Katie Bee, CPS has worked at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (previously known as the Iowa Department of Public Health) for 6 years and has over 14 years of experience in the field of behavioral health. She currently serves as the Project Manager for the Office of Problem Gambling. In this role she provides daily functional oversight of community-based prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery support services.
Her background in primary prevention includes department management, extensive community mobilization, knowledge of best practices in prevention, and campaign development. She is adept at implementing comprehensive substance abuse and problem gambling prevention programs and initiatives.
Mrs. Bee has spoken on the benefits of community-based prevention at the Iowa Governor’s Conference on Substance Abuse, the Midwest Conference Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse, the National Prevention Network Conference, and the National Cocaine, Meth, and Stimulant Summit.