NJPN Annual Addiction Conference 2022

Susan Gibson Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Brittney Hultgren, Ph.D. University of Washington School of Medicine

Ms. Susan A. Gibson is the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division. Ms. Gibson’s strong and diverse law enforcement background has afforded her successful working relationships with her state and local counterparts, extensive experience in international drug trafficking organizations and the illicit sale of pharmaceuticals. Ms. Gibson began her law enforcement career as a Police Officer and Narcotics Detective with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, South Carolina. In 1997, Ms. Gibson was hired as a DEA Special Agent and was assigned to the New York City Division’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Unit where she gained invaluable experience conducting both domestic and international narcotics investigations. Early in her career, Ms. Gibson was trained as a Trauma TeamMember and promoted to a Group Supervisor in the New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force, In June 2014, Ms. Gibson was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force overseeing six active enforcement groups. In addition to her duties as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge and then selected for promotion into the Senior Executive Service as the Deputy Assistant Administrator in DEA’s Diversion Control Division’s Regulatory Program, with the responsibility over 1.8 million DEA registrants. In this capacity, she led the programs responsible for the regulation of all controlled substances within the United States and to ensure the proper registration for those who could access them. In March 2019, Ms. Gibson became the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, overseeing all of DEA’s operations in New Jersey. Ms. Gibson graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Criminal Justice.

Dr. Brittney Hultgren is an Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington. Dr. Hultgren’s is interested in assessing risky alcohol and substance use and related consequences in young adults, with a specific focus on impaired driving related behaviors. Her work has mostly utilized a behavioral decision-making approach to understand factors that influence young adults’ decisions to engage in risky behaviors. Dr. Hultgren work involves developing and adapting prevention and intervention programs to reduce alcohol and substance use and consequences.

Leanne Jamison, LPC Women’s Empowerment Coach, Founder | Essentially Zenful LLC

Leanne Jamison is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Holistic Life Coach, andWomen’s Empowerment Coach. She has spoken at local, national, and global conferences on topics that include Women in Leadership, Business Breakthrough for Female Entrepreneurs, Mindfulness: The Power of Presence, Wealth Consciousness, Manifestation, Authentic Living, and Mindfulness in Recovery. She has presented at the World Congress on Ultimate Women’s Expo, NAADAC, NBCC, and NASW. Leanne launched her business Essentially Zenful, LLC, in 2020, which focuses on Empowerment Coaching for Trailblazing Women. Through her Next Level Life Coaching Programs, women are empowered to release long standing self-limiting beliefs that have held them back in life, so they are able to embrace their Authentic Self and align with their Highest Vision and Life Purpose. In short, she helps amazing, world changing, trailblazing women who are feeling stuck, stagnant, burned out and lost, gain clarity and inspiration of their next steps to their most Expansive Life and empowers them to live their life out loud! You can learn more about Leanne Jamison and her programs at https://www. ezliving.space/

Chase Holleman, LCSW, LCAS Public Health Advisor (Harm Reduction Lead), SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Joy Johnson, LCSW Licensed Psychotherapist, Clinical Director, & Author, Therapy with Joy, LLC

Chase Holleman, LCSW, LCAS serves as a Public Health Advisor (Harm Reduction Lead) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). As part of the Office of Prevention Innovation (OPI), Chase serves in a lead role supporting harm reduction efforts within the Center and across the Agency as a subject matter expert. In his previous role as Assistant Professor at UNC-Greensboro, he co-founded and directed GCSTOP - a novel harm reduction services program that doubles as a clinical training site for undergraduate and graduate social work students. Chase does this work because he is tired of burying people he loves while knowing there is a better way. When not working to support harm reduction efforts, Chase enjoys spending time with his dog, Rio, and training for long-distance triathlons.

Joy Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and psychotherapist in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work as a psychotherapist and writer is aimed at helping hardworking people who take care of everything and everyone else learn to take care of themselves and avoid burnout. Joy identifies as one of those people, and she first discovered self-compassion as a powerful personal practice to navigate her own struggles. Her passion for this work is rooted in the powerful healing it has brought to her life and the lives of her clients. Joy received her master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has extensive experience in the field of mental health.

Learn more about her work at www.Joy-Johnson.com and www.TherapyWithJoy.com

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