Senior Community Engagement Specialist/Faith-Based Recovery SME
WOODHAVEN OHIO/RecoveryOHIO
Xenia, Ohio
Greg is a Senior COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST for Statewide Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, WOODHAVEN, while also serving as a member of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s RECOVERYOHIO Advisory Council where he champions the efforts of the FAITH/RECOVERY community in Ohio. Greg has also been BLESSED to serve as an advocate, educator, and facilitator for faith-based recovery efforts of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and continues to serve as a FAITH-BASED Recovery Educator for Ohio Non-Profit Reach for Tomorrow Ohio where he seeks to educate communities as to substance use disorder’s community impact and how to respond with evidence-based solutions. Pastor Greg has served as a National Trainer for the ENCOMPASS OHIO ‘Navigating Addiction’ program, an evolving educational program developed in partnership between Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s RecoveryOhio initiative and Washington DC based, Addiction Policy Forum. Pastor Greg has also been tapped to assist as a faith-based recovery stakeholder as the Department of Recovery under SAMHSA.
Lastly, Greg is part of an effort to establish a Nationwide Consultancy to help educate, engage, and certify faith-based organizations who are helping individuals effected by substance use disorder, mental health challenges, and suicide ideation
Due to his network and experience as both one in long-term recovery and one who has served those seeking recovery for 14+ years, Pastor Greg serves engages and consults on several boards including the Women’s Recovery Center, Safe Harbor House Ohio, Foundations for Recovery in Las Vegas Nevada, and the Faith Leadership Academy in Atlanta Georgia.
He is a 1988 graduate of Wright State University with a B.S. in Marketing was ordained into ministry in 2009 and has been married to his wife Dr. Elizabeth Delaney for over 30 years and is father to Hillary, Samantha, and Ian.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM ET