The 2024 ‘We Heart You: Recovery In Our Community’ event is on March 13th.

Join us at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Culver Center: March 13, 2024 12-5pm

Come join Winnebago County as we come together once again to bridge the recovery community with the broader community! Join us for addiction awareness and recovery education, as well as connect with local resources. This year’s keynote speaker is Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach Vin Baker. A successful basketball All-Star and Olympian, Vin will share his story of resilience as he struggled with addiction. His message is one of hope for others who are in the same predicament he was 12 years ago. We invite you to come listen to his and other local stories of inspiration.

Learn More About the Event

The event will include sessions on:

Spectrum of Recovery: Meeting People Where They Are At.

The session aims to foster supportive environments for open discussions, where questions are encouraged, and experiences are shared on the diverse pathways of recovery. Panel members will share how to navigate resources for those looking for help, explain why they are inspired to be peer professionals, and how, as a community, we can come together to do better.

Coping with Trauma from Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

Participants will learn how addiction and trauma affect the brain, develop strategies to help clients recognize dysregulation of the brain/body connection, and how dysregulation increases the risk of relapse. This session will teach simple activities to use when working with trauma and SUD clients to promote healing.

Navigating the Local Landscape.

Local experts will highlight drug and overdose death trends from recent years in Winnebago County. This data will highlight the complexity of our local landscape and the urgency of our work. Then we’ll hear from local resources where people can find help no matter where they are on their recovery journey.

Take a look at this year’s speakers below.

Vin Baker

Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach
Sarahjean Schluectermann, MPH

Epidemiologist, Winnebago County Public Health
Chris Tarmann

Chief of Police at UW Oshkosh Police Department
Jennifer Skolaski, Ph.D.

Owner, Community & Nonprofit Leadership Consulting, LLC
Walter Ragland

Executive Director, AMS of Wisconsin
Carrie Kubasta

Manager of Outpatient Therapy Services, ThedaCare
Timber Smith

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator, City of Appleton
Ashlee Rahmlow

Public Health Supervisor, Winnebago County Health Department
LJ Volp

Recovery Support Specialist, Unity Recovery Services
Lindsay Loewe

Professional Counselor, Founder/Owner of Growing Oak, LLC
Jaimie Simon

Clinical Supervisor, Rogers Behavioral Health
Ezra Lyon

Family Physician, ThedaCare Physicians
Heleema Berg

Recovery Support Specialist, Wisconsin Resource Center
Megan Edwards

Advanced Practice Social Worker and Substance Abuse Counselor
Trevor Fenrich

Executive Director, Solutions Recovery, Inc
Amber Gohlke

Substance Abuse Counselor, Owner of Pure Light Counseling, LLC
Sandy Shaffer

Substance Abuse Counselor, Owner at Shaffer Counseling & Consulting LLC
Amanda Tennyson

Harm Reduction Program Coordinator, Winnebago County Public Health
Amy Geffers

Substance Use Counselor and Safe Streets Drug Court Coordinator