[ORN] Each One Teach One: Strengthening a Network That Learns from and Teaches One Another
Topic: “Each one, teach one” is a powerful African proverb that emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing and community empowerment. It originated during a time when enslaved Africans were denied education and literacy. When someone gained knowledge, they felt a responsibility to share it with others, fostering a cycle of learning and growth within the community.
This proverb centers on 3 key ideas: knowledge is a collective responsibility, community development, and growth and empowerment. Our three panelists will represent a range of experience across the cohorts of RCO development.
Dr. Mary Roberson
Dr. Mary Roberson is a woman in sustained recovery for the past 33 years and has more than 30 years of proficiency in the Behavioral Health field. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Illinois Recovery Community Organization (NIRCO). NIRCO is a nationally recognized Recovery Community Organization whose mission is to promote wellness and recovery principles for individuals, families and communities impacted by substance use and mental health.
Dr. Roberson has served on multiple state and local boards including the Waukegan Coalition to Reduce Recidivism, Lake County Opioid Initiative and Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition (CRCC).
She is a proud Navy veteran with deep roots in the veteran’s communities. She has a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. And most proud to be part of the RCO communities.
Paige Britton
Paige Britton is the Founder and Executive Director of The Recovery Den, Inc., a Recovery Community Organization in Walker County, Alabama. A person in long-term recovery since 2015, Paige is dedicated to breaking down barriers that keep people from accessing care and showing her community that recovery is possible. Under her leadership, The Recovery Den has grown into a trusted hub offering peer support, case management, transportation, harm reduction, and free basic needs services all designed to meet people where they are and help them sustain recovery.
Beverly Haberle, MHS, LPC
Bev Haberle served for over 40 years as the Executive Director of The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., a non-profit recovery community organization providing advocacy, and addiction recovery solutions. For 23 of those years she also served as the Project Director for Pennsylvania Recovery Organization-Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT), a pioneering grassroots organization providing peer based recovery support services. In December 2018, Bev retired from both of those roles.
Bev holds a Master’s degree in Human Services, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and has served as a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drugs Counselor, and a Certified Intervention Professional. Bev has served on a number of local, state and national Boards, Coalitions and Committees. She served as Vice Chairwoman for the National Board of Directors for Faces and Voices of Recovery and also Co-Chair of Philadelphia’s Office of Addiction Services Advisory Board ,she continues to volunteer for both organizations. Bev has been recognized as a pioneer in the addiction recovery advocacy movement, recently receiving the 2018 William L. White Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award Bev is a person in long-term recovery