Brayden Robinson transitioned from a successful career as a chef to peer support work in 2018, driven by his passion for recovery and service. Brayden has worked as a certified peer support specialist and supervisor, developing leadership skills and a passion for organizational culture and building communities of recovery. At the Utah Peer Network, he…
Tara Moreno-Wallen, M.A., ADS is a skilled communicator with a background in journalism and education. She holds a Master’s in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Michigan-Flint and a Bachelor’s in Telecommunications from Michigan State University. Driven by her own recovery journey, Tara founded Serenity House in 2015, a non-profit dedicated to supporting individuals…
Dr. Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School – the first endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard. He is also the Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine…
Angel Carroll is an advocate and data equity strategist working at the intersection of justice, mental health, and community-driven systems change. As the Director of Advocacy at Measure, she leads initiatives that challenge traditional data practices by centering the lived experiences of Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Through coalition-building, policy strategy, and public education, Angel…
Teresa joined LAC in 2024 as the National Director of Health Initiatives, bringing a passion for racial justice and health equity. She leads LAC’s work to defend Medicaid and other public benefits for people with substance use disorders and arrest and conviction records. Previously, she served as Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner, secretary for the Department of…
Shelly Weizman, JD is a human rights lawyer whose areas of interest include advancing public policy related to addiction, mental health, and disabilities. She is the associate director of the Center on Addiction and Public Policy at the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown Law, where she works on a project portfolio focused on the overdose epidemic…
Brian Peek, in recovery from alcohol use since 1990, is the Executive Director of RISE Peer Recovery. A Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach (CAPRC II) and Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), he has 18 years of experience in recovery work. Leaving a 26-year career at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, he built a peer recovery program in…
Dr. Andre L. Johnson, a native Detroiter, is currently the Founder/President/CEO of the Detroit Recovery Project Incorporated, a trailblazing multi-service non-profit agency that provides a wide spectrum of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services to the city’s recovery community. Dr. Johnson has consulted on behalf of the United States President’s Emergency Plan Against AIDS Abroad…
Vanessa Phillips, B.S., CADAC II, CSPR-CL, is the Director of Forensic Services at RISE Peer Recovery, where she leads efforts to expand peer-led re-entry services. Shaped by her own experiences growing up with addiction and domestic violence, she is passionate about building recovery-focused systems. After overcoming postpartum anxiety and psychosis, she now shares her story…
Andrew D. Kessler, JD, is founder and principal of Slingshot Solutions LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in behavioral health policy. With 20 years of policy experience- and over a decade in behavioral health- Kessler is a fixture in circles that advocate for substance abuse treatment, prevention, recovery, and research. He collaborates frequently with congressional…
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