Lindsey Simbeye is an External Relations Strategist for the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, the body that coordinates Colorado’s response to the misuse of medications such as opioids, stimulants, and sedatives. As part of the External Relations team, Lindsey’s role is to support community members and organizations throughout Colorado to coordinate community-level responses addressing the misuse of medications and align these efforts with statewide initiatives and resources. Lindsey serves 11 counties in the northwest corner of the state. She has a background in youth substance abuse prevention, as the previous Executive Director for Grand Futures Prevention Coalition, and has more than 20 years’ experience in marketing, public awareness and community engagement.