Meet NYAPRS Conference Keynoter Andre Johnson!

Meet one of our Featured Presenters

at NYAPRS’ 34th Annual Conference

Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:

The Pathway to Population Health

September 14-16, 2016

Hudson Valley Resort & Conference Center

Kerhonkson, NY

Andre Johnson

Andre Johnson is the founder, President and CEO of the Detroit Recovery Project (DRP), a recovery community organization, providing peer-led, peer-run, and peer-driven

services that has helped thousands of Detroiters who were once on the streets to become drug-free and productive citizens.

He has over 23 years of professional work experience, exemplifying a long-standing commitment and dedication to the field of substance abuse recovery.

Andre serves on the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s National Advisory Council and is a national trainer for Great Lakes Addiction Transfer Technology Center.

He has also served as a faculty member for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals/Drug Court Planning Initiative

In 2013, Andre was the recipient of the prestigious Vernon Johnson award from Faces and Voices of Recovery and was recently honored by President Obama at White House

this year as a Champion of Change. Andre has been in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder for nearly 28 years.