Board of Directors

Jennifer is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside, who has conducted research on drug use and related health and social issues in Mexico, Kenya, and the United States. She is affiliated with the Center for Health Disparities Research at UCR, which is dedicated to fostering academic and community partnerships in support of community-engaged research to address health inequities in the Inland Empire.

Ale is a PhD student in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA.

Erin is a resident in medicine at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

Micah is an Associate level Clinical Social Worker, who currently works with the California Department of State Hospitals’ statewide system of community-based treatment, evaluation, and supervisory services for judicially committed individuals. He received his Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside, and his Master’s in Social Work from California State University, San Bernardino.

Stan is a retired physician born and bred in Philadelphia. He practiced Critical Care and Addiction Medicine in the past and was former CMO and ICU director of a health system in Philadelphia. He was also a former Medical Director of Hazelden Betty Ford in Rancho Mirage, California. He has been married 38 years with two sons, and enjoys hiking and ballroom dancing. He is passionate about helping people with substance use disorders to live better lives.

Jorge is Director of Programs at TruEvolution, a community-based organization whose mission centers health equity and racial justice for LGBTQ+ people and whose leadership and staff are primarily LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx people.

Juan Landeros-Tavera, MPH is a Program Coordinator with the County of Riverside Department of Public Health; Epidemiology and Program Evaluation branch. He received his bachelor’s degree in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from the University of California San Diego, and his Masters of Public Health from California State University San Bernardino. He has worked professionally with the LGBTQ community, active drug users, and the homeless population providing a variety of services and resources. Currently he is a part of Riverside County’s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic coordinating their contact tracing activities, as well as their Overdose Data to Action program. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his wife and puppy, going to concerts, and playing music.

Desmond is Director of Riverside Recovery Resources, a non-profit dedicated to building stronger families and communities by providing alcohol and drug prevention programs, intervention, education, and rehabilitation services.