About Us

Be Well Texas Leadership

Our leaders are trailblazing new ways to build upon evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, research and care.
Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter the Executive Director of Be Well Texas

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH

Executive Director, Be Well Texas
Senior Vice President of Research 
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 
UT Health San Antonio 

Briseida Courtois Director of Substance Use Services at Be Well Texas

Briseida ("Bee") Courtois, MSSW, LCDC, CMA

Director, Substance Use Services

Dr. Tara Kans-Wright Senior Director of Be Well Texas

Tara E. Karns-Wright, PhD, MS

Director, Naloxone Texas 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 
UT Health San Antonio 

Dr. Van King Medical Director of Be Well Texas

Van King, MD, DFAPA, FASAM

Medical Director, Be Well Texas Clinic
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
UT Health San Antonio

Dr. Adrienne Lindsey Director of the Center for Substance Use Training and Telementoring

Adrienne Lindsey, MA, DBH

Director, Center for Substance Use Training and Telementoring
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
UT Health San Antonio

Elise Marino, PhD 

Director of Research Operations 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 
UT Health San Antonio 

Andrea Rochat, MFA

Director, Healthcare Communications and Outreach

Jimmy Wise

Director, Operations