I have been employed with Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) since 2011 holding many positions including Senior Prevention Specialist, LGBTQ+ Youth Programs Manager, and Housing Case Manager. My current position is Lead Medical Case Manager supervising SAAF’s satellite office located…
My name is Melody Glenn, MD MFA. I’m an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona, the medical director of several rural fire departments in Santa Cruz County, and the director of addiction medicine service at Banner-Tucson….
My passion for harm reduction stems from lived-experiences that have given me a deep understanding of the challenges faced by those navigating systemic barriers, homelessness, and substance use. These experiences have strengthened my belief in the importance of helping those…
I am excited to support CHR in providing resources and connections to people who use drugs and those who are experiencing homelessness. I have seen firsthand how harm reduction keeps people alive, as well as the harm that the prison…
I often say “I wasn’t always this semi well adjusted great grandfather that I appear to be today.” And that’s true! It’s a long story that involves my own chaotic drug use, incarceration, homelessness, working professionally with street and incarcerated…
Lu was introduced to ethos of harm reduction through personal navigation of the criminal (in)justice system, a crash course education in self-rescuing their partner from a potential deadly overdose with naloxone, and being raised loving people who used drugs. Lu…
After over a decade of being offered only an abstinence-based, one-size-fits-all pseudoscience approach, I was introduced to harm reduction. It was a framework that met me with dignity, options, and respect for autonomy. Where the treatment industrial complex both harmed…
I come to CHR as a person with lived experience within the criminal justice system and chaotic substance use. This failing system is the exact reason why I center my time, both professionally and personally, around harm reduction. Being a…
I’ve been with Cochise Harm Reduction since 2022. I started as the Outreach Coordinator and over the last year, I’ve stepped into peer navigation, and I’m really proud to say I’ve just been promoted to our full-time Peer Navigator. This…
My name is Bronwen Di Campli and I work as an Outreach Specialist for Cochise Harm Reduction.I have a history of drug addiction. It has been a challenge to say the least. However, I am grateful for these hardships. It…
Through my work at Cochise Harm Reduction, I am driven by a strong belief in the power of change with compassion and community support. I am honored to be part of a team that is dedicated to making noticeable difference…
Tony has been working at CHR since 2021 helping run the Bisbee route and developing the Benson program. He brings a unique perspective living off and on the streets for the past decade and continues to work with peers to…
I have dedicated my life to helping my fellow man. My mission is to be the person that I needed when I was unhoused. I come to CHR with 11 years of non-profit experience, specializing in food service/preparation. I love…
After many years of being a huge fan of the work CHR does in the community I grew up in, and after the past year as the CHR MSW intern, I am thrilled to step into my role as Special…
Hello my name is Samuel Bernard. After losing my mother to cancer, my life spiraled out of control and I fell into a life of heavy drug use and I became homeless for the first time in my life. Out…
