Harm Reduction Action Center
The Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC) is an American non-profit public health organization based in Denver, Colorado.
It "aims to keep people free from HIV and hepatitis C and works specifically with people who inject drugs."[1]
History
HRAC began operations in 2002.[1:1]
Organization
HRAC receives operational and fundraising support from the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), which lists HRAC as a partner on its website.[2][3] HRAC is also partnered with Solidarity Partners.[4]
Funding
HRAC has received funding from the Chinook Fund.[5]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Raville | Executive Director[1:2][6] | AmeriCorps VISTA, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
| Robert Bellamy | Director of Programs and Data Evaluations (former)[7] | - |
| Mariela Hernandez | Volunteer and Outreach Director[6:1] | - |
| Teresa Hogan | Community Outreach Director (former)[8] | - |
| Kat Humphries | Programs Director (former)[8:1] | - |
| Xunflour Jonez | Client Services and Drop-In Coordinator (former)[8:2] | HealthONE, CarePoint Health |
| Ruth Kanatser | Syringe Access Director and Senior Health Educator[6:2] | Empowerment Program |
| Magalie Lerman | Development and Volunteer Director (former)[9][7:1] | Reframe Health and Justice (RHJ) |
| Vernon Lewis | Overdose Prevention Coordinator (former)[8:3] | - |
| Sam Messer | Client Services Coordinator[6:3] | - |
| Preston Murray | Volunteer and Development Coordinator (former)[8:4] | DanceSafe |
| Ileana Rivera | Client Services Coordinator[6:4] | Boulder Valley Mutual Aid, Denver Community Fridge (DCF) |
| Zee Stark | Programs Director[6:5] | - |
| Beauclarine Thomas | Board Member;[10] | Volunteer Director (former)[8:5] |
| Jennifer Abbott | Board Member (former)[11] | - |
| Alia Al-Tayyib | Board Member (former)[10:1] | Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Colorado School of Public Health, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, Denver Metro Health Clinic |
| Joshua Blum | Board Member[10:2] | Denver Health, Hollywood Free Clinic, Denver HIV Resources Planning Council, Colorado HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (CHAPP), Colorado AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| AJ Boglioli | Board Member[10:3] | GovPredict, Institute for Attachment and Child Development (IACD) |
| Cara Cheevers | Board Member[10:4] | One Colorado, Serve Colorado, AmeriCorps VISTA, Pathways Home Colorado |
| Marla Corwin | Board Member (former)[11:1] | University of Colorado Department of Medicine, Mountain Plains AIDS Education and Training Center |
| Terrell Curtis | Board Member (former)[12] | The Delores Project, Denver Art Museum, The Gathering Place (TGP), Commission to Address Homelessness, Community Shares of Colorado, Mirror Image Arts, Denver Community Leadership Forum (DCLF) |
| Layla DeStaffany | Board Member (former)[11:2] | United States Air Force (USAF), Denver Police Department |
| Helen Espinosa-Alvillar | Board Member (former)[11:3] | Rocky Mountain PBS, The Compassionate Friends (TCF) |
| Joelle Fairchild | Board Member[10:5] | Merrill Lynch, Segall Bryant & Hamill |
| Kate Harris | Board Member[10:6] | Office of the Ombudsman for Behavioral Health Access to Care, Connect for Health Colorado |
| Alicia Haywood | Board Member[10:7] | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, National Rural Health Association (NRHA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) |
| Terri Hurst | Board Member (former)[11:4] | - |
| Kayvan Khalatbari | Board Member (former)[13] | Denver Relief, Denver Relief Consulting, Sexy Pizza, Sexpot Comedy, Birdy Magazine, Cresco Labs, Silver Sage Wellness, Denver Kids, Denver Initiative 300 |
| Karla Maraccini | Board Member (former)[11:5] | Office of the Governor of Colorado, Denver Human Services (DHS), Denver's Road Home, Larimer County Child Protective Services, USDA Special Nutrition Programs, Denver Drug Strategy Commission |
| Bryan McNair | Board Member (former)[12:1] | Duke Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Matt Slaby | Board Member (former)[11:6] | Luceo, United States Forest Service (USFS) |
| Katie Symons | Board Member (former)[11:7] | Waste Management |
| Reut Tenne | Board Member (former)[13:1] | - |
| Brian Vicente | Board Member (former)[11:8] | Vicente, Sensible Colorado, National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), Committee for Responsible Regulation, SAFER Voter Education Fund |
External links
Becker, T. (2016, October 15). Fighting opioid addictions: “The only option is to explore all these options.” [Updated May 23, 2019]. The Quad-City Times. http://archive.vn/2025.04.16-192754/https://qctimes.com/news/local/fighting-opioid-addictions-the-only-option-is-to-explore-all-these-options/article_07828971-7902-557a-b916-a08041496004.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Harm Reduction Action Center. Colorado Gives Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from http://archive.vn/2025.04.16-192231/https://www.coloradogives.org/story/V8a4ye ↩︎
Our Partner Projects. Colorado Nonprofit Development Center. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250416192452/https://cndc.org/projects/ ↩︎
Home. Solidarity Partners. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250416211708/https://solidaritypartners.org/ ↩︎
Annual Report 2013 (p. 2). Chinook Fund. Retrieved February 8, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240208135558/https://chinookfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CFAR13.pdf ↩︎
Staff. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241204211253/https://www.harmreductionactioncenter.org/staff ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Staff. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 15, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150315061124/http://harmreductionactioncenter.org/staff ↩︎ ↩︎
Staff. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 16, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170316094228/http://harmreductionactioncenter.org/staff/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Justice Rivera. Tits and Sass. Retrieved January 8, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250108192010/https://titsandsass.com/author/magalie-lerman/ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210510184135/https://harmreductionactioncenter.org/board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved October 19, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20141019205930/http://harmreductionactioncenter.org/board-of-directors ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 29, 2016, from https://web.archive.org/web/20160320091109/http://harmreductionactioncenter.org/board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Board of Directors. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from https://web.archive.org/web/20170622114006/http://harmreductionactioncenter.org/board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎