Luna first learned about harm reduction when she joined a local Florida chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy in 2015. Previously, she worked as a bilingual coordinator for a syringe access program based out of an ASO in Denver, Colorado where she facilitated syringe access sessions, harm reduction education training, and case management for people who inject drugs. She is pursuing a dual Master of Social Work and Public Health degree in Colorado starting Fall 2021. Luna joined NEXT as the Bilingual Harm Reduction Content Expert in February 2021. She is committed to expanding harm reduction knowledge that is based in intersectionality and de-stigmatization of drug use. When not working, Luna enjoys spending time with her cat.

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Kevin Garcia began working in Harm Reduction in Aurora, Colorado, as a Health Educator providing street-based syringe access services for people who inject drugs and later as a Bilingual Medical Case Manager providing case management for people living with HIV/AIDS. Kevin became involved in Harm Reduction-related work through Students for Sensible Drug Policy as a chapter leader and a member of the board of directors. Kevin joined NEXT as a Harm Reduction Content Expert in February, 2021 and plans to start an MSW/MPH program in Fall of 2021.

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Lindsey Morano is a designer and artist/illustrator, and owner of LM Design in upstate NY. She specializes in branding and web design, and seeks to bring an unexpected yet human touch to projects, by combining traditional fine art with modern graphic design.

Lindsey designed and illustrated the Resource PDFs created by NEXT, and designed the webpages related to this project.

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