{"id":11980,"date":"2015-10-27T22:30:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T22:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/?page_id=11980"},"modified":"2018-06-17T00:08:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T00:08:54","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11980?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11980?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc flexslider flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"max-width:75%;height:75%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/blog_4.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\">Welcome to The Choopers Foundation.<\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Choopers Foundation is the not for profit side of <a href=\"http:\/\/choopersguide.com\">Chooper\u2019s Guide,<\/a> a comprehensive addiction treatment and information resource. Founded by <a href=\"http:\/\/choopersguide.com\/content\/tim-cheney-bio.html\">Timothy Cheney <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/choopersguide.com\/content\/adrians-bio.html\">Adrian S. Hooper, Jr<\/a>.\u00a0 in 2015 (Mr. Hooper resigned in 2018), our primary objectives are to elevate awareness of addiction as a disease, promote social justice, influence drug policy and to educate providers and the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Choopers Foundation provides financial assistance to\u00a0 harm reduction and recovery community initiatives and focuses on innovative projects and programs that address the needs of the underserved.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">WHO ~ THE CHOOPERS FOUNDATION<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-11980-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-1\" data-target=\"#8c4b33f8beb6be970\" href=\"#8c4b33f8beb6be970\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OUR VISION<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"8c4b33f8beb6be970\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">We envision a time when substance use disorders will be\u00a0accepted\u00a0and treated, without discrimination, as a\u00a0\u00a0healthcare condition and that all persons suffering from addictive disorders regardless of socioeconomic status have equal access to quality treatment and no longer subjected to sanctions imposed by the criminal justice system.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-1\" data-target=\"#04dd98d66bdb6582b\" href=\"#04dd98d66bdb6582b\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OUR MISSION<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"04dd98d66bdb6582b\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-1\" data-target=\"#de7ef821f77a0dc15\" href=\"#de7ef821f77a0dc15\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OUR OBJECTIVES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"de7ef821f77a0dc15\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>To elevate societal awareness of substance use disorder as a biopsychosocial disorder<br \/>\nTo promote and support the philosophies and practices of Harm Reduction<\/li>\n<li>To support innovative treatment and recovery initiatives<\/li>\n<li>To promote tolerance and acceptance of all paths in treatment and recovery<\/li>\n<li>To assist in eradicating discrimination<\/li>\n<li>To educate the public, treatment and recovery community about sociolinguistics and the power language has on informing societal perception and promulgationg discrimination<\/li>\n<li>To promote the importance of equal access to\u00a0quality treatment for the under served populations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-1\" data-target=\"#698959fad5691b8db\" href=\"#698959fad5691b8db\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OUR PHILOSOPHY<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"698959fad5691b8db\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We also believe that substance use\/abuse is a manifestation of a underlying systemic social disorder characterized by economic and racial inequality and the erosion of informal social institutions and communities.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe that the myth of mental illness and addiction was scribed over a century ago and that there exists a great divide between current bio-psycho-social knowledge and the language used today.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe this archaic language impacts societal perception, perpetuates polarization and discrimination of the afflicted and violates human rights.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe that the economic interests of corporate America influence, and in many cases, dictate healthcare and criminal justice policy and inhibit or preclude social change.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe that every human being has \u201cunalienable Rights\u201dto equal access to treatment and to recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">OUR CAUSES<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-11980-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-2\" data-target=\"#017ecf9038eda842a\" href=\"#017ecf9038eda842a\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">HARM REDUCTION<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"017ecf9038eda842a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We support Harm Reduction Programs that provide services to not for profit urban and rural programs. Services include syringe exchange, Hepatitis C and HIV testing, wound management. We use this term as it is commonly used and associated with these activities however we believe that the term is derisive and would rather use the phrase &#8220;early client engagement&#8221; (Rick Ohrstom &#8211; Chairman of C4 Recovery Solutions) as it is the foremost front line intervention or first contact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-2\" data-target=\"#c16da7d181f5fb998\" href=\"#c16da7d181f5fb998\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OVERDOSE PREVENTION<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"c16da7d181f5fb998\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">Death by overdose has surpassed automobile traffic fatalities as the leading cause of accidental death in the US. We support overdose prevention initiatives for opioids which include first responder and community education, training and naloxone (NARCAN) distribution.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-2\" data-target=\"#4f1200e356cab9448\" href=\"#4f1200e356cab9448\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">RECOVERY COMMUNITY RESOURCES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"4f1200e356cab9448\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe that a sense of community and connection are critical components in building and sustaining recovery. Isolation is characteristic for those suffering from the disease of addiction as a result of individual trauma and the society&#8217;s marginalization of\u00a0 the &#8220;addict&#8221; resulting\u00a0\u00a0 in the formation of a deviant subculture (dissocial community). Recovery community centers offer the key components of a community including:territory; close and informal relationships; mutuality; common values and beliefs; organized interaction; strong group feeling and cultural similarity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-2\" data-target=\"#b205f6d241afa695d\" href=\"#b205f6d241afa695d\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">OPEN SOUCE DATA RESOURCES<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b205f6d241afa695d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">We provide technology consulting and assistance in developing open data source solutions for not for profits that promote access to prevention, treatment and recovery resources.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">Meet Our Team<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-two-fifth fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-imgage-container hover-type-none\"><img class=\"person-img img-responsive\" style=\"border:3 solid #f6f6f6;\" src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Tim-Cheney-florida.c-288x335-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"Timothy W. Cheney\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Timothy W. Cheney<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">President<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-social-networks boxed-icons\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-facebook fusion-icon-facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-twitter fusion-icon-twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Twitter\" title=\"Twitter\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-dribbble fusion-icon-dribbble\" href=\"http:\/\/dribbble.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Dribbble\" title=\"Dribbble\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-mail fusion-icon-mail\" href=\"mailto:tcheney@choopersfoundation.org\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Mail\" title=\"Mail\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-11980-3\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-3\" data-target=\"#5ca9e2db70a041cc6\" href=\"#5ca9e2db70a041cc6\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Tim Cheney ~ Bio<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5ca9e2db70a041cc6\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tim is the managing partner of The Choopers Foundation and Chooper\u2019s Guide, a comprehensive addiction treatment and information and resource web portal He also owns and operates Clark\u2019s Cove Farm &amp; Inn in Maine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tim has been involved professionally and personally with addiction treatment, research and advocacy for thirty five years and has been in continuous recovery since July of 1981.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He received a BA. from Boston University in Sociology (Summa Cum Laude with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), attended Yale Divinity School and holds designations of Certified Personnel Consultant and Certified International Personnel Consultant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professionally, he has worked within the addiction industry as the Director of Research, City of Boston Drug Treatment Program, Acting Director of Boston\u2019s largest Methadone Program and the Program Director at the Community Correctional Center in New Haven, CT. \u00a0He is a past member of the Community Correspondents Group (Now CEWG) as the Boston SMSA representative (five NIDA epidemiological publications). He also introduced Narcotics Anonymous into the Connecticut State Prison system in 1983 and was the first delegate for harm reduction advocacy at the 1979 NIDA conference in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was the Founder and President of two Connecticut based human resource and technology companies that he sold to an international public company where he served as SVP and Regional Executive and went on to become Chairman of the International Division and negotiated the staffing industry&#8217;s first cooperation agreements with the Chinese Government<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tim has been active in the substance abuse and child welfare communities for thirty two years. He serves or recently on the following boards: \u00a0Children\u2019s Home Society of the Treasure Coast, Floridians for Recovery, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Substance Abuse Awareness Council of Indian River and is a Member of Leadership Council for the Association of Recovery Organizations (ARCO). Additionally, he is a member of the Kennedy Forum, an Advisory Board member of Orion Bionetworks and was recently seated on the Maine Substance Abuse Services Commission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is the recipient of the following advocacy awards:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Children\u2019s Home Society of Florida \u2013 Treasure Coast Division &#8211; The David &amp; Lorraine Thomas Child Advocate Award (2009)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congressional Award \u2013 Flag of the United States for Advocacy with Foster Children (2009)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guardian AD Litem 19TH Judicial District \u2013 Florida Annual Child Advocacy Award (2006)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Presidents Call to Service- Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C4 Recovery Solutions Award of Excellence at the 2015 Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (with Adrian Hooper)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-fifth fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-two-fifth fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-icon-top\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-imgage-container hover-type-none\"><img class=\"person-img img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Rebecca-Emmons-Attorney-Choopers-Foundation.1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Emmons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Rebecca Emmons<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Director - Registered Agent<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-social-networks boxed-icons\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-facebook fusion-icon-facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-twitter fusion-icon-twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Twitter\" title=\"Twitter\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-dribbble fusion-icon-dribbble\" href=\"http:\/\/dribbble.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#bebdbd;background-color:#e8e8e8;border-color:#e8e8e8;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;padding:8px;\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Dribbble\" title=\"Dribbble\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-11980-4\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-11980-4\" data-target=\"#dddf47a9ba71c4175\" href=\"#dddf47a9ba71c4175\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Rebecca Emmons ~ Bio<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"dddf47a9ba71c4175\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rebecca has been the attorney for Chooper&#8217;s Guide since 2010 and the attorney for The Choopers Foundation from the onset. She functions as a strategic legal advisor and the registered agent for the foundation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Practice Areas<\/strong>: \u00a0Tax Exempt Entity Creation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law;Estate Planning; Probate;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admitted<\/strong>: 1999, Ohio; 2000, Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong>Law School<\/strong>: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., <em>cum laude<\/em>, 1999<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>College<\/strong>: Clarion University of Pennsylvania, B.A., <em>cum laude<\/em>, 1996<strong>Member<\/strong>: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Indian River County Bar Association; Indian River Real Property Council.Named &#8220;Top 40 Under 40&#8221;, Vero Life Magazine, 2009<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Finals, Best Brief, American Bar Association, National Appellate Advocacy Competition 1998<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Place Team, Best Brief, John Marshall Law School, National Moot Court Competition in Information Technology &amp; Privacy Law, 1998<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chairperson (1998-1999) and Member (1997-1998), Cleveland-Marshall Moot Court Board of Governors; Articles Editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 1997-1999<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Member, National Order of Barristers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">State College, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\">OUR PARTNERS<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-carousel fusion-image-carousel-fixed fusion-carousel-border\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-columns=\"6\" data-itemmargin=\"13\" data-itemwidth=\"180\" data-touchscroll=\"no\" data-imagesize=\"fixed\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-positioner\"><ul class=\"fusion-carousel-holder\"><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/choopers-MEHRA-380x170-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Enso-New.400.jpg\" alt=\"Enso Recovery-Maine Addiction Treatment-Suboxone\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mehra.logo_.1-300x83.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Frannie-Peabody-Center.635-300x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/C4-new-logo.219x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-none\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/FAVOR-Banner-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-carousel-nav\"><span class=\"fusion-nav-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"fusion-nav-next\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-fullwidth-1  fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"border-color:#eae9e9;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-top-style: solid;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-left:px;padding-right:px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-fullwidth-1 {\n                            padding-left: px !important;\n                            padding-right: px !important;\n                        }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-row\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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The corporation may, as permitted by law, engage in any and all activities in furtherance of, related to, or incidental to those purposes which may lawfully be carried on by a corporation formed under Chapter 617, Florida Statutes, and which are not inconsistent with the corporation\u2019s qualification under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: georgia,palatino,serif;\">Choopers Foundation is a registered Corporation in the State of Florida and is recognized by the IRS as exempt under section\u00a0 501 (c) (3) under the Internal Revenue Code.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11980"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11980"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12387,"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11980\/revisions\/12387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/choopersfoundation.org\/addiction-treatment-charity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}