About me
Kirk Lane serves as the Director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership, an organization formed by the Arkansas Association of Counties and the Arkansas Municipal League to administer opioid abatement funds derived from opioid settlement funding awarded to the cities and counties of Arkansas. Before this, he served as the Arkansas State Drug Director from 2017 to 2022. Director Lane also has 33 years of experience in law enforcement, serving with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and as the Chief of Police for the City of Benton, Arkansas. He attended the University of Virginia and UA Little Rock, graduating from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy, DEA Drug Commander’s Academy, FBI LEEDA, and FBI National Academy (197th session). Director Lane serves on the National Board for CADCA and the Gulf States HIDTA Executive Board. He received numerous awards, including the 2021 Ramstead/Kennedy Award for Recovery leadership.
