Fran Marcone

Fran Marcone is originally from Pittsburgh but has called West Palm Beach home for 20 years. She is currently the Regional Vice President of Professional Relations at Origins Behavioral HealthCare. Fran’s extensive experience includes working in substance use disorder treatment and the broadcasting, entertainment, and advertising industries. She is highly skilled at developing and leading successful marketing and event promotion and product and business branding teams.

Lissa Franklin

Executive Director

Lissa received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Health Sector Management and Policy, and graduated with university honors.

Lissa has worked in the Behavioral Healthcare field for over a decade. She has served in many roles, from Behavioral Health Technician to Executive Level Leadership.

Community development, focused on the improvement of human capital, has always been a passion for Lissa. During her time as a student at the University of Miami, she founded the Miami chapter and served as the Chapter Lead of “Young People in Recovery: Miami” and was Founder and President of the Collegiate Recovery Community at the University of Miami called “URecovery”. She has served on the Miami Dade Opioid Task Force, the Palm Beach County Sober Home Task Force, was a founding member of Southeast Florida Recovery Advocates, and is actively involved with the Palm Beach County Substance Awareness Coalition. Nationally, she was involved with the implementation of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 360 Strategy Initiative and has held advisory roles for the Substance Abuse Mental Health and Services Administration (SAMHSA), Federal Trade Commission ‘s Division of Consumer Protection, the National Council for Behavioral Health, the National Alliance of Model State Drug Law (NAMSDL), the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), and the National Association of Attorney Generals (NAAG). She is currently a board member of the Health Council of Southeast Florida, a member of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI), and actively involved with SafeCall Now. She has also been instrumental in the drafting and implementation of legislation focused on quality of care and patient protection at the local, state, and federal levels.

Mort Simpson

Assistant to the Executive Director

Mort is a former New York City based portfolio manager and securities analyst with broad experience successfully investing in long and short positions during both constructive and difficult market environments. He has served several non-profit community based organizations prior to moving to Florida and is honored to be involved in the Delray Beach Drug Task Force. Mort has a BS in Accounting from the University of Florida and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Terrill C. Pyburn

Esquire

Terrill C. Pyburn is board certified in City, County, and Local Government Law and is currently employed as the City Attorney for the City of Coconut Creek.

Ms. Pyburn is a recipient of the Florida League of Cities Hometown Home Rule Hero Award for 2013 and the Delray Beach Drug Task Force Advocacy Award for 2019 for her assistance with drafting state legislation regarding recovery residences. She has presented to various local, state and national groups; testified in grand jury proceedings and at state legislative hearings; and has also presented to Congressional staff on Capitol Hill regarding the topic of recovery residences.

Ms. Pyburn is currently serving as: Special Counsel to the City of Delray Beach regarding the issue of recovery residences, the Secretary of the Delray Beach Drug Task Force Executive Board, a member of the C.R.C. Foundation Board, and a member of the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office Sober House Task Force Board.