> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Harm Reduction Action Center - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/harm-reduction-action-center/ - Published: 1999-01-02T17:39:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-19T18:27:25.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC)** is an American non-profit public health organization based in Denver, Colorado. It "aims to keep people free from HIV and hepatitis C and works specifically with people who inject drugs."[\[1\]](#fn1) ## History HRAC began operations in 2002.[\[1:1\]](#fn1) ## Organization HRAC receives operational and fundraising support from the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), which lists HRAC as a partner on its website.[\[2\]](#fn2)[\[3\]](#fn3) HRAC is also partnered with Solidarity Partners.[\[4\]](#fn4) ### Funding HRAC has received funding from the Chinook Fund.[\[5\]](#fn5) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Lisa Raville | Executive Director[\[1:2\]](#fn1)[\[6\]](#fn6) | AmeriCorps VISTA, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | | Robert Bellamy | Director of Programs and Data Evaluations (former)[\[7\]](#fn7) | \- | | Mariela Hernandez | Volunteer and Outreach Director[\[6:1\]](#fn6) | \- | | Teresa Hogan | Community Outreach Director (former)[\[8\]](#fn8) | \- | | Kat Humphries | Programs Director (former)[\[8:1\]](#fn8) | \- | | Xunflour Jonez | Client Services and Drop-In Coordinator (former)[\[8:2\]](#fn8) | HealthONE, CarePoint Health | | Ruth Kanatser | Syringe Access Director and Senior Health Educator[\[6:2\]](#fn6) | Empowerment Program | | Magalie Lerman | Development and Volunteer Director (former)[\[9\]](#fn9)[\[7:1\]](#fn7) | [Reframe Health and Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Reframe-Health-and-Justice) (RHJ) | | Vernon Lewis | Overdose Prevention Coordinator (former)[\[8:3\]](#fn8) | \- | | Sam Messer | Client Services Coordinator[\[6:3\]](#fn6) | \- | | Preston Murray | Volunteer and Development Coordinator (former)[\[8:4\]](#fn8) | DanceSafe | | Ileana Rivera | Client Services Coordinator[\[6:4\]](#fn6) | Boulder Valley Mutual Aid, Denver Community Fridge (DCF) | | Zee Stark | Programs Director[\[6:5\]](#fn6) | \- | | Beauclarine Thomas | Board Member;[\[10\]](#fn10) | Volunteer Director (former)[\[8:5\]](#fn8) | | Jennifer Abbott | Board Member (former)[\[11\]](#fn11) | \- | | Alia Al-Tayyib | Board Member (former)[\[10:1\]](#fn10) | Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Colorado School of Public Health, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, Denver Metro Health Clinic | | Joshua Blum | Board Member[\[10:2\]](#fn10) | Denver Health, Hollywood Free Clinic, Denver HIV Resources Planning Council, Colorado HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (CHAPP), Colorado AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), University of Colorado School of Medicine | | AJ Boglioli | Board Member[\[10:3\]](#fn10) | GovPredict, Institute for Attachment and Child Development (IACD) | | Cara Cheevers | Board Member[\[10:4\]](#fn10) | One Colorado, Serve Colorado, AmeriCorps VISTA, Pathways Home Colorado | | Marla Corwin | Board Member (former)[\[11:1\]](#fn11) | University of Colorado Department of Medicine, Mountain Plains AIDS Education and Training Center | | Terrell Curtis | Board Member (former)[\[12\]](#fn12) | The Delores Project, Denver Art Museum, The Gathering Place (TGP), Commission to Address Homelessness, Community Shares of Colorado, Mirror Image Arts, Denver Community Leadership Forum (DCLF) | | Layla DeStaffany | Board Member (former)[\[11:2\]](#fn11) | United States Air Force (USAF), Denver Police Department | | Helen Espinosa-Alvillar | Board Member (former)[\[11:3\]](#fn11) | Rocky Mountain PBS, The Compassionate Friends (TCF) | | Joelle Fairchild | Board Member[\[10:5\]](#fn10) | Merrill Lynch, Segall Bryant & Hamill | | Kate Harris | Board Member[\[10:6\]](#fn10) | Office of the Ombudsman for Behavioral Health Access to Care, Connect for Health Colorado | | Alicia Haywood | Board Member[\[10:7\]](#fn10) | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, National Rural Health Association (NRHA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) | | Terri Hurst | Board Member (former)[\[11:4\]](#fn11) | \- | | Kayvan Khalatbari | Board Member (former)[\[13\]](#fn13) | Denver Relief, Denver Relief Consulting, Sexy Pizza, Sexpot Comedy, *Birdy Magazine*, Cresco Labs, Silver Sage Wellness, Denver Kids, Denver Initiative 300 | | Karla Maraccini | Board Member (former)[\[11:5\]](#fn11) | Office of the Governor of Colorado, Denver Human Services (DHS), Denver's Road Home, Larimer County Child Protective Services, USDA Special Nutrition Programs, Denver Drug Strategy Commission | | Bryan McNair | Board Member (former)[\[12:1\]](#fn12) | Duke Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | | Matt Slaby | Board Member (former)[\[11:6\]](#fn11) | Luceo, [United States Forest Service](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Forest-Service) (USFS) | | Katie Symons | Board Member (former)[\[11:7\]](#fn11) | Waste Management | | Reut Tenne | Board Member (former)[\[13:1\]](#fn13) | \- | | Brian Vicente | Board Member (former)[\[11:8\]](#fn11) | Vicente, Sensible Colorado, National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), Committee for Responsible Regulation, SAFER Voter Education Fund | ## External links - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/harmreductionactioncenter/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/harmreductionactioncenter) - [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/harmreductionactioncenter) - [Website](https://www.harmreductionactioncenter.org/) - [X](https://x.com/HRAC%5FDenver) --- 1. Becker, T. (2016, October 15). *Fighting opioid addictions: “The only option is to explore all these options.”* \[Updated May 23, 2019\]. The Quad-City Times. [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) 2. *Harm Reduction Action Center.* Colorado Gives Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *Our Partner Projects.* Colorado Nonprofit Development Center. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Home.* Solidarity Partners. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Annual Report 2013* (p. 2). Chinook Fund. Retrieved February 8, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Staff.* Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1) [↩︎](#fnref6:2) [↩︎](#fnref6:3) [↩︎](#fnref6:4) [↩︎](#fnref6:5) 7. *Staff*. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 15, 2015, from [↩︎](#fnref7) [↩︎](#fnref7:1) 8. *Staff*. Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 16, 2017, from [↩︎](#fnref8) [↩︎](#fnref8:1) [↩︎](#fnref8:2) [↩︎](#fnref8:3) [↩︎](#fnref8:4) [↩︎](#fnref8:5) 9. *Justice Rivera.* Tits and Sass. Retrieved January 8, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. *Board of Directors.* Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref10) [↩︎](#fnref10:1) [↩︎](#fnref10:2) [↩︎](#fnref10:3) [↩︎](#fnref10:4) [↩︎](#fnref10:5) [↩︎](#fnref10:6) [↩︎](#fnref10:7) 11. *Board of Directors.* Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved October 19, 2014, from [↩︎](#fnref11) [↩︎](#fnref11:1) [↩︎](#fnref11:2) [↩︎](#fnref11:3) [↩︎](#fnref11:4) [↩︎](#fnref11:5) [↩︎](#fnref11:6) [↩︎](#fnref11:7) [↩︎](#fnref11:8) 12. *Board of Directors.* Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved March 29, 2016, from [↩︎](#fnref12) [↩︎](#fnref12:1) 13. *Board of Directors.* Harm Reduction Action Center. Retrieved June 22, 2017, from [↩︎](#fnref13) [↩︎](#fnref13:1)