Arlene Brown
Founder & CEO, Cross Roads Recovery Center and Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services
Ms. Brown is the founder and CEO of Crossroads Recovery Center and Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services, which was the first CA state certified syringe program specifically created for native people. Previously, Arlene served as KAI’s Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Specialist and provided culturally appropriate support to tribal communities for KAI’s contract to implement California’s statewide initiative to identify and integrate tribal best practices into opioid and methamphetamine treatment for urban Indian and tribal communities and to support the tribal traditional best practice and SUD integration initiative. She has more than 15 years of experience providing organizational leadership, community outreach, and education to tribal communities.