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Speaker: Karen PierceKaren Pierce, Managing Director, Working Partners
Karen is the Managing Director of Policy Development & Training for Working Partners®, a training and consulting firm specializing in helping workplaces minimize the risks associated with substance abuse. She is also currently serving as Director of the Drug-Free Workforce Community Initiative, a public-private partnership with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to address the economic threat of substance abuse by employees and job seekers in our state. Karen has worked in the alcohol/drug profession since 1982, and has devoted the past 25 years of her career to drug-free workplace issues. She received an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University in Child and Family Development and Masters’ degrees in Social Work & Public Policy & Management from The Ohio State University. She began her career as a chemical dependency counselor in an outpatient clinic in Coshocton, Ohio. Upon moving to Columbus, Karen served as the Director of Adult Services at CompDrug and administered the award-winning HOPE Hotline. She also served as a consultant to the Ohio Credentialing Board for Chemical Dependency Professionals, where she facilitated the development and marketing of alcohol/drug prevention credentials for the State of Ohio. Karen currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Prevention Action Alliance and the Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio’s (ADAPAO) Prevention Think Tank. She has received several distinctions for her work in the prevention field including the Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio’s “Excellence in Prevention” and “Prevention Advocate” awards.
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5325 Marijuana and Other Drug Trends: Operation and Readiness Impacts Lecture Thu., Mar. 8 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
5326 Positive Tests in Turbulent Times: How to Respond Lecture Thu., Mar. 8 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM


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