Integrated SUD and MH Recovery in the African American Community: Boots On
Jonathan Lofgren is a native Minnesotan, lives a life of long-term recovery (est. Labor Day, 1987). Jonathan holds a Ph.D. in Education, specializing in Training & Performance Improvement from Capella University and a Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling Psychology from Springfield College. Jonathan is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Co-occurring…
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LaTricia Tate received her A.S. Degree in Human Services at MCTC in 2022 and is currently working on her B.S. degree. She has worked in the Human Services field for over 20 years. She helped co-found the Twin Cities Recovery Project, Inc. (TCRP) alongside the late Marc L. Johnigan. She was employed with Project for…
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Leroy Brown was born in Hamilton at Fort Hamilton Hospital May 16, 1978 to Leroy Henderson and Tommie Ann Brown. Mr. Brown went to Harrison Elementary School and graduated from Hamilton High School. In 2004 Leroy gave his life to Christ and recorded his first Gospel rap album title “Living Water.” He joined Community Friendship…
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Liz Folie has a B.A. in International Relations from The University of Southern California and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from USC’s Rossier School of Education. She did her post-graduate study at the renowned Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, working in both the adolescent and adult tracks. Liz has since worked in…
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Dynamic Prevention in the Age of Generation Z and Alpha
Macy Hyland, BA CPRS, is currently overseeing statewide community peer recovery support services (PRSS) as the Recovery Advocate Manager at Mn Prevention & Recovery Alliance (MnPRA). Throughout her work, travel and volunteer experiences, the theme of engaging individuals from difficult backgrounds using hope-focused interventions has been present. Macy is honored to celebrate and serve the…
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Executive Director of Twin Cities Recovery Project (TCRP), Founder and Chief Officer
MARC L. JOHNIGAN established the Twin Cities Recovery Project, Inc. (TCRP) in 2016, and is the organization’s executive director. Currently in recovery from substance use and mental illness, Mr. Johnigan knows all too well the challenges and barriers of achieving and sustaining recovery and sobriety. The vision and inevitable creation of TCRP emanated from his…
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Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School; Director, University of Minnesota’s Medical Discovery Team on Addiction
Dr. Mark Thomas, Ph.D. is a professor of neuroscience and Director of the University of Minnesota’s Medical Discovery Team on Addiction, a research team of 60 faculty funded by the state legislature to fuel cross-disciplinary collaborative research to discover new effective biology-based treatments for Substance Use Disorders. Dr. Thomas received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from…
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Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is CEO of On The Mark Consulting and Founder of the Museum of African American Addictions Treatment and Recovery.
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Michael Askew is the Deputy Director of The Office of Recovery. In his role at Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse to manage, provide leadership, and ensure SAMHSA’s needs are met. established to evaluate and initiate policy, programs and services with a recovery focus…
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Detroit Recovery Project, Inc
Michael E. Johnson is a nationally recognized trainer and lecturer in the field of addictions. Over the years he has served the addictions field in many capacities; as a counselor, program director, consultant and trainer. He has developed a series of educational DVD’s that are shown throughout the United States within residential AOD treatment settings,…
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