Kaysi Paul has worked in substance abuse prevention for over 8 years with the Prevention Coalition for Success (PC4S) in Rutherford County, TN. Her current role with PC4S is Director of Primary Prevention Initiatives. She leads the assessing, planning, implementation, evaluation, advocacy, and communication for PC4S’s primary prevention initiatives. These primary prevention initiatives focus on binge drinking, underage drinking, marijuana, opioids, stimulants, tobacco, and distracted driving among youth and young adults. She is a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) II, and she is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Community and Public Health from Middle Tennessee State University. She is currently finishing her Master of Public Health at East Tennessee State University, and she will graduate in December! She graduated from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen Academy in September 2021.