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October 23, 2026

Crossville, Tennessee

This powerful half-day summit will bring together leaders from across Tennessee’s treatment and recovery community to discuss how stronger partnerships, long-term recovery management, and an integrated continuum of care can improve outcomes for individuals and families.

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Building Stronger Pathways to Recovery

Continuum Summit will bring together national, state, and community leaders to build a practical, coordinated response to addiction—one that carries people from life-saving intervention through treatment, stability, purpose, and long-term recovery.

Together, we will connect policy with local implementation, identify gaps in the recovery continuum, and establish concrete next steps for strengthening recovery throughout the Upper Cumberland. Join the people shaping what comes next for our region—and beyond.

Every Life Matters

9:30am - 12:30pm | Free to Attend

The Way, 53 Woodmere Mall, Crossville, TN 38555

Webster Bailey, LADAC II, NCAC II, CPRS, RC

Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition Knoxville

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Tricia Christensen, MPP

Founder and Principal of T3A Consulting, LLC

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Webster Bailey, LADAC II, NCAC II, CPRS, RC

Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition

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Webster Bailey serves as the Executive Director for Metro Drug Coalition. After a 15-year career working in a residential addiction treatment center setting, Webster joined MDC full-time in April 2023. Webster’s career in the treatment field was primarily focused on business development, marketing, and admissions. As a person in long-term recovery, he has dedicated his career to helping others recover from the disease of addiction.

Webster has had a long-standing involvement with MDC, dating back to 2006. He was a member of MDC’s Community Coalition from 2006 -2012. Then, he served as a board member for 8 years, from 2012-2020, and during that time, from 2015-2017, he served as Board President.

Webster’s work and volunteerism across the recovery and addiction treatment communities have resulted in several awards over the years:

In 2023, Webster received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the East Tennessee Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (ETAADAC). In 2016, he was named Professional of the Year by ETAADAC. In 2015, Webster received the Prevention Champion Award from the Blount County Community Health Initiative. In 2014, he received the Recovery Services Award from the Metropolitan Drug Commission. And, in 2013, Webster received the Community Service Award from the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association.

Webster also helps his wife, Robinella, by managing and promoting her music and art career. He also serves on the boards of directors for Clover Fork Coal Company and Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

In 2017, Webster launched a new clothing and apparel line for recovering people called Higher Powered Lifestyle Apparel Co.

Tricia Christensen, MPP

Founder and Principal of T3A Consulting, LLC

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Tricia Christensen, MPP is an independent consultant specializing in harm reduction and drug policy. Her work bridges the gap between policy and practice, and she has over a decade of experience facilitating collaboration among government and community partners and standing up programs for low-barrier access to life-saving supplies and broader support systems. As a national opioid settlement expert, she advocates directing funds toward evidence-based, locally led interventions to save lives and heal communities from decades of regressive policies. Tricia is an alumna of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, earning her MPP in 2017.