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Debby Haskins, MS, LADC (Masters of Science-UVM), Licensed Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor. She began her work at the Dawnland Center in Montpelier- at the time the only Native American Treatment Center in Vermont.  She was a former Student Assistance Counselor who worked in two Central VT High Schools for 10 years, then served as the Executive Director of the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of Vermont (ASAP of VT) for 15 years, overseeing 92 programs throughout Vermont. She was a U Matter Suicide Prevention Specialist/trainer/consultant for the Center for Health and Learning in Suicide Prevention; taught three courses online at Union Institute on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug courses, Injury, Violence Prevention, and Cannabis & Mental Health; and travels throughout Vermont presenting Substance Misuse education to staff, parents and community members. She recently served as a School-Based Prevention Workforce Facilitator for Prevention Works VT! Debby is again the Executive Director for ASAP of Vermont.

Debby was the former chair of the Vermont Certification Board and has a private practice in Central Vermont.  She has been in the substance abuse field for 30 years, from prevention to treatment. She has presented throughout Vermont on Vaping, Electronic Devices & Artificial Intelligence, and Cannabis and the connections to healthy mental wellness. Her passion is working with adolescents and their families in breaking the cycle of addiction and presenting information in an experiential and thought-provoking way.