Delton Russell is the Region 4 Tobacco Control Manager covering 11 counties across the Piedmont of NC. prior to his work in tobacco prevention and cessation he has had 15 years of experience working to find solutions to address behavioral health, substance use and recovery needs in communities across North Carolina.

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Delton is deeply committed to serving those living with substance use disorders and their families and is passionate about educating those that interface with people living with a substance use disorder, delivering dozens of trainings on trauma-informed care and person-first language to first responders, school systems, and clinicians each year. He has been a speaker at various industry conferences, increasing awareness of barriers to recovery and highlighting how communities can address them to create opportunities for sustainable recovery—most notably the 2023 One Community in Recovery Conference keynote.

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Delton became a Certified Peer Support Specialist in 2010 and a North Carolina Peer Support Specialist trainer in 2012. He began his tenure in the Managed Care structure in 2011, assisting individuals and their families with systems level advocacy and navigation as a Member Engagement Specialist, later managing State Opioid Response funds across 14 North Carolina counties in his capacity as a Recovery Specialist in Population Health. He has also served in several leadership roles on recovery focused non-profit boards and community-based coalitions, including the Cabarrus Recovery Alliance, Recovery Communities of North Carolina and the NC State Health Improvement Plan Tobacco Work Group.

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Outside of work, Delton spends a great deal of time traveling with his wife in old cars to hole-in-the-wall restaurants across the North Carolina countryside. He is also passionate about volunteering and being of service to the community.