Oce Harrison, Ed.D. directed the New England ADA Center from 2001-2023. Currently she manages ADA Special Projects and provides ‘ADA, Addiction, Recovery’ trainings throughout the New England and nationally.

Dr. Harrison has presented for the: Opioid Response Network;  National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC); Massachusetts Organization for Addiction and Recovery (MOAR);  Massachusetts Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association (MAADAC); National ADA Symposium; and in 25 cities and towns on behalf of Learn to Cope.

Oce led the ADA National Network in creating “The ADA, Addiction and Recovery Fact Sheet Series. ” And, published an article in NAADAC’s Magazine on ‘How the ADA Addresses ADA, Addiction and Recovery’ (Spring 2020). https://www.naadac.org/advances-in-addiction-recovery. She recently created an ADA Addiction Recovery Toolkit with the National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center.

In 2022, Dr. Harrison received an award from the Massachusetts US Attorney’s Office of Civil Rights for excellence in extensive outreach promoting protections under the ADA to people with opioid use disorders, their families and addiction professionals.  The New England ADA Center continues to hold regular webinars to increase the impact of civil rights for people with addiction recovery, their families, and addiction counselors.