Interview with Jerry Blackburn
from Coffee Break with Trail Youth Hosted by Tonya Guinn
An interview with Jerry Blackburn about his career as a substance abuse professional. If you don't know who Jerry is then I will explain in a few sentences. Jerry is the current program director for the Empower Youth Network Jerry was an adjunct faculty member in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Seattle University. Jerry is a graduate of UW with a Master of Education and has been a certified Substance Use Disorder Professional since 1999. Jerry currently serves as a board member for The Garage- Issaquah Teen Café, Parent Wiser- the PTSA Council Education Committee, the Greater Issaquah Equity & Inclusion Group, as well as serving as a longtime steering committee member for the Counselor Camp- Adolescent/Young Adult Behavioral Health Conference. In 2005 he was honored by the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse with the Richard Rivera Passionate Youth Professional Award, the Issaquah Schools Foundation presented him with the Golden Apple Award in appreciation for his dedication to the health of young people in 2017, and in 2021 he received the Influence the Choice Vicki Hoffman Legacy Award for his work as an advocate for preventing substance use and promoting the mental, physical, and social wellness of our youth. Jerry lives in Issaquah with his wife Val, a long-time middle school teacher in the LWSD, and his son Isaak, a student at IHS. Jerry is an avid runner, loves to cook, and enjoys keeping their 100-plus-year-old house happy.
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