Direct Service Provider Program Manager, Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD)
A certified community health worker, Gabriel has worked for the past 7 years in service delivery, program development, and training for harm reduction, SUD treatment programs, and peer grief support. As a person in long term recovery, Gabriel has worked for over twelve years in advocacy and direct action with people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness.
Gabriel has also worked for workforces as an organizer, bargaining committee member, and union steward for SEIU 509 & UFCW 1459. They are currently a proud IWW member. Gabriel is the servant director for the Folding Chair Project, an organization that seeks to empower people as well as engage in advocacy and education within their community. Currently they are working for SADOD developing support for direct service providers (DSP), facilitating groups for DSPs experiencing grief and loss as well as providing training and technical assistance relevant to DSP support.
