Venuri Siriwardane is the health reporter for PublicSource in Pittsburgh. Her reporting focuses on the health and wellbeing of the region’s most vulnerable populations, and how local government and the region’s health systems impact their lives. Venuri started her career as a business journalist in the New York City area, but also held roles in…
Ted Perkins is an addiction recovery advocate and entrepreneur who has devoted his life to helping people recover from alcohol/drug addiction and other maladaptive behaviors. In successful long-term recovery from alcohol himself, Perkins has facilitated a SMART Recovery meeting in Los Angeles for the last 6 years, and hosted a popular YouTube recovery series seen…
Brent served as the Executive Director of the Alano Club of Portland for over a decade, where he transformed the organization into the largest non-clinical recovery support center in the United States. Under his leadership, the Club became a national model for recovery community organizations, offering a wide range of services, including recovery support groups,…
Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker was a distinguished professor and researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, where she contributed significantly to the field of addiction, recovery, and substance abuse services. She served as the Steve Hicks Professor of Addiction, Recovery and Substance Abuse Services, and as Associate Director of Education and Training at the…
Maryanne Frangules began her career as a clinician but quickly realized the great value of lived experience and the need for education and advocacy to address the stigma that many people and families faced who were experiencing addiction. She has spent her entire career ensuring that the recovery community is “Visible, Vocal, and Valuable.” This…
Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., a person in long-term recovery from mental health and addictions, has been a leader in the peer recovery movement for 40 years. He recently completed a 30-year career at the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), where he served in multiple roles, including…
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