Session 1 Thursday August 6th
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Summit 2020
State of the State
As a nation, in a matter of months, we have faced two major and preventable public health crises one of which is 400 years in the making: COVID-19 and the impact of racism on this virus. It has been a perfect storm in many ways bringing to light our vulnerability as a country to infectious diseases and the health disparities borne of racism that have plagued men, women, and transgender individuals of color for centuries. Those with substance addiction have not remained unscathed. Federal and state agency leaders in addiction recovery have been under enormous pressure to radically shift their focus, adapting protocols and regulations, and redirecting resources to provide protection from COVID-19. During this same time, there has been a reawakening to the critical importance of investing resources in unpacking systemic institutional racism to achieve better health outcomes for people of color. The presenters will share what they know about the impact of COVID-19 and the impact of racism on health outcomes for people of color, lessons learned, and what they see implementing in the near and long-term future including policy.
Director of Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Deirdre Calvert has been the Director of the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services since April 2019.
Previous to that, Director Calvert worked for more than 20 years as a clinical director and social worker in the Massachusetts substance use disorder system. Director Calvert holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston University, and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).
Regional Administrator, SAMHSA
Tom Coderre is a Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), where he serves as part of SAMHSA’s leadership team, working to advance SAMHSA’s mission in the six New England states. In this role, Tom develops, supports and leads collaborative initiatives across Heath and Human Services and other federal agencies, in order to assure behavioral health is a priority throughout the nation. He also engages stakeholders through technical assistance, promoting program development, policy innovation, and system transformation.
Recovery Support Services Statewide Coordinator, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)
Julia is an experienced manager, facilitator, trainer, coach, and change agent. In her current role, she oversees Recovery Support Services which includes 26 Peer Recovery Support Centers, contracts for statewide education and advocacy organization MOAR. She helped launch recovery coaching for the deaf and hard of hearing impacted by the disease of addiction. Julia also oversees all recovery coach related trainings, trainers and curriculum for BSAS. She is a racial equity champion and was awarded the Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award from Governor Charlie Baker. Since 2008, Julia has been adjunct faculty at Boston University, Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership in the Questrom School of Business. She recently celebrated 36 yrs in active recovery from substance addiction.
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Executive Director, Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
A person in long term recovery, Maryanne Frangules cofounded MOAR, Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery in 1991 with Leroy Kelly. It began as a grassroots movement to highlight the addiction clinician profession, and then moved into building awareness for addiction recovery. Maryanne has been Executive Director of Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery since 1999, when it first received grant funding from MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and SAMHSA, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration via The New England School for Addiction Studies to form NEAAR, New England Alliance for Addiction Recovery, a 6 state consortium of recovery community support programs. On the national level, she serves on the board of Faces and Voices of Recovery. Maryanne has received recognition on the state and national level. She was very proud to have MOAR be a SAMHSA National Recovery Month Planning Partner for many years. That being said – MOAR has spearheaded a statewide Recovery Month event for 29 years. She has mentored many recovery community members to use their voice to know their rights. Maryanne strongly believes that faces- who are visible; voices – who are vocal; will only prove that recovery is valuable to our communities.