Natalie Thompson is the Region 5 Tobacco Prevention Manager, providing tobacco prevention, treatment, and policy support to eight counties in North Carolina: Durham, Orange, Chatham, Alamance, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, and Person. Prior to working in tobacco prevention, she has worked in substance use disorder treatment, intervention, and harm reduction. Natalie received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Health from UNC-Chapel Hill.