NJPN Annual Addiction Conference 2022

Daniel Sansfaçon, Ph.D Public Safety Canada

Dr. Dan Siegel Executive Director, Mindsight Institute

Daniel Sansfaçon PhD, is a sociologist and criminologist. He joined Status of Women Canada in April 2014, as its Director General for Policy and External Relations. He was previously Director of Policy, Research and Evaluation in Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre, from 2006 to 2014. Daniel has also worked for 10 years at the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) where he was Deputy Director General since 2004. He began his career as researcher and chief of criminal law research for the government of Canada (Departments of the Solicitor General and Justice), before joining the University of Quebec in Montreal where he taught research methods from 1988 until 1994.Throughout his career, Daniel has managed complex policy files and multidisciplinary teams or policy and research analysts, supervised complex research programs, delivered numerous presentations nationally and internationally, including in UN organizations, and published articles in scientific journals.

Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute which focuses on the development of mindsight, teaches insight, empathy, and integration in individuals, families and communities. Dr. Siegel has published extensively for both the professional and lay audiences. His five New York Times bestsellers are: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, and two books with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D: The Whole-Brain Child, and No-Drama Discipline. His other books include: IntraConnected (coming October 2022), The Developing Mind, The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, The Mindful Therapist, and Becoming Aware. He has also written The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. Dr. Siegel also serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which currently contains over seventy textbooks. For more information about his educational programs and resources, please visit: DrDanSiegel.com and www.mindsightinstitute.com.

Erayna Sargent Founder, Hookey Wellness

Erayna is a speaker, mental wellness champion and founder of Hooky Wellness— your one-stop for burnout relief. Personal experience gave her deep empathy for the challenges in the relief journey and set her on a mission to create practical burnout support that meets you where you are. Erayna has an MBA from Indiana University, is a Global Wellness Institute initiative member, and a contributing writer for Well+Good with guest appearances across publications including NPR Life Kit, Thrive Global, Balanced Black Girl Podcast, and Architectural Digest

Dana Stevens, MPA Executive Director, CASA Community Action, Service and Advocacy

Dana Stevens, Executive Director, has been a community organizer, policy advocate and champion for marginalized populations her entire adult life. Her passion for community begins with empowering local residents to amplify their voice for healthy, safe options to thrive. Dana has been with CASA since 2007 and have served as Executive Director since 2013. Dana earned a BA in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego, a Certificate of Nonprofit Management fromUniversity of San Diego and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University.

Scout Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network

Scout is the Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network and the principal investigator of both the CDC-funded LGBTQ tobacco-related cancer disparity network and Out: The National Cancer Survey. He spends much of his time providing technical assistance for tobacco and cancer focusing agencies expanding their reach and engagement with LGBTQ+ populations. Scout has a long history in health policy analysis and a particular interest in expanding LGBTQ+ surveillance and research. He has faculty appointments at both Brown University and Boston Universities’ Schools of Public Health. He is a member of the NIH Council of Councils, the Co-Chair of the NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office Work Group, on the Advisory Panel for NIH’s All of Us initiative, and a U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention delegate. His work has won him recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, two state governments, and many city governments. Scout is an openly transgender father of three, a vegetarian, an avid hiker and runner.

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