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I first joined the bus on the steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento on September 7.
You can see my speech here.
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Our D.C.-based team joined the bus in Washington, D.C., at Twitter’s D.C. headquarters on September 15 and outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 16. | |
Jordan Davidson, FDPS' Communications and Legislative Affairs Officer, sharing his recovery journey with the Secretary of HHS, Xavier Becerra | |
Jaime Zerbe, FDPS' Chief of Staff, signs the Mobilize Recovery bus | |
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy receives a CGI Commitment to Action from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary at SAMHSA, Tom Coderre. This will allow us to work closely with CGI to monitor our progress and goals. | |
Mark Bern, principal opioid litigation attorney; Teresa Haley, President of NAACP-IL; Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy; Kevin Sabet; and Steven Millette, Board Member, at CGI | |
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After the announcement at CGI, members of the FDPS’ Leadership Council joined policy leaders and experts in the drug policy sphere, including Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; Brian Morales, Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement, U.S. State Department; Tom Coderre, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Lauren Davis, Washington State Representative; and Teresa Haley, President of NAACP IL, for a roundtable discussion focused on the current drug policy landscape and where we need to go moving forward.
You can watch this exciting, dynamic discussion here.
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The first FDPS roundtable discussion held at the University Club in
New York, NY
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Jordan Davidson, Luke Niforatos, ONDCP Drug Czar Dr. Rahul Gupta, Kevin Sabet, and Jaime Zerbe at the FDPS launch dinner | |
Former Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) speaks at the launch alongside FDPS' newest division head, Michele Worobeic of the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. Also pictured are representatives of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals, a U.S. Dept. of State representative, and a researcher from Columbia University. | |
We are grateful to all of our staff, partners, and special guests who joined us and helped make the launch of the Foundation such a success. We are especially grateful to the Mobilize Recovery team for the opportunity to partner with them on their incredible outreach.
Of course, we couldn’t have done any of this without your support and partnership either. For that, I am eternally grateful.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter @gooddrugpolicy!
Thank you for all that you do,
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