecca Sutter
As a doctorally trained and credentialed Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Sutter serves as the Director of a network of eight Academic Nurse-managed community clinics. She has developed, implemented, and evaluated a unique model of community healthcare access and navigation called The Bridge Care Model. This model of care uses a systems approach to improve care and promote collaboration between public health, public safety, and health to ensure that evidence-based treatment is available for at risk and marginalized individuals, families, communities, and populations. She uses the academic nurse managed clinics, which are strategically located in medically underserved areas (MUA) across the Northern Virginia region, to provide services to underserved and vulnerable populations and conducts translational research on evidence-based care for patients with limited resources. She has expanded this model of care to include criminally involved at risk individuals being released into the community using a comprehensive and coordinated approach to connect them to needed health and social services using care navigation and peer recovery support programs. Dr. Sutter has a history of extensive successful community collaborations on a variety of multidisciplinary implementation programs and research studies.
Dr. Megan Harvey
As a doctorly trained and board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Megan Harvey works as lead nurse practitioner for the George Mason University, Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinics. Over the course of her 2 years at the MAP clinics, she has successfully built partnerships with the University of Virginia to diagnose and treat Hepatitis C patients, run a successful student run Nurse Panel for coordination of care and patient education, organized and maintained a stipend program with traditional and accelerated undergraduate nursing students with an emphasis in community and population health in vulnerable communities and has acted as a provider in the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic through the MAP clinics. She acts as the telehealth lead liaison in conjunction with the USDA Grant award to promote partnerships with rurally based health care providers in rural Virginia. For this project she will be responsible for leading the ECOP HUB clinical team and have responsibility for oversight of clinical policies and procedures.
Katrina King
Katrina King is a recognized leader in the field of peer recovery support services. She is certified as a peer recovery specialist and REVIVE! trainer. Her twenty years of combined work experience and training are key components, which qualify her in her role as the senior community coordinator for the Empowered Communities Opioid Project (ECOP). As a member of George Mason University, Katrina has been essential to the planning, implementation, and expansion of the ECOP model. She also serves as a national representative for both the Survivor’s Council and Advocates for Opioid Recovery. Katrina participated in the DEA’s documentary film, “Chasing the Dragon,” which educates students and young adults about the dangers of addiction. She continues to be a sought-after speaker for the voice of individuals affected by Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Katrina’s skills and knowledge of ECOP and the communities we serve make her uniquely skilled in engaging and serving individuals in early recovery from opioid dependence.
Nancy Spencer
As a project manager at George Mason University, I lead the implementation and delivery of community based participatory research involving cross-sector health equity initiatives. Innovative and collaborative projects that wrap around and assist vulnerable populations are my passion. In my role, I select the methodology and techniques for conducting research, lead the development of research instruments, validate collected data, and communicate with diverse stakeholders. I am driven to make projects successful through thoughtful leadership, program evaluation, collection and dissemination of program information, technical assistance, participant engagement, and community partnership building.