H. Westley Clark retired in August 2022 as the dean’s executive professor in the Department of Public Health at Santa Clara University in California. He is the former director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, where he led the agency’s…

Clean Cause Foundation FOUNDING PURPOSE: CLEAN Cause Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization formed with the founding purpose to act as a trustee for giveback funds generated by CLEAN Cause, Inc. VISION: A world where everyone with a substance use disorder has what they need to support their recovery journey. MISSION: To bridge the critical gap…

Peter Hayden is the principal and president of Turning Point, Inc., a Minneapolis-based nonprofit agency devoted to integrated holistic health services programs. Under his leadership, Turning Point has become known for not only culturally specific chemical dependency treatment services, but also housing and a spectrum of supportive services. The organization is also making a name…

Gretchen Burns Bergman is Executive Director and Co-Founder of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to reduce the stigma associated with addictive illness through education and compassionate support and to advocate for therapeutic rather than punitive drug policies.  She served as State Chairperson for Proposition 36 in…

Ashley Gardner has been in the field of recovery services since 2021. Ashley is a woman in long-term recovery. Thanks to her lived experience, Ashley now works as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist which allows her to work alongside people who struggle with substance use. In her active use, Ashley worked with a Recovery Navigator…

Tom Hedrick, 2016 recipient of the White House Champions of Change for Advancing Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Award, was a founder of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids in 1986, the national nonprofit now known as the Partnership to End Addiction. Over the course the Partnership’s 34-year history, Tom helped build resources and support for parents…

Description of Organization: Through the wisdom of lived experiences Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. has created a recovery eco-system that meets individuals where they are through ten unique programs across the continuum of care which include;…

Jessica currently leads various projects that aim to bring awareness to substance use disorder and end the stigma surrounding it within her employment at Serve You Rx. She is the creator and founder of the Overdose Aid Kits, an Employer and Community-Placed Opioid Overdose Prevention Project, providing life saving medication to those who are at…

As Legal Action Center Senior Vice President of Policy Advocacy, Tracie spearheads major initiatives and fosters strategic partnerships that support LAC’s mission. Tracie has worked for over 30 years in the health and social services policy arena as a policy advocate, trainer and lobbyist From 2015-2017, Tracie served as the Assistant Secretary of Health for…