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AMERICORPS COMMUNITY TRAINING
FOR OVERDOSE RESCUE
Program Staff
My goal is to make sure every ACT team member has the most valuable learning experience possible during their term-of-service. The way I see it, service can be a stepping stone to personal and professional growth that's hard to find in a classroom. Drawing from my background in community health research, program evaluation and public health I coordinate opportunities for professional development, help members apply service to their individual paths, and ensure our members have the foundational skills and knowledge they need to deliver high quality, empathetic and collaborative service to our community.
Chelsea Schmidt
Member Support Coordinator
Lauren Meloche
Program Director
As Training Operations Coordinator, I work closely with member teams to prepare them to carry out overdose rescue training sessions. As a recent graduate of Wayne State with a degree in Public Health and Political Science and an ACT alum, I am passionate about providing harm reduction services to high need areas in my community.
Parker Tomkinson
Training Operations Coordinator
AmeriCorps Members
By serving with cohort 12, I really want to help reduce the number of opioid overdoses in the area. I hope to gain experience in this field so I can further pursue an education in psychiatric nursing with a focus on substance use disorders.
Christina Foley
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I am a part of a research study that aims to improve treatment outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorder and are on methadone/buprenorphine; through this research I gained more insight into how debilitating opioid dependency can be. I wanted to be a part of the solution.
Monya Ali
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined the ACT program to learn more about the opioid overdose crisis and help spread awareness (and Narcan) in my community!
Dania Jadallah
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps to help others and do my part as a citizen of this community by obtaining as much knowledge as I can to reach others and get them trained as well.
Maddi Ashwood
Overdose Rescue Trainer
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I joined AmeriCorps to help educate my community on the opioid crisis. Additionally, I want to expand on knowledge on opioids and their impact, and carry that experience with me to a future career in emergency medicine.
Christopher Conn
Overdose Rescue Trainer
Bio coming soon!
Tiffany Moore
Overdose Rescue Trainer
My favorite part of being an AmeriCorps member is that members have a lot of freedom in the service that you get to do. You are given guidelines, but you get to choose audiences to target and brainstorm the best methods to reach those audiences.
Olivia Carlisle
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps because of personal experience with the opioid overdose crisis. I wanted to be better equipped with the knowledge to prevent or assist other loved ones/people in my community experiencing an overdose.
Cecilia Harris
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps because I am all about giving back. I wish to become more knowledgeable so I can help point the people in my community in the right direction to gain access to resources they need.
Erin Gooch
Overdose Rescue Trainer
Bio coming soon!
Lenny Popa
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined the ACT program to educate myself about the opioid overdose crisis
and to help understand those who are experiencing a substance use
disorder.
Shaima Kaid
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps because I want to gain the necessary training and education on overdose response. Working in Detroit, and aiming for a career in the pharmaceutical field, it's important how I can learn these experiences and create a difference in my community.
Sofia Begum
Overdose Rescue Trainer
Program Alumni
I joined AmeriCorps because I wanted to make a difference and help save lives by increasing the number of trained community members equipped with Narcan. I also wanted to learn more about the Opioid epidemic and serve the community in a meaningful way.
William Nolan
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps because I had heard a lot about the opioid epidemic and I wanted to learn more about it through first hand experiences and be a part of the solution. Also, being a Michigander my entire life, I wanted to give back to the communities that have harbored many of my lovely childhood memories.
Shaili Kothari
Overdose Rescue Trainer
The reason that I joined is because I have a heart to see people saved from drug overdose and free of drug addiction.
Eugene Cole
Overdose Rescue Trainer
Quentin Venney
Overdose Rescue Trainer
The ACT Program has allowed me to explore my interests and work with others to raise awareness about opioid use disorder, Narcan, and harm reduction strategies.
Ayah Alghurabi
Overdose Rescue Trainer
The reason I decided to join AmeriCorps is because I wanted to make a difference.
Kamrin Dean
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps to gain insight into how public health programming works! I hope to learn more about the history and people of the city of Detroit, and the unique health challenges it faces. I wish to connect with community leaders and members, spread ideas about the value of harm reduction, and prepare and build confidence in as many residents as I can to act.
Kristopher Janevski
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I believe for me the best part about serving as an Americorp member has been the people I’ve met during my service so far. My Americorps term has allowed me to interact with community members and give back in a way that I didn’t think was possible!
Husna Khan
Overdose Rescue Trainer
I joined AmeriCorps because I wanted an experience where I was not only learning, but helping my community in the process.
Gagan Kaur
Overdose Rescue Trainer
My favorite part of being an Americorps member is connecting with people and community groups all over metro Detroit. There’s so much support for the ACT program from the surrounding communities, and it’s an honor to be a part of it.
Gabrielle Schmidt
Overdose Rescue Trainer
The reason I decided to join AmeriCorps is because I wanted to make a difference.
Paula Perry
Overdose Rescue Trainer
The ACT Program has allowed me to explore my interests and work with others to raise awareness about opioid use disorder, Narcan, and harm reduction strategies.
Tristin Smith
Overdose Rescue Trainer