Philander Moore

Philander E Moore, Sr, is a retired Texas Health and Human services employee of 27 years, where he served as a Unit Manager for the Substance Use Disorder section. He orchestrated the implementation of the Texas Recovery Initiative in 2010, and the first Recovery-oriented System of Care (ROSC) in Texas. He has a Masters of Arts and Human Services degree from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas and is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). Philander has expertise in SUD Recovery (Adult and Adolescent), SUD Treatment, Criminal Justice, and Community Integration and Development.

He has worked for the Center for Social Innovation with C4 including providing Technical Assistance on all assigned recovery projects in Texas and other assigned states. He currently works as a Consultant for the Center for Social Innovations in Washington DC. He serves on the Board of Communities for Recovery finally, in 2015, he was selected by Mark Sanders and William White as a member of the Museum of African American Additions, Treatment and Recovery.

Currently he serves as the Texas Statewide Opioid Coordinator where he supports the States focus on addressing the Opioid Crisis in Texas.