Team Spotlight

Our team is made up of multidisciplinary, compassionate professionals that actively support the growth of public health through their advocacy and achievements. Take a closer look at our team's spotlight to see the work we each pursue.

CAMP Pickleball

When we aren't working hard to navigate patients to recovery services, our team values time spent enjoying activities together. This past September, we partnered with The Phoenix Recovery in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that offers amazing events to connect with others in sobriety. You can find us playing pickleball and enjoying summertime jams with grilled burgers. Whether you're in recovery, a friend, relative, or ally seeking substance-free events, you're invited to be part of our community!

Pat Dooley: A Seasoned Warrior

Our Lead Substance Use Navigator Pat Dooley shares his story of recovery, perseverance, and service back to the Kensington community as co-founder of the Kensington Cares non-profit org that provides hot meals, supplies, and clothing to any and everyone. Listen to Pat’s full interview on WHYY: A Seasoned Warrior Helping Others in the Battle Against Addiction (2022)

Jasmine Barnes: Advocate for the Underserved

Jasmine Barnes shares the full-circle moment she experienced when connecting her personal, lived experience to the advocacy she supports in her role at CAMP on Penn’s Listening Lab episode, “The Turning Point” (2023). Tune in here to hear the full story!

James Sherman: A Peer for the People

“Peers can also help break down the stigma associated with addiction by demonstrating that recovery is a real and achievable outcome…[it’s] beneficial to have peers who have experienced stigma to help aid in advocacy.” James paves the way toward recovery for others who may have struggles in accessing care and barriers that he hopes to break down. Speaking candidly of his experiences during life on the street, James shares what can become of a person who is in long term recovery (2024).

Brittany Salerno: The Destigmatizor

Brittany Salerno writes a thoughtful piece for Filter Magazine, “How to End Stigma in Hospitals for People Who Use Drugs?”

M Davis: Voice for the Community

M Davis speaks during city council’s September hearing, supporting the desperate need of Safe Injection Sites in the city of Philadelphia.