Tony is the Executive Director of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, a statewide non-profit focused on the prevention of suicide across the lifespan. OSPF is a catalyst and steward of statewide suicide prevention efforts by supporting community-based efforts to reduce stigma, promote education and awareness about suicide prevention, and increase resources and programs to reduce the risk of lives lost to suicide through training and resource development. Prior to joining this organization, Tony served as the Director of Programs and Services for the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities where he managed Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, the Statewide Advocacy Network and the Committee to Address Suicide for the organization.

Tony has also served on the national front as the Director of State and Local Affairs for Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an organization founded by former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Kevin Sabet, where he helped state legislators and leaders develop policies to protect public health around marijuana. Tony was appointed to the Ohio Medical Marijuana Committee in 2016 by former Governor John R. Kasich, a 14-member group providing insight and expertise to the rule-making process for medical marijuana in the State of Ohio

Tony has also worked with Ohio’s First Lady Hope Taft on drug prevention issues and served as the Legislative Director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services under Governor Ted Strickland, where he was the chief lobbyist for the $20 billion agency. Tony graduated with his BA in Communications from the University of Toledo.