About Ed
Ed Baker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol/Drug Counselor (Retired) with over 30 years of experience working with people with Substance Use Disorder, their families and communities. He is himself in recovery for 39 years.
He has presented at national Conferences, local Conferences, Community Programs, and is currently an Independent Addiction/Recovery Educational Consultant and Presenter. He host/produces the Addiction Recovery Channel (ARC), a public TV interview show featuring noted leaders in the Addictions field.
An educator and student of addiction and recovery, Ed continuously strives to contribute to the eventual elimination of stigma. Over the past number of years Ed has focused his energies on activism specifically dedicated to the creation of a system of Overdose Prevention Centers in Vermont.
Ed is the recipient of the RECOVERY VERMONT 2021 Jack Barry Award for Excellence in Recovery Advocacy.
He lives in Burlington, VT, where he plays the harmonica, mountain bikes the local trails, and is an award-winning grandpa.
Read this article about Ed, published in the University of Vermont’s website “Confronting the Opioid Crisis.” :
Contact:
arcedbaker@gmail.com